This was hardly surprising, given the extravagant lifestyle he enjoyed and the outrageous 1970s fashions he favoured. Chief Superintendent Watt back to Newtown and features cameo appearances from Joseph Brady, Brian Blessed, Jeremy Kemp and Colin Welland. Although a mutual respect develops between the POWs, led by the British Lt. Col. John Preston (Jack Hedley), and the camp's tolerant Kommandant (Bernard Hepton), friction increases when the SS threatens to take over the castle and when, in the second series, the sadistic Major Horst Mohn (Anthony Valentine) is introduced. Entitled CI5: the New Professionals, it starred Edward Woodward, Kal Weber, Colin Wells and Lexa Doig. Although similarly based in the secret world of international subterfuge, Callan is a far cry from the glamour of James Bond. Sadly, The Doctor has little control over it, and, as one adventure ends, so another begins, with the TARDIS depositing its reluctant crew in yet another perilous situation. Young Sandy was crippled in a car accident and spent most of his time afterwards in a wheelchair (actor Roger Tonge was later confined to a wheelchair himself, before dying prematurely in 1981). Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk, Des O'Connor is a London-born singer, comedian, presenter and talk show host who came to the fore in the 1950s in series like Spot the Tune. BBC 1 1974-8; 1980-1, Set during World War II, It Ain't Half Hot Mum relates the farcical exploits of the Royal Artillery Concert party as they entertain the active men, and takes its name from the content of letters written home by one of its recruits, Gunner Nigel Parkin (Christopher Mitchell). The death of James Beck in 1973 (ironically one of the youngest cast members) was not allowed to stop the series. Doctor Who trivia is available in abundance. Lurking in the background is the manor's Mr. Big, Harry Fenning (Stephen Greif), owner of Wolfie's local, The Vigilante. Originally transmitted live, making use of crude techniques like back-projection for car scenes, Z Cars looks very dated today. America did produce its own copycat soap, however, in the shape of Peyton Place. Telephone voting replaced postal votes when the BBC revived the show under the title of Bob Says "Opportunity Knocks" (the new host beig Bob Monkouse). Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk, MIND YOUR LANGUAGE So Richard's career is vital to the upkeep of the family's home and its standing in society, something which the indiscretions of his wayward children continually place in jeopardy. 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They live in Birch Avenue, Putney, with their two teenage children Mike (Robin Stewart) and Sally (Sally Geeson), and this is where their real problems begin. Private Joe Walker (James Beck) and movie-mad teenager Frank Pike (Ian Lavender) are the other two principals, Walker a black market spiv (a role originally earmarked for writer Jimmy Perry himself) and Pike a bank clerk and mummy's boy whose mother conducts a semi-covert affair with Sgt. Benny Hill (ITV) 7. The series ran for three more seasons, plus another Christmas special. Though plots were thin and obvious, the in-jokes kept coming -- for 12 years. A regular feature of their shows was a play "wot Ernie wrote" which never failed to attract a big-name guest star. Frankie Howerd was a British comedian, known for his "oohs," "aahs," "please yourselves" and stuttering, bumbling delivery (caused by a natural childhood stammer, which he exaggerated for effect). Everything that they could recall in a set time was taken home as prizes. It then became Larry Grayson's Generation Game, and the latest incarnation has been called Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game or Jim Davidson's Generation Game. Next door live the Fourmiles: snooty Jeffrey (Norman Eshley), his likeable wife, Ann (Sheila Fearn), and their bespectacled young son, Tristram (Nicholas Bond-Owen), who is constantly corrupted by George. Few programmes have endured as much ridicule as Crossroads, which began as a five-times-a-week early-evening serial. Their relationship with their German captors is also in focus. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . ITV 1960- Eventually breaking into showbiz at the end of World War II, and making a name for himself on radio shows like Variety Bandbox, Howerd was given his first TV show in 1952. In true Home Guard tradition, the platoon is comprised of men too old, too young or too weak to take their place on the front line (hence, 'Dad's Army'). Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk They sneak into the police box, only to find it is larger inside than out and is, in fact, a kind of spaceship. These days, Coronation Street plays almost like a situation comedy, although shocks, tragedy and moments of high drama are liberally dispersed throughout its episodes. FAWLTY TOWERS It is at this point that we learn more about The Doctor's spaceship. This is a list of British television related events from 1974. Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk When Bruce was lured away to ITV in 1978, it seemed that The Generation Game's heyday was over. UK (BBC) Situation Comedy. Taking on the weirdest assignments, they find themselves guarding the Crown Jewels, rescuing London from the advance of a giant kitten, and in other bizarre situations. In the early days, it was known as Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game. The programme's sweeping theme music was composed by Johnny Pearson. It then became Larry Grayson's Generation Game, and the latest incarnation has been called Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game or Jim Davidson's Generation Game. Until that point, all BBC programmes had … ITV 1969-70, Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt) and Marty Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope) are partners in a private detective agency -- or, rather, they were, until Marty was murdered in a hit-and-run incident. Japan (NTV) Drama. He succeeds but, when finally freed, the stress of acting mad has actually warped his mind. Singer. Also new was pushy American agent Kitty Schreiber (Beth Porter). 