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A Game Show where contestants must compete against 'The Chasers,' a cast of the show's eccentric and pompous know-it-all characters, in a variety of questions in order to win money by answering more of them correctly than the Chasers.

The most steps set for The Chaser was 28. This has happened twice, and on both occasions the Chaser was only able to get 27 steps and the contestants won.

The largest amount offered to a non-celebrity contestant is £100,000, which has happened twice, both times by Chaser Jenny Ryan. On one occasion, the offer was rejected. On the other, the contestant took the offer and made it back, but was caught in the Final Chase.

Mark Labbett first appeared on the show only connect

A technical error in April 2016 saw the clock on the final round briefly stop and miss a second as Mark Labbett struggled to catch the team. It allowed Labbett another second to answer the questions, though he was still unable to catch the contestants score.

Until September 2015, the show was broadcast five nights a week with four chasers, meaning that one chaser would appear twice one week; this alternated between all four chasers week by week. In September 2015, a fifth chaser, Jenny Ryan, joined the show, meaning each chaser now appears once a week.

The least steps set for The Chaser was 7. This has happened twice, the first time Chaser Mark Labbett caught the contestants with 1:33 left on the clock. The second time Chaser Anne Hegerty caught the contestants with 1:31 left on the clock.

Since 2011, there have been numerous celebrity specials of the show. These episodes differ from the regular series, as not only do they feature famous faces but they are screened in a primetime slot and also filmed before a live studio audience.

The largest amount offered to a contestant is £117,000. This amount was offered to Ed Byrne by Chaser Anne Hegerty on a celebrity edition of the show in 2013. He then won the multiple choice round and The Final Chase was for a record £120,000.

Shawn Wallace was fired from the chase after saying vracist remarks

User reviews


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    • Author: Malodred
    The Chase is one of those classic style of game shows. It doesn't rely on lots of rules and flashing lights in order to gain your attention as a viewer and instead is more about the contestants and the cheeky chappie persona of the host Bradley Walsh as they take on the Chaser.

    The Chasers themselves make the game what it is and everyone has their favourite in a sort of love to hate way. From the smug and deadpan wit of Mark to the smooth customer in Shaun every chaser battles each contestant with ease as they try to bring their money back home.

    ITV have struck gold with this simple format and loyal audience following so here's hoping it begins to get the attention that it deserves.
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    • Author: Lyrtois
    Love the show in Australia and the UK. Why the hell is that stupid pointless rating higher than this show. Ridiculous. The Chase is a great game show.
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    • Author: Pad
    Not for the faint-hearted LOL You sit on the edge of your seat barracking for the contestants to beat "The Beast" Questions not too easy, and prob not too hard overall IF you live in the UK, but as an Australian I find a lot of questions re people and places known more to the locals of the United Kingdom and close surrounding countries well out of my wealth of knowledge! The format of both quick questions and multiple choice makes it a fun challenge to play along. Great to sit back at 3pm each weekday (or taped, over weekend) with a strong cup of tea... but you can easily forget to drink it as you get sucked deep into "The Chase"! A lot of fun and games. Easily the BEST WEEKDAY QUIZ on afternoon TV here in Australia! I give it a big thumbs up!!????????
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    • Author: Kanek
    I was for a while not really interested in this teatime kind of scheduled game show, but I saw more and more of the final stage of the programme that I decided to give the whole thing a chance, and now I am hooked. Hosted by Bradley Walsh, this sees four contestants (or celebrities) playing to win a shared jackpot. Each player steps up to the podium and answers as many questions correctly as possible, with each answer gaining £1,000. They then face The Chaser, a quiz genius with great knowledge for most general knowledge, and the Chasers are Mark Labbett aka 'The Beast' and 'Beastie Boy', Shaun Wallace aka 'The Dark Destroyer' and 'The Barrister', Anne Hegerty aka 'The Governess' and 'Frosty Knickers' and Paul Sinha aka 'The Sinnerman' and 'The Sinner Winner'. The Chaser will offer them a smaller cash reward to get closer to home, and a larger cash reward taking them further from home, and when they decide which to go for they have four, five or six steps to take, answering questions with three options, to get home and bank the money. If the player chooses a right answer they move a step, as does The Chaser, and if one of the two gets a question wrong they stay where they are, if the player reaches home the money is safe and if The Chaser catches them they lose the money and are out of the game and won't go forward to The Final Chase. The players left in the game, however many that is, have their jackpot of whatever money that has been banked, and The Final Chase sees them answer as many questions in the two minute time limit as possible to gain steps that The Chaser has to take to catch them, an automatic amount of steps is for how many players remain. The Chaser gets the same amount of time to take their steps, but if he/she gets a question wrong the team has a chance to push them back one step if they get the answer right, so if The Chaser catches the team they lose all the money and go home with nothing, and if they don't they win ans split the jackpot winnings. This is a good fun game show to test your general knowledge as you can play along answering the questions you may know the answers to, and you can enjoy the amusing mean put-downs by The Chasers, and Walsh is a good choice as the host, most watchable light entertainment. Very good!
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    • Author: Jozrone
    We LOVE watching The Chase every night here in NZ. The latest Family Chase and the Celebrity Chase are especially funny. However, we have noticed on a number of shows lately the background music almost drowns out Bradley or the competitors. Please adjust the sound down so we can continue to enjoy the show :)
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    • Author: Mataxe
    Sure, the prize money is not in the hundreds and thousands of pounds, but still, the relatively simple format and the charm of host Bradley "Law and Order UK" Walsh make this show a success.

    The Beast and The Governess are also in the Australian Chase, and The Beast is in the US version.

    I have no problem with a contestant going low, as it helps to have as many people as possible in the final chase which can be exciting and suspenseful and then some. One of the most spectacular episodes was when the sole contestant managed to beat a chaser to win 60,000 pounds!!!!!!!
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    • Author: Vozuru
    I really enjoy watching this show on an afternoon, i like the host and the "chasers", i think it really is a good game show, i don't usually like them but this one is great. Interesting and just overall fun to watch.

    The big final chase at the end is a good part of the show, makes it more fun to watch, i think sometimes the money offers are a bit too low... SOMETIMES, to say the contestant did so well on the cash builder.

    I look forward to seeing more of the chase.

    Deserves a 7 / 10.
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    • Author: Bedy
    It's funny, it's entertaining, the questions are insane, 10/10 more entertaining than this morning
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    • Author: Zacki
    This is so much better than Australian version Bradley doesn't need to gibbitz,flail his hands about,speak like a six year old & forcibly laugh like a nutcase over everyone else.Australian one unwatchable this one makes up for it
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    • Author: Ueledavi
    I really think that in the final chase the questions should be the same. Whilst the chasers are answering, the chasers ears are covered. As it is now, the Chasers questions always seem easier. I think it would be fairer if there were no 'A' or'B' questions, just the same set.
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    • Author: Vuzahn
    this game show ends very fast if there are only 2 or less players are left forget it they almost always fail so after 10 minutes its all over I don't give it much more viewing time than this once the first player goes it becomes a downward spiral its just not worth watching perhaps making it 6 players instead of 4 the chasers are professionals after all but change would work
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    • Author: Kale
    Quite a enjoyable quiz show , but it can't beat pointless...
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    • Author: Ghile
    I wish Anne Haggerty would get her facts right about the Welsh language. She said that she lived in South Wales and that they do not speak Welsh in South Wales. How ignorant. Welsh is spoken all over Wales and beyond.
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    Bradley Walsh Bradley Walsh - Himself - Presenter / - 357 episodes, 2009-2019
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