Alan Carr makes his BBC primetime quiz debut with ‘Picture Slam’
Alan Carr has landed his first primetime quiz show for the BBC, a picture format where contestants correctly identify pictures.
The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The judge is hosting Picture Slam From Triple Brew Media and OMG Scotland by Ben Shepherd and Ed de Burgh.
Teams will be presented with a board full of images which they must correctly identify against the clock. If they clear a full board with correct answers for a ‘picture slam’, they get a cash bonus. Only the team that makes it to the finals will take home any of their banked cash and, if they find all the required pictures, they’ll take home a jackpot of up to £10,000 ($12,100).
Filming begins at the new Pacific Quay Studios in Glasgow later this year.
Carr has never hosted a BBC Saturday quiz before and the news will cast doubt on the future of his ITV entertainment show. Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow, A collection of gameshows from the Fremantle catalog. Carr is also acting in an ITV sitcom modified endBased on his life as the son of a lower league football manager.
“Alan is a perfect fit for a game where the whole family will be screaming at the TV,” said De Burgh & Shepherd, whose label is backed by Objective Media Group and All3 Media. “It’s fun and addictive and appeals to audiences of all ages.”
Executive Producers are Julie Kelling, De Burgh & Shepherd for Triple Brew Media and Toby Stevens for OMG Scotland. Adil Amini is the producer of the series. The BBC’s commissioning editor is Neil McCallum and the series will be distributed by All3Media International.
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