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TV programmes from the past.

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NanKate Thu 06-Nov-25 14:13:38

On Women’s Hour today they asked for listeners to text in saying TV shows they watched and loved from many years ago.

Suddenly Kenny Everett jumped into my mind. He used to do a sketch where he was presenting a pretend DIY Show. It was manic, over the top and he was covered in blood a lot of the time or wearing a sling. My son and I used to roll around with laughter. He often finished the show in drag and was sitting in a large chair throwing one leg over the other saying ‘everything is in the best possible taste’. Absolutely hilarious. I don’t think it would be thought appropriate now.

What were your favourite Shows ?

Kate1949 Thu 06-Nov-25 15:26:04

Too many to list. I loved Man About The House with lovely Richard O'Sullivan. Not hilarious but I loved the fashions. If we watch repeats now I say to DH, 'I had dress/coat/shoes like that.'
Also The Lovers with Paula Wilcox and Richard Beckinsale (Jeffrey Bubbles Bon Bon).

AGAA4 Thu 06-Nov-25 15:30:54

Z cars. Emergency Ward 10. Really showing my age now.

YorkLady Thu 06-Nov-25 16:16:15

Drop the Dead Donkey and Blake’s Seven.
I would imagine that neither has aged well!😂😂

pably15 Thu 06-Nov-25 16:29:12

I remember Kenny Everet throwing the legs about..
The Liverbirds...George and Mildred
there were many more, but I can't remember

LadyBridgerton Thu 06-Nov-25 16:41:53

AGAA4

Z cars. Emergency Ward 10. Really showing my age now.

I recall quite clearly being furious when Emergency Ward 10 was taken off the air, just because the American president had been assassinated!
Dr Kildare was another one I loved, an English teacher was the image of RC, he was very popular.

Calendargirl Thu 06-Nov-25 17:24:29

The Kenny Everett Show can still be seen on one of the Freeview channels.

Calendargirl Thu 06-Nov-25 17:25:29

Comedy shows I thought funny years ago don’t seem very comical now, for some reason.

Is it me, or the shows?

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 06-Nov-25 17:32:00

Even some of Morecambe & Wise seems unfunny now.

Calendargirl Thu 06-Nov-25 19:06:45

Perhaps we were more easily pleased back in the day.

HowVeryDareYou2 Thu 06-Nov-25 19:11:37

I liked Rising Damp, Stephen & Son, & Not the Nine O'clock News, then
The Big Breakfast, Red Dwarf and Trigger Happy TV.

grumppa Thu 06-Nov-25 19:20:57

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.

crazyH Thu 06-Nov-25 19:29:06

Rising Damp
George and Mildred

Babs03 Thu 06-Nov-25 19:30:18

I loved Z cars, can still recall the theme tune. Dixon of Dock Green. And a few years later I enjoyed The Generation Game, Opportunity Knocks, and Upstairs Downstairs.

NanKate Thu 06-Nov-25 20:06:13

Thanks Calendargirl just found Kenny on YouTube with Michael Parkinson. 👍

merlotgran Thu 06-Nov-25 20:24:11

Dad’s Army is the only comedy that has held its humour for me.
As we were a horsey family I loved watching Follyfoot with our children.

Esmay Thu 06-Nov-25 20:37:18

I mentioned an art programme on Rewind .
There's a lot of vintage programmes on it ie
The Beverley Hillbillies and Bewitched .
If you are dog mad there's That's My Dog .

I still love The Avengers ,the Persuaders and the Professionals .
I watch some programmes ,which aren't that old Morse ,Lewis and Endeavour and long for more .
The newer detective programmes are so disappointing . I've tried to watch them ,but end up changing channels.

Babs03 Thu 06-Nov-25 21:38:19

Esmay

I mentioned an art programme on Rewind .
There's a lot of vintage programmes on it ie
The Beverley Hillbillies and Bewitched .
If you are dog mad there's That's My Dog .

I still love The Avengers ,the Persuaders and the Professionals .
I watch some programmes ,which aren't that old Morse ,Lewis and Endeavour and long for more .
The newer detective programmes are so disappointing . I've tried to watch them ,but end up changing channels.

I used to love Columbo and Ironside, they were real whodunnits.

Babs03 Thu 06-Nov-25 21:38:50

Though of course with Columbo we always knew who’d done it.

MayBee70 Thu 06-Nov-25 23:20:53

Esmay

I mentioned an art programme on Rewind .
There's a lot of vintage programmes on it ie
The Beverley Hillbillies and Bewitched .
If you are dog mad there's That's My Dog .

I still love The Avengers ,the Persuaders and the Professionals .
I watch some programmes ,which aren't that old Morse ,Lewis and Endeavour and long for more .
The newer detective programmes are so disappointing . I've tried to watch them ,but end up changing channels.

I saw Bewitched today when I was channel hopping but don’t know what channel it was on….

Deedaa Thu 06-Nov-25 23:23:56

I've just been watching Don't Wait Up which was being re run on one of the more obscure channels. OK the plots and scripts were pretty clunky, but the performances by Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, are a joy to watch. Tony Britton can show so many emotions with the raise of an eyebrow!

GoodAfternoonTea Fri 07-Nov-25 09:09:09

The Virginian. I just loved James Drury and that wry smile of his.

HowVeryDareYou2 Fri 07-Nov-25 09:13:47

I meant Steptoe and Son. Stupid autocorrect on the 'phone.

HowVeryDareYou2 Fri 07-Nov-25 09:14:50

We watched Rising Damp and The Likely Lads last night smile

Esmay Fri 07-Nov-25 15:01:36

MayBee70 I watched Bewitched this morning on Rewind channel 81 - that was probably it .