Richard Osman has announced he is leaving the BBC after 17 years to host a new ITV quiz show called The Golden Elevators. The 55-year-old recently finished filming his final episodes of House of Games on BBC Two, with Michael Sheen taking over later this year.
Osman revealed the move on his podcast The Rest is Entertainment, saying he was approached by Studio Lambert with the format. The show, produced by Talpa, features 10 contestants starting in a skyscraper lobby who must answer trivia questions to ride an elevator to the top floor and win a £100,000 jackpot.
Each round presents two answers linked to an elevator; the group must choose which lift to take. One lift ascends, while the other plummets, eliminating those inside. Osman described it as “super simple but takes a lot of skill to win” and praised the psychological element.
Filming is scheduled for autumn this year. Osman said he was excited to host a show where he could give away a large prize with a sense of occasion, a role he had previously only rehearsed on other programmes.
