Before There Was Britain’s Got Talent There were…….
New Faces - 1973
New Faces was the popular talent show that originally ran in the 1970's on a Saturday night for six series. Screened on ITV the show is probably best remembered for discovering Jim Davidson a...
Jim Davidson Takes Over From Bruce
Jim Davidson's Generation Game, 1995
During Bruce Forsyth's final season on the show he was unable to make one week due to ill health so Jim Davidson stood in for that week.
Davidson had had a troubled past...
Jim Davidson’s Doing The Driving In….
Home James, 1987
The sequel to Up The Elephant And Round The Castle, Home James sees Jim Davidson reprise his role as Jim London.
Produced by Thames Television for ITV, there were 4 series broadcast between...
Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
Up The Elephant And Round The Castle, 1983
Made by Thames Television for the ITV Network, this was Jim Davidson’s first dabble with sitcom. Up The Elephant and Round The Castle ran for twenty two episodes, ai...
Jim Davidson,1953 – Present
WARNING: SOME CLIPS CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT REFERENCES
Jim Davidson OBE, is the British Stand Up Comedian who has been entertaining audiences of all ages both on the TV and live for over thirty yea...
The Comedian’s Other Job ?
The Comedian And The Gameshow
Some of today’s most popular comedy shows are in fact panel games or game shows. These are either presented by or feature panels of popular comedians.
So we thought we’d go ba...
TISWAS
Today Is Saturday Watch And Smile - Tiswas 1974 -1982
The hugely popular Cult Saturday morning children's TV series which ran from 1974 to 1982, produced for the ITV network by ATV Network Limited.
It's crea...
More Vintage Shows Join The Comeback Trail
Like many of the other media we've recently been reporting on the number of old TV shows finding their way back in one form or another.
Comedy playhouse is currently back on BBC1 for a three week run, last w...