Jamie Theakston

Jamie Theakston

Born: December 21, 1970
in Sussex, England, UK
Jamie Theakston is a television and radio presenter. He worked on television shows such as Live & Kicking, The Ozone, Top of the Pops, Rock Profile, A Question Of Pop, The Priory with Zoe Ball, 100 Greatest Kids Shows, Natural Born Losers, The Games, The Search, Britain’s Best Brain, Forbidden History, Dog’s Might Fly and Traffic Cops. Jamie also acted in an episode of the series Little Britain and Linda Green. His first major acting role was in BBC1’s Murder in Mind.

Movies for Jamie Theakston...

Title: Celebrity Gogglebox
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 2019
Type: TV
A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Title: Traffic Cops
Character: Presenter
Released: November 14, 2016
Type: TV
An action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers. Originally titled "All New Traffic Cops" for two series. It was renamed again in 2018 as "Traffic Cops: On the Edge" and then as "Traffic Cops"
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Title: Dogs Might Fly
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: June 17, 2016
Type: TV
Can man's best friend be trained to fly a plane? Featuring some of the cutest, most adorable contributors ever seen in a factual entertainment series, 'Dogs Might Fly' is an extraordinary series that will inform, entertain and amaze as it sets out to see if a dog can actually fly a plane.
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Title: Forbidden History
Character: Himself - Host
Released: September 27, 2013
Type: TV
Jamie Theakston uncovers the startling truth behind great myths, historical legends, conspiracy theories, ancient treasures, lost civilisations and war time secrets.
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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Title: Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary John Otway.
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Title: A Comedy Roast
Released: April 7, 2010
Type: TV
A Comedy Roast is a British comedy television show broadcast by Channel 4. After a series of failed attempts by various broadcasters over the years, it is the first adaptation of the American comedy institution of roasting to be produced as a television show in Britain. The first series premiered on 7 April 2010. Hosted by Jimmy Carr it saw Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant get roasted by various colleagues, comedians and celebrities. The show returned on 15 October 2010 targeting Davina McCall.
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Title: Britain's Best Brain
Released: October 28, 2009
Type: TV
Britain's Best Brain is a television programme running in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 and saw ordinary members of the public undertake various tasks, all scientifically designed to test different parts of the brain. The show ran every Wednesday and was aired from 28 October to 16 December 2009. The winner, crowned 'Britain's Best Brain 2009', was Matt Clancy, a 29 year-old marketing consultant from London. The show was hosted by former Live & Kicking presenters Jamie Theakston and Zoë Ball. A free to play browser game was launched on 3 October 2009 and was commissioned by Tiger Aspect Productions and developed by Fish in a bottle.
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Title: Live from Studio Five
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2009
Type: TV
Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky News for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh and a line-up of other co-presenters during its run. It consisted of interviews and discussing topical issues, with an emphasis on showbusiness news and celebrity gossip, after originally covering stories from a popular news agenda. It aired its final edition on 4 February 2011 and was replaced by OK! TV in February 2011 which lasted just nine months on air before itself being axed.
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Title: FM
Released: February 25, 2009
Type: TV
FM is a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya. The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio programme, "Skin 86.5 FM". The show also featured music from real-life artists and guest stars from the music industry. The first episode aired on 25 February 2009 and the series ran for 6 episodes. It broadcast on Wednesdays at 22:30. The series launched with 213,000 viewers. The whole series was re-run on Friday 3 April from 22:00 until 01:00. On 13 April 2009 the series was released on DVD with a BBFC rating of 15. ITV Studios began searching for funding from record companies and radio stations to produce a second series for the show.
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Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Title: Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Character: Narrator
Released: October 14, 2008
Type: Movie
Recorded at London's Royal Court Theatre before an audience of faithful fans, various cast members from different productions of The Rocky Horror Show come together in a one-off concert extravaganza paying tribute to the phenomenon.
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Title: Motorway Cops
Character: Himself
Released: September 25, 2008
Type: TV
Cameras catch the intense action that follows the law enforcers of Britain's motorways as they pursue criminals of all types.
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Title: The People's Quiz
Released: March 24, 2007
Type: TV
The People's Quiz is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 24 March 2007 to 23 June 2007. The programme was hosted by Jamie Theakston. The programme was made by London based independent production company Fever Media.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Mark Gaskell
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: TV
