Jason Manford replaces Adrian on The One Show

By Patrick McLennan
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Jason Manford replaces Adrian on The One Show
Jason Manford replaces Adrian on The One Show

Comedian Jason Manford has been named as Adrian Chiles' replacement on The One Show and will start work in July. Jason, 29, will join co-host Christine Bleakley on the sofa from Monday to Thursday, while Chris Evans will present the Friday editions. Jason said: "I am thrilled to be part of The One Show team. My Dad put £10 at 500/1 that I'd get the job so it just made sense." Controller of BBC One Jay Hunt says: "Jason looked instantly at home on The One Show sofa. His intelligence and humour strike just the right tone for the programme and he is an exciting addition to the team." Adrian jumped ship to ITV amid reports he was unhappy with the BBC's decision to enlist Chris for the Friday night editions. The One Show draws audiences of more than five million.

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.