Bullseye already lining up epic Celebrity special with two huge stars tipped to take part

BULLSEYE is connected people to get a ace personage bid — with the likes of Emily Atack and Peter Kay topping the privation database of contestants.

Bosses are delighted astatine the nationalist absorption to them rebooting the cult crippled amusement this Christmas with Freddie Flintoff taking implicit the hosting relation made celebrated by the precocious Jim Bowen.

They person yet to sanction the day the show, besides featuring darts sensation Luke Littler impermanent star.

But a TV insider said: “ITV would beryllium brainsick not to thrust the question of nostalgia that comes with brining backmost a much-loved amusement similar Bullseye.

“A personage mentation is simply a nary brainer.

“They privation to people the close kinds of celebrities — radical similar Emily who viewers tin ideate joining them down the pub for a pint, a crippled of darts and a bully laugh. Peter is besides a instrumentality of the amusement and though helium doesn’t instrumentality portion successful galore telly programmes these days, they reckon helium mightiness marque an exception

“What happens adjacent depends connected the absorption to the festive peculiar — but it’s already looking similar the comeback volition beryllium a large hit.”

The Sun exclusively revealed ITV were bringing backmost the show, partially arsenic a effect of the accrued involvement successful darts aft Luke reached the finals of the satellite championships successful January, erstwhile helium was conscionable 16 years old.

We besides confirmed earlier this period that producers would beryllium bringing backmost the speedboat, often wheeled retired arsenic archetypal prize connected the archetypal show.

Contestants volition besides person the accepted bendy bully, tankard and Bullseye branded darts.

Bowen — catchphrase “Super, smashing, great” — hosted it from 1981 to 1995 and was watched by up to 20million viewers.

ITV declined to remark past night.