Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026- that guy from Come Dine with Me - cat in bin lady - Delboy falling through the bar - taxi driver who ended up on BBC News - when Mr Blobby was on Lovejoy 010
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Today I celebrate the 9th anniversary of this unimprovable piece of fan mail: 020
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Thinking today of the solo dads and the fatherless; the bereaved, the bereft; those who are struggling to be a dad or struggling with their dads. Happy Day to all of you. 031
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026A bizarre moment to be listening to Mystery Hour today, as I always do on my long runs, and to be thinking “I must say hello to @mrjamesob.bsky.social next time I see him in the hood”, and right as I’m thinking that thought, a caller brings up HIJACK. Reader, I shat myself. 000
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Here's to the solo dads and the fatherless; to the bereaved, the bereft; to those who are struggling to be a dad or struggling with their dads. Happy Day to all of you. 👊🏻 040
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Just saw Robert Jenrick in one of those weird Turkish barber shops. His ears must have been burning. 320
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 20/03/2025The reason the UK is such a popular production base for international shows, aside from financial incentives, is that the skill set here is second to none... 🧵 1/5theguardian.comUK TV industry hit by ‘perfect storm’, says Elisabeth MurdochCrisis within British television is leading to an exodus of production talent, media executive says 141
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Day 133 of shooting season 2 of Hijack, and we wrapped the big man. The end is nigh. 380
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The results of the 2024 Looking Glass survey conducted by @filmtvcharity.bsky.social are horrifying but sadly unsurprising. We have to get better at looking after each other. 111
Reposted by Jim Field SmithRhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2024So I'll be back around then. We'll be trying to raise a bit of money for Centrepoint, bearing in mind that there are a bunch of people who have nowhere to go this evening. gofund.me/637d21d0 ENDS FOR NOW 🎄🛏️gofund.meDonate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri MarsdenUnbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024 24550271
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Getting ready for the final push on Season 2 of Hijack, with our third (and hopefully last) pre-production meeting. It takes an army. 072
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Fair play to The Telegraph for perfecting the art of self-parody. 160
Jim Field Smith @jimfieldsmith.bsky.social · 12/11/2024It’s a privilege to do what I do, but I’m always stunned by how many people think it’s a badge of honour to kill themselves in the name of make-believe.theguardian.comBrutal hours, tyrants and chest pains: a freelance producer on the reality of British TV‘TV industry would not exist without freelancers, yet it bullies us “lucky” ones into fearing about future work if we complain’ 1102