| Genre: | Comedy drama |
| Starring: | Robert Lindsay Paul McGann Shirin Taylor |
| Composer: | Harry South |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Producer: | Terence Williams |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes (series) 95 minutes (special) |
| Company: | BBC |
| Channel: | BBC One |
Give Us a Break is a British comedy drama television series[1] which was originally broadcast on BBC One in a series of seven episodes between 22 September an 3 November 1983 with a feature-length Christmas Special the following year.[2]
A London wheeler dealer is extremely put out at having to look after his girlfriend's younger brother from Liverpool. Things change, however, when he discovers that he is a snooker prodigy.