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A gentle comedy , well known mainly for tough guy Bodie from The Professionals, Lewis Collins ' first major tv role, and in a comedy!

An unusual spoof comedy with a complicated set up. A 1980's channel 4 show Darkplace, created by Garth Marenghi was so bad it was never aired but now (2004) gets an airing due to desperation by Channel 4. Actually no ! It's a non existent show presented as real in a parody of bad 80's tv. Matt...

This 90's series I saw for the first time about a year ago. The youtube link will detail the show, but I'll add that I thought it was an interesting take on Human/Alien contact with some nice ideas. One or two ideas do have a Blakes7 ring about it, particularly a character who has a device in...

A great series, if rather short lived, only 14 episodes but a lot of potential. A beautiful mix of science fiction and wild west, and owing a bit to Blakes7 for some plotlines. How something this good can get axed after just 14 episodes is unbelievable.

A terrific series based on the Roswell incident, Alien arrivals, a cover up involving the American Intelligence services and one man's attempt to tell all to anyone who would listen. Set in the 60's , this was envisaged to encompass many decades, one series at a time, but shamefully and I do...

A thread for sketch show goodies.

Classic wartime drama that British tv does so well. ITV series set in the Channel Islands during Nazi occupation. Starring Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall ( Goth in Dr Who Deadly Assassin), Simon Cadell, and Simon Lack (Zadek - Androids of Tara). Gripping series recommend.

Follow up to Till Death Us Do Part, Warren Mitchell returns a decade later as Alf Garnett. There's some great comic moments here but not quite up to the standard of the 60's iconic series. Giving Alf a black homosexual home help.was inspired.

What can you say about this?! Legendary performance from Warren Mitchell as loud mouth racist Alf Garnett, also a great performance from.Anthony Booth,Cherie Booth's father (Tony Blair's wife).

One of many 80's synth bands, but this one had that something extra. I really liked their stuff, Neil Arthur had a powerful and slightly on the edge vocal style that made the songs come alive.

Started off as a rather off beat synth band with two non commercial type albums. Then members Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left to form Heaven 17,leaving Philip Oakey to start again with new members and a new direction, and big chart success followed.

Children's Sci fi series set in dystopian future Britain with Gareth Thomas and John Woodvine. I'm hoping to get the series on DVD one day, but is on youtube. A very interesting series.

Early 70's classic kids show with Oliver Tobias as the legendary King Arthur. Brian Blessed appears along with many 70's acting top talent.

Two classic teenage shows starring Oliver Tobias as smuggler Jack Vincent. Smuggler early 80's and the sequel Adventurer late 80's created by Richard Carpenter , creator of Catweazle , Dick Turpin, and Robin of Sherwood shows. Also scripts by Bob Baker of Who fame.

Eric Idle's Monty Python spin off show. The usual pythonesque humour, but with musical items and songs created by Idle and Neil Innes. Their Beatles tribute/ p**s take band The Rutles had great success with hits, tours etc. In this clip.we have Henry Woolf aka The Collector from.Dr who The...

Fifteen years after series 3 , a fourth series of three episodes is currently being aired. A great show, dark ,weird showcasing the amazing talents of Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss.

A wacky comedy with the young David Jason as superspy Edgar Briggs in ' The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs' . Very OTT. Difficult to categorise this, almost slapstick.

Loved these two in the 80's, thought of as controversial at the time. They're shows did cause a stir, but by the end of their tv series run, comedy had maybe moved on. They drifted out of public notice , shame. Appeared of course in the final Classic Who story Survival.

70's popular drama/crime series with Adam Faith. How do we view him? Near legendary status perhaps, here teaming up with the wonderful Iain Cuthbertson in a great series. They just don't make them like this anymore.

This series , written by Ben Elton and starring Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer , a sort of follow up to The Young Ones. I like this better than the earlier show. In this clip a wickedly funny p**s take of Blankety Blank quiz, with Chris Barrie, and I think Harry Enfield. Mayall...