The Chase viewers fans fume over 'unfair' ending as ITV airs brutal moment

ITV's The Chase returned to screens with a new group of hopefuls playing for a chance to win a staggering cash prize, but viewers were left unimpressed. During Tuesday's episode (September 30), host Bradley Walsh introduced Connor from Manchester, Louise from London, Elliot from Hertfordshire and Irene from Dumfries, who tested their knowledge on the cash builder round and then went up against Chaser Paul Sinha. After defeat, it was revealed that only Irene and Connor would face the Sinnerman during the final chase, which sees players answer questions to build distance from the Chaser, while the expert tries to catch them out.

However, as the challenge heated up, the duo struggled to answer enough rapid-fire questions within two minutes to fully utilise their advantage, as Paul managed to catch Irene and Connor before the clock ran out. Having lost out on an eye-watering £80,000, fans took to social media with fury to slam the show and accuse bosses of giving the contestants harder questions. One raged: "Shockingly, hard & cruel questions for the contestants." As another echoed: "Ridiculously hard set of questions for finalists in @ITVChase tonight... And ridiculously easy set for the chaser..."

The enraged viewer continued: "Why? Oh they were playing for £80,000 If ITV can't afford the prizes they should leave the scene rather than take us for idiots."

As one remarked: "That was a joke of a Final Chase!" A fourth added: "They didn't have amazing cashbuilders, so the final was tough. Didn't see them winning."

Among the questions they failed to land was "Which American Dramatist wrote the play, Lost in Yonkers," to which Irene answered "pass," as Bradley revealed the answer was "Neil Simon."

Meanwhile, Conner looked perplexed to discover that "the most popular city in Poland" wasn't Krakow but, in fact, Warsaw.

After the buzzer went off, a devastated Irene turned to Connor and admitted: "That was rubbish, so rubbish." This prompted Bradley to commend their effort: "That wasn't rubbish," as he confessed: "I thought they were tricky to be fair."

These complaints come just days after chaser Jenny Ryan announced a major career move away from The Chase.

Taking to social media, the 43-year-old posted a brief clip showing her emergence from a set of sliding yellow doors.

Alongside the clip, the Vixen penned: "Here we go! I'm locked away in a big yellow Box - and I'm ready to face whatever challenge is there when those doors slide open. Yikes!!! 10 celebrities. The complete unknown. Welcome to The Box. Coming soon to @itv "

The Box, which is scheduled to broadcast next year, will feature a group of famous faces confined in yellow containers before being moved to an undisclosed destination.

Once there, they'll encounter various trials encompassing physical, mental, logical, and amusing elements. The game show, which will be hosted by Gary Lineker, will see the star-studded line-up ensure they tackle the trials effectively. The two poorest-performing personalities will then compete in The Duel.