Television of Yesteryear.

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Dempsey and Makepeace was really quite good. Dempsey irritated me for some reason I can't quite put my finger on, but who would want to look at him when Glynis Barber was on-screen?

Department S I really liked and is one of my favourite of the ITC series. Very unusual plots, a cracking titles sequence and a black guy as boss, which at the time was practically unheard of.

Desert Crusader I can just about remember--I'm not holding my breath for it to be repeated by the BBC.

Dick Turpin was shown at teatime on Saturdays. I used to sleep at my gran's house on saturdays and Dick Turpin was usually the first programme that would be on after I arrived.

Dixon of Dock Green I only remember from the late 60s onwards. In itself it wasn't bad, but shows like The Sweeney and Jack Warner's advancing age really made it creak.

I get a bit confused with all the different 'Doctor' series, although I would always watch them when they were on TV. My clearest memories are from when Robin Nedwell was the main character. Barry Evans I remember more from Mind your Language.

[Zincubus]

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Ahhhh Glynis Barber as Makepeace was gorgeous !!




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[Donald the Great]

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• Dempsey and Makepeace: Dempsey and Makepeace launched on London Weekend Television in 1985 bringing some sizzling sexual tension to cold Friday evenings. It starred Michael Brandon as tough US cop Lieutenant Jim Dempsey and Glynis Barber as aristocratic Detective Sergeant Harriet “Harry” Makepeace. ...
  
  
• Denver The Last DinosaurDenver was a friendly dinosaur that together with the gang of the children who originally discovered him go through different adventures. They all help thwart the schemes of the unscrupulous concert promoter Morton Fizzback who is always looking to cash ...
  
  
• Department SDepartment S was a British spy/crime fighter programme starring Peter Wyngard as Jason King, a crime writer who used his fictional character, Mark Caine, to solve the crimes in each episode. Department S later spawned the spin off Jason ...
  
  
• Desert CrusadersFrench dubbed TV programmed shown in the UK around the late 60's - early 70's aired on Saturday mornings along with Casey Jones & Champion the Wonder Horse, The Flashing Blade and Belle, Sebastian and the Horses! It chronicled the ..
  
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• DianaThe British TV series Diana had nothing to do with Princess Diana. It was broadcast in 1984 and featured Patsy Kensit in the lead role as a teenage Diana, who grew up during the series until a new actress took ...
  
  DICK TURPIN: Richard O'Sullivan as Dick Turpin terrorising the rich with his sidekick Swiftnick. As dashing highwaymen they win the hearts of many women and used to have me rushing in from playtime as a young girl!

• Dixon of Dock GreenI saw Dixon Of Dock Green from the very first programme to the last. It started in the late fifties, and was in black and white. My favourite actor, Peter Byrne played the role of Andy Crawford, who later became ...
  
  
• Dizzy Heights HotelDizzy Heights was a BBC children's programme based in a hotel with humans and puppets. I think there were mice living in the stairs as well. The show was about Mr Heap and Mr Wall's who ran the ...
  
  
• Doctor At Large: Spin off of the popular Doctor In the House. Follows the early career of Dr Michael Upton.(Barry Evans)...
  
  

• Dixon of Dock GreenI saw Dixon Of Dock Green from the very first programme to the last. It started in the late fifties, and was in black and white. My favourite actor, Peter Byrne played the role of Andy Crawford, who later became ...
  
  
  
• Doctor At Large...
  
  

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Roddy the rat has been replaced by Martha the mouse!

I noticed that straight away ... maybe rats are seen as too scary ??


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This the newish series I'm talking about .. based on the original Tales by Riverbank and same theme tune and real creatures ..

https://youtu.be/X8f4y51qC6M


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Roddy the rat has been replaced by Martha the mouse!

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This the newish series I'm talking about .. based on the original Tales by Riverbank and same theme tune and real creatures ..

https://youtu.be/X8f4y51qC6M


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[George 1978]

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Let us know if you have any links ..

It was shown back in the early 1990s.

[Zincubus]

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Remake......

Na that's the puppet remake ...


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[tex]

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Let us know if you have any links ..


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Remake......

[Zincubus]

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I m certain that what was seen on Take Five was a new version of that.

Let us know if you have any links ..


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[George 1978]

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I m certain that what was seen on Take Five was a new version of that.

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Tales from the Riverbank was one of the five selections of children's television programmes called Take Five which was seen after Sesame Street on Channel 4 at 1.30 pm on weekday afternoons in around 1992. I think that they varied, but in addition to TFTRB they included a lot of former BBC series such as the Mr Men, The Herbs, Ivor the Engine, Something called Joggy Bear (not to be confused with Huggy Bear out of Starsky and Hutch) and was an exercise type bit for youngsters with Mad Lizzie in tow (seen during her final months at TV-am), and a girl cartoon character called Natalie which I don't remember appearing anywhere else. Each segment was around five minutes long.

I watched Tales by the Riverbank in the early 60's !!


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[Richard1978]

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I remember Chigley & The Clangers being part of the lineup on Take Five.

Tales Of The Riverbank was originated in Canada in the 1960s, but were revived a few times over the years.

[George 1978]

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Tales from the Riverbank was one of the five selections of children's television programmes called Take Five which was seen after Sesame Street on Channel 4 at 1.30 pm on weekday afternoons in around 1992. I think that they varied, but in addition to TFTRB they included a lot of former BBC series such as the Mr Men, The Herbs, Ivor the Engine, Something called Joggy Bear (not to be confused with Huggy Bear out of Starsky and Hutch) and was an exercise type bit for youngsters with Mad Lizzie in tow (seen during her final months at TV-am), and a girl cartoon character called Natalie which I don't remember appearing anywhere else. Each segment was around five minutes long.

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It was first known as The Pogles and was a feature in Clapperboard, then became Pogles' Wood and was a Watch with Mother segment. I do remember having a Pogles' Wood annual as a child, or it may have been a The Pogles annual, I know I was very young when I had it. I do believe a character was called Pippin and was also featured in Pippin comic.

Another series was Tales of the Riverbank. It featured real animals, all voiced by Johnny Morris. I recall there was Hammy Hamster and GP the guinea pig.

They've actually recently remade the series ?!?!

It's based on the old series stories and there's still Hammy Hamster , GP Guinea Pig but they've got a cute looking mouse as the third main character ( think it used to be a huge rat ?) ... same song but revised version , different voiceover ( obviously) but episode features a mixture of little critters like a frog , toad , ducklings , turtle etc etc ..

It's actually very well made imho

My 3 yr old granddaughter loves it


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