‘Looks like potential for series two!’ Quiz fans note the absence of Charles Ingram’s freak lawnmower accident in hit show… after the Millionaire cheat lost three toes a decade ago
- Quiz fans took to Twitter on Thursday to point out the absence of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheat Charles Ingram’s lawnmower accident from the series
- In 2010, the ‘Coughing Major’ lost three toes after slipping on a rotten apple while tending to his garden before spending four nights in hospital
- An excited fan claimed the incident could make for a follow-up series
- Quiz saw Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford play Charles and his wife Diana who famously cheated their way to the £1million prize
Quiz fans took to Twitter on Thursday to point out the absence of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheat Charles Ingram’s lawnmower accident from the series.
After the final episode of the three-part series hit screens, trivia lovers and viewers recalled the 2010 accident which saw the ‘Coughing Major’ lose three toes after slipping on a rotten apple while tending to his garden.
Some fans hinted that show bosses may be planning another series to follow on from the drama, which documented Charles and his wife Diana’s deception to scoop the £1million prize on the show in 2001 and their subsequent conviction in 2003.
Ouch! Quiz fans took to Twitter on Thursday to point out the absence of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheat Charles Ingram’s lawnmower accident from the series (pictured after the accident in September 2010)
Viewers flooded Twitter, writing: ‘I quite enjoyed Quiz, but why didn’t they include the bit about how Charles Ingram lost three toes in an incident with a plant pot. That’s what I really wanted to know…
‘According to Wikipedia, Major Charles Ingram lost three toes after an accident with a lawnmower in 2010. 21st century has been quite a ride for Charles hasn’t it?…
‘In 2010, Charles Ingram lost three toes in an accident involving a lawn mower… Did you know, while cutting his grass, Major Charles Ingram slipped on a rotten apple and cut three toes off with his mower #Quiz…
‘RANDOM FACT: Charles Ingram lost three toes in an accident involving a plant pot after his Millionaire appearance. #quiz… A little fun fact for everyone and their next pub quiz – in 2010 Charles Ingram lost 3 toes in an accident involving a plant pot!’
Another one? Seeing the opportunity for a new series, one fan penned: ‘After a deep dive into Charles Ingram’s Wikipedia I discovered that he lost three toes in an accident involving a lawnmower. Looks like Quiz has the potential for a series 2’
Yes! Viewers were quick to recall the shocking incident
Seeing the opportunity for a new series, one fan penned: ‘After a deep dive into Charles Ingram’s Wikipedia I discovered that he lost three toes in an accident involving a lawnmower. Looks like Quiz has the potential for a series 2’.
At the time, Charles revealed details of the shocking accident. ‘I was using my hover mower to mow the bank at the back of the garden and trying to avoid the apple tree when I slipped on a rotten apple,’ he said.
‘I tried to avoid the blade of the mower but it went over my foot. I was only wearing Wellingtons and it sliced right through the rubber.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford play the Ingrams in the show, while Michael Sheen plays show host Chris Tarrant
‘I remember seeing my big toe lying on the grass and thinking, “Oh dear”. I got up and managed to shuffle down to the front of the garden. Fortunately, someone was just arriving to pick up a laptop and she rang for an ambulance.’
Charles, who lives in a detached three-bedroom house in Easterton, Wiltshire, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital, where he spent four nights.
He said: ‘They did take the toes to hospital with me but it was decided that they were just too mangled. Sadly they couldn’t sew them back on so they’ve skin grafted instead.
Ouch! Charles, who lives in a detached three-bedroom house in Easterton, Wiltshire, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital, where he spent four nights
‘It was my big toe, the next one along, and then half the one after that on the left foot. Now I have stumps where two of them were and half a toe for the other one. There are lots of stitches around the toes, probably 25 to 30.’
Charles, his wife Diana and university lecturer Tecwen Whittock were convicted in 2003 of deception for cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
He used coughs from Whittock to guide himself to the correct answers. His wife was found guilty of helping to set up the scam. He was later kicked out of the Army, where he had served as major in the Royal Engineers