I thought this was a brilliant series. Mind you, even when it was first broadcast, I was about 10 years outside its target demographic. It came across as a very clever spoof of children's programmes - the utterly terrifying Mr Noseybonk was exactly the sort of thing that adults could put into a show without contemplating the severe psychological trauma that it would generate. Seriously, did nobody look at Noseybonk and think, "There's something just a little bit sinister about him"? Wilf Lunn had been a genuine childhood favourite from his appearances on "Vision On"; Sylvester McCoy and David Rappaport were reassuringly odd; and everyone, but everyone, was in love with Janet Ellis. Magical stuff for a lazy teenage afternoon. Just don't let the kids watch.
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rcoulam99922 March 2024
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nickjstone12 July 2006I would bet big money that any child who grew up watching Jigsaw will have one distinct memory of the show. Not Wilf Lunn with his handlebar 'tache and funny straw boater. Not Janet Ellis in her first role before moving up to 'Blue Peter'. But 'Noseybonk' - a nightmarish creation of Adrian Hedley's, who donned a scary white plastic mask with a huge proboscis, and went snooping around poking it where it wasn't wanted, jumping out of bushes and generally scaring impressionable young children. Think Michael Myers from Halloween for the under fives! My brother, now a sane-ish, level-headed adult, still shivers at the mention of this segment of the show, and its freakish character with black suit, bulging eyes and Einstein-like hair. Amazing what the BBC thought would be a good way to educate kids in the Seventies!