Big Break is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC One on April 30, 1991. It ended on October 9, 2002. It stars Jim Davidson and John Virgo.
Big Break is a British game show based around the game of snooker, mixed with traditional game show elements. It was broadcast on BBC1 between 30 April 1991 and 9 October 2002. It influenced a later game show for the network called Full Swing, but based around golf, and itself was in part influenced by ITV's long-running darts quiz Bullseye.
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Premise
Big Break is a British game show based around the game of snooker, mixed with traditional game show elements. It was broadcast on BBC1 between 30 April 1991 and 9 October 2002. It influenced a later game show for the network called Full Swing, but based around golf, and itself was in part influenced by ITV's long-running darts quiz Bullseye.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 14 seasons with 239 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 13
April 30, 1991
December 24, 1991
Season 2 13
January 11, 1992
April 4, 1992
Season 3 16
September 12, 1992
December 26, 1992
Season 4 28
September 4, 1993
March 26, 1994
Season 5 9
September 9, 1994
December 27, 1994
Season 6 19
January 7, 1995
May 20, 1995
Season 7 11
August 22, 1995
December 28, 1995
Season 8 23
March 2, 1996
December 27, 1996
Season 9 23
January 3, 1997
December 26, 1997
Season 10 20
January 9, 1998
December 28, 1998
Season 11 19
February 13, 1999
July 24, 1999
Season 12 25
December 4, 1999
March 31, 2000
Season 13 12
April 28, 2001
August 18, 2001
Season 14 8
June 22, 2002
October 9, 2002
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 1, Show 1
April 30, 1991
2
Series 1, Show 2
May 7, 1991
3
Series 1, Show 3
May 14, 1991
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 2, Show 1
January 11, 1992
2
Series 2, Show 2
January 18, 1992
3
Series 2, Show 3
January 25, 1992
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 3, Show 1
September 12, 1992
2
Series 3, Show 2
September 19, 1992
3
Series 3, Show 3
September 26, 1992
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 4, Show 1
September 4, 1993
2
Series 4, Show 2
September 11, 1993
3
Series 4, Show 3
September 18, 1993
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 5, Show 1
September 9, 1994
2
Series 5, Show 2
September 16, 1994
3
Series 5, Show 3
September 23, 1994
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 6, Show 1
January 7, 1995
2
Series 6, Show 2
January 14, 1995
3
Series 6, Show 3
January 21, 1995
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 7, Trick Shot Special
August 22, 1995
2
Series 7, Trick Shot Special 2
August 29, 1995
3
Series 7, Show 1
September 2, 1995
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 8, Show 1
March 2, 1996
2
Series 8, Show 2
March 9, 1996
3
Series 8, Show 3
March 16, 1996
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 9, Show 1
January 3, 1997
2
Series 9, Show 2
January 10, 1997
3
Series 9, Show 3
January 17, 1997
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 10, Show 1
January 9, 1998
2
Series 10, Show 2
January 16, 1998
3
Series 10, Show 3
January 23, 1998
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 11, Show 1
February 13, 1999
2
Series 11, Show 2
February 20, 1999
3
Series 11, Show 3
February 27, 1999
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 12, Show 1
December 4, 1999
2
Series 12, Stars Of The Future
December 11, 1999
3
Series 12, Show 3
December 18, 1999
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 13, Show 1
April 28, 2001
2
Series 13, Show 2
May 5, 2001
3
Series 13, Show 3
May 12, 2001
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Series 14, Show 1
June 22, 2002
2
Series 14, Show 2
June 29, 2002
3
Series 14, Show 3
July 6, 2002
Release
Original network/platform
BBC One
First aired
April 30, 1991
Last aired
October 9, 2002
Runtime
40 minutes
Status
ended
Schedule
Saturday