That Puppet Game Show: Series 1, Episode 1 - Sacked

TV variety / sitcom
BBC One
2013 - 2014
8 episodes (1 series)

Family friendly entertainment series featuring puppets from The Jim Henson Company. Part game-show, part sitcom, wholly madcap.

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Sacked

That Puppet Game Show. Image shows from L to R: Katherine Jenkins, Jonathan Ross. Copyright: BBC

A game show run by puppets, where two celebrities compete to win £10,000 for charity. Jonathan Ross and Katherine Jenkins battle it out with talking sausages and a tipsy armadillo.

Preview clips

Notes

Jonathan won, 13 points to 8, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Broadcast details

Date: Saturday 10^th August 2013
Time: 6:45pm
Channel: BBC One
Length: 45 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Katherine Jenkins	Guest
Jonathan Ross	Guest

Writing team
George Jeffrie	Lead Writer
Bert Tyler-Moore	Lead Writer
Andrew Dawson (as Dawson Bros.)	Writer
Steve Dawson (as Dawson Bros.)	Writer
Tim Inman (as Dawson Bros.)	Writer
Tom Leopold	Writer (Additional Material)
Toby Davies	Writer (Additional Material)
Daniel Peak	Writer (Additional Material)

Production team
Richard Valentine	Director
Jamie Ormerod	Series Producer
Derek McLean	Executive Producer
Brian Henson	Executive Producer
Martin Baker (as Martin G Baker)	Executive Producer
Nick Peto	Editor
Ian Moffat	Editor
Sarah Milton	Production Designer
Paul Farrer	Composer
Brian Henson	Puppeteer
Dave Chapman	Puppeteer
Louise Gold	Puppeteer
Nigel Plaskitt	Puppeteer
Colleen Smith	Puppeteer
Victor Yerrid	Puppeteer