Series synopsis
Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow is a British reality television series that premiered on ITV1 on May 30, 2020. It ended on August 13, 2022. It stars Alan Carr.
Alan Carr will entertain the masses with a contemporary take on some of the nation’s favourite game shows of all time, and he’s going to make them Epic! Every week for 6 weeks, Alan will resurrect one of the biggest game shows ever to be on TV, in a fresh new style. As well as bringing back the classics, the shows will be supersized with new epic twists – new rounds, massive prizes and glamorous celebrity assistants!
Premise
Alan Carr will entertain the masses with a contemporary take on some of the nation’s favourite game shows of all time, and he’s going to make them Epic! Every week for 6 weeks, Alan will resurrect one of the biggest game shows ever to be on TV, in a fresh new style. As well as bringing back the classics, the shows will be supersized with new epic twists – new rounds, massive prizes and glamorous celebrity assistants!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alan Carr as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Fallon Sherrock as Self
- Wayne Mardle as Self
- Joe Cullen as Self
- Richard Ashdown as Self
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 18, 2022 | December 18, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 7 | May 30, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 9 | April 3, 2021 | December 23, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 8 | June 18, 2022 | August 13, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Childs Play The irrepressible comedian returns with a celebrity Christmas special of Child's Play, the guessing game for grown-ups! |
December 18, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Play Your Cards Right Celebrity Special Starting with a Play Your Cards Right Celebrity Special, Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow promises excitement, drama, scale and big family laughs. Playing for charity, morning television stalwarts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, comedian Chris Ramsey and his wife Rosie, presenter Ore Oduba and his wife Portia, and singer and actor Martine McCutcheon and her husband Jack McManus all take on the deck of cards, and go “higher or lower” for the chance to win the £30,000 jackpot on the turn of a single card. |
May 30, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Price Is Right Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow returns a true classic - The Price Is Right... Eight players from the audience are invited to "come on down" to Contestants' Row and guess if the price is indeed right on a host of hilarious prizes, before they spin the famous wheel and take on the Epic Showcase, where they stand to win a mountain of incredible prizes. |
June 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
Take Your Pick Alan hosts a revival of classic game show Take Your Pick. A selection of plucky audience members go up against the gong and play the famous Yes/No game as Alan bombards them with hilarious questions. One lucky player will then make it through to the brand-new epic endgame, and could take home a car. The show also features The Chase's Dark Destroyer, Shaun Wallace. |
June 13, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celebrity Special: Play Your Cards Right A celebrity special of Play Your Cards Right. Featuring big-name couples playing this "higher or lower" game to be in with a chance of turning the cards in the epic endgame, and winning the jackpot for their chosen charity. |
April 3, 2021 |
| 2 |
Bullseye The second episode of this brand-new series is a supersized reboot of the much-loved darts gameshow, Bullseye. Join Alan and Bully as four plucky pairs of contestants take on the questions and the dart boards, for a chance to win big prizes in the Epic End Game. Richard Ashdown keeps the scores. |
April 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Price is Right Alan Carr brings back `The Price Is Right'. Eight players are invited to "come on down" to contestants' row and guess if the price is indeed right on a whole host of prizes. The best players go on to spin the famous wheel. |
April 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celebrity Special: Play Your Cards Right An celebrity special of Play Your Cards Right featuring Sir Mo Farah, presenter Clare Balding, comedian Russell Kane and actor Jimi Mistry. |
June 18, 2022 |
| 2 | Bullseye | June 25, 2022 |
| 3 | Strike It Lucky | July 2, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 30, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 13, 2022 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 19:00:00 |