Big Break
| Big Break | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports game show |
| Created by | Roger Medcalf Mike Kemp Terry Mardell |
| Directed by | Nick 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 by | Jim Davidson |
| Starring | John Virgo |
| Voices of | Colin Ward Lewis (Series 1–7) Zora Suleman (Series 8) Charles Nove (Series 9–10) |
| Theme music composer | "The Snooker Song" by Captain Sensible |
| Composer | Mike Batt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 216 (inc. 17 specials) |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Burrowes (Series 1–7) Geoff Miles (Series 8 & 10) David G. Taylor (Series 9) |
| Production locations | BBC Elstree Centre (Series 1–4) BBC Television Centre (Series 5–10) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 30 April 1991 – 9 October 2002 |
| Related | |
| Full Swing | |
Big Break is a British game show that aired on BBC1 from 30 April 1991 to 9 October 2002 and was 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.