

Season 8 • Episode 31
LatestTiswas was a Saturday morning children's British television series which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 and was produced for the ITV network by ATV Network Limited. It was created by ATV continuity announcer Peter Tomlinson following a test period in 1973 when he tried out a few competitions and daft stuff between the programmes.
Acting
Lenny Henry's breakout chaos energy before he was famous.
Production
Barely controlled live TV anarchy with zero safety net.
Creator
Peter Tomlinson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sylvester McCoy did stunts on Tiswas before becoming the Seventh Doctor — including putting a ferret down his trousers.
Tiswas pioneered the 'anything can happen' live TV format that influenced everything from Ant & Dec to YouTube chaos channels.