The hit 90s snooker-themed game show Big Break will return with broadcaster Paddy McGuinness and seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry at the helm.
The popular programme will return to BBC Two over two decades after it last aired, with the broadcaster saying it will keep the “spirit of the original show” with a “brand new look and feel”.
The revived series will follow three contestants who will be paired up with professional snooker players, straight off the competition circuit, as they battle it out over three rounds in a bid to win a cash prize in a dramatic finale.
McGuinness said: “I am absolutely delighted to be a part of Big Break.
“It is one of those shows everyone knows and loves so to be hosting it alongside legend Stephen Hendry will be something special. Bring it on!”
The game show previously aired on BBC screens between 1991 and 2002 and was hosted by Jim Davidson and snooker star John Virgo, who died earlier this year aged 79.
Hendry, who will take over Virgo’s role of displaying trick shots, is hoping it can inspire a new generation of snooker players to get into the sport.
He said: “Big Break was a unique mix of trick shots and great entertainment and I can’t wait to be back at the table and bringing this incredible show to a whole new audience – and who knows, we might inspire the next generation of snooker players to get into the sport.”
Production for the series will begin shortly for the twenty 30-minute long episodes, with the series set to air on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer.
