The Wheel coming to Saturday night telly

Michael McIntyre is to host new BBC One game show called The Wheel.

The hour-long show will go out on Saturday nights, with the Corporation ordering ten episodes from programme-makers Hungry McBear Media.

Details of the format are scant, but McIntyre said: ‘I am thrilled to be hosting a show that does reinvent the wheel. 

‘Contestants will be competing to win big money, celebrity experts will have their knowledge put the test, and I will desperately be trying to avoid too many puns. I simply can't wait to get behind the wheel, I'm dizzy with excitement.’

And executive producer Dan Baldwin, who also worked on  Michael McIntyre's Big Show, added: ‘Think of the most exciting funfair ride, put the world’s best comedian at the centre of it and throw in a collection of brilliant celebrity experts... welcome to The Wheel. Truly amazing fun, laughter and tension for the whole family.’

An air date has not yet been announced

Produced by: Hungry McBear  Media
Commissioned by: Charlotte Moore, director of BBC content, and Kate Phillips, controller of entertainment commissioning
Executive producers: Dan Baldwin and Tom Blakeson
Commissioning editor: Kalpna Patel-Knight

Published: 13 Jul 2020