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 upon Tyne.

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, although Jim Barclay (who played Jossy Blair) still appears on British television in such programmes as My Family and Blessed. Julian Walsh (who played Harvey) has also forged out a relatively good acting career, appearing in many TV shows such as Sorted. Walsh was also the chosen 'face' of the Warburton's Bread TV advertising campaign in 2007. Bizarrely, he has been tipped as David Tennant's successor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who, despite being relatively unknown. ^[1]

1 Cast Members
2 Theme Tune Lyrics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Cast Members

Character	Played by	Notes
Jossy Blair	Jim Barclay	Profligate manager of the Glipton Giants. Fiance to Glenda Fletcher.
Albert Hanson	Christopher Burgess	Blair's assistant manager and business partner.
Tracey Gaunt	Julie Foy	The Giants' number one fan. Sagacity belies her years.
Bob Nelson	John Judd	Jack of all trades and father to Ross.
Ross Nelson	Mark Gillard	Glipton's star turn.
Ricky Sweet	Paul Kirkbright	Skippers the team.
Harvey McGuinn	Julian Walsh	Goalkeeper.
Glenn Rix	Stuart McGuinness	One of two outlandishly coiffured strikers.
Ian 'Selly' Sellick	Ian Sheppard	As above.
Wayne Chapman	Oliver Orr	Club stalwart.
Daz	Lee Quarmby	Bright young thing.
Cllr Glenda Fletcher	Jenny McCracken	Jossy Blair's fiancee.