Tv programmes that would not be shown today

[Mulletino]

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This, although it struggled back then and only lasted one series due to poor content.

[George 1978]

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It's interesting how sub-political Till Death was - Garnett being a staunch Conservative, while Stubbs's character and "future Blair father in law" Booth's were, not surprisingly, Labour supporters.

And then we get the Stand Up and Be Counted episode of Rising Damp, with Labour candidate who had a namesake with MP Tom Pendry.

[darren]

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YES THIS FAMOUS SCENE COULD BE SAID TO BE CLOSE TO THE BONE WITH BASIL.

https://youtu.be/yfl6Lu3xQW0

BIRDS OF A FEATHER I DIDNT THINK WAS THAT BAD CERTAINLY IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS TILL DEATH DO US PART WHICH IVE BEEN WATCHING WAS SURPRISED TO SEE UNA STUBBS IN IT.

A FEW THINGS ALF SAYS NO WAY WOULD U HEAR THAT ON TV TODAY.

Talking about Monty Pyton Darren, what with all the news about John Cleese, I bet Fawlty Towers would be another

I know john and Connie wrote Fawlty Towers close to the bone that he upsett many people from a few Country's but I'd not say John wa Rasic, but like his behaviour now it is on that border-line

Just about anything now has had to be watered down and nearly going on 95% of all the old shows us DYR Fans love would not survive. I am suprised (and happy that though Birds Of A Feather is a bit watered down) that it has not been curtailed for gloryfying Prisoners and people who make money from Robbies as did Garth and Chris way back in 89 when it began (not though I am saying i approve of it mind) but it made for realistic comedy even though it is what it is

80sChav

[80sChav]

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I remember someone saying not sure what show it was in put a postman comes to the door and the fella answered thats black mail.

And im sure a lot of monty python could not be shown or the black minstrels.

Been watching a lot of in sickness and in health on youtube as it wont be shown on itv or bbc antime soon.

DIDNT REALISE ONLY FOOLS HAD CLOSE TO THE BONE JOKES.

Talking about Monty Pyton Darren, what with all the news about John Cleese, I bet Fawlty Towers would be another

I know john and Connie wrote Fawlty Towers close to the bone that he upsett many people from a few Country's but I'd not say John wa Rasic, but like his behaviour now it is on that border-line

Just about anything now has had to be watered down and nearly going on 95% of all the old shows us DYR Fans love would not survive. I am suprised (and happy that though Birds Of A Feather is a bit watered down) that it has not been curtailed for gloryfying Prisoners and people who make money from Robbies as did Garth and Chris way back in 89 when it began (not though I am saying i approve of it mind) but it made for realistic comedy even though it is what it is

80sChav

[Clare]

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There's a Two Ronnies sketch where Ronnie Barker impersonates Cleo Laine. I think he also did Tina Turner as well?

[Richard1978]

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Spike Milligan in brown face as an Indian man...

At least in Curry & Chips he was supposed to be half Irish.

[zabadak]

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Spike Milligan in brown face as an Indian man...

[Twocky61]

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......….Frank Spencer covered in black tar in an episode of Some Mothers was not suitable for repeats anymore.

There was a TV drama, 'Waterloo Sunset', starring Patricia Hayes, playing an old lady who meets a black guy and he invites her home for tea. Too blend in she covers her face in boot polish

No mention Googling the drama, but must have been early seventies

[George 1978]

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There are already several editions of Top Of The Pops which do not get reshown due to the host...

When BBC Four started to show the episodes in 2011, Savile was still alive and didn't die until October of that year, and so I believe that they still showed the 1976 and 1977 episodes with him in them right up until 2012 when the allegations came to light. As I said before, there were more "guests" who were in disgrace rather than presenters - Savile was the most prominent presenter and Glitter was the most prominent artiste to be banned because of what they did. Boybands like Take That in the mid 1990s were often being "out of bounds" almost for a pre-watershed audience probably wouldn't even bat the eyelids or any Mary Whitehouse observer by then.

Regarding Minipops (as I mentioned in the thread I started a few weeks ago), the attitude towards the public when it came to the tastelessness of the programme has remained the same in the past 36 years. The parody of Channel 4 circa 1983 was not to show too many populist TV programmes as their ITV and BBC 1 counterparts did - it they wanted to show a programme about trainspotting, Health and Safety or dry cleaning in peak time, then so be it.

And Warren Mitchell used to say about Till Death that someone came up to him and say "I love that show where you have a go at the coons" - Mitchell replied back, "actually, we're having a go at idiots like you".

That Million Years PC night that BBC 2 did circa 1998 is an ideal textbook example of programmes over the years that probably wouldn't be seen again due to one thing and another - the obvious suspects of Benny Hill; Mind Your Language (Meera Syal being a Talking Head on it); Rising Damp and others.

[darren]

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I remember someone saying not sure what show it was in put a postman comes to the door and the fella answered thats black mail.

And im sure a lot of monty python could not be shown or the black minstrels.

Been watching a lot of in sickness and in health on youtube as it wont be shown on itv or bbc antime soon.

DIDNT REALISE ONLY FOOLS HAD CLOSE TO THE BONE JOKES.

only fools & horses seemed to tone down the close to the bone jokes as it went on.

In sickness & in health seemed lot tamer than the original till death do us part, with alf being far more of a bufoon.

[Richard1978]

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Only Fools & Horses seemed to tone down the close to the bone jokes as it went on.

In Sickness & In Health seemed lot tamer than the original Till Death Do Us Part, with Alf being far more of a bufoon.

[darren]

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the minipops has no chance of being shown again there where just 6 episodes running from First episode date: 8 February 1983Final episode date: 15 March 1983 on C4

[zabadak]

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There are already several editions of Top Of The Pops which do not get reshown due to the host...

[80sChav]

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what tv programmes do members think would never be shown today.

i feel one is in sickness and in health.

True Darren I agree on In Sickness and In Health with you as too 'Til Death do us Part

Yes Warren Mitchell played a rasict and a immense Biggott but that was the time era and time and what was given was not aimed especially at one minority, it was given to Alf as well as what Alf gave out - rightly or wrong either way

Bless This House and sadly Bread with all the Wheeler Dealing may fall into such a list too as would may-be Only Fools and Horses - but it could still work tonned down(though I am unsure if it would) but it could work as it - as it is only 2003 it ended and still had shades of things that may-be deemed not politicaly correct in it

80sChav

[George 1978]

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Love Thy Neighbour
Rising Damp

The thing is that Rising Damp is still being shown on ITV 3 - I have seen it on the SKY EPG recently. On the other hand, a new series couldn't be made by virtue of the deaths of Rossiter and Beckinsale, but even if they were both still alive, both would outgrow their character roles in any case, and a new series wouldn't get made now either way.