mick2me 3,033 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Bootsie & Snudge was set in a hotel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fURWaL5yYqI I remember Michael Medwin had a program after TAG, where he was a TV repair man but I cant remember what it was? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Found it on IMDB I bet I am the only person who remembers Three Live Wires? 26 episodes, Derek Guyler also appeared in 22 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 'The Grove' family were an early series on the old steam telly'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 And the Appleyards I remember a series called 'Little Red Monkey' but all that sticks in my mind was the signature tune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Was it this tune Pooh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yep...I think it was a long running murder mystery. Aint heard that for over 50 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re the Appleyards,that was on a couple of years before the Grove family and information is limited as none were recorded.But if my memory serves me right the boy in the series was played by this guy out of Heartbeat (desk sergeant) The young lad in the Grove Family below has also had various parts over the years...In a comedy about a female funeral director (Thora Hird) 'In Loving Memory' I think.He was also in Upstairs Downstairs. I don't have their names offhand but they've certainly been around since the early days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Isn't it the Alfred Hichcock TV theme tune? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Anyone remember The Larkins (TV Series 1958–1964) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I remember Peggy Mount most of all. What was the series with a family running a chip shop....was that the later series of the Larkins perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majoroak 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 my early favourite was Rin Tin TIN a very early prog on ATV - circa 1956. we all rushed up top of the road in sneinton - the only tele with ATV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Betcha dint av a Cullah Telleh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Take Your Pick, with Michael Miles, was a popular programme in it's day and it was still funny when Des O'Connor did it through the 90's. Humour comes in many forms and so it should because people laugh at different things. Personally, I can't stand the modern comedian's who have to shout and yell every word at you. I could, on the other hand, listen to 'The Comedian's' show all day long. Can you imagine the late Bernard Manning being on TV today?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Rich tossers I was still buggerin about with a crystal set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 1. The Strange World of Gurney Slade. Starring Anthony Newley 1960 (Or have I mentioned that one before? Day-Jar-Vooh). 2. Curry and Chips Written by and starring Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes. (1969) A comedy series set in a small novelty goods factory with Eric Sykes as the foreman "Arthur Blenkinsop" and Spike Milligan as "Paki-Paddy, Kevin O'Grady", of mixed race Irish and Pakistani. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ive got 'curry n Chips'...cant find his 'Q' series's anywhere tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Near forty years I waited for it to come out on DVD and I have it too - one of my all time favourite sit-coms. Takes a side-swipe at bigotry in a very funny way. It is (IMO) a great shame the namby-pamby, do-gooders managed to prevent the second series from being made. The anti-racist brigade completely missed the point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Worrabhat "till Death Us Do Part" Never get away with it these days, BUT, they only got away with it all those years back because the writer and star were Jews...... A lot of the skits were about Jews, quite a few about wogs too. Two spin off's, the American Archie Bunker and the Australian Kingswood Country, now that one had just started when I first lived over there, and it was Greaaaatttte. There's a few Kingswood Country shows on Youtube, Dad is Ted, his Daughters married to an Italian's Son, and Ted calls him a Wog, Father in Law drives a Fiat, and Ted has a Holden Kingswood... Classic lines from Ted. "No you can't borrow the Kingswood, just Gladwrapped the bumpers" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Worrabhat "till Death Us Do Part" Never get away with it these days, BUT, they only got away with it all those years back because the writer and star were Jews...... A lot of the skits were about Jews, quite a few about wogs too. 'Till Death' showed bigotry for what it was to anyone with half a brain...the trouble is most of the 'anti racist' brigade are too thick to see it...hence the blackboard and black sheep stupidity. The later series showed 'Alf' up perfectly with the effeminate black carer who called him 'Bwana' Every line with a derogatory comment about blacks backfired on Alf...which was the writers intention. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 'Til Death was called "All in the Family" over here and was no where near as acidic as the original. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Mind your language....now theres a progam that you just couldn't sit through a whole one of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,877 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Love thy neighbour, can't see them repeating that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nor The Black and White Minstrel Show! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 One for Compo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG_5rpX4LTY 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 And one for me... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txp6QXYqubc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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