Big Break

Big Break
GenreSports game show
Created byRoger Medcalf
Mike Kemp
Terry Mardell
Directed byNick Hurran (Series 1–2)
Charles Garland (Series 3–5)
Babara Jones (Series 6)
Phil Chilvers (Series 7)
Richard Valentine (Series 7–8)
Duncan Cooper (Series 9)
Sue McMahon (Series 10)
Presented byJim Davidson
StarringJohn Virgo
Voices ofColin Ward Lewis (Series 1–7)
Zora Suleman (Series 8)
Charles Nove (Series 9–10)
Theme music composer"The Snooker Song" by Captain Sensible
ComposerMike Batt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
No. of episodes212 (inc. 17 specials)
Production
ProducersJohn Burrowes (Series 1–7)
Geoff Miles (Series 8 & 10)
David G. Taylor (Series 9)
Production locationsBBC Elstree Centre (Series 1–4)[1]
BBC Television Centre (Series 5–10)[1]
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) –
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
Related
Full Swing
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Big Break is a British game show that aired on BBC1 from 30 April 1991 and 10 August 2002 and hosted by Jim Davidson with John Virgo as referee. The programme focuses on teams consisting of a contestant and a professional snooker player competing in rounds that involve snooker, with the best team eventually seeing its player seeking to win prizes for their contestant.

  1. ^ a b "Elstree – ATV & BBC". TV Studio History. Retrieved 1 November 2020.