Exterminate The Chase

Brad’s Dr Who role ‘is threat to ITV gameshow’

NO TIME, LORD Bradley Walsh & Jodie Whittaker in new Doctor Who

THE Chase star Anne Hegerty says host Bradley Walsh’s new role in Doctor Who is affecting filming of the gameshow.

Bradley, who has hosted the ITV quiz since 2009, has been busy recording scenes as the Time Lord’s companion for the new BBC series.

Anne, 60, says The Chase shows currently being aired were filmed a year ago, and Bradley, 58, is struggling to find time to shoot more.

She told the Mirror: “It can be hard going. The problem this year [is] Bradley has been so unavailable as he has been doing Doctor Who.

“Bradley was very determined that the one thing he was not going to give up was The Chase.”

She added: “We stopped filming for a few months when Bradley did Doctor Who. We did some shows in April and June. [But] I have not filmed since July.

“As a Doctor Who fan, I am really excited that he is on the show. But as someone who works with him, I do hope we are going to get some time to make new shows.” ITV has stockpiled episodes of The Chase, which pulls in over three million viewers, in a bid to keep it on air while its host is busy. Anne said: “We have always got about a year’s worth of shows in the can. The ones going out at the QUIZ moment are from 2017.” PAIR Bradley will star as With one of Doctor Who’s Anne friends, Graham, Hegerty on show alongside the first female Time Lord – played by Jodie Whittaker, 36 – in the new series of the sci-fi show.