Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

AndrewJRenko · 23-07-2020 8:56pm

The Commish, late night saccharine, super-sweet drama with Michael Chiklis as the total opposite of his later Shield character - the small town police commissioner, loving husband and family man, almost 'Little House on the Prairie' like family, except with the odd bit of gun crime for the Commish to investigate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdcuQ6IVbg

Used to be on around 11pm on Friday or Saturday nights, RTE2 I think.

Hangdogroad · 24-07-2020 4:54pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

The Commish, late night saccharine, super-sweet drama with Michael Chiklis as the total opposite of his later Shield character - the small town police commissioner, loving husband and family man, almost 'Little House on the Prairie' like family, except with the odd bit of gun crime for the Commish to investigate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdcuQ6IVbg

Used to be on around 11pm on Friday or Saturday nights, RTE2 I think.

I'd forgotten about that. Watched it a couple of times and didn't like it.

the purple tin · 24-07-2020 7:40pm

One man and His Dog. we were easily amused back then

DK224 · 28-07-2020 10:05am

RMAOK wrote: »

Thou shalt not kill - I can't remember the guy's name who presented it (might be Kieran Shannon?).

Remember watching this as an 11yr old and it haunted my dreams back in the day! Really well done show, would love to rewatch it but doesn't seem to be anywhere online

Hangdogroad · 28-07-2020 1:08pm

DK224 wrote: »

Remember watching this as an 11yr old and it haunted my dreams back in the day! Really well done show, would love to rewatch it but doesn't seem to be anywhere online

Cathal O Shannon was the presenter, it ran circa 1994 or 95.

Hangdogroad · 31-07-2020 12:36pm

Who remembers this? The Birthday Show with Shay Healy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtwgroXtR9M

the purple tin · 31-07-2020 12:39pm

What was the 90s (?) Irish drama where 2 guys and a girl go to England so the girl can get an abortion. They lose track of the girl and go to work on the sites. I think one of the guys was called Bimbo or something similar.
Very depressing but great show all the same.

In one scene they are sleeping rough and one of the guys sleep-runs naked down the street. In another they chase a guy who broke a window in the Irish centre and give him a kicking.

Hangdogroad · 31-07-2020 1:09pm

the purple tin wrote: »

What was the 90s (?) Irish drama where 2 guys and a girl go to England so the girl can get an abortion. They lose track of the girl and go to work on the sites. I think one of the guys was called Bimbo or something similar.
Very depressing but great show all the same.

In one scene they are sleeping rough and one of the guys sleep-runs naked down the street. In another they chase a guy who broke a window in the Irish centre and give him a kicking.

Was it the Truth About Claire?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSmnUz0MVY

the purple tin · 31-07-2020 2:12pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Was it the Truth About Claire?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSmnUz0MVY

No, it was a fictional miniseries. One of the lads got killed on the site when a trench he was digging collapsed on him (Bimbo I think).
Very dark and gritty show it was, i don't think it has ever been repeated. It got hassle from the RCC at the time as I recall.

the purple tin · 31-07-2020 5:26pm

the purple tin wrote: »

No, it was a fictional miniseries. One of the lads got killed on the site when a trench he was digging collapsed on him (Bimbo I think).
Very dark and gritty show it was, i don't think it has ever been repeated. It got hassle from the RCC at the time as I recall.

I found it, O Mary This London it is called. Not on youtube but

odyssey06 · 31-07-2020 6:38pm

the purple tin wrote: »

I found it, O Mary This London it is called. Not on youtube but

It was part of the BBC Screen Two series of once off dramas.
Some great entries in the series. Dont think they were ever repeated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Two

odyssey06 · 31-07-2020 6:40pm

the purple tin · 31-07-2020 7:56pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

It was part of the BBC Screen Two series of once off dramas.
Some great entries in the series. Dont think they were ever repeated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Two

Bummer I'd love to see it again.

odyssey06 · 31-07-2020 9:04pm

Whats funny about watching old shows on Youtube is that I now watch the ads for their nostalgic quality instead of fast forwarding.
Especially if they are American ads.
So cheesy.
Plus if you look closely you can see future stars in clips.

My only regret I cannot purchase the products at the advertised prices.

