ROMESH RANGANATHAN'S PARENTS' EVENING RETURNS FOR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ON ITV, CELEBRITY GUESTS REVEALED

Following its second series this Autumn, Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening, which sees sees celebrities team up with their daughters, sons, mums or dads, returns to ITV1 this December with its first Christmas special.

TV Zone understands the famous faces on the Christmas special will be comedian Josh Widdicombe, Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse and actor Larry Lamb. They will all appear on the show where it doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what your mother and father think you know.

Packed full of huge laughs and enormous embarrassment, the contestants’ fortunes lie in the hands of those supposed to know them the best… their parents. Likewise, Romesh will be doing his best to keep his own mum, Shanthi happy as she helps oversee proceedings and the team scores, as well as keeping Romesh in check!

In each round it’s down to the parents to determine what they think their (adult) kids know, but how well do they really know them? With a mix of list and picture questions plus buzzer rounds, the grown-up children will need to answer the questions correctly but it's their parents that will be choosing their questions - putting them in the firing line and gambling on how many they can get right.

If they meet their parent's expectations they will get the money, but fall short and the cash is split between the other teams. Whoever pockets the most cash will earn the right to play with their parent in the final round, for a chance to double their money for charity. 

In a game where the parents decide everything, will their offspring meet their expectations? Who knows, but what we can promise is a night of entertainment where, just like the Parents' Evening you remember, our celebrities will suffer embarrassment, vicious grading, and a stern word in the car park after.

The famous faces who appeared on the most recent series included Jo Brand; Tom Allen; Fleur East; Jeff Brazier; Alex Brooker; Layton Williams; Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Steve Pemberton; Josh; Pete Wicks; Robbie Savage; Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Gabby Logan.

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents’ Evening returns this December on ITV1.