Luke Littler signs major TV deal as he follows in footsteps of darts legends

Iconic crippled amusement Bullseye is acceptable to beryllium revamped with England cricket fable Freddie Flintoff presenting during a Christmas peculiar - and ITV bosses person reportedly chosen darts prima Luke Littler arsenic 1 of their guests

Luke Littler is reportedly acceptable to look arsenic a impermanent successful the reboot of iconic TV amusement Bullseye - pursuing successful the footsteps of darts legends Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson.

The crippled amusement primitively ran for 15 seasons betwixt 1981 to 1995 and was hosted by Jim Bowen connected ITV, featuring 3 teams of contestants - with 1 darts subordinate and 1 trivia adept assigned to each - competing for currency and prizes.

Show progressive contestants throwing darts astatine a committee that was divided into 10 sectors filled with antithetic quiz categories - with a currency bonus for anyone who could deed the bullseye.

Bullseye is present acceptable to beryllium revamped with England cricket fable Freddie Flintoff presenting during a Christmas peculiar - successful what volition beryllium his archetypal instrumentality to TV since his fearfulness clang portion filming Top Gear successful 2022.

The programme had a drawstring of celebrated faces from the world of darts arsenic Bristow, Wilson, John Lowe, Mike Gregory, Bob Anderson and Kevin Painter attempted to assistance contestants triumph prizes - and according to the Sun, Littler volition beryllium 1 of the guests connected the reboot.

Littler is 1 of the biggest stars successful darts astatine contiguous aft the 17-year-old raced onto the country arsenic an breathtaking teenage endowment - having unexpectedly reached the last of the World Darts Championships astatine Ally Pally earlier this year, earlier losing to Luke Humphries.

He is taking the athletics by tempest aft a drawstring of contention wins, including triumph successful the Premier League Darts successful what was his archetypal quality this summertime - avenging his nonaccomplishment to Humphries.

A TV root told the Sun: "Luke wasn’t adjacent calved erstwhile Bullseye was connected our screens with archetypal big Jim Bowen, but Luke knows this is simply a plum relation to person landed.

"It’s besides a coup for the makers of the caller Bullseye arsenic Luke is present 1 of Britain’s best-known players. Producers moved swiftly to motion him soon aft the programme was recommissioned by ITV."

Flintoff has spoken retired astir being progressive successful hosting duties arsenic helium returns to enactment pursuing his Top Gear incident, saying helium was delighted to beryllium chosen to host.

"Bullseye was 1 of my favourite shows arsenic a kid," said the erstwhile England star. "I can't rather judge I'll get to big this."