Kirsty Gallacher and Chesney Hawkes join C4's Games
22 Dec 2004 | by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Channel 4 has bagged presenter Kirsty Gallacher, one-hit-wonder Chesney Hawkes and 'Red Dwarf' actor Craig Charles to star in third series of 'The Games'.
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