Bill Cotton
Director
Jim'll Fix It (1975)
Season 8
A long-running BBC television series hosted by Jimmy Savile. Children from the public would write in to the host requesting that he 'fix' something for them or make some wish come true.
Released May 31, 1975
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Family, Game Show, Kids, Music, Mystery
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S8E1 - Series 8, Show 1
The first of 13 programmes. Last year more than a quarter of a million people wrote to Jimmy Savile with their 'Fix It' requests. Today some of those dreams become a reality.
Jan. 2, 1982, midnight
S8E2 - Series 8, Show 2
Jan. 9, 1982, midnight
S8E3 - Series 8, Show 3
Jan. 16, 1982, midnight
S8E4 - Series 8, Show 4
Jan. 23, 1982, midnight
S8E5 - Series 8, Show 5
Jan. 30, 1982, midnight
S8E6 - Series 8, Show 6
Feb. 6, 1982, midnight
S8E7 - Series 8, Show 7
Feb. 13, 1982, midnight
S8E8 - Series 8, Show 8
Feb. 20, 1982, midnight
S8E9 - Series 8, Show 9
Feb. 27, 1982, midnight
S8E10 - Series 8, Show 10
March 6, 1982, midnight
S8E11 - Series 8, Show 11
March 13, 1982, midnight
S8E12 - Series 8, Show 12
Included in this week's show is a basketball match between the Harlem Globetrotters and a team of girls, each of whom has had a heart operation.
March 20, 1982, midnight
S8E13 - Series 8, Show 13
The last in the present series with Jimmy Savile. So that you don't feel you saw it all last week, the items in Jimmy's 'best of' come from last year's series.
March 27, 1982, midnight
S8E14 - Series 8, Bank Holiday Special
In this special Spring Bank Holiday edition Jimmy fixes four young ladies a trip on a woman-powered rail trolley; Nigel Jones becomes a reporter (for the Daily Mirror) and Sarah Scott sells his newspapers; pop group Tight Fit gets a new member and a smelly old pond is beautified.
May 31, 1982, midnight
S8E15 - Series 8, Bank Holiday Special 2
"Dear Jimmy Savile, please may I... dangle from a helicopter ? Skate with Robin Cousins ? Drive a car into the sea ? Meet Big Ted from Play School ?" In this special edition Jimmy shows some favourite fix-its that viewers have asked to see again.
Aug. 30, 1982, midnight
S8E16 - Series 8, Christmas Special
"Dear Jim, please may I visit Ken Dodd's jam butty mines ? Sing with Val Doonican ? Help Father Christmas pack his sack ?" In this special Christmas edition, Jimmy Savile makes these and other dreams come true.
Dec. 25, 1982, midnight
BBC One
25 min/ep
7475 min
May 31, 1975
Jan. 2, 1995, midnight
Ended
NR
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