The BBC has issued a first look at Michael Sheen's new presenting role as he takes over a popular game show.
The Welsh actor takes over from Richard Osman on BBC Two’s House of Games, marking his debut as a quiz show presenter.
He will host 100 episodes due to be broadcast this year.
First look at Michael Sheen as new presenter of House of Games
Mr Sheen said previously: "Quite literally very large shoes to fill but as a huge fan of the show I’m incredibly excited to be able to move into the House and at long last see my silhouette on a fondue set."
Osman, who has hosted the show for nine years, will present one final week before handing over to Sheen.
A TV guide tease reads: "The quiz returns with Richard Osman taking charge for a final week before he hands over the baton to a new host.
"Miles Jupp, Cariad Lloyd, Lucy Porter and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are the celebrities testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games, with the winner revealed on Friday."
House of Games features four celebrity contestants taking part in a variety of trivia games across a week, with daily winners and an overall champion crowned on Friday.
Why is Richard Osman leaving House of Games?
Richard Osman is leaving the show to focus more on writing.
Revealing the new on his podcast, The Rest is Entertainment, he said: "It will no longer be Richard Osman's House of Games.
"It will be somebody else's House of Games,
"And I gladly hand over the keys."
He also thanked viewers for their messages in a statement on Instagram.
He added: "It's just with the writing, there comes a point, you know, where you have to hand it over.
"I've loved doing it so much and I'll be gutted when I don't do it any more."
Osman has hosted more than 800 episodes of the BBC Two quiz show since it launched in 2017.
He also notably presented the BBC quiz show Pointless alongside Alexander Armstrong, before leaving in 2022.
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Rob Unsworth, the BBC's head of daytime and early peak commissioning, said: "Richard Osman has established House of Games as one of our best-loved shows. His contribution to its success is impossible to overstate, and we couldn't be more grateful for his work over the last nine years.
"But as we wish him even more success in the future, we also look forward to sharing with viewers who the House of Games's next resident will be - and will have more on that soon."
The new series begins on September 28 at 6pm on BBC Two.
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