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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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Dougie's Birthday
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It is Dougie Colon's birthday; whilst Freddie Flintoff and Gary Lineker battle it out in a sporting clash of the titans, with talking birds and a cross between ping-pong and interplanetary warfare.
Notes
Freddie won, 10 points to 8, in aid of his own AF Foundation.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 17th August 2013
- Time
- 6:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
Gary Lineker | Guest |
Andrew Flintoff (as Freddie Flintoff) | Guest |
George Jeffrie | Lead Writer |
Bert Tyler-Moore | Lead Writer |
Toby Davies | Writer |
Tom Leopold | Writer (Additional Material) |
Daniel Peak | Writer (Additional Material) |
Andrew Dawson (as Dawson Bros.) | Writer (Additional Material) |
Steve Dawson (as Dawson Bros.) | Writer (Additional Material) |
Tim Inman (as Dawson Bros.) | Writer (Additional Material) |
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 |
Videos
Bird Droppings
Can Gary's skills of birdcall identification help him to catch the eggs?
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Freddie Flintoff & Gary Lineker.
Lights out! Lineker Vs Flintoff
Freddie Flintoff and Gary Lineker battle it out in a sporting clash of the titans.
Featuring: Freddie Flintoff & Gary Lineker.
The Ashes - Web Exclusive
Dougie gave Freddie some sound career advice way back when..
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Freddie Flintoff.
Has Gary met Dougie before?
Dougie's royal version of events for the first time he met Gary.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Gary Lineker.