Luke Littler ‘lands major new TV role alongside Andrew Flintoff as darts sensation, 17, signs up to the revamp of hit show Bullseye’

Teenage darts superstar Luke Littler will reportedly be a guest player on the Bullseye reboot.

The World Championship runner-up and Premier League champion will join new host Andrew Flintoff on the Christmas special of the revived quiz show, according to The Sun.

Littler’s incredible and rapid rise is said to have played a big factor in the decision by ITV chiefs to bring the show back.

The show, which ran from 1981 to 1995 and drew audiences of up to 20 million, features three pairs of contestants, each consisting of a darts player and a quizzer, competing in darts games and quizzes to win cash and prizes. 

This special edition will see Littler and others competing to win money for charity. 

An insider told The Sun: ‘Luke wasn’t even born when Bullseye was on our screens with original host, Jim Bowen. But Luke knows this is a plum role to have landed.

‘As he steps up to the Bullseye oche he knows he’s following in the footsteps of legends including Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson who all threw darts on the programme in its 1980s heyday.

‘It’s also a coup for the makers of the new Bullseye as Luke is now one of Britain’s best-known players.

‘Producers moved swiftly to sign him shortly after the programme was recommissioned by ITV.

‘It all adds to the huge sense of excitement for the programme to return.’

World Championship runner-up will join new host Andrew Flintoff on the revived quiz show

The hope is that the Christmas episode will be popular enough to greenlight a full series next year.

Speaking after his role on the show was announced, Flintoff said: ‘Bullseye was one of my favourite shows as a kid. I can’t quite believe I’ll get to host this.’