ITV's latest quiz programme, Nobody's Fool, premieres tonight (Saturday 23 May) at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. Hosted by Danny Dyer and Emily Atack, the show features ten contestants competing in a strategic game where survival depends not on their own intelligence, but on how clever their rivals perceive them to be.
The format involves players identifying the weakest link among themselves and voting them off in a ruthless elimination process. A synopsis explains: 'With quizzes played in secret, preconceptions, prejudices and first impressions start to come into play, with snap judgements and misdirection keeping the contestants, and viewers, guessing.'
Danny Dyer said: 'This is a blinder of a game show and unlike anything I've seen before. Emily and I had a brilliant time making it and much like the audience at home will be, we were kept guessing right until the very end.' Emily Atack added: 'It's so exciting to be part of something this new and fresh. The chance to work with Danny again was a no brainer for me.'
The contestants include John, 73, a former Etonian and banker from London; Melissa, 49, from Broadstairs, who is Oxbridge-educated and joined Mensa aged 12; Omar, 31, an entrepreneur from Benfleet; Billy, 55, a clairvoyant from Harrogate who plans to conceal his legal and biochemistry credentials; Ella, 21, a waitress from Leeds with musical theatre qualifications; Harry, 33, an Oxbridge-educated consumer journalist from Carmarthenshire; Kamaal, 25, a financial analyst from London; and Sonja, 32, a legal project manager from Ipswich who moved from Macedonia.
The opening episode runs from 9pm to 10:10pm, with further episodes on Sunday and Monday evenings at the same time.
