Six Dates With Barker
Six Dates With Barker, 1971
Six Dates With Barker was a series of six one off sitcoms staring Ronnie Barker.
First broadcast in 1971 Barker is joined by a host of names from the world of TV both as cast mem...
You Must Be Joking!
You Must Be Joking,1975
A 1973 Magpie film entitled "Kids About Town" looked at London’s streets and markets through the eyes of children attending Islington’s Anna Scher Children’s Theatre.
The film caught...
Candid Camera
Smile You're On Candid Camera
Judging by the response we get to this post Candid Camera is as popular now as it was when it last appeared on our TV screens over 40 years ago.
Candid Camera was adapted from ...
An All Star Cast Are Asked……
Who Do You Do? 1972
Who Do You Do was an early ITV comedy impressions and sketch show.
It ran for five series between 1972 and 1976 clocking up fifty two episodes along the way. The show featured some very...
Maggie’s Having Problems With A Nosey Neighbour
Maggie And Her, 1978
Maggie And Her was an ITV sitcom produced by London Weekend Television.
It ran for two series between 1978 and 1979, after a 1976 a pilot episode, entitled Poppy A Her. Including the p...
Hospital Antics With Figgis And Friends……
Only When I Laugh, 1979
Only When I Laugh was the hit Sitcom made for ITV by Yorkshire Television,
Set in an NHS Hospital Men's Surgical Ward, the series ran for twenty nine episodes over four series.
S...
National Service RAF Style…..
Get Some In ! 1975
The RAF is celebrating it's centenary so this seemed a good time to dig out this largely forgotten classic.
Get Some In ran for thirty four episodes over five series between 1975 and 1978...
Could This Be ITV’s Best Sitcom?
On The Buses, 1969
On The Buses was a hugely successful sitcom that was initially rejected by the BBC, who did not see any great comedy potential in the idea, despite the writers having had previous success fo...
Blakey’s Off To Retire In Spain…….
Don't Drink The Water, 1974
Not many people remember this On The Buses spin-off. Don't drink The Water ran for thirteen episodes over two series.
Regrettably the series failed to capture the success of On ...
Life’s Not Easy When You’re A Ghost
The Canterville Ghost, 1974
The Canterville Ghost was originally a novella by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23rd Feb...