1983: JACK CHARLTON's Big FISHING Final | Hooked! | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

Jack Charlton presents the series final of competitive angling programme Hooked! Who will be crowned the 1983 champion? Will big Jack stay quiet or will he scare all the fish away? Watch to find out!
This year's finalists are Ken Collings, Frank Jarvis, Dennis Lipscombe, Tom Pickering, Stan Piecha and Clive Smith. Whomever catches the largest combined weight of fish will be declared the winner.
Filmed at the Longleat estate in Wiltshire, England.
Originally broadcast 24 February, 1983.
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[@onlyme219]

That was fantastic and I don't even fish, bring this back on tv 👍

[@bonnetdedouche437]

The theme music is absolutely WHOPPER! Love the bloke at 0:43 casually sucking on a dart! Doubt anyone caught a thing after the air horn probably scared all the fish away. This show needs reviving, same theme music but presented by Peter Kay? I've the theme music stuck in my head now. Doooo duh dooo, dooo doooo! Da da, doo duh doo, dooo doooooo etc...

[@jasonayres]

I've never associated fishing with such groovy (-insert modern terminologies for *rather fashionable* here -) music, but, yes, my toes were tapping!

[@rhythmicallydivine]

It's by Steve Hackett, called The Show. He was the guitarist in Genesis in the 1970s.

[@derekogilvie6942]

What a massive investment on the titles - wow

[@iixorb]

Well, I can’t say this series ‘hooked’ me to be honest! I assume it was on late - like those chess competitions - to help insomniacs fall asleep 😂

[@gower23]

What thrilling, tense sporting action. I don't know why broadcasters don't show more fishing competitions, they would sure to get millions of viewers. 😴

[@davidrenton]

the Olympics missed a trick not having angling as an event, it's river-ting

[@drocles]

Ive never even heard of a slingshot cast

[@deanstanley5799]

Then off to the pub for a good soaking in ale 💪