Rob Beckett’s planned BBC game show has been axed.
The 34-year-old comedian was set to take the helm of a new quiz show called ‘Revolver’ – which saw contestants play for a £100,000 cast prize by answering general knowledge questions before spinning a wheel to win – but the programme has now been pulled by the BBC after its complicated rules confused viewers.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "’Revolver’ was a non-transmitted pilot which we didn’t pick up and a series was never planned."
The one-off episode was filmed in December at Maidstone Studios, but the audience was left baffled by the game’s twist, where contestants could lose everything if their cash total goes under or over the target, even by just one pound.
However, an insider from the production team has indicated the game show could be picked up by another broadcaster.
They added: "It’s the BBC’s loss. There are talks going on about having Rob do the show for another channel."
The show was previously dubbed the new ‘Wheel of Fortune’ with hopes it would quickly become a "classic" early evening entertainment staple.
A source recently said: "This new game show, ‘Revolver’, with Rob at the helm is primed to be a nail-biting tea-time classic.
"Like the ‘Wheel of Fortune’, every spin leads to more cash in the pot, but even those all set to win a fortune after answering questions correctly could lose."
Meanwhile, Rob – who is the second youngest of five brothers – recently admitted his family are determined for him not to become a "show business d**k" so rarely ever ask about his work.
He said: "The level they go to in order to keep my feet on the ground is actually quite rude.
"It’s really odd how much they don’t talk about my job. If I worked at Sainsbury’s they’d ask me more about my work.
"They almost go out of their way to not turn me into some sort of show business d**k, and it’s not spoken about. They’re all proud, though, don’t get me wrong.
"My mum always likes to have a go, ‘If you could get a degree in annoying… you’d have a degree in annoying.’ Thanks mum. If she could get a degree in analogies. I don’t think she’d get one."
Rob Beckett’s BBC gameshow Revolver axed
