The Chase (ITV1) - Part 1: The First Ever Episode (2/7/09)

Part 1 from the very first episode of ITV1's quiz show 'The Chase'.

The show, hosted by Bradley Walsh, premiered on ITV1 on the 2nd July 2009 in the 5PM afternoon slot.

The show was commissioned for a short 10 episode run to gauge the viewers reaction to the show and test out a new format. Another show tested by ITV1 in the same slot for 2 weeks was 'The Fuse' hosted by Austin Healey.

The Fuse, however, burnt out...(sorry) and was not commissioned for a second series. The Chase though proved more popular and was brought back in 2010 for a full length series running for 40 episodes this time instead of the 10 episodes of series one.

The show sees a group of 4 contestants take on a quiz genius of either Mark Labbett or Shaun Wallace (Anne Hegerty was introduced as a third Chaser for series 2).

Each contestant takes part in a 60 second quick-fire round of questions from Bradley. Each question right earns them £1,000 for the prize fund. At the end of the 1 minute the total amount they won is put on the board and Bradley introduces the Chaser.

The contestant must then make a choice they can either stick on the board at the amount they won, two steps (or questions) away from the Chaser. The Chaser though makes a contestant two offers, one which is really low (ranging from as low as £50 or so to upto £4,000 dependent on how much you earned in the quick-fire round), but puts you a further step away from the Chaser (a total of 3). The other is much higher and more generous offer, but puts you just one step, or question, away from the Chaser (ranging from £10,000+ upwards to £40,000).

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[jessiejayne96]

mark labbetts walk is classic :')

[Deathclaw99]

i've met mark labett a couple of times, he's pretty funny :L

[AsuyaAriyoshi]

"Plum, ever heard of that chaser?" *I thought you should know isnt that you paybacket* ;D

[SouthParkFan273]

This was when The Chase was filmed in Manchester, which explains why the studio was different. The following season onwards was filmed in London.

[93DOL]

Mark isn't as scary in that suit as he is in the newer episodes as the beast lol

[Wheeloffortunefan999]

LOL! they misspelled "lacrimal"

[EggheadOfTheFuture]

@WoWrofllolz : Granted, but bear in mind that the average person can't remember 10 film titles. These people have the ability to retain information covering just about every topic available.

[hestafesta]

I've been sat here 5 hours now waiting for the break to be over!

[sophstar9312]

How different does Mark sound from this to now :O

[WoWrofllolz]

I'm sure he is intelligent but you don't really need to be intelligent to remember a load of random facts

[Reyson129]

Man, I could watch this show all day :D

In fact, screw college work, I'm going to watch this all day xD