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
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Title: Beg Borrow Or Steal
Released: October 25, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Mad About Alice
Released: January 23, 2004
Type: TV
Mad About Alice is a British sitcom that ran during 2004 for six episodes. It centres on the lives of a divorced couple and their young son. Despite no longer living together, Doug and Alice remain in close contact due to joint custody of their nine-year-old son Joe. Old habits die hard and the two just can't get together without an argument.
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Title: The Games
Released: September 1, 2003
Type: TV
The Games is a British reality television series that ran on Channel 4 for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic-style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. At the end of the series, the contestants with the most points from each round were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal. The show was mainly filmed in Sheffield, at the Sheffield Arena, Don Valley Stadium and Ponds Forge. In later series, the English Institute of Sport – Sheffield, iceSheffield and in series 4 the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham were used for the first time. The Games was presented by Jamie Theakston for the entirety of its run, with track-side reports from Jayne Middlemiss in series 1–3 and Kirsty Gallacher in series 4. The Games also had an after-show called The Games: Live at Trackside, aired on Channel 4's sister channel E4. The first series was presented by Dougie Anderson, whilst the second was hosted by Gamezville presenters Darren Malcolm and Jamie Atiko. Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack took over as presenters for the third and fourth series. For the final series an extra one-hour show was added on E4 in the afternoon called The Games: Live at the Heats, and the evening show changed title to become The Games: Inside Track.
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Title: Traffic Cops
Character: Himself
Released: March 18, 2003
Type: TV
Cameras follow the officers of the Road Policing Units and Road Crime Teams of several UK law enforcement departments.
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Title: Murder in Mind
Character: Simon Talbot
Released: April 22, 2001
Type: TV
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
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Title: My Family
Released: September 19, 2000
Type: TV
Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality of raising teenage children. His wife Susan seems quite happy, enjoys her job as a London tour guide, however at home her ability to find her way around a cookbook or pantry is less successful. Their three children Nick, Janey, and Michael are as different as chalk and cheese. Nick (19) is on his gap year, but doesn't get much further than the sofa or job centre, Janey is as sharp as a tack and 16 going on 25, while Michael is a very bright, computer-nerdish 12 year old who is just discovering girls.
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Title: A Question Of Pop
Released: January 3, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Rock Profile
Released: June 7, 1999
Type: TV
Rock Profile is a British television comedy show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams, both later widely known for the sketch show Little Britain. Rock Profile first appeared on the channel UK Play in 1999, before moving to BBC Two in 2000. The show comprises a series of spoof interviews, involving Jamie Theakston questioning Lucas and Walliams, who play famous musicians. The interviews are often bizarre and involve broad, unflattering caricatures or just downright fictional characteristics. They are often interspersed with videos by the featured artist, including humorous captions and congratulations from other impersonated celebrities. The first series was broadcast in 1999, comprising 13 episodes, on digital channel UK Play. The series was then picked up by BBC Two, with a second series of 13 episodes following in 2000. Series one was later shown on BBC Two. In Christmas 2000, a special 45-minute episode of the series was broadcast, entitled Rock the Blind. The episode followed Gary Barlow and Ronan Keating as they recorded a charity single. Ted Robbins appeared as Pete Waterman, and Sara Cox as herself. Following the episode, the series saw a break of two years.
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Title: It's Only TV But I Like It
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Car Wars
Released: May 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Confessions
Released: April 1, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: Live & Kicking
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 2, 1993
Type: TV
Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons. Once Live & Kicking had become established in series two, it reached its height in popularity during series four, when it was presented by Zoë Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final episode won a BAFTA award. After this the series ratings dropped with the launch of SMTV Live on ITV and was eventually cancelled in 2001.
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Title: Top of the Pops
Character: Host
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: TV
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
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Title: Sky Cops
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Sky Cops is a British reality TV show revealing the work of the air police in the UK. The BBC show follows police helicopters from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit. The show was narrated by Jamie Theakston and aired for six episodes in 2006, and a further eleven episodes in 2008.