The Inner Circle (game show)

The Inner Circle
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Amanda Holden
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	25 (normal) 5 (celebrity)
Production
Production location	Glasgow
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	6 October 2025 (2025-10-06)

The Inner Circle is a BBC game show which premiered on 6 October 2025. The Celebrity Inner Circle premiered on 4 October 2025. ^[1] It is hosted by Amanda Holden. ^[2]

Episodes

There are 25 episodes and 6 special celebrity episodes. ^[3]

Development

The show reportedly inspired by shows such as The Traitors , Golden Balls and The Weakest Link . ^[4] It is a quiz-format show. ^[5]

It is filmed and produced in Glasgow. ^[6]

Panellists

Celebrity panellists include: ^[7]

• Lou Sanders
• Maisie Adam
• Tamzin Outhwaite
• Danielle Harold
• Nina Wadia
• Zara McDermott
• Tasha Ghouri
• Sam Quek
• Colin Jackson
• Charlotte Hawkins
• Chizzy Akudolu
• JB Gill
• JJ Chalmers
• Kaye Adams
• Melvin Odoom
• Montell Douglas
• Richie Anderson
• Charlie Hedges
• Darren Harriott
• Fay Ripley
• Hannah Cockroft
• Hasan Semay
• Jason Mohammad
• Jeff Brazier
• Jenny Powell
• Lauren Layfield
• Lawrence Chaney
• Matt Morsia
• Owain Wyn Evans
• Rick Edwards
• Ricky Wilson
• Sarah Greene
• Sarah Parish
• Stephen Bailey
• Susie McCabe
• Una Healy

See also

• Shafted , 2001 game show with a similar format

References

1. "The Celebrity Inner Circle". Episode 1. Series 1. 4 October 2025. BBC One . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
2. Garnsworthy, Jenny (19 September 2025). "Amanda Holden to present celebrity version of new BBC quiz show The Inner Circle". Evening Standard . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
3. Kettle, Emilia (12 February 2025). "Applications open for new BBC quiz show hosted by Amanda Holden - How to apply". BBC Shows and Tours (Press release). Retrieved 10 October 2025– via Glasgow Times .
4. Barr, Sabrina (30 September 2025). "Amanda Holden: 'The BBC wanted somebody slightly dangerous, so they got me'". Metro . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
5. Methven, Nicola (18 September 2025). "Amanda Holden's famous pals were 'worried' before filming new BBC quiz show". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
6. "New quiz show The Inner Circle hosted by Amanda Holden is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer". BBC Media Centre (Press release). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
7. Lewis, George (19 September 2025). "Taskmaster favourites announced as part of line-up for brand-new BBC quiz show". Digital Spy . Retrieved 10 October 2025.

External links

• The Inner Circle at BBC Online
• The Celebrity Inner Circle at IMDb
• The Inner Circle at UKGameshows.com