Eric Sykes - The ITV Specials
One of Britain's best loved comedy genius'. Eric Sykes will be perhaps best remembered for his classic comedies: Sykes And A and Sykes.There were also a number of one offs, i...
Game For A Laugh, 1981
Remember the catchphrase? "Watching you, watching us, watching you!"Yes folks it's the London Weekend Television "Light Entertainment" show that was reputably the reason for the BBC'...
Tripper's Day - 1984
Viewed by some as a classic today, but not critically acclaimed at the time, Tripper's Day is largely remembered as Leonard Rossiter's last work. Sadly the actor died between the broadcas...
An Audience With Dudley Moore, 1981
It's hard to believe that it's almost twenty years (2002) since the passing of Dudley Moore.Here we look back on his turn on the hit ITV series An Audience With...Su...
It Takes A Worried Man, 1981
Another hit comedy lost in the mists of time. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of great British sitcoms that have aired over the years, yet with all these extra channels we ...
Shelley, 1979 - 1992
Hugely popular in it's day and another one pushed to the back of the queue when they're looking at programs to repeat on TV.The show was made by Thames Television and first hit our scr...
Supergran, 1985
A forgotten Sunday afternoon kids gem. Super Gran was a 1980's children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The programme ran for two series totalling 27 episodes b...
Alfresco - 1983
Some well known names from the world of comedy assemble for this forgotten ITV sketch show.Conceived as an answer to the BBC's hugely successful Not The Nine O' Clock News, Alfresco ran for...
There's Nothing to Worry About ! 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About ! A three part series shown only in the ITV Granada region. This three part series in fact turned out to be a pilot series for the show th...
Hardwicke House
One of the last roles Roy Kinnear played before his sad death in 1988. Hardwicke House was a seven part ITV sitcom. Too say this sitcom was a little contraversial might be an understatement. ...