Purgative · 31-07-2020 9:16pm

Some of Play for Today were excellent:

- Abigail's Party
- Nuts in May
- Boys from the Black Stuff

Also

- Flintstones
- Tom and Jerry
- Strangely an episode of Magpie where Susan Stranks went bra-less
- Z Cars
- The Sweeney

George White · 31-07-2020 9:46pm

The BFI are releasing a volume 1 Play for Today box set, features an Irish-set play, Your Man from Six Counties.

corks finest · 01-08-2020 1:44pm

Purgative wrote: »

Some of Play for Today were excellent:

- Abigail's Party
- Nuts in May
- Boys from the Black Stuff

Also

- Flintstones
- Tom and Jerry
- Strangely an episode of Magpie where Susan Stranks went bra-less
- Z Cars
- The Sweeney

B f the blackstuff execellent, caught that ****e period for employment perfectly, was in the same situation, that and Aufwiedershen pet

NewbridgeIR · 01-08-2020 2:32pm

Purgative wrote: »

- Z Cars
- The Sweeney

Some early 70s Z Cars came out on DVD a few years back but stalled. We also got all the colour episodes (20) of Dixon Of Dock Green. A series that was very underrated and downbeat in its final years.

Currently rewatching the final series of both The Sweeney and Special Branch on DVD.

Arne_Saknussem · 01-08-2020 2:45pm

Something i've not seen in over 30 years and was thought to be lost but a copy has shown up on Youtube in the last year.

The Gourmet starring Charles Gray as a gourmet who's sampled almost everything the world has to offer whose interest is piqued when he's told it's possible to catch, and eat, a ghost.

Think it was shown twice on RTE back in the day.

odyssey06 · 01-08-2020 2:49pm

The unusual subject matter reminds me of an episode of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes called The Horse of the Invisible.
It starred Donald Pleasance as investigator Carnacki.
The plot was as ethereal and bizarre as the title.

Purgative · 01-08-2020 3:00pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Some early 70s Z Cars came out on DVD a few years back but stalled. We also got all the colour episodes (20) of Dixon Of Dock Green. A series that was very underrated and downbeat in its final years.

Currently rewatching the final series of both The Sweeney and Special Branch on DVD.

Yes Special Branch was another decent prog. I also enjoyed Callan.

I did try the new Sweeney (Ray Winstone, plausibleish and PlanB NFW ever) - I only lasted 8 mins.

AndrewJRenko · 01-08-2020 6:50pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Some early 70s Z Cars came out on DVD a few years back but stalled. We also got all the colour episodes (20) of Dixon Of Dock Green. A series that was very underrated and downbeat in its final years.

Currently rewatching the final series of both The Sweeney and Special Branch on DVD.

The Sweeney is on fairly consistent rotation on ITV4 if you have access to that. I'd often record them and watch it as a guilty pleasure. The sexism and racism are hard to believe, but that was mainstream TV in those days.

Hangdogroad · 01-08-2020 8:14pm

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Something i've not seen in over 30 years and was thought to be lost but a copy has shown up on Youtube in the last year.

The Gourmet starring Charles Gray as a gourmet who's sampled almost everything the world has to offer whose interest is piqued when he's told it's possible to catch, and eat, a ghost.

Think it was shown twice on RTE back in the day.

I remember this, I was thinking again about it a few years ago and had it mixed up as an episode of Tales Of The Unexpected.

NewbridgeIR · 01-08-2020 8:28pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

The Sweeney is on fairly consistent rotation on ITV4 if you have access to that. I'd often record them and watch it as a guilty pleasure. The sexism and racism are hard to believe, but that was mainstream TV in those days.

Reflects the time; the comedies of the era are worse though - still very enjoyable though. Both The Sweeney and The Professionals have stood the test of time and even my wife (who normally only watches “modern” tv) agrees with me. I occasionally watch ITV4 but primary preference is to buy the DVDs. I have picked up a serious number of Network titles since 2004. Great label.

Arne_Saknussem · 01-08-2020 9:07pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I remember this, I was thinking again about it a few years ago and had it mixed up as an episode of Tales Of The Unexpected.

Yeah it's very like an episode of TOTU or the Twilight Zone.

I would have been very young when it wa on so would have been about 1988-89, they definitely showed it twice because i remember outling the plot to my brother while watching it and him telling me to stop talking bollox!

George White · 02-08-2020 12:45am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I remember this, I was thinking again about it a few years ago and had it mixed up as an episode of Tales Of The Unexpected.

I was part of a group who went looking for it everywhere. A chance encounter with Sir Kazuo Ishiguro's daughter on a DART revealed that even the writer himself had no copy.

New Home · 02-08-2020 1:00am

George White wrote: »

I was part of a group who went looking for it everywhere. A chance encounter with Sir Kazuo Ishiguro's daughter on a DART revealed that even the writer himself had no copy.

That sounds so surreal, I'd love to hear that story!

02-08-2020 1:25am

Clochemerle

Worztron · 02-08-2020 10:07am

Doctor Snuggles (1979)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Snuggles
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081854

odyssey06 · 02-08-2020 11:15am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Clochemerle

Even just for Peter Ustinovs narration.

Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

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