Bridge of Lies Series 5

BBC ONE DAYTIME QUIZ SHOW

with Ross Kemp

We’re looking for contestants with bags of personality who can think outside of the box to win this exciting BBC One Daytime Quiz with Ross Kemp. We need teams of four - whether it be friends, family members or colleagues - to take on this test of strategy and general knowledge.

Click APPLY NOW to get started.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 23:59 on October 26th 2025

(but auditions begin soon so please apply now)

Please ensure you read our Privacy Notice and Terms and Conditions before applying.

Good luck!

Bridge of Lies is produced by STV Studios

WELCOME TO BRIDGE OF LIES

Screen favourite Ross Kemp, is back hosting this entertainment quiz show and STV Studios is looking for small teams of fun, competitive and entertaining personalities who think they have what it takes to compete in this test of strategy and general knowledge. In each game our teams will take on the Bridge of Lies across four individual rounds against the clock, hopefully banking stacks of cash along the way before making it back across as a team in the final, where there is only one perfect path across the Bridge.

Please fill out all the questions on the form for each member of the team and please send it back to us with either a team photo or individual photos clearly stating the name of each applicant.

Please read this application form, including the TERMS AND CONDITIONS very carefully, and ensure that you / the applicant meets the Eligibility Requirements (as set out below) before completing and submitting the form.

Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible making sure to include a recent picture and/or short video clip of you and your fellow applicants. Once you’ve completed your application it will be looked over by a member of the casting team who may get in touch to discuss the next steps in the application process.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 23:59 SUNDAY OCTOBER 26th 2025 .(the ‘closing date’. )

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR APPLICATION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE UNTIL ALL APPLICANTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR RESPECTIVE FORMS.

If you require access to the application, T&Cs, or Privacy Policy in an alternative format, please contact us on TBOLcasting@stv.tv

ELIGIBILITY

Please answer the following eligibility questions on behalf of yourself and your fellow applicants. If you are not able to meet this eligibility criteria, you will be unable to continue with your application.

Applicants must be aged at least 18 (eighteen) years of age.
Applicants must be legal residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Applicants must not be a spouse or live-in partner or immediate relative (i.e. mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister) of current or previous employees of the Producer, the broadcaster or any STV group companies
Applicants acknowledge that they may not be eligible for the Programme if they are professionally associated with the Programme in any way which in the Producer’s sole opinion might create or appear to create an unfair advantage against other participants or otherwise affect the Programme or the Producer/ broadcasters’ reputation.

Each applicant must fill out the entire Application Form. Do not leave any mandatory question unanswered. If any question is not applicable to you, please write N/A in the space provided.

* Please tick this box to confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the T&Cs and our Privacy Notice for this application.

If you are selected to participate in the show filming will take place in the Glasgow at BBC Studios. Travel expenses and hotel accommodation, if required, will be covered by the production.

You may be required to be near the studios for more than a day’s filming (weekdays or weekends). The filming days you may be required could fall across any day between November 4th and November 21st 2025. Please note that if you are allocated an episode to film, the actual filming will not take longer than 4-5 hours, however we may need you to be near the studio a day before your allocated filming date.

There will be an opportunity within this application form to list any dates you would not be available during the filming period.

Please complete all parts of this form, answering all questions with as much detail as possible.

You will be asked to provide contact details for your fellow applicants in order for them to be contacted about their part of the application form, so please ensure that they are happy for you to do this. The application is only complete once ALL FOUR applicants have completed their separate parts of the application.

Please complete all parts of this form, answering all questions with as much detail as possible. Once you have entered your name, email address and phone number, the form will save every time you hit the ‘Save & Continue later’ button and you will be emailed a unique registration number with a link so that you can log back in to continue your form whenever you would like to do so.

If you encounter any problems completing the application form, please contact us at: TBOLCasting@stv.tv

* I am 18 or over

* I am a current legal resident of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

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Please fill in all the mandatory fields (marked by *)

APPLICANT 1 DETAILS

APPLICANT 1: FURTHER QUESTIONS

1. Why would you like you and your team to be chosen as contestants on the Programme?

2. * How do you know your team members? How long have you known each other? Have you done anything interesting together? What is your favourite/funniest memory from them?

3. * How would you describe your team members?

4. Who from your team do you think will do the best/worst on the Bridge and why?
Who takes the lead? Who is the risk taker? Which one of you is calmer under pressure?

5. What would you spend the money on if you won?

6. * Have you or any members of your team appeared on, or are due to appear on any other television shows, including non-broadcast pilots?

Yes No

7. * If yes, please give details, including all television appearances completed and pending (if any), and the name of the show, nature of your participation,broadcast date, channel, any prizes won and any other information as you see fit.
NB: An appearance will not necessarily result in rejection of an application. However failure to provide complete and accurate information may result in us reconsidering any contribution you may make to the Programme.

8. * PLEASE UPLOAD A PICTURE OF ALL TEAM MEMBERS TO SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION
(if you don’t have any group photos, please provide individual ones telling us who is who)
(Up to 20Mb)

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9. TO MAKE YOUR APPLICATION STAND OUT, WE RECOMMEND UPLOADING A SHORT VIDEO. THE VIDEO DOESN’T NEED TO BE ANYTHING FANCY, JUST YOU TELLING US WHY YOU WANT TO TACKLE THE BRIDGE OF LIES.
(Up to 150Mb)

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APPLICANT 1 DIVERSITY MONITORING

We would be grateful if you could specify your ethnic origin in order to help us and the broadcaster to monitor on-screen ethnic diversity across our programmes. STV promotes equality and diversity. In order to capture diversity and equality statistics at an early stage of the application process, we invite you to provide more information about your application now, on a voluntary basis. Please note we will aim to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate participants who have access requirements.

(please note, you are not obliged to provide this information and can tick ‘prefer not to answer’ option if you so wish).

N.B: We and the Broadcaster of the Programme are committed to equal opportunities to all, irrespective ethnic background. If you decide not to answer this question it will not influence our decision in the selection process for this Programme

10. * Please select the option which most closely fits your ethnic origin:

11. * If other provide more details

APPLICANT 1 - DISABILITY

We want to make sure your experience at audition and in studio is a good one.
We wish to encourage diversity on our shows and will actively endeavour to accommodate any person with a disability. If you have a condition that may require our assistance, please let us know.
Note: The answer to the following questions involve Special Category Data – please read our Special Category Data section in our Privacy Notice before answering these questions.

12. * Do you have any special requirements for auditioning or taking part?

We wish to be inclusive on our shows and will actively endeavour to accommodate any person with specific needs or requirements. We require this information in order to ensure that we meet our legal requirements in respect of the Equality Act, Health and Safety obligations and to meet any duty of care we have to you as an auditionee or a contestant, including the provision of suitable access to studio venues.

N.B: Please do not include details of your requirements in this box – if you have answered “yes”, a member of our team will be in touch shortly to discuss these with you.

Let’s get social – please provide links to any accounts you may have on social media below:

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17. YouTube

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