This article is about the children's BBC puzzle show. For the unrelated 1987 quiz show, see Jigsaw (British game show).
Jigsaw is a BBC show aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 7 that combined elements of puzzle solving and entertainment, which was broadcast from 16 July 1979 until 15 June 1984.
Written and directed by Clive Doig, the show was presented by mime artist Adrian Hedley, Janet Ellis and "Jigg" - a giant floating orange jigsaw piece, voiced by John Leeson.
Ellis left in 1983 to become a Blue Peter presenter, at which point she was replaced by Dot, played by Julia Binsted - an anthropomorphism of the "cursor dot" (the dot made by the raster-scanning beam in the analogueCRT television sets of the time).
Featured supporting cast also included Paul Clayton, Biggum the giant (played by Leeson) and Wilf Lunn who appeared as a mad inventor. Other unusual characters included Pterry, a puppetPterodactyl (operated by Joe Barton); Cid Sleuth (played by David Cleveland), a Sherlock Holmes-looking bumbling detective plagued by a mysterious burglar (David Wyatt); Hector The Hedgehog; and the O-Men (Sylvester McCoy and David Rappaport), a pair of hapless superheroes summoned by saying any six consecutive words containing a double-O (even the same word repeated six times counted once, albeit inadvertently - Dot said 'coo' four times imitating a pigeon, then Adrian mocked her attempt, saying it twice more to trigger the summon). Arguably the most memorable supporting character made his debuting in Series 2. Mr. Noseybonk (also known as Noseybonk) was performed by Hedley in a dinner suit and a white face mask with a prominent nose and toothy grin. This last character has proved the most enduring due to him allegedly terrifying children as much as amusing them, and has been popularised by Stuart Ashen's series of Noseybonk Returns videos as well as later his appearance as Mr. Noseybonk in Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, and was satirised as Mr Chuckleteeth in the X-Files episode Familiar.
Throughout the show, the presenters and supporting characters came together to solve a number of puzzles; these puzzles would then contribute to one larger conundrum that would be revealed at the end of the show. The viewer was encouraged to take part and solve the puzzles at home.
The theme music for 'Jigsaw' was composed by Martin Cook and Richard Denton (also responsible for the theme for Tomorrow's World) using a mixture of electronic keyboards and musique concrète. Cook would later compose a revised theme on his own. The theme used for the Noseybonk segments was "A Hippo Called Hubert," composed by Joe Griffiths and also used in Kentucky Fried Chicken's Charlie Chickenhawk and Frederick Fox advertising in Australia between 1984 and 1987.
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This article is about the children s BBC puzzle show For the unrelated 1987 quiz show see Jigsaw British game show This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jigsaw British TV series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jigsaw is a BBC show aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 7 that combined elements of puzzle solving and entertainment which was broadcast from 16 July 1979 until 15 June 1984 JigsawGenreChildren s Game showCreated byClive DoigCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series6No of episodes50ProductionRunning time25 minutesReleaseOriginal networkBBC1Picture format4 3Original release16 July 1979 1979 07 16 15 June 1984 1984 06 15 ChronologyRelatedSee It Saw ItWritten and directed by Clive Doig the show was presented by mime artist Adrian Hedley Janet Ellis and Jigg a giant floating orange jigsaw piece voiced by John Leeson Ellis left in 1983 to become a Blue Peter presenter at which point she was replaced by Dot played by Julia Binsted an anthropomorphism of the cursor dot the dot made by the raster scanning beam in the analogue CRT television sets of the time Featured supporting cast also included Paul Clayton Biggum the giant played by Leeson and Wilf Lunn who appeared as a mad inventor Other unusual characters included Pterry a puppet Pterodactyl operated by Joe Barton Cid Sleuth played by David Cleveland a Sherlock Holmes looking bumbling detective plagued by a mysterious burglar David Wyatt Hector The Hedgehog and the O Men Sylvester McCoy and David Rappaport a pair of hapless superheroes summoned by saying any six consecutive words containing a double O even the same word repeated six times counted once albeit inadvertently Dot said coo four times imitating a pigeon then Adrian mocked her attempt saying it twice more to trigger the summon Arguably the most memorable supporting character made his debuting in Series 2 Mr Noseybonk also known as Noseybonk was performed by Hedley in a dinner suit and a white face mask with a prominent nose and toothy grin This last character has proved the most enduring due to him allegedly terrifying children as much as amusing them and has been popularised by Stuart Ashen s series of Noseybonk Returns videos as well as later his appearance as Mr Noseybonk in Charlie Brooker s Screenwipe and was satirised as Mr Chuckleteeth in the X Files episode Familiar Throughout the show the presenters and supporting characters came together to solve a number of puzzles these puzzles would then contribute to one larger conundrum that would be revealed at the end of the show The viewer was encouraged to take part and solve the puzzles at home The theme music for Jigsaw was composed by Martin Cook and Richard Denton also responsible for the theme for Tomorrow s World using a mixture of electronic keyboards and musique concrete Cook would later compose a revised theme on his own The theme used for the Noseybonk segments was A Hippo Called Hubert composed by Joe Griffiths and also used in Kentucky Fried Chicken s Charlie Chickenhawk and Frederick Fox advertising in Australia between 1984 and 1987 Transmissions EditSeries Start date End date Episodes1 16 July 1979 1 20 August 1979 2 62 20 May 1980 3 24 June 1980 4 63 21 September 1981 5 14 December 1981 6 134 10 January 1983 7 21 February 1983 8 75 17 January 1984 9 21 February 1984 10 66 5 April 1984 11 15 June 1984 12 12References Edit Jigsaw BBC One London 16 July 1979 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 20 August 1979 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 20 May 1980 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 20 May 1980 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 21 September 1981 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 14 December 1981 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 10 January 1983 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 21 February 1983 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 17 January 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 21 February 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 5 April 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 Jigsaw BBC One London 15 June 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 15 July 2019 External links EditJigsaw at UKGameshows com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jigsaw British TV series amp oldid 1128575693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
