Crossroads

[DAVIDW 1,683]

Showing my age but according to something I just read , Crossroads had its first showing on this day in 1964.  Nearly 60 years ago.

Can't say if I watched the first episode or not but I bet there's a few here who still remember some of the names : Meg Richardson, Miss Diane, Bennie etc !

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Cardboard scenery that moved every time anyone coughed!  Amy Turtle who could never remember her lines. It was usually on at tea time but I wasn't an avid watcher.

[katyjay 5,091]

Used to watch it, but it was my first taste of the Brummie accent and have disliked it since! Now there's a Brummie on the baking show! 

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

I think @benjamin1945had far more interesting storylines in the Brum area 

[philmayfield 6,140]

We had a woman in the village with a strong Brummie accent. We used to call her ‘Marlene’ after the Beryl Reed character with the large earrings!

[Cliff Ton 10,467]

The main thing I remember about it is the theme tune; instantly recognisable to people of a certain age.

 

It's stood the test of time, even if the programme hasn't.

 

 

[trogg 2,016]

My son was promoted and transferred to Birmingham, he was pleased but the only downside to the move was that his 2 toddlers would grow up with that accent.

[DAVIDW 1,683]

1 hour ago, Cliff Ton said:

The main thing I remember about it is the theme tune.....

 

And to make it on topic what with the release of the "new" Beatles single today , Macca once did a cover version

 

[IAN FINN 808]

Got home from work and Crossroads was just starting my mum always watched it.

[LizzieM 9,510]

I remember Crossroads for its missed cues and wonky scenery and loved Victoria Wood’s ‘Acorn Antiques’ which just took the pee out of Crossroads.  She was brilliant and so observant.  

[nonnaB 4,895]

Didn’t watch it because at that time I was still at work or else traveling home. I remember though my bosses mother had it on the tv and I could hear the signature tune.

[nonnaB 4,895]

British accents. I don’t think you ever lose them. There are so many provinces here that have awful accents and dialects. Tuscany is one I love as is also Sicilian but that’s a language all of its own. My family take the mickey when I say “ mi “ instead of “me” which I do occasionally.

[woody 552]

Incredible how so many people can have the same speech impediment.

[DJ360 6,730]

Amy Turtle?

[katyjay 5,091]

DJ, I thimk her accent was the thickest. Meg's son Sandy was in a wheelchair later on, wasn't he genuinely using it through illness?

[Cliff Ton 10,467]

Yes; art imitating reality.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Tonge

[Beekay 5,151]

It was said that Crossroads motel could solve the unemployment problem in one fell swoop ! Everybody that turned up there was suddenly offered a job and bed and board to go with it.