Jossy's Giants

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Jossy's Giants
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Sid Waddell
Directed by	Edward Pugh
Starring	Jim Barclay
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC 1
Release	23 April 1986 (1986-04-23) – 8 April 1987 (1987-04-08)
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Jossy's Giants is a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 23 April 1986 and 8 April 1987.^[1] The show's plot centred on a boys' football team, the Glipton Grasshoppers, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Joswell 'Jossy' Blair. The show was written by darts commentator and television personality Sid Waddell, himself a native of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ten episodes were made. The producer and director Edward Pugh later became an executive producer and ran the Children's Programmes Department at BBC Manchester. The theme music was written by Mike Amatt. Football scenes were shot at a since demolished Oldham Town FC site off Middleton Road, Chadderton, exterior scenes were shot in and around Stalybridge, and the studio material was shot at BBC Oxford Road.