Big Break

Big Break

1991•40m•6.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(8)

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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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 30, 1991

Last Aired

October 9, 2002

Networks

BBC One

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Series 1, Show 1

Air date: 1991-04-30

E2

Series 1, Show 2

Air date: 1991-05-07

E3

Series 1, Show 3

Air date: 1991-05-14

E4

Series 1, Show 4

Air date: 1991-05-21

E5

Series 1, Show 5

Air date: 1991-05-28

E6

Series 1, Show 6

Air date: 1991-06-04

E7

Series 1, Show 7

Air date: 1991-06-11

E8

Series 1, Show 8

Air date: 1991-06-18

E9

Series 1, Show 9

Air date: 1991-06-25

E10

Series 1, Show 10

Air date: 1991-07-02

E11

Series 1, Show 11

Air date: 1991-07-09

E12

Series 1, Show 12

Air date: 1991-07-16

E13

Series 1, Christmas Special

Air date: 1991-12-24

Cast

Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson

Self - Host

John Virgo

John Virgo

Self

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