Television of Yesteryear.

[Richard1978]

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[staffslad]

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Barlow at Large, Softly Softly, Softly Softly Task Force and Z Cars all get a bit jumbled up with each other for me. They were good dramas and Z Cars was quite innovative in its time, but in the mid 70s The Sweeney blew them all away for most teenage boys.

Barrier Reef I think was shown on sundays here in the UK. I don't recall all that much about it plotwise.

Beadle's About was okay, but I preferred Game for a Laugh. Very sad that we lost Jeremy so young.

Bewitched was great. Elizabeth Montgomery was perfect as Samantha and the rest of the cast worked very well. It was a toss-up whether I'd go for Samantha or Jeannie of I Dream of Jeannie. I think Bewitched was a little more adult orientated than Jeannie,,,but that costume she wore...plus Barbara Eden's mini-skirts when Jeannie wore normal clothes, not that Samantha was averse to having her pins on display--it was the 60s after all.

Billy Liar the TV series moved the setting to the early 70s and it was one of my favourite sitcoms at the time.

Bernard and the Genie. I am not sure exactly but was this the one where Lenny Henry as the genie washes his hair in a toilet bowl? I just have a recollection of him lifting his head from the bowl and in slow motion shaking his head and the water spraying everywhere.

[Donald the Great]

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Ok next list:



Barlow At Large I seem to remember that Barlow and Barlow At Large was a follow on from "Softly, Softly" and was about a private detective who was played by Stratford Johns after leaving the force ...

As the name suggests, Barrier Reef was an Aussie adventure series from 1971-1972 which was based around a group of marine biologists researching the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland in their boat, 'New Endeavor'.


Beadle's About:
You work in a bed shop. One morning the door opens and in walks the largest family on the planet. They introduce themselves as the 'Golightlys' and proceed to hurl themselves on your top-end bed frames until you can hear them start to crack.


Beauty and the Beast was a TV series from 1987 in which the creator, Ron Koslow, adapts the classic fairytale in a modern environment.
Vincent was the 'beast' who lived in an underground world with other outcasts, and Catherine was the 'beauty' a District Attorney assistant.

BERGERAC:
As with all good leads in cop shows, Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac was an almost broken man when we first met him. Recovering from a bad marriage break-up, alcoholism and a busted up leg (due to an argument with a boat and a wall) he had just returned to his homeland of Jersey after a little recuperation time in England.

Who recalls a story called Bernard & The Genie, starring Alan Cummins and Lenny Henry. It was written by Richard Curtis - the man behind many great British rom-coms.The ...

BEWITCHED:
Bewitched's Samantha Stephens (played by the beautiful Elizabeth Montgomery) was a modern day witch, who wriggled her nose every time she wanted to use a magic spell.

Billy Liar:
Picture a young male in the early sixties, just before the "Swinging Sixties". Boring job, boring home, boring life. His answer? Live in a total imaginary world where he can indulge his megalomania and control everything! Ideal?

[Donald the Great]

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A Ghost Story for Christmas adapted mainly stories by M.R. James, though Dickens classic The Signalman got a particularly fine treatment imo.

A Family at War I remember quite well. A distinctive and melancholic title tune with visuals of a bleak looking beach and a sand castle with a union flag planted atop and the tide coming in.

Going back to The Avengers, although I liked the series, I am perhaps in the minority who isn't particularly smitten by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. Don't get me wrong, she's a darned good actress, but somehow she doesn't quite do it for me. Joanna Lumley as Purdey...now she does it for me.

A Fine Romance was okay, but I didn't think it was anything special.

A Kick up the eighties I remember but it tends to get muddled with other similar shows of the time in my memory.

I reckon Joanna is hotter today than back then.

[Donald the Great]

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Hmmm...With the exception of Fry and Laurie dont know any of these shows. Laurie ofcourse more of a straight actor these days, big in America i believe. Stephen fry now known more for panel show and award show hosting. My message to both of them GET BACK TO DOING FUNNY STUFF you were amongst the best

You never watched Ghost Stories for Christmas? Some spine tingling fare among those. I enjoyed the first few seasons of A Mind To Kill. A Family At War is the type of drama I enjoy. Never saw it in OZ.

[staffslad]

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A Ghost Story for Christmas adapted mainly stories by M.R. James, though Dickens classic The Signalman got a particularly fine treatment imo.

A Family at War I remember quite well. A distinctive and melancholic title tune with visuals of a bleak looking beach and a sand castle with a union flag planted atop and the tide coming in.

Going back to The Avengers, although I liked the series, I am perhaps in the minority who isn't particularly smitten by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. Don't get me wrong, she's a darned good actress, but somehow she doesn't quite do it for me. Joanna Lumley as Purdey...now she does it for me.

A Fine Romance was okay, but I didn't think it was anything special.

A Kick up the eighties I remember but it tends to get muddled with other similar shows of the time in my memory.

