That Puppet Game Show - BBC1 Variety - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

That Puppet Game Show. Copyright: BBC

Genres

Variety, Sitcom

Broadcast

2013 - 2014

Channel

BBC One

Episodes

8 (1 series)

Writers

George Jeffrie, Bert Tyler-Moore, Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson, Tim Inman, Toby Davies, Daniel Peak and Tom Leopold

Director

Richard Valentine

Producers

Jamie Ormerod, Derek McLean, Brian Henson and Martin Baker

Company

Each week two top name celebrities are plunged into That Puppet Game Show - a unique world of puppet comedy and madcap games. As the only humans who appear on the show, the celeb contestants go head to head in a number of games, hoping to win £10,000 for their chosen charity.

They compete in subjects such as sport, science, celebrity, nature, music and mental agility. Each of the games is run and hosted by a different puppet character, who is an "expert" in their field. But that's only half the story...

In a unique twist, That Puppet Game Show is the first gameshow to include a backstage sitcom. It features all the puppet characters that we've met onstage and more, like the producer Mancie and the bullish Show Executive, Udders McGhee.

The show combines the comedy traditions of The Jim Henson Company and a top celebrity based gameshow.

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Camera set-up

Multi-camera

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Broadcast details

First broadcast

Saturday 10th August 2013 at 6:45pm on BBC One

Most recent repeats

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