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5.6/10 TV Starring Jim Barclay Original language(s) English Final episode date 8 April 1987 Director Edward Pugh | 8.3/10 IMDb Directed by Edward Pugh Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 23 April 1986 Network BBC One Cast John Judd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Renford Rejects, Press Gang, Just for Kicks, Galactik Football, The Really Wild Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jossy s giants
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 Grasshoppers, 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. Ten episodes were made. The producer and director Edward Pugh later became an executive producer and ran the Children's Programmes Department at BBC Manchester. The theme music was written by Mike Amatt. Football scenes were shot at a since demolished Oldham Town FC site off Middleton Road, Chadderton, exterior scenes were shot in and around Stalybridge, and the studio material was shot at BBC Oxford Road.
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Many of the child actors from the series have since left acting, although Jim Barclay, who played Jossy Blair, has appeared on My Family and Blessed. Julian Walsh, who played Harvey, has appeared in Sorted and The Street. Walsh was also the face of the Warburton's Bread TV advertising campaign in 2007. Julie Foy, who played Tracey Gaunt, went on to appear in Press Gang and Coronation Street, while Suzanne Hall, who appeared in four episodes as Harvey's girlfriend Opal, has been in Hollyoaks since 2005.
