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Jim'll Fix It

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First Aired:May 31, 1975
Seasons:20 seasons
Episodes:298
Status:Ended

A long-running BBC television series hosted by Jimmy Savile. Children from the public would write in to the host requesting that he 'fix' something for them or make some wish come true.

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Seasons & Episodes

E1Series 5, Show 1

Dec 30, 1978

"Dear Jimmy Savile, please may I... sing with The Three Degrees... read the football results... fly on a Tiger Moth's wing ?" Jimmy makes these and other dreams come true.

E2Series 5, Show 2

Jan 6, 1979

If you want to ride in the real Wild West, Or firing a cannon is what you like best, If you want to drive the James Bond car, Or be a silent movie star, Jim'll Fix It.

E3Series 5, Show 3

Jan 13, 1979

E4Series 5, Show 4

Jan 20, 1979

E5Series 5, Show 5

Jan 27, 1979

Have you got an unusual or special wish ? Jimmy will try to make it come true.

E6Series 5, Show 6

Feb 3, 1979

E7Series 5, Show 7

Feb 10, 1979

E8Series 5, Show 8

Feb 17, 1979

E9Series 5, Show 9

Feb 24, 1979

E10Series 5, Show 10

Mar 3, 1979

E11Series 5, Show 11

Mar 10, 1979

E12Series 5, Show 12

Mar 17, 1979

E13Series 5, Show 13

Mar 24, 1979

E14Bank Holiday Special

May 28, 1979

"Dear Jimmy, may I... do impressions with Janet Brown ? Go down London's sewers ? Meet Mike Oldfield ? Be a model ? Meet 'The Professionals' ?" In this Bank Holiday special Jimmy makes these and other dreams come true.

E15Bank Holiday Special 2

Aug 27, 1979

"Dear Jimmy, may I... appear in the musical 'Annie'... drive an amphibian truck... turn into 'Wonder Woman'... play with 'Status Quo'... work on 'Nationwide' ?" In this Bank Holiday special, Jimmy makes these and other dreams come true.

E16Christmas Special

Dec 26, 1979

"Dear Jim, please can you put 'Jim'll Fix It' back on television as it is my favourite TV programme. Yours sincerely, Harvey." Jimmy Savile fixes this and other unusual requests in his special package of Christmas 'fixes'.

E1Series 7, Show 1

Jan 3, 1981

A series of 13 programmes. What is your wildest dream ? If it is unusual and original write to Jimmy Savile. You may be one of the lucky ones.

E2Series 7, Show 2

Jan 10, 1981

E3Series 7, Show 3

Jan 17, 1981

E4Series 7, Show 4

Jan 24, 1981

E5Series 7, Show 5

Jan 31, 1981

E6Series 7, Show 6

Feb 7, 1981

E7Series 7, Show 7

Feb 14, 1981

E8Series 7, Show 8

Feb 21, 1981

E9Series 7, Show 9

Feb 28, 1981

E10Series 7, Show 10

Mar 7, 1981

E11Series 7, Show 11

Mar 14, 1981

E12Series 7, Show 12

Mar 21, 1981

Including today: a special episode of Call My Bluff, roller disco, stilt walking and being a stuntman.

E13Series 7, Show 13

Mar 28, 1981

Jimmy Savile takes another look at some of your favourite moments from the last 12 months' 'fix-its'.

E14Series 7, Bank Holiday Special

May 25, 1981

"Dear Jimmy, may I... fly in a Concorde ? Tear up a telephone directory ? See a tuba made ? Model my own fashion designs ? Sit on a million tulips ?" In this special Bank Holiday programme Jimmy Savile makes these and other dreams come true.

E15Series 7, Bank Holiday Special 2

Aug 31, 1981

"Dear Jimmy, please may I... March in a pipe band ? Be in The Sound of Music ? Race the kart racing champion ? Sing with Bucks Fizz ?" In this special Bank Holiday programme Jimmy Savile makes these and other dreams come true.

E16Series 7, Christmas Special

Dec 25, 1981

"Dear Jim, please may I... have a new set of angel's wings ? Go to Disneyland ? Spend my 105th birthday by the sea ? Work for Father Christmas ?" In this special Christmas Day programme Jimmy makes these and other dreams come true.

