Big Break: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Big Break is a British game show based around the game of snooker, it is presented by comedian Jim Davidson and former snooker player John Virgo. There are three contestants participating, each joined by a professional snooker player chosen at random. The contestant would answer the questions and the pro player would take care of the elements occurring on the snooker table.

Series details

• Title: Big Break
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 1991-04-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-08-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 5516
• TVDB ID: 256078

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Davidson — Host
• John Virgo — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-04-30; final listed air date 1991-07-16; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-01-11; final listed air date 1992-04-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-09-12; final listed air date 1992-12-19; episode order: 15.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-09-04; final listed air date 1994-03-26; episode order: 27.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-09-09; final listed air date 1994-10-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-01-07; final listed air date 1995-05-20; episode order: 19.
• Season 7: premiered 1995-09-02; final listed air date 1995-10-14; episode order: 7.
• Season 8: premiered 1996-03-02; final listed air date 1996-07-19; episode order: 20.
• Season 9: premiered 1997-01-03; final listed air date 1997-07-14; episode order: 20.
• Season 10: premiered 1998-01-09; final listed air date 1998-07-18; episode order: 20.
• Season 11: premiered 1999-02-13; final listed air date 1999-06-19; episode order: 15.
• Season 12: premiered 1999-12-04; final listed air date 2000-03-31; episode order: 14.
• Season 13: premiered 2001-04-28; final listed air date 2001-08-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 14: premiered 2002-06-22; final listed air date 2002-08-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big Break on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.