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| Jim'll Fix It | |
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| Created by | Bill Cotton[1] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| No. of episodes | 286 |
| Production | |
| Production location | BBC Television Centre |
| Running time | 35 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 31 May 1975 – 24 July 1994 |
| Network | UKTV Gold |
| Release | 5 April – 10 May 2007 |
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Jim'll Fix It is a British television series broadcast by the BBC, presented by Jimmy Savile and running for almost two decades, between May 1975 and July 1994. Devised by Bill Cotton, the show encouraged children to write a letter to Savile with a "wish" that would come true at the end of each episode, upon which the child would be granted a medal. Famous people who appeared on the show included Muhammad Ali, Doctor Who stars Tom Baker and Colin Baker, Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Margaret Thatcher and Peter Cushing.
Jim'll Fix It was briefly revived in 2007 as Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again and a television special aired in 2011 following Savile's death. A year after Savile's death, allegations of child sex abuse against him arose relating to the television series.
- ^ Leigh, Spencer (13 August 2008). "Sir Bill Cotton: Television executive who brought some of the BBC's most popular programmes to the screen". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2023.