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NR 3 Seasons • 19 Episodes

Play To The Whistle

Featuring team captains Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh, the show features guests from the worlds of comedy and sport. Each weekly fixture sees the opponents battle it out and prove their sporting prowess to find out who really knows their Tom Daleys from their Daley Thompsons. Seann Walsh acts as the series' comic umpire as both teams simply... 'play to the whistle'. Whether using their encyclopaedic sporting knowledge, their funny bones or physical skills, each round is only completed at the sound of Holly's whistle.

Seasons

Specials Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

Top Cast

  • Holly Willoughby

    Holly Willoughby

    Self - Hostess

  • Frank Lampard

    Frank Lampard

    Self - Team Captain

  • Bradley Walsh

    Bradley Walsh

    Self - Team Captain

  • Seann Walsh

    Seann Walsh

    Self - Scorer

  • Romesh Ranganathan

    Romesh Ranganathan

    Self - Team Member

Overview

Featuring team captains Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh, the show features guests from the worlds of comedy and sport. Each weekly fixture sees the opponents battle it out and prove their sporting prowess to find out who really knows their Tom Daleys from their Daley Thompsons. Seann Walsh acts as the series' comic umpire as both teams simply... 'play to the whistle'. Whether using their encyclopaedic sporting knowledge, their funny bones or physical skills, each round is only completed at the sound of Holly's whistle.

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