High Street Blues
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 the major changes sen on the British High Street in recent years. Howe...
The Adventures Of Don Quick
The Adventures Of Don Quick, 1970
The Adventures Of Don Quick was a science fiction satire based on the characters of Don Quixote. Produced by London Weekend Television it ran for six 1 hour episodes (includi...
Not On Your Nellie
Not On Your Nellie - 1974
Not On your Nellie was screened a year after Hilda Baker's other well known sitcom Nearest and Dearest. It ran for 17 episodes over three series.The series was created by two of ...
You Bet !
You Bet ! - 1988
Another prime time Saturday Night classic. You Bet ran for 10 series over 101 episodes between 1988 and 1997.It was a British game show that was based around the format of German show Wet...
It Could Still Be A Big Night If You…….
Play Your Cards Right, 1980
Another game show classic from the longest serving British Entertainer, Bruce Forsyth. What's more it came back for three bites of the cherry and was successful on each occcasion.
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You Can’t Keep A Good Idea Down: Copy Cats
Copy Cats, 1985
Impressions on TV were nothing new and still aren't to this day. However they do make for some great entertainment.Back in the early 1970's ITV had success with a quickfire sketch show fea...
The Rag Trade
The Rag Trade - BBC Years - 1961 - 1963, ITV Years 1977 - 1978
The Rag Trade was the classic sitcom that had two bites of the cherry. Famous for the catchphrase of it's Shop Steward "Everybody Out!" it's one...
Romany Jones
Romany Jones - 1972
All to often when talking about that golden age of comedy (1970's) some great ITV gems get forgotten about.Romany Jones is one such example. Created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe ...
Lucky Feller
Lucky Feller, 1976
David Jason's second sitcom and another of those "I'd forgotten about that one'" moments.A pilot episode was filmed in 1975, but never transmitted. It was 1976 when Lucky Feller made i...
Hale and Pace
Hale And Pace, The London Weekend Television Series, 1988
Gareth Hale and Norman Pace found fame towards the end of the 1980's, after a single one-off special for London Weekend Television shown Christmas 1986...