Big Break Reviews

Broadcast between 1991 and 2002, 'Big Break' was a snooker-themed gameshow hosted by Jim Davidson with minor snooker celebrity John Virgo helping out. Each contestant is assigned a professional snooker player at the beginning, and show contains a number of similar rounds in which contestants must answer questions, with their player then attempting ...  Read the complete review

Big Break was a game show based around the game of snooker, mixed with the normal game show elements ,like questions and prizes. The show ran from 1991 to 2002, the show was presented by Jim Davidson and john Virgo a former snooker player. The show was broken down in to four sections RED HOT After introducing and ...  Read the complete review

Now those who have read my review of Jim Davidson in the Generation Game will already now I am not a fan of this man. In fact not to pout too fine a point on it I think he is as all the grace and humour of a Swedish riot policeman. Not content with the BBC foisting him on for half the year on the Generation Game they seem to think we'd ...  Read the complete review

Big Break was a largely successful Saturday evening entertainment gameshow that paired a member of the public with a celebrity snooker player and pitted them against two other like teams in the chance to win prizes galore. Jim Davidson was the host, with John Virgo his 'glamorous' assistant and resident snooker expert. The format of the ...  Read the complete review

Who would have thought that the game of snooker could ever be translated into something midly entertaining. What the BBC have managed to do here is transform what is probably the most boring spectator sport since tiddly-winks into a quiz show which almost works. I am a fan of quiz shows. I love to hurl abuse at the screen when someone messes up a ...  Read the complete review

Big Break is just a fantastic show. It combines intelligence with snooker and has a superb effect. Jim's wit is amazing and even though he occasionally makes a joke at the contestants he makes them feel so welcome. Jim's partenership with John Virgo gives the best effect and is a laugh a minute. Big Break is a ...  Read the complete review

I hate this game show its so annoying and I am so glad that it’s gone of the air ways, but no doubt it will be back. It’s not the game show I don’t like but the presenter Jim Davidson is gags or not even funny, it’s forceful laughter from the audience. He wastes half the show introducing the contestants, you think the ...  Read the complete review

One of the problems with having digital is that you never get chance to watch game shows like ‘Big Break’ because theirs’ always a movie or some sport somebody in the household wants to watch. Well, I did use to watch Big Break a lot and I thought it was an excellent show for all snooker fans, and everybody else. ...  Read the complete review

Big Break has been on our screens for years now, but if you think about it, it is not a bad programme! I mean can you think of a better game show, which involves a snooker table? No! It’s not only a game show, it can be a comedy as well, as Jim Davidson, can say the most stupid things to make you laugh! He acts stupid as well, which puts ...  Read the complete review

I think this gameshow will only really appeal to you if you have an interest in snooker. It is presented by Jim Davidson and John Virgo, Jim provides the comedy and John provides the trickshots. The aim of the game is to pot as many balls as you can. There are three contestants at the beginning of the show who each draw different ...  Read the complete review

For a programme that gets a prime time slot on a Saturday evening attracting millions of viewers, the prizes should be much better. Sure you get a nice holiday if you win the top prize but for getting to that stage of the programme you should expect for something much better. Is it that they pay Jim Davidson so much that they can't afford ...  Read the complete review

Big Break is a quiz show based on Snooker it is presented by Jim Davidson helped by John Virgo who is very funny they work really well together. There are three contestants who are each partnered by a professional snooker player they are asked questions and the players play snooker against the clock. The game show is thoroughly entertaining ...  Read the complete review

Big Break is presented by Jim Davidson and is a snooker game show where contestants are matched up with a snooker player, and the contestant answers questions whilst the snooker player has to use the time gained from answering each answer correctly to pot as many balls as he/she can. And all this is mixed in with attempted humour and in my ...  Read the complete review

I have never been a fan of Jim Davidson – mainly because he isn’t funny, yet is employed for his humourous ability. So shows presented by him are usually unenjoyable experiences for me. Big Break, however, is half decent, as it’s about snooker. The rounds are quite entertaining, involving general question answering, and snooker ...  Read the complete review

Big Break is an attempt in making a gameshow out of a boring sport – snooker (No offence) and it really hasn’t worked. Presented by Jim Davidson backed up by the snooker know how of John Virgo I am not impressed. The basic concept is that there are three contestants, each paired with a ‘famous’ snooker player. They have ...  Read the complete review

I really think it's time the BBC took this programme off the air. Its entertainment value is tenuous at best, Jim Davidson insults three contestants by making fun of their accents, gender, etc, some unknown snooker players (and Jimmy White) try to pot some red balls, John Virgo wears a new waistcoat, the contestants fail to answer the question ...  Read the complete review

The programme has a few things going against it before I even start the review. First of all I don't really like Jim Davidson, or Snooker or John Virgo. But I will try not to let that hold it against the show. Firstly the show, is based on snooker, with contestents, picking a cloured snooker ball to pick, which player will represent ...  Read the complete review

Big Break is a snooker orientated gameshow presented by Jim Davidson although John Virgo helps as well. It's a good laugh although you wouldn't of thought they could make a snooker game amusing would you? It starts off with three contestants who are each paired up with a famous snooker player. Each pair has to answer three ...  Read the complete review

I don't like Jim davidson, I don't like snooker... only a miracle would make me like Big Break. The whole idea is in my view a bit poor. To base a game show on snooker seems a bit daft. The sport isn't that popular. Most of the contestants don't even follow snooker... so what are they doing there? The questions ...  Read the complete review

I love this show to pieces, any snooker fan who wants to see the top players off guard and exposed to a few sly jokes from jim davidson shouldnt miss this one. Typical bbc cheap and nasty prizes, but a good overall format, with the games been overseen by John virgo, famous for his colourful waistcoatsd. The gameshow strikes a good ...  Read the complete review