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Jossy's Giants

📅 1986 ⭐ 7.0 🕐 30m GB GB

Jossy's Giants was a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 1986 and 1987. The show's plot centred on a boys' football team, the Glipton Giants, 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. In total, only ten episodes were made. The Producer/Director Edward Pugh became an Executive Producer and ran Children's Programmes Department at BBC Manchester after the series. The distinctive theme music was written by Mike Amatt. Football scenes were shot at a since demolished Oldham Town fc site off Middleton rd Chadderton, exterior scenes were shot in and around Stalybridge, and the studio material was shot at BBC Oxford Road.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 10 episodes
E1
Hungry for the Game 1986-04-23
E2
Foul Play 1986-04-30
E3
The Siege of St. James's 1986-05-07
E4
The Promised Land 1986-05-14
E5
Final Demand 1986-05-21
E6
6
E7
7
E8
8
E9
9
E10
10
Season 2 5 episodes
E1
The Glipton Romeos 1987-03-11
E2
A Question of Sports 1987-03-10
E3
The Italian Take-Away 1987-03-25
E4
Home and Away 1987-04-01
E5
A Perfect Match 1987-04-08
Cast
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