Jim Howick, Matt Morsia, Rebecca Lucy Taylor and Susan Wokoma test their general knowledge skills for a special Xmas run of Richard Osman's Festive House of Games.
Jim Howick will be best known to discerning comedy fans as one of the team behind the award-winning spooky sitcom Ghosts. He is also one of the stars of the more traditional BBC family comedy Here We Go. He is also one of the guest stars in the Christmas Death in Paradise special this year alongside Marcus Brigstocke.
Filming has recently started on the third series of Here We Go. The series will continue to follow the chaotic Jessops’ family as they navigate new jobs, love, loss and family gatherings. Mum Rachel (Katherine Parkinson) is starting her new life as a therapist. Paul (Jim Howick), now a police constable, continues his quest to gain the respect of his peers - and his kids.
Grandmother Sue (Alison Steadman) has moved back in and Sam (Jude Morgan-Collie) is, of course, on hand, capturing all the calamity on camera from bungee jumps to riverside baptisms. Series three also sees a family holiday to Malta, where, of course, nothing goes according to plan.
Howick is also due to appear in the second series of the Birdget Christie comedy The Change which comes to Channel 4 in 2025.
Susan Wokoma is also well known for her comedy work. As well as co-starring in Victorian crime series Year of the Rabbit with Matt Berry, she has appeared in Taskmaster and in the final series of Inside No 9 in the train-set episode Boo To A Goose and has recenty been seen in the second series of bite-sized romantic comedy Cheaters.
Rebecca Lucy Taylor, also known as singer Self Esteem, has also appeared in Taskmaster, in their New Year special in 2023.
Richard Osman's House of Games Festive Special, starts Monday, December 23 at 7pm, BBC Two. Daily times vary.
Picture Credit: BBC/Remarkable TV/Graeme Hunter