Originally Posted by malcy86:
“1000th ep today!
metro.co.uk/2016/09/29/as-the-chase-reaches-its-1000th-episode-35-fun-and-fascinating-backstage-secrets-you-never-knew-6156692/”
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“ 1. It takes around two hours to film an episode of The Chase, with Bradley filming three shows in one day. In a scheduling block, 12 episodes are recorded over four days.”
I thought it would be more. I always had the number 5 shows in a day in my head for some reason.
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“ 7. In terms of jobs, Mark used to be a Maths teacher, Anne was a proof reader, Paul is a stand up comedian, Shaun is a criminal barrister and Jenny is currently writing a book based on history which will see her stay at numerous historical landmarks.”
That's not a job, Jenny!
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“ 16. The producers decide what the Chasers can give as offers.”
As much as that was always obviously the case, it's still slightly disappointing to read.
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“ 22. One person who appears on the show every day along with Bradley Walsh is Paula Lewis. Paula is ‘the voice’ who announces the contestants’ names in the Final Chase. Paula has worked on the show since the very first episode. There are a few others who have been with the show since the very beginning, including floor manager Greg, costume designers Sheena and Babette, makeup artist Lesley, script supervisor Vikki and the managing director of Potato, Michael Kelpie.”
I have to admit I'd never even thought of who did the voices and though there's an awareness of a 'crew', it never occurred to me that they'd all been there as long as Bradders.
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“35. The Chasers are all in character – some to more of an extent than others. Believe it or not, Shaun actually smiles in real life and is infectiously cheerful while Anne and Mark are much less intimidating out of their uniforms. Although we still wouldn’t say that to their faces.”
Sean's always trying to be funny on the show, so not really a good 'miserable' character.
Having seen Mark on other shows and from comments made by people who've been around him, I'm inclined to believe he's a bit of an ass in general.
Anne has always seemed like a person you'd want to be friends with. Good sense of humour and very friendly.