| Get Fresh | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Gareth Jones Charlotte Hindle Gian Sammarco(Series 1) Gilbert the Alien(Series 2-3 &Get Fresh Sunday) |
| Theme music composer | Mick Jones ofBig Audio Dynamite |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (60 Saturday, 31 Sunday) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Janet Street-Porter Tim Edmunds Mike Forte |
| Production companies | Tyne Tees TelevisionCentral Unit & 6 episodes Border Television11 episodes &Get Fresh Sunday HTV Wales4 episodes HTV West4 episodes Scottish Television9 episodes Grampian Television5 episodes Ulster Television5 episodes Television South West9 episodes Anglia Television6 episodes Television South1 episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 3 May 1986 (1986-5-3) – 28 August 1988 (1988-8-28) |
Get Fresh is a children'stelevision programme that originally aired from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom.
A Saturday-morning kids' TV show, broadcast on theChildren's ITV block, the show featuredGareth Jones (aka Gaz Top), Charlotte Hindle, and, for the first year of its run,Gian Sammarco, the British child actor best known for his portrayal of the character 'Adrian Mole'. Sammarco was replaced for the 2nd and 3rd series by a puppet named Gilbert the Alien (voiced byPhil Cornwell).
Each week the series would be broadcast from a different UK location and centred on theMillennium Dustbin, a fictional space ship in which the presenters would travel the country.[1] The show invited a live audience to attend and give vox-pop comments, to give presentations on local community activities, and to participate in games and challenges. Pop stars would also appear to perform on the show.
The weekly music strand of the show featured musical guest interviews and pop gossip. The segment was hosted each week byNino Firetto andDavid "Kid" Jensen.
The show featured a unique play-by-phone challenge, using the Atari ST video gameXenon,[2] where viewers would call in and shout "left, left, right, shoot" commands to a blindfolded player.[3] Get Fresh also featured the animated seriesThe Centurions andThe Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.[4]
Get Fresh Sunday was a pre-recorded Sunday morning edition of the show also presented by Gaz, Charlotte and Gilbert. This spin-off featuredThe Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin andGummi Bears and studio-based interviews and features, and was more item-based than the activity driven Saturday live show.
Gilbert later featured in a further two series forTyne Tees Television,Gilbert's Fridge (1988) andGilbert's Late (1990).
The series was administrated by Tyne Tees Television from a Central Unit based at their London office, but was produced in conjunction with the local ITV station from where the series was to broadcast that week.
Get Fresh Sunday was produced solely by Border Television.
The theme music for the programme was written by Mick Jones of The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite fame.