Great Forgotten TV Programmes

[Cheshire Cat]

 

[Weststander]

The BBC version’s of the Chronicles of Narnia in the late 80’s early 90’s. As a child I thought they were magical. Much better and more in line with the books than the later Hollywood versions for me.

The books to me were magical, first read at primary school.

 

[dazzer6666]

I hope you have recovered.

No alluring actresses to distract you, sufficiently, then?

Perhaps I have underestimated little bro....

Not as a 10/11 year old…..

 

[Weststander]

Not as a 10/11 year old…..

Late starter. I fancied Pan’s People by that age

 

[SeagullinExile]

Big Train - absolutely brilliant! Many of the stars went on to bigger and better things, including Simon Pegg.....

Wanking in the office anyone?

 

[zeemeeuw]

The History Man c1980 ... was on late at night, don't remember the plot much but I do recall that to my teenage self it was wanking gold.

 

[Weststander]

The History Man c1980 ... was on late at night, don't remember the plot much but I do recall that to my teenage self it was wanking gold.

It was brilliant, Friday evenings BBC2. I’m reading the novel.

A parody of an early 70’s uni sociology lecturer who talked a very left wing game, but his real interest was screwing every female in sight and gossip/internal politics.

 

[Dave the OAP]

The doubledeckers

 

[Baldseagull]

 

[Flagship]

Anyone remember FOLLYFOOT. It had a theme tune about a Lighting Tree.

 

[Flagship]

Out Of Town with Jack Hargreaves telling you all about the countryside and fishing. It went through the 60's to the late 70's.

 

[Weststander]

Out Of Town with Jack Hargreaves telling you all about the countryside and fishing. It went through the 60's to the late 70's.

Friday evenings ITV, my Dad loved it.

 

[Hugo Rune]

 

[MJsGhost]

Nathan Barley. It's totally f***ing Mexico!

A Charlie Brooker masterpiece, featuring a few surprises amongst the cast (e.g. Benedict Cumberbatch).

Hilarious, but also incredibly prescient

 

[Van Cleef]

The Adventure Game. Cheapo sets, and they had to cross this space bridge at the end and avoid the invisible (to them) vortex thingy.

 

[Poyningsgull]

The Larkins. 1958 - 64. Starring Peggy Mount and David Kossof. First comedy sitcom I remember watching.
That and I Love Lucy.

 

[Charlie Livesey]

In the mid sixties there was a serial called United, following the the fortunes of a second division football team.

 

[Silverhatch]

Out Of Town with Jack Hargreaves telling you all about the countryside and fishing. It went through the 60's to the late 70's.

Inspiration for Bob Fleming

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

The Time Tunnel

They were an unlikely couple of buggers, they managed to get themselves off Devils Island but then reappeared on The Titanic. What’s the chances?

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

My youngest bro is obsessed with survivors. My guess is there must have been a fetching female actress in it

If you’re talking about the original, the best looker in that was Carolyn Seymour (I think she was called) she was also the stripper that married Harold Steptoe in the movie version but then went off with (and I quote) “old oily”