A theatre company in Oldham has announced that a star from The Chase will be headlining its annual Christmas pantomime.

Oldham Panto has this week revealed that the professional TV quizzer Mark Labbett is set to play the baddie, Fleshcreep in its production of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Mark Labbett, known on The Chase as The Beast, will be joined by the Early Doors actor Phil Mealey as King Bling and Oldham Panto legends Jeff Longmore as Dame Trott and Kate Salmon as Fairy Feebee.

This year’s pantomime by Anton Benson Productions is running from Saturday December 16, 2023, to Monday, January 1, 2024, at Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Performances are being held at 10am, 1pm and 7pm on various dates.

To book tickets go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/oldhampanto