The play is a fictional imagination based on real events which took place in 2001 following an episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? For tickets, visit /birmingham.Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Trivia Quiz The story remains a mystery and had over six million people glued to their screens in 2020 watching the ITV adaptation starring Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford.' 'Quiz is the thrilling and entertaining ride through the infamous Coughing Major scandal which engulfed the world’s most popular TV quiz show. As a mimic, he’s provided impersonations of PMs and Presidents from Major to Mandela, Blair to Brown, Clinton to Cameron and Bush to Trump.Ī spokesman for Quiz: The Coughing Major Millionaire Scandal said: 'In a shockingly shameless scam, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was duped out of £1,000,000. While Rory Bremner is widely regarded as Britain's top satirical impressionist. He has previously starred in Emmy-nominated I May Destroy You, Sky's The Midwich Cuckoos and ITV's Unforgotten as DC Jake Collier. Lewis Reeves will be in the hot seat as he plays 'The Coughing Major' Charles Ingram. Read more: EastEnders star joins Alison Hammond in Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk Since leaving the soap in 2021 after 19 years, she has appeared in BBC's Better and will be seen in The Long Shadow on ITV in September.

Also joining the cast is Unforgtten's Lewis Reeves, Waterloo Road star Mark Benton, Leo Wringer, Bridgerton star Sukh Ojila and West End performer Marc Antolin.Ĭharley Webb is most well-known for playing Debbie Dingle in ITV soap - since joining in 2022 at the age of 14 years old. Quiz: The Coughing Major Millionaire Scandal is coming to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre between November 28 and December 2. Rory Bremner will play Chris Tarrant in Quiz: The Coughing Major Millionaire Scandal, while Charley Webb will take on the role of Diana Ingram. A renowned comedian and impressionist will be joined by a popular Emmerdale actress making her professional stage debut in a play based on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheating scandal.

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