THE WAY OUT WITH MEL GIEDROYC AXED BY UKTV AFTER ONE SERIES

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Escape room-based comedy entertainment series The Way Out has been axed by UKTV after one series. A UKTV spokesperson confirmed to TV Zone that there are no plans for further episodes.

The Way Out, which aired earlier this year, was hosted by Mel Giedroyc and featured Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar as team captains. Each captain selected their own team members for the series, with Ed Gamble enlisting Chloe Petts and Lou Sanders, and Nish Kumar selecting Amy Annette and David O’Doherty.  

In each episode of The Way Out, Mel Giedroyc dropped the two teams of comedians into a bespoke, themed escape room with one simple instruction: the winner is the first team to find ‘the way out’. What lies inside each room remains a complete mystery to the teams until the moment the race begins.

Each room reveals a unique world of its own with multiple areas, features and mysteries to solve – “Gone Fishing”, “Fire Fighters”, “Shrink Machine” and “Art Heist.” At the end of the series, the win belongs to the team that conquers all four escape rooms with the fastest overall time.

Meanwhile, Jack Dee will host new comedy gameshow  Help Me Tiny Big Brain (4x40’) on U&Dave. Each episode sees three junior geniuses (the Tiny Big Brains) paired with three different comics who try their best not to scupper the Tiny Big Brains’ chances of victory!

Comedians taking part in the first three episodes include Maisie Adam, Lucy Beaumont, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ivo Graham, Guz Khan, Johnny Vegas, Tim Vine, Phil Wang and Sophie Willan, with Jack bringing his favourites back for the final in episode four. Help Me Tiny Big Brain is produced by Belfast-based Stellify Media.

The Way Out is available now on U.