[tex]

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Hmmm...With the exception of Fry and Laurie dont know any of these shows. Laurie ofcourse more of a straight actor these days, big in America i believe. Stephen fry now known more for panel show and award show hosting. My message to both of them GET BACK TO DOING FUNNY STUFF you were amongst the best

[Donald the Great]

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  A Bit of a Do A Bit of a Do was a British comedy drama based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was on 3 in 1989. The show was set in a Yorkshire town. ...
  
  
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  A Bit of Fry and Laurie If you don’t already love the comedy that Fry and Laurie have brought to the world, then you should - for no other reason than the incredible ‘non-offensive’ swear words they have created. Who couldn’t find a use for ‘pim-hole’ ...
  
  
• A MIND TO KILL: Superior Welsh police drama starring Philip Madoc. Gritty and hard-hitting, a pilot episode was run in '91 which led to the much-acclaimed Channel 5 series from '94 to '04. The series thus covered the period leading up to and following Welsh devolution.
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  A Fine Romance Laura (Judi Dench) is still unmarried at thirty-seven. Her sister Helen introduces Laura to Mike (Michael Williams) at a party.
  
  
  
• A Ghost story for Christmas This was a yearly spooky drama that went out every Christmas from about 1972 to 1978. One episode was called 'Stigma' about a mother who bled to death and was aired on the 28th of December 1977. Another episode was called ...
  
  
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[Donald the Great]

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Emma peel played ofcourse by the lovely Diana rigg and the only woman to marry James bond! Andy williams has a great voice doesn't he? Even as a rock/metal fan i can appreciate a great voice like Andy had, also Matt monroe (the singing bus driver)

Lost last post? Matt Monroe also tex. Listen we could perhaps have a Avengers thread?
Ok I will add some more programs fellars.

[tex]

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I spent several early 80s years in the UK George. Sort of a combined working holiday. based in Clapham in London. Recall watching some programs that were never shown in Oz. This is not my personal list..tho I have seen a fair degree of them. Tex I was an Avenger devotee.. had a massive crush on Mrs Peel. I have the Avengers in my library and drag it our on occasions to reminice. I must have seen every Andy Williams Show episode.. the only crooner I ever enjoyed listening to. I only started watching Terry & June last year...mainly due to Terry Scott and his Carry On characters. The show was never avail in OZ to my knowledge. The Auty Jack Show is Aussie.. I say cringingly .

Want some more programs fellars?

Emma peel played ofcourse by the lovely Diana rigg and the only woman to marry James bond! Andy williams has a great voice doesn't he? Even as a rock/metal fan i can appreciate a great voice like Andy had, also Matt monroe (the singing bus driver)

[George 1978]

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I spent several early 80s years in the UK George. Sort of a combined working holiday. based in Clapham in London. Recall watching some programs that were never shown in Oz. This is not my personal list..tho I have seen a fair degree of them. Tex I was an Avenger devotee.. had a massive crush on Mrs Peel. I have the Avengers in my library and drag it our on occasions to reminice. I must have seen every Andy Williams Show episode.. the only crooner I ever enjoyed listening to. I only started watching Terry & June last year...mainly due to Terry Scott and his Carry On characters. The show was never avail in OZ to my knowledge. The Auty Jack Show is Aussie.. I say cringingly .

Want some more programs fellars?

I didn't know that - obviously as a result of being in Britain you would obviously be familiar with our programmes. The early 1980s was a good point to see a lot of them!

[Donald the Great]

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Remember all of these except the aunty Jack show, was watching the Avengers just yesterday, just as camp as it was back in the 60s

Yes campy tex but great escapist fun. I always wanted to be like the cool John Steed. He never needed a gun.. only his umbrella and bowler hat to vanquish the baddies..

[Donald the Great]

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Can I ask, Donald, have you ever lived in the United Kingdom in the past yourself? I am not certain whether they have all been seen in Australia, but that seems to be an amazing list of British programmes from someone who is based in Australia.

I spent several early 80s years in the UK George. Sort of a combined working holiday. based in Clapham in London. Recall watching some programs that were never shown in Oz. This is not my personal list..tho I have seen a fair degree of them. Tex I was an Avenger devotee.. had a massive crush on Mrs Peel. I have the Avengers in my library and drag it our on occasions to reminice. I must have seen every Andy Williams Show episode.. the only crooner I ever enjoyed listening to. I only started watching Terry & June last year...mainly due to Terry Scott and his Carry On characters. The show was never avail in OZ to my knowledge. The Auty Jack Show is Aussie.. I say cringingly .

Want some more programs fellars?

[staffslad]

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Remember a few of those donald didnt realise black beauty was that far back 72 to 73.

Judi bowker went on to play andromeda in clash of the titans 1981.

She was also in the BBC's production of Dracula in 1977. I think she played Mina with possibly Susan Penhaligan as Lucy.

[darren]

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Remember a few of those donald didnt realise black beauty was that far back 72 to 73.

Judi bowker went on to play andromeda in clash of the titans 1981.