Masked chaser Maverick to join Beat the Chasers finale on ITV1 Oct 19

A masked new chaser billed as Maverick will join the panel on Beat the Chasers for the show's season finale airing Sunday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. on ITV1 and STV, producers said, prompting viewers to speculate about the identity of the mystery contestant. The instalment brings an added twist to the quiz show spinoff as Maverick joins regular chasers Jenny Ryan, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett and Paul Sinha; Darragh Ennis is reportedly absent from the episode.

The programme's preview describes Maverick as a mystery chaser who will take a place among the established quizzing specialists while new teams of contestants from across the United Kingdom attempt to beat the panel. Bradley Walsh returns as host for the episode, which completes the current run of the series and is scheduled to be followed by the programme Frauds.

Shaun Wallace posted a short clip featuring Maverick on social media and invited followers to try to identify who might be under the mask. Wallace wrote, "But who is he? Do you know?" The post has sparked widespread online conjecture, with viewers posting suggestions across social platforms and discussion forums. Proposed identities include television...