A brand new entertainment tea-time programme is coming to Channel 4 this week. Each episode of Fame in the Family will see a famous face host a dinner party with strangers, who are competing to find out which one is actually the celebrity's distant relation.
It's the TV crossover we never knew we needed, imagine Who Do You Think You Are, Long Lost Family and Come Dine With Me all rolled into one programme and this new celebrity dinner party game show from Channel 4 ticks all the boxes.
The series sees four members of the public take part in a series of dinner party games, in an attempt to work out which one of them is the star's long lost cousin and has fame in their family. The first episode will see Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as the famous host and he will be joined by Alex, Jilly, June and Dominic - but which guest is he related to?
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When does the new series start, where can you watch it and which celebrities will be taking part? Here are all the details:
What is Channel 4's Fame in the Family about?
Four dinner guests will be joined by a celebrity they have never met before and will take part in a DNA guessing game for the chance to win £1,000. One of the guests will also find out they have a famous face in their family.
During the dinner party, the group will play three games to try and suss out which one of them could be the long lost relative. Each game will reveal more details about the famous face joining them at the dinner table.
They'll learn about the celeb's life story, childhood memories and family history in the hope that the facts will give them enough clues to work out which guest is related to the celeb. Once the three rounds are up, the diners will need to make one final guess as to who they think is the long lost cousin before the DNA results are finally revealed - the £1,000 prize will then be split between whichever guests gave the correct answer.
When does Fame in the Family on Channel 4 start?
The new series of Fame in the Family will air across three weeks starting from Monday, March 14 at 5.30pm on Channel 4. You'll also be able to watch and catch up on All 4.
There are 15 episodes in total with a brand new celebrity taking to the dinner table each weekday evening at the same time for a 30-minute show. The second episode on Tuesday, March 15 will see lead singer of Happy Mondays Shaun Ryder take on the guessing game challenge.
Meet the celebrities starring in the new Channel 4 Fame in the Family series:
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood will be the first famous face taking part in the dinner-party game show. Here's the full list of stars set to be joining the line-up for the 15-part series:
Week One:
- Craig Revel Horwood
- Shaun Ryder
- Razor Ruddock
- Rustie Lee
- Kerry Katona
Week Two:
- AJ and Curtis Pritchard
- Jo Pasquale
- Toyah Wilcox
- James Argent
- Ann Widdicombe
Week Three:
- Hayley Tamaddon
- Will Bailey
- Christopher Biggins
- Martin Offiah
- Carl Fogarty
Fame in the Family starts on Channel 4 on Monday, March 14 from 5.30pm.
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