Strictly viewers uncover Chris McCausland’s surprising 00s children’s TV role

Strictly Come Dancing fans were shocked to larn of contestant Chris McCausland’s astonishing 00s TV role.

The BBC amusement kicked disconnected its 20th season past nighttime with Chris, the archetypal unsighted contestant ever to compete, hitting the dancefloor for the archetypal time.

The 47-year-old comedian near his chap contestant and the federation successful hysterics, which is hardly astonishing pursuing his stints connected shows specified arsenic Would I Lie To You?, Have I Got News For You, and 8 retired of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

But immoderate fans recognised Chris from different amusement – the 00s TV classical Me Too! wherever helium played Rudi the marketplace trader.

The show, which ran for 2 series, follows the parents of six children successful their day-to-day lives successful the fictional metropolis of Riverseafingal successful Scotland.

Each occurrence saw the parents tackle a antithetic problem, switching betwixt them and childminder Granny Murray (Jane McCarry) arsenic she cared for the children earlier offering a kernel of contented astatine the extremity of each episode.

The CBeebies amusement started successful 2006 and aired until 2008, with Chris among the formed from its inception until 2007.

As the cheery marketplace trader, Chris besides treated viewers to his unthinkable singing skills arsenic Rudi made his mode to work.

Other formed members included Samantha Seager, Elaine McKenzie Ellis, Rosemary Amoani, Donald McLeary, and Matthew McVarish.

Following her clip connected the show, Seager had roles successful Coronation Street, Doctors, and the signifier mentation of Only Fools and Horses.

McKenzie Ellis, who played Tina the taxi lady, appeared successful Rab C Nesbitt, portion McLeary wrote for the fashionable BBC podcast Fags, Mags and Bags.

Granny Murray prima McCarry went connected to prima successful Rab C Nesbitt and is champion known for playing Isa successful the drama bid Still Game.

The amusement precocious went viral connected TikTok arsenic Me Too! Viewers realised the iconic London gathering the Gherkin isn’t really a hospital aft it appeared successful the amusement arsenic Harlequin Hospital.

Sharing a real-life video of the Gherkin, which overlapped with a opus from the amusement connected societal media, TikTok idiosyncratic Heather said being told the gathering was a infirmary ‘was 1 of the biggest lies ever told to america arsenic a child.’

‘90% of the gangly solid buildings successful London are banks and offices. Thanks CBBC x,’ she added.

Strictly Come Dancing airs each Saturday and Sunday connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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