Acting
Rick Edwards
Born May 20, 1979 · UK (age 47)
Rick began his career on the standup circuit after graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. He now works as a journalist, presenter and screenwriter. Rick has a keen interest in history and loves a bit of wild swimming - he has swum outdoors across the UK. On television, Rick hosts BBC1’s smash daytime quiz show !mpossible which will be recording its fourth series i…
Known For
Chalet Girl · 2011Chalet Girl
★ 6.42011
MovieComedyRomance
While working a job at an exclusive ski resort to support her Dad, Kim learns to snowboard and is so good at it that she enters a competition with a huge cash prize. She has to dig deep to overcome her fears, but her life gets more complicated through her spoken-for boss, Jonny.
Baguettes · 2015Baguettes
2015
MovieComedyMystery
A woman enjoys a baguette sandwich on a park bench. A suit-clad stranger walks by and away, then returns and sits right beside her. His unusual offer is cause for concern.
The Boot Sale · 2010The Boot Sale
★ 8.02010
MovieRomanceComedy
A man pitches up at a car boot sale. But refuses to sell a thing.
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty · 2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
★ 9.02013
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity fans and special surprises.
Stalled · 2013Stalled
★ 4.82013
MovieComedyHorror
A janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.
FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags · 2016FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags
2016
MovieDocumentary
For Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street and embraced the 'girl next door' image of its cover stars. This documentary follows FHM's UK staff as they produce the final issue of the magazine in late 2015, and celebrates its heyday while hearing from the stars whose careers were changed by it.
The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things · 2021The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things
★ 10.02021
Movie
Comedian Sophie Duker, science nerd Rick Edwards and quantum physicist Dr Michael Brooks dissect the science of Netflix’s Stranger Things, sorting the nanoscience from the nonsense.
Celebrity Juice · 2008Celebrity Juice
★ 6.72008
SeriesComedy
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
Movies
Chalet Girl · 2011Chalet Girl
★ 6.42011
MovieComedyRomance
While working a job at an exclusive ski resort to support her Dad, Kim learns to snowboard and is so good at it that she enters a competition with a huge cash prize. She has to dig deep to overcome her fears, but her life gets more complicated through her spoken-for boss, Jonny.
Baguettes · 2015Baguettes
2015
MovieComedyMystery
A woman enjoys a baguette sandwich on a park bench. A suit-clad stranger walks by and away, then returns and sits right beside her. His unusual offer is cause for concern.
The Boot Sale · 2010The Boot Sale
★ 8.02010
MovieRomanceComedy
A man pitches up at a car boot sale. But refuses to sell a thing.
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty · 2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
★ 9.02013
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity fans and special surprises.
Stalled · 2013Stalled
★ 4.82013
MovieComedyHorror
A janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.
FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags · 2016FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags
2016
MovieDocumentary
For Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street and embraced the 'girl next door' image of its cover stars. This documentary follows FHM's UK staff as they produce the final issue of the magazine in late 2015, and celebrates its heyday while hearing from the stars whose careers were changed by it.
The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things · 2021The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things
★ 10.02021
Movie
Comedian Sophie Duker, science nerd Rick Edwards and quantum physicist Dr Michael Brooks dissect the science of Netflix’s Stranger Things, sorting the nanoscience from the nonsense.
TV Shows
Celebrity Juice · 2008Celebrity Juice
★ 6.72008
SeriesComedy
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
8 Out of 10 Cats · 20058 Out of 10 Cats
★ 7.22005
Series
A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.
Steal · 2026Steal
★ 7.42026
SeriesDramaCrime
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.
Richard Osman's House of Games · 2017Richard Osman's House of Games
★ 6.12017
SeriesComedy
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Celebrity Catchphrase · 2018Celebrity Catchphrase
★ 10.02018
SeriesFamily
In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.
The Weakest Link · 2021The Weakest Link
★ 6.02021
Series
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?
Impossible · 2017Impossible
★ 6.42017
Series
Quiz show in which the 30 contestants competing across the series must avoid giving impossible answers to give themselves a chance of winning £10,000.
Chewing Gum · 2015Chewing Gum
★ 7.02015
SeriesComedy
The life of Tracey, a religious, Beyoncé-obsessed 22-year-old living in an estate in Tower Hamlets, and the mishaps of her neighbourhood, friends and family. Oh, and obvs her boyfriend!
The Celebrity Inner Circle · 2025The Celebrity Inner Circle
★ 3.02025
Series
Amanda Holden hosts the quiz show where contestants and their celebrity partners must outsmart each other to win big.
The Apprentice: Unfinished Business · 2026The Apprentice: Unfinished Business
2026
Series
A look behind the curtain of The Apprentice to analyse every task and tactic in detail as Lord Sugar searches for a new business partner.
The Hit List · 2019The Hit List
★ 6.02019
Series
Music quiz in which contestants try to recognise as many hit songs and artists as possible, under intense pressure.
Between the Covers · 2020Between the Covers
★ 5.52020
Series
Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.
Sweat the Small Stuff · 2013Sweat the Small Stuff
★ 5.02013
SeriesComedy
Nick Grimshaw hosts the panel show that makes a big deal about the little things in life.
We Need Answers · 2009We Need Answers
★ 8.02009
SeriesComedy
We Need Answers is a British television panel game presented by comedians Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne. The show features a pair of celebrities answering questions which have previously been texted in by the public, or the audience, to 63336, a text message service.
No More Women · 2009No More Women
2009
Series
No More Women was broadcast on the BBC Comedy website as a spin-off from We Need Answers.
Impossible Celebrities · 2018Impossible Celebrities
★ 6.02018
Series
A Saturday evening, celebrity version of the quiz show in which contestants must avoid giving the impossible answer. Hosted by Rick Edwards.
River Hunters · 2019River Hunters
2019
SeriesDocumentary
US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
Great British Castle Rescue · 2026Great British Castle Rescue
2026
SeriesDocumentary
Follow presenter Rick Edwards as he ventures inside some of the UK’s most spectacular and endangered castles. From crumbling medieval towers to collapsing royal chambers, engineers and historians battle to stabilise these epic structures before they're lost forever.
The Courtship · 2022The Courtship
★ 6.02022
Series
A group of eligible suitors vie to win the heart of a heroine at a 19th-century English castle in Regency-style England!
Evil Genius with Russell Kane · 2023Evil Genius with Russell Kane
2023
Series
Russell, alongside celebrity guests, expert witnesses, and historians, will interrogate the reputation of a famous face from history in order to determine whether they’re sinned against or a sinner. By the end of each episode, Russell will call upon his panel of celebrities to cast a vote and settle, once and for all, the burning question: Evil or Genius?
The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker · 2020The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker
★ 8.02020
Series
Hosted by Rick Edwards, Lee Mack and master craftsman Will Hardie, The Chop is a competition series searching for Britain's finest carpenter. All filmed in the stunning beauty of Epping Forest, there is much whittling, carving, chopping and a never-ending supply of innuendo about wood.
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle · 2018Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
2018
SeriesDocumentary
This gripping documentary explores the mysteries surrounding our planet's most notorious stretch of water: the Bermuda Triangle. This half-million-square-mile expanse of the Atlantic Ocean has seen ships and planes vanish without trace. Theories about their disappearance abound, from the plausible to the paranormal, from hurricanes to human error, ghosts to UFOs, sea creatures to time travel.