Big Deal
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Geoff McQueen
Written by	David Crane
Starring	Ray Brooks Sharon Duce Pamela Cundell James Ottaway Lisa Geoghan
Theme music composer	Bobby G
Opening theme	"Big Deal"
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Terry Williams
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) – 4 November 1986 (1986-11-04)

Big Deal is a British comedy-drama television series originally broadcast by the BBC between 1984 and 1986. The series was created and written by Geoff McQueen, who created several other major television series including Give Us a Break, Stay Lucky, and The Bill.

Starring Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce and Lisa Geoghan, the series concentrated on the ups and downs of small-time London gambler Robbie Box (played by Brooks) and the effect that his poker addiction has on his long suffering girlfriend Jan Oliver (Duce) and her daughter Debby (Geoghan).

The theme music was by Bucks Fizz member Bobby G.^[1]

Cast

• Ray Brooks – Robbie Box
• Sharon Duce – Jan Oliver
• Lisa Geoghan – Debby Oliver
• Pamela Cundell – Vi Box
• James Ottaway – Tommy
• Andy Mulligan – Geordie
• Kenneth Waller – Ferret
• Deirdre Costello – Joan
• Stephen Tate – Dick Mayer
• Frank Mills – Gil Roach
• Alex Tetteh-Lartey – Black George
• Roger Walker – Kipper
• Tony Caunter – Henry Diamond

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

DVD releases

Series 1 of Big Deal was released on DVD by the BBC on 24 July 2006.