Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

beauf

beauf wrote: »

Edge of Darkness BBC drama

https://youtu.be/2bfPS7p6Z1k

Joe Don Baker was brilliant in that
Re-watched the DVD again a few months ago. What a series.

Hangdogroad

Small Potatoes, a sitcom Tommy Tiernan did with Channel 4 circa 1999. It was ok, not terrible but not great either. Not sure if the sitcom format really suited him.

Hangdogroad

fryup wrote: »

what was that pop video show on rte that replaced mt usa?...it featured vox pops from the public before each video?

late 80's me thinks

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Think I know what it was now. Finding Fax Future. There's a clip on YouTube but can't link as on phone.

Here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wIHk-cmPqg

fryup

Thank you, i can sleep easy now

Hangdogroad

Does anyone remember Cross Country Quiz? I can vaguely remember it from late 70s. I think I was mixing it up in my head with Quicksilver for years after. If I remember correctly the theme music for CCQ was a squelchy moog arrangement that vaguely went like the "dum, Diddy dum" bit from GoodNess Graceous Me" (Peter Sellers/Sophia Loren song)

smilerf

Nowhere Man
I'm not saying people didn't like it because it's well regarded but didn't gain enough viewers for season 2

madmaggie

I remember an English programme called Dear John, about a deserted husband.

Skid X

madmaggie wrote: »

I remember an English programme called Dear John, about a deserted husband.

That was a great show, written by John Sullivan who did Only Fools And Horses. Well worth a look on Youtube.

There was also an American version with the same name.

Hangdogroad

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Does anyone remember Cross Country Quiz? I can vaguely remember it from late 70s. I think I was mixing it up in my head with Quicksilver for years after. If I remember correctly the theme music for CCQ was a squelchy moog arrangement that vaguely went like the "dum, Diddy dum" bit from GoodNess Graceous Me" (Peter Sellers/Sophia Loren song)

Peter Murphy was the quizmaster
Have one of the spin-off books.

branie2

I had a couple of his quiz books as well

Pawwed Rig

madmaggie wrote: »

I remember an English programme called Dear John, about a deserted husband.

Dear John
Dear John
By the time you've read these lines
I'll be gone

Hangdogroad

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Dear John
Dear John
By the time you've read these lines
I'll be gone

Was one of the supporting characters a would be 60s pop singer who would sing his one "hit" the lyrics went something like?
Don't leave me this way,
Not on my birthday.

That's stuck in my head for some reason.

Skid X

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Was one of the supporting characters a would be 60s pop singer who would sing his one "hit" the lyrics went something like?
Don't leave me this way,
Not on my birthday.

That's stuck in my head for some reason.

Ha, ah yeah he was in the second series, great memory Ricky Fortune AKA Kevin Lloyd AKA Tosh from The Bill

An ex-rock star who scored a 1969 one-hit-wonder entitled Not On My Birthday in Iceland with his group Ricky Fortune & the Fortunates. Upon his arrival to the 1-2-1 Club, he is mocked by Kirk for his anonymity but is instantly recognised by Mrs Arnott who, it transpires, is a lifelong fan; much to Kirk's annoyance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_John_(British_TV_series)

Cant find a Youtube clip at the moment, the account I watched it on appears to be deleted

Booms

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Dear John
Dear John
By the time you've read these lines
I'll be gone

"Were there any . . . sexual? . . . problems?"

Hangdogroad

For some reason a long forgotten Northern Ireland political satire sketch type thing popped into my head. Mid to late 90s. It consisted of CGI animated caricatures of prominent Northern political figures, Paisley, Gerry Adams etc. The one for Gerry Adams would have him saying something about the peace process, reconciliation etc and a little man or maybe it was a head would pop out of his shoulder and say in a thick Nordie accent "use the force Gerry, use the force". Does anyone else remember this? I've a feeling they were short filler inserts for something else.

donegal_man

Hangdogroad wrote: »

For some reason a long forgotten Northern Ireland political satire sketch type thing popped into my head...

"The Folks On The Hill" perhaps? Mostly written and voiced by Sean Crummy started out on Radio Ulster before moving to BBC1 NI.

standardg60

https://youtu.be/uOLGrXOtuwQ

The Invaders.
Was on BBC2 on Friday evenings in the eighties, one of my favourite ever shows.

The only way to tell if someone was an alien was the fact that they couldn't bend their little fingers when gripping, something i copied and am in the habit of doing to this day.
I have absolutely no idea how or why this has developed into a sign that someone is gay!

