The Bank Job (game show)

The Bank Job is a British television game show broadcast live on Channel 4, hosted by George Lamb.

The cash it contained (if any) was placed in a briefcase on the contestant's podium, and they then had to decide whether to continue playing, or exit the vault with their case and sit out the rest of the round.

A contestant who answered a question correctly and found cash could either fill and close one case, or discard it in hopes of finding a larger amount later.

In series 2, instead of a tournament format, the winner of each game received whatever cash they had earned in Round 3 and returned to compete in the next episode.

The contestants on the 16 March episode were Amy Childs, Alex James, Donal MacIntyre and Rachel Riley.

On the 17 March episode, the contestants were Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Martin Kemp, Shappi Khorsandi and Olivia Lee.

Metro's Christopher Hooton gave The Bank Job a scathing review, commenting that it was "just Deal or No Deal with added George Lamb and questions", and that despite its title, there were no elements evoking the feel of a Hollywood heist at all, "unless Ocean's Fourteen involves George Clooney answering questions about Pirates of the Caribbean in a Next cardigan whilst squealing with delight.