Overview

• The Inner Circle premiered its weekday non-celebrity run on BBC One and iPlayer on Monday, October 6.
• Holden is hosting her first solo television quiz, fronting both the daytime series and a separate weekend celebrity strand.
• Six contestants begin with private cash pots reportedly ranging from £0 to £4,000 and play general-knowledge rounds to build value before a two-player trust test.
• Holden has said she is not told contestants’ secret amounts so her on-air reactions remain genuine.
• Viewers posting on X drew frequent parallels to Jasper Carrott’s Golden Balls and referenced echoes of The Traitors and The Weakest Link.