Hangdogroad

donegal_man wrote: »

"The Folks On The Hill" perhaps? Mostly written and voiced by Sean Crummy started out on Radio Ulster before moving to BBC1 NI.

Yes that's it, those were the CGI caricatures.

donegal_man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70ycH-IMcGE

Rodney Bathgate

Streethawk - basically Knightrider on 2 wheels.

Baseball72

standardg60 wrote: »

https://youtu.be/uOLGrXOtuwQ

The Invaders.
Was on BBC2 on Friday evenings in the eighties, one of my favourite ever shows.

The only way to tell if someone was an alien was the fact that they couldn't bend their little fingers when gripping, something i copied and am in the habit of doing to this day.
I have absolutely no idea how or why this has developed into a sign that someone is gay!

I think that aired originally in the late '60's - was on rte...Roy Thinnes - think it ran for maybe one season - really enjoyed it.

Baseball72

This is a great thread - must look back on previous postings when Boards returns to normal speeds...

The Trials of O'Brien - mid 60's. Starred Peter Falk as a lawyer.......played a very similar type character to Colombo which followed a few years later...some clips on YouTube - watched a clip a few weeks back (8 mins or so) of a young Alan Alda guest starring.....

Worztron

Baseball72 wrote: »

This is a great thread - must look back on previous postings when Boards returns to normal speeds...

The Trials of O'Brien - mid 60's. Starred Peter Falk as a lawyer.......played a very similar type character to Colombo which followed a few years later...some clips on YouTube - watched a clip a few weeks back (8 mins or so) of a young Alan Alda guest starring.....

I love the Columbo films. That's the first time that I've heard of 'The Trials of O'Brien' TV show. Thanks.

Sam Hain

There's an Eighties show that I vaguely remember and nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. It's come to the stage that I'm starting to question if I dreamt it. Here's what I remember, it was I think a space themed gameshow, a bit like a galactic krypton factor or crystal maze. The end game involved attached hexagonal shapes where the human was blindfolded and would make moves to get across. If they failed, they would be left hitchhiking back to earth. Could have been a space monster during the end game. Think it always had a host that went on like yer man from Knightmare. Anyone any ideas?

Sebastian Dangerfield

Teachers on Channel 4.

I also remember a comedy on Sky called Titus which I recall liking, though it was probably terrible.

s7ryf3925pivug

Sam Hain wrote: »

There's an Eighties show that I vaguely remember and nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. It's come to the stage that I'm starting to question if I dreamt it. Here's what I remember, it was I think a space themed gameshow, a bit like a galactic krypton factor or crystal maze. The end game involved attached hexagonal shapes where the human was blindfolded and would make moves to get across. If they failed, they would be left hitchhiking back to earth. Could have been a space monster during the end game. Think it always had a host that went on like yer man from Knightmare. Anyone any ideas?

The adventure game

J Madone

Sam Hain wrote: »

There's an Eighties show that I vaguely remember and nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. It's come to the stage that I'm starting to question if I dreamt it. Here's what I remember, it was I think a space themed gameshow, a bit like a galactic krypton factor or crystal maze. The end game involved attached hexagonal shapes where the human was blindfolded and would make moves to get across. If they failed, they would be left hitchhiking back to earth. Could have been a space monster during the end game. Think it always had a host that went on like yer man from Knightmare. Anyone any ideas?

From Wikipedia page.

The Adventure Game is a game show that was originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public had travelled by space ship to the planet Arg. Their overall task varied with each series. For example, the team might be charged with finding a crystal needed to power their ship to return to Earth. The programme is often considered to have been a forerunner of The Crystal Maze.

Jofspring

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

Teachers on Channel 4.

I also remember a comedy on Sky called Titus which I recall liking, though it was probably terrible.

I remember Titus and liked at the time. As you say it's probably terrible. Also I used to love Shasta McNasty. It was on sky one at 10pm around 2000.

Living Off The Splash

77 Sunset Strip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4kd3ojoFFA

One of the earliest American Detective shows I was allowed to watch.

George White

Sam Hain wrote: »

There's an Eighties show that I vaguely remember and nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. It's come to the stage that I'm starting to question if I dreamt it. Here's what I remember, it was I think a space themed gameshow, a bit like a galactic krypton factor or crystal maze. The end game involved attached hexagonal shapes where the human was blindfolded and would make moves to get across. If they failed, they would be left hitchhiking back to earth. Could have been a space monster during the end game. Think it always had a host that went on like yer man from Knightmare. Anyone any ideas?

The Adventure Game.