May To December
May To December, 1989 - 1994
May To December was an independent production from Cinema Verity (Verity Lambert of Doctor Who fame) for the BBC. It was about this time, late 1980's, when TV companies began to o...
Filthy, Rich And Catflap
Filthy, Rich And Catflap, 1987
A suitably outrageous series following hot on the heels of The Young Ones , Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson join forces again under the skilful writing Ben Elton.
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Neighbourhood Watch With Wyatt’s Watchdogs
Wyatt's Watchdogs - 1988
Running for six thirty minute episodes over just one series, this was Brian Wilde's first TV outing since his departure from Last Of The Summer Wine.The series was created and prod...
The Russ Abbott Show
The Russ Abbott Show, 1986
The Russ Abbott Show was effectively a continuation of the popular Russ Abbott's Madhouse.Madhouse had ran from from 1980 until 1985 on ITV.In 1986 it transferred to BBC upon...
Rentaghost, 1976
Rentaghost, 1976
Readers of a certain age will remember this kids comedy series with varying fondness.Rentaghost was the long running kids TV Comedy that perhaps ran for too long and towards the end of it'...
A Small Problem
A Small Problem, 1987
This one caused a bit of a stir in it's day.A Small Problem was a BBC sitcom starring Christopher Ryan (Mike from The Young Ones). Intended as a satire on prejudice it dealt with the...
Then Churchill Said To Me
Then Churchill Said To Me - 1982
The one that got away, well not quite. Then Churchill Said To Me was the six part BBC comedy series made in 1982 but not transmitted until 1993 by UK Gold and 1998 by the BBC....
Hi-De-Hi !
Hi-De-Hi ! 1980
This show is 40 years old this month!
The idea for Hi-De-Hi was inspired by Jimmy Perry's experiences as a Butlin's Red Coat, a job he had during the holiday season after being de-mobbed from ...
Don’t Wait Up
Don't Wait Up, 1983
Don't Wait Up was the BBC sitcom that aired for six series from 1983 to 1990, totalling 39 episodes. It starred Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was written by George Layt...
Bread
Bread, 1986
Marking Thirty years Since Graham Bickley and Melanie Hill took their slice of Bread!It was 9.30pm. on Thursday 1sy May 1986, that we first met the Boswell family and it's thirty years since tw...