<P> A spin - off featuring celebrity teams as contestants began airing on ITV in 2011 . </P> <P> The game is played exactly the same way as the regular version . However, if all four celebrities have been caught by the chaser, the prize fund during the Final Chase is £ 20,000 (originally £ 4,000). If the team is caught during the Final Chase, a consolation prize of £ 1,000 is awarded to the charities for each celebrity who advanced to this stage . </P> <P> In February 2017, ITV commissioned The Family Chase, a spin - off featuring teams of four family members . The six episode spin - off debuted on 2 September 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Series </Th> <Th> Start date </Th> <Th> End date </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 June 2009 </Td> <Td> 10 July 2009 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Aired as a 5: 00pm summer replacement slot for Golden Balls, the others being Divided and The Fuse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 May 2010 </Td> <Td> 19 July 2010 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> No episode on 29 June due to a World Cup match . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 January 2011 </Td> <Td> 25 February 2011 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 September 2011 </Td> <Td> 30 January 2012 </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> Series 4 took a break from 31 October--2 January </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 31 January 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 October 2012 </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> Series 5 took breaks from 13--17 February, 2--6 April, 4 June--31 August and 17 October </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 29 October 2012 </Td> <Td> 21 November 2014 </Td> <Td> 149 </Td> <Td> Series 6 took breaks from 24 December--1 January, 11--15 February, 25 March--5 April, 27 - 31 May and 1 July 2013 - 20 November 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 2 September 2013 </Td> <Td> 17 November 2014 </Td> <Td> 150 </Td> <Td> Series 7 took breaks from 28 October--1 November, 11 November--19 December and 17--21 February </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1 September 2014 </Td> <Td> 3 July 2015 </Td> <Td> 146 </Td> <Td> Series 8 took breaks from 22 December--2 January & 20 April--29 May </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 22 June 2015 </Td> <Td> 6 September 2016 </Td> <Td> 190 </Td> <Td> Series 9 took breaks from 3--28 August, 23 September, 1, 7 October and 21 December--1 January </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 15 April 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 October 2017 </Td> <Td> 190 </Td> <Td> Series 10 took breaks from 13 June--26 August, 19 December 2016--1 January 2017, 20 January and 22 March . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 25 April 2017 </Td> <Td> TBC </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> Series 11 took a break from 1--26 May and 19 June--1 September </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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