Hill, Rose; Clarke, Liv (2 April 2023). "Jim Davidson splits from his wife after 14-year marriage". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 2 April 2023. a b c d e Turbett, Liam (24 March 2015). "A Comedian's 'Scottish Romp' Got Canceled Due to His 'Unacceptable' Behavior". Vice . Retrieved 22 September 2023.

Beacom, Brian (29 November 2010). "Face to Face: Jim Davidson". Herald Scotland. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 May 2012. Invoked when Buttons asks the band to stop playing "Up Where We Belong" following the abovementioned "weird" water incident. On 2 January 2013, as Davidson was set to become a housemate in the 11th series of Celebrity Big Brother, he was arrested at Heathrow Airport by police officers working on Operation Yewtree. [7] On 20 March 2013 he was arrested again over new allegations of sexual offences; [29] however, on 21 August 2013, it was announced that no further action would be taken in relation to the allegations of historic sex abuse, due to insufficient evidence. [30] [31]Jim Davidson on why the show must go on". Bournemouth Echo. 22 April 2013 . Retrieved 26 September 2023. Bennett, Steve. "The 12 Plays Of Christmas: Features 2015: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 22 September 2023. Comedian Jim Davidson had Nigel Farage in stitches as he revealed he almost lost out on pie and mash because of climate change protesters in London". LBC. 21 November 2018 . Retrieved 22 November 2018.

If you are in the North America, look out for US/Canadian flag icons on popular product listings for direct links. Davidson has appeared in the UK singles chart under his own name with the double A-sided "White Christmas"/"Too Risky". It peaked at No. 52 in December 1980. [10] Business [ edit ] Proboards104". Jimdavidson.proboards104.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 20 March 2013. In September 2007, Davidson participated in the celebrity reality TV programme Hell's Kitchen and attracted negative media attention over homophobic bullying towards TV presenter and openly gay contestant Brian Dowling. Davidson asked Dowling, "Are you on our side?" when referring to whether or not he would be participating for the boys' or girls' team. Davidson used the word " shirt-lifters" in front of him, and constantly asked if Dowling would like to try on one of " John Virgo's lovely waistcoats", which Davidson owns. Davidson later described himself as a " homophobic arsehole". The programme was broadcast on ITV on 4 September 2007. [21] On 10 September, Davidson was asked to leave Hell's Kitchen, [22] following further confrontations with Dowling. [21] After Davidson's exit from the programme, the BBC reported that the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom had received 46 complaints alleging that Davidson had bullied Dowling. Ofcom concluded that nothing unacceptable had happened, but ITV, the channel which had originally broadcast the programme, issued a statement, regretting Davidson's "unacceptable remarks". [23] Davidson became known for Big Break (1991–2002) and as the third host of The Generation Game (1995–2002), as the successor to Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson. In September 2007, Davidson appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen (2007) in the UK, and in May 2008 he appeared in the BBC's Comedy Map of Britain.

Jim Davidson to face no further action over sex offence allegations". The Guardian. 21 August 2013 . Retrieved 21 August 2013.

Davidson again faced controversy in December 2007, when he made a joke about rape victims during a show at the Newark Palace Theatre, in Nottinghamshire. A local paper, the Nottingham Evening Post, stated that: "there were moments when he did stray too far over the line (most notably with a routine on rape)." [24] Throughout his career, Davidson has made jokes about women, ethnic minorities, homosexuals and disabled people in his stand-up act, which has made him a subject of frequent criticism. [17] Alleged bigotry [ edit ] a b c d Bennett, Steve. "Jim Davidson shows pulled after fracas: News 2015: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 23 September 2023. Sinderella 2:: Jim Davidson at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford". 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005 . Retrieved 25 September 2023. Bennett, Steve. "Jim Davidson 'heading for divorce No5': Punching Up 2023: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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Davidson has been married five times; four of them have ended in divorce. He has five children by three wives: If you are in Australia or New Zealand (DVD Region 4), note that almost all DVDs distributed in the UK by the BBC and 2entertain are encoded for both Region 2 and Region 4. The UK and Australasia are in the same Blu-ray region (B). My friends and I only watched this as part of a game, where we were buying random DVDs. Had we not committed ourselves to watching it, we would have stopped within minutes of the start. We persevered. Afterwards we gathered in the garden, and burned the disc so that it couldn't hurt anyone anymore.