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Brainy Mancs wanted for new series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Time to put your general knowledge to the test.

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ITV is currently casting for the next series of the legendary game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

And Greater Manchester‘s most intelligent residents are being encouraged to apply.

Do you fancy yourself a bit of a brainbox? Reckon you’re ready to put your general knowledge to the test in the hopes of winning some money? And by ‘some money’, we just mean the small matter of £1 million?

If you answered yes to those questions, then you’ll probably keen to know that ITV has put out a casting call for people to take part in the next series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

That’s right… it’s been confirmed that Jeremy Clarkson is back hosting another series of the world-famous reality game show – which was revived to great success by ITV back for the first time back in 2018 – later this year, and that means the show’s producers are, of course, looking for contestants who believe they’ve got what it takes to make it to the million.

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Brainy Mancs are wanted by ITV producers for a new series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? / Credit: ITV

A casting call on the ITV website reads: “If you would like the chance to sit opposite Jeremy in the world-famous hotseat, then apply now, as could be just 15 questions away from becoming a millionaire.”

Applications for the new series of the show are now live and currently being accepted up until the cut-off date of 15 November 2024, but the earlier you apply the better, as the audition and casting process is set to take place between 22 July and 11 October 2024.

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To apply, you must be aged 18 or over on the date of submitting the form, and you must be a British citizen or have the right to reside in the UK, as well as ensuring you meet the eligibility requirements listed on the ITV website before you start completing this application form.

You can stick an application form in here.

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First trailer released for gritty new BBC thriller series set in Lancashire

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The first trailer for a gritty new BBC thriller series set in Lancashire has been released ahead of its airing later this month.

The North West is set to be the star of the TV screen once again in a couple of weeks time, as the BBC has now released the first trailer for a brand-new – and very highly-anticipated – crime drama series called The Jetty, after already unveiling the first-look image and teasing some details of the premise earlier this year.

Set in a Lancashire seaside town, and starring local actress Jenna Coleman, The Jetty is described as being as much of a coming-of-age story as it is a detective thriller, and is set to ask the big questions “in the places that Me Too left behind”.

There’ll be questions about sexual morality, identity, and memory.

A synopsis for the four-part series on the BBC website reads: “A fire tears through a holiday home in a scenic Lancashire lake town, and Detective Ember Manning must work out how it connects to a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case, and an illicit ‘love’ triangle between a man in his twenties and two underage girls.

“But as Ember gets close to the truth, it threatens to destroy her life and forces her to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about her past, present, and the town she’s always called home.”

The first trailer has been released for a gritty new BBC thriller series set in Lancashire / Credit: BBC / Ben Blackall

Blackpool-born actress Coleman stars as rookie detective Ember Manning, alongside Archie Renaux, Tom Glynn-Carney, Laura Marcus, Bo Bragason, Amelia Bullmore, Ruby Stokes, Weruche Opia, Matthew McNulty, Ralph Ineson, and more, all in supporting roles.

Speaking ahead of the new show airing in a couple of weeks time, the 38-year-old actress, who is probably best-known for her roles in Doctor Who, Victoria, Waterloo Road, commented: “Working with the BBC and Firebird Pictures on bringing the complex and enigmatic character of Ember Manning to life has been an incredible experience.

“I can’t wait for everyone to meet this new heroine, and to find out what’s lurking beneath the surface of The Jetty.”

You can watch the full trailer below:

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The Jetty will being airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Monday 15 July.

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One Direction star Louis Tomlinson hailed Glastonbury ‘god’ after bringing TV for fans to watch England game

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Louis Tomlinson has been hailed the “god of Glastonbury” after bringing a TV into the festival so fans could watch the England game.

In case you missed it, England took it right to the wire but (somehow) managed to book a coveted place in the Quarter Finals of UEFA Euro 2024 last night after beating Slovakia 2-1 in extra time, thanks to two very late goals from Jude Bellingham and captain Harry Kane, despite it being another particularly poor performance overall.

But for those who were camped out in the fields of Worthy Farm at this year’s Glastonbury festival, the chance to catch all the sporting action unfold could have passed them by.

While Glastonbury has been known to screen the football in other years in the past, this wasn’t the case for 2024, as officials had announced earlier in the week that the match would not be shown at this year’s festival due to clashes with performances on the major stages.

Louis Tomlinson hailed Glastonbury ‘god’ after bringing TV for fans to watch England game / Credit: Flickr | England (via Instagram)

This left many festival-going England fans with the dilemma of having to decide to either watch their favourite music artists, or support Gareth Southgate’s men in European football’s flagship tournament instead on Sunday night, and One Direction star – and famously a massive football fan – Louis Tomlinson was one to have found himself in this predicament.

However, he hatched a plan… and it was this very plan that saw him hailed a “hero” and the “god of Glastonbury” by hundreds of others at the festival.

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The 32-year-old Doncaster-born singer – known for being one-fifth of boyband One Direction, turned solo artist – was one of the approximately 210,000 people who attended this year’s Glastonbury festival, but after he found out that he wouldn’t be able to watch England’s Round of 16 match, he decided to head to the nearest Argos earlier that morning and buy a big flat-screen TV and a generator, so he could stream it using WiFi.

Judging by all the pictures and videos shared on social media, and the TikTok posted by his little sister, Lottie – which has already amassed 650,000 views and counting – it looks like dozens of campers got wind of his plan, and all gathered together around the TV screen in the field to watch the drama live.

Louis, his sister, and their other friends and family who attended the festival with them, wheeled the TV into the campsite and set it up on a little stand using plastic buckets filled with stones.

Tomlinson told the BBC’s Culture and Media Editor, Katie Razzal, that it was pretty “touch and go” with at times with the signal of the live stream, but they made it work and were able to see England clinch that last-minute victory.

“It was a little… well, we brought a TV in,” Tomlinson told the BBC.

“Very Glasto, in some stones and a little stand. It was a little bit touch and go at times, because the signal kept going in and out, but yeah, luckily we got the win.

“We pulled it off. Made up, made up.”

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The Three Lions will now face Switzerland in Quarter Finals of the Euros this Saturday at 5pm in Dusseldorf.

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