See It Saw It

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See It Saw It
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Genre Children's game show
Created by Clive Doig
Presented by Mark Speight
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes39 (inc. 8 specials)
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production company Brechin
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release6 January 1999 (1999-01-06) –
26 March 2001 (2001-03-26)
Related
Jigsaw

See It Saw It is a children's game show about a king who rules over the kingdom of "Much Jollity-on-the-Mirth". It ran from 6 January 1999 to 26 March 2001. The programme was filmed entirely in a studio, with an audience of children, who at various points in the show would be asked an observation question by the King, which they would answer by climbing on board a giant see saw.

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The majority answer would be indicated by which way the see saw tipped. The show's main catchphrase was "did you see it?" asked by the king, to which the audience would shout back, "we saw it!".

The show was created and produced by Clive Doig, and most of the cast had also appeared in previous shows created by Doig: Mark Speight and Philip Fox were both part of the supporting cast in the GMTV programme Eat Your Words, while both Sylvester McCoy and Julia Binsted had long histories of working with Doig, both having appeared in the classic series Jigsaw in the 1980s.

The only newcomer in the main cast was Natasha Collins as the Jester See. Following a serious accident in 2000, Collins was unavailable for subsequent series, and the role was completely taken over by Kate Crossley.

Transmissions

Natasha Collins (left) as jester See and Mark Speight as the King. SeeitSawitBBC.jpg
Natasha Collins (left) as jester See and Mark Speight as the King.

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
16 January 1999 [1] 31 March 1999 [2] 13
25 January 2000 [3] 30 March 2000 [4] 13
33 January 2001 [5] 26 March 2001 [6] 13

Compilations

Date
27 December 1999 [7]
28 December 1999 [8]
29 December 1999 [9]
30 December 1999 [10]
27 December 2000 [11]
28 December 2000 [12]
29 December 2000 [13]
2 January 2001 [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 31 March 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 5 January 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 29 March 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 3 January 2001". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 26 March 2001". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 27 December 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 28 December 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 29 December 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 30 December 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 27 December 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 28 December 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 29 December 2000". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "See It Saw It – BBC One London – 2 January 2001". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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