STV Studios commissioned to produce major new quiz show The Bridge of Lies

BBC One commissions STV Studios to make new 25-ep quiz show The Bridge of Lies in Glasgow.

The Bridge of Lies which will be broadcast on weekday afternoons, promises both high drama and high stakes that will keep the contestants on their toes and their eyes on the prize as they risk losing it all with each step they take.

“We can’t wait to get into the studio to make what we’re confident will become a new daytime favourite.” – Gary Chippington, STV Studios’ Creative Director of Entertainment, and Executive Producer.

It will see teams of contestants compete for cash by crossing a bridge made up of stepping stones across the studio floor. Each stepping stone has a different option, and the players must try to get from A to B by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies in order to cross the floor safely, or risk falling off the bridge and out of the game.

 The Bridge of Lies has been commissioned for twenty-five episodes to air in a 45-minute slot. The series will be produced by STV Studios, makers of BBC Daytime’s Antiques Road Trip and ITV’s Catchphrase, and will be filmed and produced in Glasgow.

“I’m delighted that The Bridge of Lies won the competitive pitch process and will be stepping onto BBC One very soon. We’ve worked hard to develop an innovative format which will stand out in such a popular genre and it’s great that the BBC has as much confidence in it as we do.” – Gary Chippington, STV Studios’ Creative Director of Entertainment, and Executive Producer.

STV have been producing popular programming since the 1950s, classic gameshows still fondly remembered from the company include children’s series Fun House with Pat Sharp and Wheel of Fortune with Nicky Campbell and Carol Smillie.