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Mancs wanted for new BBC adventure travel show with ‘life-changing’ prize

Producers are promising it'll be "an epic journey".

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 2nd September 2024

Are you a fan of travelling? Got a bit of a competitive streak in your nature? This might just be your calling then.

The BBC is currently casting for a brand-new travel adventure series.

At this point, not a great deal is known about the new series, with a lot of the details seemingly being kept under wraps, but the broadcaster has revealed that the show currently has the working title of ‘Destination X’, and is being described as “the world’s biggest guessing game”.

The show’s producers, Twofour, are on the look-out for budding travel enthusiasts who love solving clues, playing detective, and outsmarting their competition.

Not only does the experience promise to be “an epic journey”, but there’s also the chance to win a life-changing prize.

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Casting is closing towards the end of this week (6 September), and filming for the show is set to begin next month and run through to November.

Putting out a UK-wide casting call for the show on the BBC website, producers Twofour wrote: Have you got what it takes to play the world’s biggest guessing game? Twofour are now casting for the BBC’s brand new travel adventure series. If you love solving clues, playing detective and outsmarting your competition, then we want to hear from you.

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“This experience promises to be an epic journey, with a chance to win a life-changing prize.”

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Fancy it then? Applications for the exciting new series are now open for anyone over 18 years of age, with a deadline date of this Friday (6 September 2024), and you can find out more information and apply via the BBC website.

Stick your applications in here.

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Waterloo Road has boosted Greater Manchester’s economy by a staggering £6.5 million

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

Waterloo Road has boosted Greater Manchester’s economy by a staggering £6.5 million, according to the BBC.

The British high school classic has seen strength after strength following the new BBC reboot.

Waterloo Road first reached our TV screens in 2006, where we saw Salford’s-own Chelsee Healey burst onto the scene as the fiery Janeece Bryant, a disruptive but loveable student who always found herself getting into trouble. 

Since then, the school-based drama has gone on to see 14 seasons and more than 200 episodes, with an eight year interval in between, befoore returning to our screens again in 2023.

And with a new season dropping just yesterday (10 September), the love for the show certainly isn’t over yet.

The show has been filmed in Greater Manchester since airing, with three seasons retreating to the Scottish lowlands of Greenock in Scotland. 

The first seven series of the TV drama were filmed in the former Hill Top Community Primary School in Rochdale, with the filming location for the most recent season taking place at a former Manchester College building in the city centre.

The newest series sees famous faces like comedian Jason Manford, and ex-Coronation Street star Kym Marsh join the cast.

In new statistics provided by the BBC, it was revealed that the production of the first three new series generated more than £9.5 million for the broader North West area, and at least £6.5 million for Greater Manchester’s economy alone.

“It’s a series that helps nurture and champion local talent and directly supports the economy in the North West,” commented Charlotte Moore, who is the BBC’s Chief Content Officer, “and it’s also part of a much bigger story.

“The BBC now invests more than 60% of its TV budget outside of London – supporting hundreds of production companies and suppliers.”

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You can catch Season 14 of Waterloo Road on BBC one every Tuesday at 9pm, or all episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer here.

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Open UK casting call for new Harry Potter TV series announced

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

It may have been just over a year since rumours of the show had been confirmed, but now the search is officially on.

Harry Potter is one of the most successful and cherished franchises on screen, paper, and stage, and the book series by JK Rowling is the world’s number one best-selling in history, with over 600 million copies distributed across the globe. 

The new original series adaptation will be produced by the American television network, HBO, known for its involvement in huge dramas like Game Of Thrones and Euphoria.

Currently, the show is looking for UK actors to audition for one of the three wizarding friends.

These roles were originally played by the now Hollywood-greats, Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.

Recently, Francesca Gardiner – known for her work on Killing Eve and Succession, was announced as the showrunner, and she will oversee all the writing and producing of the show, with full creative control.

In the description for these leading roles, a statement reads: “We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role please submit qualified performers, without any regard to ethnicity, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.”

Although the statement pulled from the casting call is open to all actors, with no concern over their protected characteristics, this new original series may be affected by controversy surrounding the author, JK Rowling.

She has previously been criticised for her opinions on gender identity, especially in her condemnation of transgender people and the LGBTQ+ community.

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Currently, producers are only considering children who are between the ages of 9-11 in April 2025, and the only way to officially apply is through the CastIt website here.

Applications must be submitted by a parent or legal guardian.

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