Series synopsis
Catchpoint is a British family television series that premiered on BBC One on March 23, 2019. It stars Paddy McGuinness.
Four participants, two teams and one premise: don't drop the ball. English actor and comedian Paddy McGuinness presents this new game show, that combines brains with physical abilities. A new twist to the classic question-answer game show. If the participants answer correctly, then the ball will fall directly on them. However, if they provide the wrong answer, they will have to run so they can catch the ball before it touches the ground, and stay in the competition to win the grand prize of 10,0 ...
Premise
Four participants, two teams and one premise: don't drop the ball. English actor and comedian Paddy McGuinness presents this new game show, that combines brains with physical abilities. A new twist to the classic question-answer game show. If the participants answer correctly, then the ball will fall directly on them. However, if they provide the wrong answer, they will have to run so they can catch the ball before it touches the ground, and stay in the competition to win the grand prize of 10,000 pounds.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paddy McGuinness as Himself - Presenter
Guest cast
- Mollie King as Herself
- Tia Kofi as Self
- The Vivienne as Self
- Scott Mills as Self
- Chris Stark as Self
- Faye Tozer as Self
- Ian 'H' Watkins as Self
- Chloe Burrows as Self
- Toby Aromolaran as Self
- Judi Love as Self
- Charlene White as Self
- Sam Nixon as Self
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | February 29, 2020 | March 7, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 6 | March 23, 2019 | May 11, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 14, 2020 | April 25, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 9 | January 16, 2021 | April 3, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 8 | April 23, 2022 | June 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 for Sport Relief 2020 Celebrity Sport Relief special with netball star Eboni Usoro-Brown, Strictly pro Johannes Radebe and comedians Darren Harriott and Susan Calman. |
February 29, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 for Sport Relief 2020 Cricketer Graeme Swann and actress Rachel Parris take on Olympic hockey player Sam Quek and comedian Mark Watson in a special episode in aid of Sport Relief. |
March 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 An exciting physical game show where two teams of two compete in the ultimate battle of answering questions and catching balls. |
March 23, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 30, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 13, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Paddy McGuinness hosts the show with the biggest balls on telly, where fast thinking and quick reflexes will lead to the cash prize as long as players don't drop the ball. |
March 14, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Simon and Steph battle it out with Dan and James for a big cash prize in a test of hand-to-hand combat and giant pink balls. |
March 21, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 It's boys versus girls as Raj and Amrik go head to head and hand to hand with Charlotte and Chloe as they try to catch for cash. |
March 28, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celebrity Special 1 Paddy McGuinness hosts as Radio 1 DJs Matt Edmondson and Mollie King take on Dr Ranj Singh and Olympian Greg Rutherford. |
January 16, 2021 |
| 2 |
Celebrity Special 2 Paddy McGuinness is the man with the big questions and even bigger balls in Celebrity Catchpoint. Strictly champions Ore Oduba and Kelvin Fletcher are kept on their toes as they take on the Rev Kate Bottley and the Rev Richard Coles. |
January 30, 2021 |
| 3 |
Celebrity Special 3 Comedian Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah Cooper Dommett take on Radio 1 DJs Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom, all trying to win money for charity. |
February 6, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celebrity Special: Episode 1 Tia Kofi and The Vivienne from Ru Paul's Drag Race UK and Radio 1 DJs Scott Mills and Chris Stark swap rubbing shoulders with the stars to catching balls for charity - with hilarious consequences. |
April 23, 2022 |
| 2 |
Celebrity Special: Episode 2 It's Steps v Love Island in this episode of Celebrity Catchpoint, hosted by Paddy McGuinness. Faye and H take on Chloe and Toby in the ultimate battle of brains and balls. Both teams want to win big for charity, but only one can take home the catch of the day. |
April 30, 2022 |
| 3 |
Celebrity Special: Episode 3 It's the battle of the TV presenters in Celebrity Catchpoint, presented by Paddy McGuinness. Loose Women stars Judi Love and Charlene White battle it out against TV presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, attempting to catch giant pink balls to win cash for charity. |
May 7, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 23, 2019 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2022 |
| Status | continue |