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Remembering London Weekend Television – Part 7

Play Your Cards Right, 1980 Well it did air on a Friday night, so for the final pat of our look back at LWT we come to Brucie. Another game show classic from the longest serving British Entertainer, Bruce Forsyth.  …

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Remembering London Weekend Television – Part 6

Curry And Chips - 1969

Perhaps the most controversial sitcom ever made and London Weekend's first sitcom to be made in colour.  This six part comedy based on an

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Remembering London Weekend Television – Part 5

Mind Your Language - 1977

An all time comedy classic and possibly one of the best produced by London Weekend Television, Mind Your Language ran for three series (four

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Looking Back At London Weekend Television – Part One

Long Way For A Titter, Ken Dodd called it during his first Audience With.  London Weekend Television was one of the major regional ITV franchises broadcasting  from Fridays

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Doctor On The Box - 1969 - 1977

Doctor On The Box is the generic title given by Network DVD (who released a box set of the same name

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Mixed Blessings – 1978

One of those forgotten 70's gems from the London Weekend Stable, probably not so much forgotten, as brushed under the carpet as it dealt with mixed race marriages. Written

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Bless Me Father 1978 – 1981

Made by London Weekend Television for ITV Bless Me Father ran for 3 series totalling 21 episodes, between 1978 and 1981.  The series is set in 1950’s and

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High Street Blues – 1989

Not to be confused with the popular US Police show of a similar name.  The title almost seems relevant now, with major high street shops reporting poor sales. 

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Dick Turpin

Another of those golden oldie TV series that used to air on a Saturday night.  This time we have Richard O'Sullivan, famed for his comedy performances in Man

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Not On Your Nellie – 1974

When I was a young child growing up Not On Your Nellie was a popular saying, it was years later that I realised it was also the the

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