Jim'll Fix It

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Jim'll Fix It was a long running British television show broadcast by the BBC.

The show debuted on 31 May 1975, and ran until June 1994. It was hosted by Jimmy Savile who would "fix it" for several children's wishes to come true each week. The standard format was that the child's letter, which described their wish, would be shown on the screen and read out aloud by the child. This would be followed with a quick chat between Jimmy and the child, where they would discuss the wish. The child's wish would then be enacted (either live in the studio or shown in a pre-recorded format, which usually consisted of an outside broadcast), and finally the child would be presented with a medal which had the words "Jim fixed it for me" engraved on it.

Arguably the most famous "fix it" was a group of cub scouts, who wrote to the programme asking to have a meal in an unusual place. The show opted to send them, complete with packed lunch, to ride a roller coaster — the result, thanks to the force of gravity and momentum, being faces full of food and drink.

Another famous moment was when a young Doctor Who fan was able to take part in a short adventure titled A Fix with Sontarans with Colin Baker. The fourth Doctor, Tom Baker also appeared in one episode, where he handed out scarves to some children.

Possibly the most famous recipient of a Jim'll Fix It badge was veteran movie actor Peter Cushing (who also played Doctor Who in two cinematic outings). He wrote to the show in the 1980s to ask if a variety of rose could be named after his late wife.

Later series saw Jim distributing medals from his "magic chair" which concealed the medals in a variety of robotic compartments.

The series is known for its iconic closing theme tune:

Your letter was only the start of it,

One letter, and now you're a part of it.

Now you've done it—Jim has fixed it for you,

And you and you...

There must be something that you always want to do,

The one thing that you always wanted to

Now you've done it—Jim has fixed it for you,

And you and you and you...

ITV1's Saturday Night Takeaway has a slot called "Jim Didn't Fix It", though how ITV got hold of the letters, since Jim'll Fix It was a BBC show, is unclear.

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