John Barrowman shepherds two five-member teams through four rapid head-to-head bouts on a glowing circular LED floor, the Pressure Pad, that can morph into question boards, number grids or hazard zones. Each bout pits a fresh pair of non-captains who begin with two digital lives; the first to lose both is booted back to the benches, their conqueror advancing to the endgame alongside their skipper. A coin-flip dictates who starts, and every visual gag or lighting cue is generated in real time beneath their feet.
The survivors enter a multiple-choice sprint: the side that claimed more bouts answers first, stepping onto their chosen option to bank a point; a wrong answer flips control to the opponents. Four correct replies win the game, but the choices expand from two to five as the tally rises, so the final question can offer five possible answers and a single misstep turns glory to dust.
In series one the victors faced a straight gamble: pocket £2,000 or risk it on a six-option final for a rolling jackpot that began at £1,000 and climbed daily. From series two the rules hardened: no cash until the jackpot question, now seeded at £3,000 and increasing by the same amount each day, and the captain had to decide alone. Five celebrity specials followed the same stingy format, filmed in the neon depths of BBC Pacific Quay and broadcast on BBC Two after the daytime run had migrated from BBC One. The show vanished as quietly as it arrived, leaving 45 regular episodes and five star-studded ones between November 2013 and October 2014.
Production Details
BBC One BBC Two / 2 Seasons / 45 Episodes / 2013
Main Cast
