By Leicester Mercury | Posted: October 14, 2013
A team of legal eagles has applied its collective IQ and general knowledge to a TV quiz show to raise money for a hospice charity.
Solicitors from Leicester law firm Edward Hands and Lewis (EHL) took on the Eggheads on the daily BBC Two quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine.
The challengers pitted their wits against the five Eggheads, a team of highly-regarded quiz and gameshow champions.
Sales and marketing manager Ian Morris, 33, from Birstall, put the team together to raise money for Loros, the law firm employees' chosen charity.
"This year at EHL we were all asked to do something exceptional, so I put together a team by sending out an email to employees and applied to go on Eggheads," he said.
"Some of us enjoy the odd pub quiz, but it was the first time we'd done anything like this."
The show was filmed earlier this year but will be aired on BBC Two on Tuesday 22nd October.
It means the team has to stay tight-lipped about how they got on, but Ian promised viewers a highly-competitive episode of the show, in which challengers can win tens of thousands of pounds.
"We knew we were a strong team with a wide variety of subject areas, so were pretty confident," said Ian.
"And, of course, we had the extra motivation of the prize money going to our chosen charity – LOROS."
Ian was joined by EHL Chairman Colin Baldwin, Business Development Manager Martin Robinson, Solicitor Douglas Wemyss, Head of Taxation Leanne Hathaway and Marketing Executive Harriet Thacker.
The firm, which has offices in Leicester, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Stoney Stanton, has organised several fund-raising events throughout the year for LOROS, in Groby Road, Leicester, in memory of former colleague Marian Harding.
"We really support the work LOROS does and we get everyone involved in our fundraising activities," said Colin, who lives in Leicester.
"This is one of the most exciting ones we have done so far and, although I can't tell people what happens, I can say it's a very exciting episode and everyone should watch it."
Harriet, 28, from Loughborough, who watched events unfold from the green room as the team reserve, said: "I can tell you it was a very nail-biting contest. By the end of the show I'm not ashamed to admit I was shouting at the screen."
LOROS fundraiser Laura Betts said: "Everyone at Loros will be watching with bated breath.
"We have no idea what the outcome is and everyone at EHL has been sworn to secrecy.
"But we will be keeping our fingers tightly crossed and have every faith they will outsmart the Eggheads."