E1Series 8, Show 1

Jan 2, 1982

The first of 13 programmes. Last year more than a quarter of a million people wrote to Jimmy Savile with their 'Fix It' requests. Today some of those dreams become a reality.

E2Series 8, Show 2

Jan 9, 1982

E3Series 8, Show 3

Jan 16, 1982

E4Series 8, Show 4

Jan 23, 1982

E5Series 8, Show 5

Jan 30, 1982

E6Series 8, Show 6

Feb 6, 1982

E7Series 8, Show 7

Feb 13, 1982

E8Series 8, Show 8

Feb 20, 1982

E9Series 8, Show 9

Feb 27, 1982

E10Series 8, Show 10

Mar 6, 1982

E11Series 8, Show 11

Mar 13, 1982

E12Series 8, Show 12

Mar 20, 1982

Included in this week's show is a basketball match between the Harlem Globetrotters and a team of girls, each of whom has had a heart operation.

E13Series 8, Show 13

Mar 27, 1982

The last in the present series with Jimmy Savile. So that you don't feel you saw it all last week, the items in Jimmy's 'best of' come from last year's series.

E14Series 8, Bank Holiday Special

May 31, 1982

In this special Spring Bank Holiday edition Jimmy fixes four young ladies a trip on a woman-powered rail trolley; Nigel Jones becomes a reporter (for the Daily Mirror) and Sarah Scott sells his newspapers; pop group Tight Fit gets a new member and a smelly old pond is beautified.

E15Series 8, Bank Holiday Special 2

Aug 30, 1982

"Dear Jimmy Savile, please may I... dangle from a helicopter ? Skate with Robin Cousins ? Drive a car into the sea ? Meet Big Ted from Play School ?" In this special edition Jimmy shows some favourite fix-its that viewers have asked to see again.

E16Series 8, Christmas Special

Dec 25, 1982

"Dear Jim, please may I visit Ken Dodd's jam butty mines ? Sing with Val Doonican ? Help Father Christmas pack his sack ?" In this special Christmas edition, Jimmy Savile makes these and other dreams come true.

E1Series 9, Show 1

Jan 3, 1983

A series of 13 programmes. Do you feel like... Looping the loop at 83 ? Having breakfast with a 40 stone bear ? Making a 2000 ton sandcastle ? Or being a jack-in-the-box ? Jimmy Savile can fix it. It could be your turn tomorrow.

E2Series 9, Show 2

Jan 8, 1983

E3Series 9, Show 3

Jan 15, 1983

E4Series 9, Show 4

Jan 22, 1983

E5Series 9, Show 5

Jan 29, 1983

E6Series 9, Show 6

Feb 5, 1983

E7Series 9, Show 7

Feb 12, 1983

E8Series 9, Show 8

Feb 19, 1983

E9Series 9, Show 9

Feb 26, 1983

E10Series 9, Show 10

Mar 5, 1983

E11Series 9, Show 11

Mar 12, 1983

E12Series 9, Show 12

Mar 19, 1983

E13Series 9, Show 13

Mar 26, 1983

For the last programme in the series, a special request to Jimmy Savile, "Dear Jim, please can you fix it for me to do body building with Dave Prowse ? I'm only 5."

E14Series 9, Bank Holiday Special

May 30, 1983

Jimmy Savile presents his Bank Holiday special extravaganza. Watch Michael fight to catch the giant tropical Wa-hoo fish. See eight-year-old James as the latest James Bond. Thrill as 72-year-old James Greenwood tops a human pyramid. Gasp as Julian brushes a crocodile's teeth. Relax as Michelle sings with Kajagoogoo...

E15Series 9, Bank Holiday Special 2

Aug 29, 1983

Bank Holiday Special with Jimmy Savile introducing some of your favourite items from the last series.

E16Series 9, Christmas Special

Dec 25, 1983

Including: an 11-year-old Hi-de-Hi! Yellowcoat, two pupils of a school for the blind riding at the Horse of the Year Show, an 8 year-old Father Christmas and how to crack Christmas walnuts.

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A long-running BBC television series hosted by Jimmy Savile. Children from the public would write in to the host requesting that he 'fix' something for them or make some wish come true.

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