The Kids from 47A

[DavidRayner]

Re: The Kids from 47A

I recently received the complete first series of fifteen episodes of this vintage children’s television serial on two DVDs inside one DVD case from Network. I remember watching this on Wednesday afternoons in 1973, after having seen SAM starring Kevin Moreton on Tuesday nights. This series isn’t as dramatic as SAM, but it is thoroughly entertaining and the episodes are beautiful transfers from the original video tapes.

SYNOPSIS: Leave a family of four children aged between 9 and 16 to run a flat on their own, and what happens? Can they cope without adult assistance? Should they be left to muddle through alone, or would they be happier and safer in the care of the local authority?
Just how the Gathercole family – Christine McKenna as Jess (at 16 the matriarch), Gaynor Hodgson as Binny (14), Nigel Greaves as Willy (13) and Russell Lewis as George (9) – manages to survive in such circumstances is the premise of this major children's series broadcast in the early 1970s. Starting from the time their widowed mother is suddenly taken into hospital “The Kids from 47A” chronicles four very different siblings overcoming a multitude of problems and misfortunes – sometimes dramatic, sometimes full of humour.

A SPECIAL NOTE: This is series one of three series, but I doubt that I’ll be buying the other two series if they are ever released, because, as with all Network releases containing more than one disc, disc two was easy to get out, a little press with my thumb and it was out. But disc one was on one of those spindles that once the disc is clicked in, it’s almost impossible to click it out again. In fact, it took me a good two hours of trying and trying and trying before I could finally get the disc out of the case. I’ve had this kind of trouble with Network DVD case spindles before. Naturally, I haven’t put disc one back on the spindle, but in a plastic wallet placed inside the DVD case.

[Twocky61]

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First episode full run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCTu7oaIjU

[Twocky61]

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Sister bringing up her siblings out of sight of those meddling social workers

[MrKenny]

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Watching the first series on DVD made me feel quite emotional seeing it again after all these years!

[RoRo]

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Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou. I really tought that I had dreamt this programme up as whenever I spoke to people about it no-one had heard of it....I am not going mad.

ALso I remeber their front door was at an angle so they had an odd shaped hallway.

[RoRo]

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Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou. I really tought that I had dreamt this programme up as whenever I spoke to people about it no-one had heard of it....I am not going mad.

[darren]

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I am amazed with your find!

That is the music! And I was right! Old Banjo Music!

Thanks for locating that bit of "THIS" Jigsaw puzzle!

glad i could help mate.
was not to hard to find either.

[FLYING SAUCER]

Re: Kids from 47A

I am amazed with your find!

That is the music! And I was right! Old Banjo Music!

Thanks for locating that bit of "THIS" Jigsaw puzzle!

[darren]

kids from 47a was a British children's television series produced by about four children whose widowed mother is taken into hospital, leaving them to cope on their own. The eldest office worker Jess Gathercole becomes the family matriarch, making every effort to keep her schoolchild sister and brothers at home with her.

here is the theme tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfozD8hJets

first episode was 30th may 1973.

last episode was a special 31st august 1975.

[FLYING SAUCER]

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I seem to remember the start of the programme showing a yellow painted 1930's style fromt door, with the number on, and was the music like banjo music? am I right? I also remember a little boy with NHS spectacles on?

[scotchmist]

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I remember it well as it happened to be my favourite TV programme at the time! The kids mother went into hospital to have an operation but died leaving the eldest sister to look after two brothers and a younger sister. Although it had tragic beginnings this was actually a comedy and had an excellent script with a bunch of talented young actors. Would love to see it again, must check YT.

[stockportyears]

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Does anyone remember the programme Kids from 47A - on early mid 70s on ITV. I remember in the starting credits somebody was playing hopskotch and there was a girl in it called Binny and a boy called George.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_from_47A

Ring any bells with anyone?

Don't remember this, but I was madly in love with Christine McKenna when she was in Flambards. I briefly wanted to learn to fly a biplane and ride a horse in the hope that she would be impressed. I was nine.

[Nicola1968]

Kids from 47A

Does anyone remember the programme Kids from 47A - on early mid 70s on ITV. I remember in the starting credits somebody was playing hopskotch and there was a girl in it called Binny and a boy called George.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_from_47A

Ring any bells with anyone?

[ecofugal]

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i dont have any really strong memories i am pretty sure i used to watch this.
i think it was shown around 4.30pm.
unfortunately there doesnt seem to be much on youtube.
i read that phil readmond was writing for this series before he created grange hill.

always thought mandy mealing (who was in grange hill) was in this but it turns out she wasn't.

also remember another youth series from this time called "a bunch of fives"

[chrisredditch]

The Kids from 47A

This was one of my favourite programmes from my youth.
4 siblings trying to get by while their Mum was in hospital. I think their Dad had died!
The lovely Christine McKenna played the eldest sister, Jess, while Binny, George and Willy made up the family.

I had a terrible crush on Binny - who was a bit of a geek from what I remember but very cute.

Anymore fans??

"The Kids from 47A" (1973)