Tv programmes that would not be shown today

[80sChav]

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I would hazzard at adding Step-Toe and Son - yeah it was a bit rascist, but I think it'd be banned for other reasons - though they are not easy to describe exactly!!

Th Step-toe's to me eqauted to one grotty old man and the Son equaly as grotty and up with As Time Goes By (that i used to hate) but appreciate more now ironicaly "as time goes by", as to lay claim to be the most depressing horrible comedy if you can call it that (in History), especialy that one where the Son goes away to Spain or where-ever and leaves the poor old Dad alone at Xmas - what an evil Xmas plot indeed!

80sChav

[80sChav]

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I doubt that even Bread would be allowed now - yeah they knew the system with the Doloe Office, but many people know such way's to cheat the Dole and could you imagine any mainstream Channel endorsing that !! No way i'd say (cos that is in essence what they'd be doing)

The one prog I am so pleased as survived - abliet it's slightly watered-down (though not teribly) , but yer admitted I feared the worst for it and I dunno how it survied and even thrives on it's new Station - ITV, is Birds Of A Feather and as much as I loved it muchly with Chris and Darryl in it - these day's the story's of 2 midle aged going on early 60s Housewives who said goodbye to their "waste of a space of Husbands" years back with "Granny Dorian" always at the "Centre of the action" makes for good general (though occasional close to the knuckle) clean honest fun - superbly played by all 3 of them!!

80sChav

[Richard1978]

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Forces TV is showing Bless This House, I've noticed they have a disclaimer before some programming to highlight some changes in attitudes.

[George 1978]

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They're still showing it. There's an episode listed for this morning.

At least ITV realise that they do have a past after all.

[tex]

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They're still showing it. There's an episode listed for this morning.

Indeed, it's been running for the past few weeks actually....still love it!

[I. R. Fincham]

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ITV 3 still showed On the Buses as recently as last year...

They're still showing it. There's an episode listed for this morning.

[George 1978]

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Oh, erm ok, but in #79 you stated it was so they could be first alphabetically in the Guinness book of hit singles?

Further to my previous response, the 1979 edition of Guinness Hit Singles would have been the second edition as it was published every two years.

[George 1978]

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Do they ever show On The Buses anywhere? All the rude comments toward Olive and general Andy Capp type bloke natter...

ITV 3 still showed On the Buses as recently as last year, and the film spin off sometimes get shown on Bank Holidays.

[George 1978]

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Oh, erm ok, but in #79 you stated it was so they could be first alphabetically in the Guinness book of hit singles?

I believe that the first Guinness Book of Hit Singles was published in 1977.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britis...les_%26_Albums

[80sChav]

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Going on Yesterday (or Thurs' Papers) - not that these are the exact words, just me interpreating them and this new ITV/BBC combo effort called BritBox - Fawlty Towers is considered iffy with some off John Cleese phrases as Basil, Del Boy on OFAH is too much of a "Judith Charmers", Bless This house, Love Thy Neighbour and of course In Sickness and In Health/ have all been Red Carded as having not exactly appropriate phrases etc

What next - Keeping Up Apperances "Red Carded" cos Hyacinth is a snob, or The Offfice cos David Brent is like most bosses are at work, when they are on your case or like a lot in general are!!

80sChav

[beccabear67]

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Do they ever show On The Buses anywhere? All the rude comments toward Olive and general Andy Capp type bloke natter...

I wonder if something a bit regional like I Didn't Know You Cared would make sense to some folks? Rising Damp was a Yorkshire series but I can't say it seemed especially regional, Last The Summer Wine often seems very of t'dales when I have watched it... except maybe for where Frank Thornton (r.i.p.) is in it.

[beccabear67]

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In Sweden on the first singles of the foursome (People Need Love, Ring Ring) they are titled:
Bjorn & Benny
Agnetha & Anni-Frid

So even they didn't think of 'ABBA' at first, they have been filed under BJO. They pronounce Agnetha Ah-nya-tha in case anyone ever needs to. And of course Anni-Frid they just call Frida. She's the less reclusive one that was with Benny. I had a thing for Benny, he was very good looking.

[tex]

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I know that ABBA's name comes from the first initials of the group members - I think that they were blessed in a way for that.

Oh, erm ok, but in #79 you stated it was so they could be first alphabetically in the Guinness book of hit singles?

[George 1978]

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I know that ABBA's name comes from the first initials of the group members - I think that they were blessed in a way for that.

[tex]

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I always assumed that ZZ Top's name was chosen so that they could be listed last alphabetically in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles (in the same wat that ABBA and later A1 chose their names so that they could be first in the book).

Interesting thought but not true, ABBA = AGNETTA. BENNIE, BJORN, ANNA