Jossy's Giants
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Jossy's Giants was a children's footballing comedy drama that ran on BBC1 between 1986 & 1987. The show's plot centred around the ups and downs of a boys' football team, the Glipton Giants, and their enthusiastic Geordie manager Jossy Blair.
The show was written by legendary darts commentator and television personality Sid Waddell, himself a native of Newcastle.
Although there were only ten episodes in total, this show is fondly remembered by twenty and thirty-somethings all over the UK as a children's classic of the era, and anyone who ever saw an episode will easily be able to recall the Mike Amatt-penned theme tune.
Many of the child actors from the series have long since left the acting profession, but Jim Barclay, who played the role of Jossy Blair, still appears on British television in such programmes as My Family and Blessed.
[edit] Cast Members
- Jossy Blair - Jim Barclay
- Albert Hanson - Christopher Burgess
[edit] Theme Tune Lyrics
Swapping their homework for footwork, Kicking the ball till its dark,
We're called Jossy's Giants, Footballs just a branch of science, Head the ball, now Jossy's scored . . . Jossy's Giants!
Dependable, reliant, put your faith in Jossy's Giants. Get stuck in, we're gonna win . . . Jossy's Giants!
