That Puppet Game Show. Copyright: BBC
That Puppet Game Show

That Puppet Game Show

  • 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.

That Puppet Game Show. Copyright: BBC

Key details

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.

Additional details

Also known as
  • No Strings Attached (Working title)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 10th August 2013 at 6:45pm on BBC One
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 16th September 2013 at 12:00am on BBC1 Scot - Episode 6
  • Sunday 15th September 2013 at 11:15pm on BBC1 - Episode 6
  • Sunday 8th September 2013 at 11:05pm on BBC1 - Episode 5