What TV shows do you miss?

Mt61

Thriller
Tales of the unexpected
Upstairs downstairs
Hammer house of horrors,
‘Double bill on a Saturday night’

Oh I forgot ‘brookside’, only soap I watched

Thriller
Tales of the unexpected
Upstairs downstairs
Hammer house of horrors,
‘Double bill on a Saturday night’

loopyloo

Air crash Investigation .
Can't seem to find national geographic anymore.

Loads on YouTube loopyloo

I miss all the great sitcoms that were a highlight every week until the late nineties. They were an ideal way to switch off from the grim events in the real world and it's surprising how many stand up well now. I watched on Sunday night the film version of The Likely Lads and the hunour is stll excellent 49 years later. Also borrowed a DVD last year of the 1996 Only Fools And Horses Christmas special and started cheering when Del and Rodney finally became millionaires.
Nowadays there are too many stupid reality shows that no one will remember or watch re runs of in 30 years time, " Celebrity" game shows every night, and joyless soaps.

Ready Steady Go. I SO wanted to be Cathy McGowan.

I always looked forward to Whose Line Is It Anyway? Some clips are on YouTube, they are still funny, so quick witted.

But we move on don’t we ?
I used to like Little house on the prairie but I probably find it way to twee now I loved Saturday wrestling wouldn’t want to watch it now
I can’t think of anything at all that I miss or would want back Don’t we all move on in our thought processes our humour our knowledge isn’t that what life is ?

Helter a spin of from The Mary Tyler Moore show was Rhoda. I enjoyed that. I'm another who misses The Old Grey Whistle Test

Yes, definitely The Old Grey Whistle Test Astitchintime
Holby City and Brookside.

The Old Grey Whistle Test

Youtube is very good for old series, I am watching the duchess of duke street and the land girls at the moment. Easy to watch and relaxing. The scarlet fields has just popped up, another one to watch

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That's TV is repeating Goodnight Sweetheart and it's really cleverly written, a man travelling between London in 1993 and 1941 and having partners in both time zones. It's the sort of sitcom that would never be made now.

NotSpaghetti

I think the oldies are not so golden anymore.
Times have changed and several just don't seem interesting/funny any more... and so many are casually exist too.

I think it's better to remember the pleasure I once had than try to revisit and be disappointed.

My suggestions were old but not as old as many on this list I think.

Couldn’t agree more. 99% of these old shows are so bad. The
Scripts 😱 so stilted.
But I know in my bones that Schitts Creek will stand the test of time. 😂

Keeping up appearances and the Bill

We've watched a couple of episodes of The Beverley Hillbillies on Talking Pictures TV. It's still good fun.

Miss Ellie. Lucy who Terry Wogan called The Poison Dwarf!

I had forgotten Dallas. Sat in our newly bought first house watching it sitting on the floor cushions. Trendy but sooooo uncomfortable. We had very little furniture. Dallas was wonderful. The shoulder pads and hairstyles. And windy breakfasts on the back porch with the mother. Miss Something.

They must all be ancient or gone now. Must google.

I'd love to know how the surviving members of Mad Men are faring.

So many -
Man About The House with the adorable Richard O'Sullivan. I met him once. He really was adorable.
When the Boat Comes in.
Family at War
Howards Way
Dallas
Just Good Friends
Cheyenne
Sugarfoot
Wagon Train. Was gorgeous Robert Horton in that?
As a child The Woodentops
Many more.

I felt that about Butterflies when I watched an episode a couple of years back. Loved it at the time, but goodness how annoying she was. Almost yelled "just get a job and a cleaner"at the tv. Maybe she had a cleaner anyway.

I think the oldies are not so golden anymore.
Times have changed and several just don't seem interesting/funny any more... and so many are casually exist too.

I think it's better to remember the pleasure I once had than try to revisit and be disappointed.

My suggestions were old but not as old as many on this list I think.

loopyloo

Air crash Investigation .
Can't seem to find national geographic anymore.

My favourite too! National Geographic is on Disney+ but they don’t seem to have the aircrash investigations any more. I watch them on You Tube.

HelterSkelter1

Wasn't Compact about a magazine? I loved it as well. I shall have to Google it to remind myself. Also Howards Way. A nice end to a sunday? evening. DH and I caught an episode a couple of years ago at a holiday let. What a treat.

I loved both Compact and Howard’s Way! In my opinion, there as been nothing similar since that has been any good! I was besotted with Howard’s Way - the lifestyle, the people, the scenery. Brilliant!

Oregano

Crosstitchfan - I have recently watched some of the old Houseparty programmes on YouTube but they seem so dated and contrived now! You could have a look and see what you think.

Oregano,
I watched a couple of the old ‘Houseparty’ programmes after what you said and you are right! Dated isn’t the word! They were fun to watch years ago, although I can’t understand what I saw in them then, having watched a couple again today.
One programme I loved (and have only just remembered) was ‘The Newcomers’ which was Australian. I adored it and particularly liked the star, Maggie somebody.
They don’t make good programmes like that any more. Funds, I suppose. I daren’t search for it. If I found it, I might be disappointed like I was with ‘Houseparty’ and have decided to remember it as it was!
They just don’t make ‘em like that any more!