1st time … But the dowdy brown gloss paint, the worn carpets and the faded, dated wallpaper all add to the ambience, or rather to an appropriate lack of it. Fawlty is a master at turning the simplest procedures -- like serving dinner to guests -- into complete chaos, and his patronizing air, biting sarcasm and bouts of rage all contrive to make matters worse. BBC 1 1971-82; 1990-2002 The programme title is derived from the legend of Charon, who demanded a fee to ferry passengers across the River Styx to the Underworld. UK (BBC), Situation Comedy. Traditional streets, now designated slums, were making way for high-rise blocks of concrete flats, functional but soulless living spaces that rapidly turned into fertile breeding-grounds for unrest. Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk, UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS Jill married three times (once bigamously) and Meg herself married twice. Little is revealed about the two characters. One of the most successful spin-offs ever, Softly, Softly ran for ten years in parallel with Z Cars, its mother series. He is incredibly selfish, and extremely mean to his long-suffering wife. Audrey's old school chum, Marjory Frobisher (Angela Thorne), drops in regularly to keep her friend in her place, while Richard's Czech mother, Mrs. Palouvicka (Daphne Heard), acts as a matchmaker for her son and Audrey, whom she considers perfect for each other. The series also led to a variety of spin-off ventures, ranging from bizarre holidays at the real castle to a children's board game. The series, filmed at Cricket St Thomas in Somerset and with music from Ronnie Hazlehurst, was originally devised for radio, and a pilot show was recorded, featuring Penelope Keith and Bernard Braden (as an American). But, as the title suggests, the "Upstairs" goings-on are only half the story, with the "Downstairs" world of the Bellamy's' domestic staff equally prominent. Convinced he could produce something better than the humourless sitcoms he was watching, he created the character of an ageing hippie turned working-class hero, whose support for Fulham FC was yet another lost cause. UK (BBC) Comedy. Jack benny special january 1974.JPG 652 × 834; 122 KB. The series concludes with liberation in 1945. However, it soon acquired a fervent global following and genuine cult status. The Clangers, 1969-1974, 2015. UK (BBC) Game Show. There are also nosy interruptions from the Ropers, he a work-shy weakling, she a man-devouring social climber with an eye on young Robin. Eventually breaking into showbiz at the end of World War II, and making a name for himself on radio shows like Variety Bandbox, Howerd was given his first TV show in 1952. Initially, Doctor Who had an educational thrust, with creator Sydney Newman intending to involve The Doctor in real historical events, showing viewers just how things had actually happened. Another agent seen later, the trigger-happy Cross (Patrick Mower), shares the same sentiments. Some have become celebrities in their own right -- "potaholic" Henry Sandon, his son, John Sandon, furniture specialist John Bly, and ceramics man Eric Knowles, for instance. Its heavy workload was cut to four episodes a week in 1967, and then, on the instructions of the IBA, which was concerned about its quality, to three episodes a week in 1980. This series continued even after Nichols's death in 1986 (Alf's neighbour, Mrs. Hollingbery, played by Carmel McSharry, becomes his new sparring partner). At the Crossroads garage worked Jim Baines (John Forgeham), Sid Hooper (Stan Stennett) and Joe McDonald (Carl Andrews), and the good folk of King's Oak also had a look-in, especially miserable old Wilf Harvey (Morris Parsons) (whose electrician son, Stan [Edward Clayton], married Jill) postmistress Miss Tatum (Elisabeth Croft), antiques dealers Tish and Ted Hope (Joy Andrews and Charles Stapley) and shopkeeper Roy Lambert (Steven Pinder). Sadly, he is also rather unreliable and very frustrating: many a time Jeff is left waiting for his white-suited, deceased partner to show up with a vital clue, or to warn him of impending danger. Based on the book by Major Pat Reid, a genuine survivor of Colditz who acted as technical adviser, this series follows the adventurous bids for freedom of a group of high-level Allied POWs, most of whom have already succeeded in escaping from other prison camps. UK (BBC) Comedy. for Corbett and Porridge for Barker), their joint efforts are equally well remembered. Fawlty is a master at turning the simplest procedures -- like serving dinner to guests -- into complete chaos, and his patronizing air, biting sarcasm and bouts of rage all contrive to make matters worse. Real-life police withdrew their co-operation in response to such excesses. UK (BBC) Situation Comedy. Whether it is mutton-dressed-as-lamb motors from his used-car showroom or crates of appellation noncontrôllée from his lock-up, Arthur has the knack of twisting suckers' arms and getting them to buy. David, a one-time professional footballer, was subsequently killed in a car accident in Australia, while Ken, always the Street's intellectual (thrice-married: to Albert Tatlock's niece Valerie, to suicide victim Janet Reid and to Deirdre Langton -- the last on two occasions), is today the only remaining original cast member. Tucker, a nervous family man with a formidable wife named June and nine kids, owns the van the gang use for their "manoeuvres." Happy Days (1974) Watched - Wanted Custom. Supervising the operations, often in desperation at the tactics involved, is Chief Insp. Its opening titles, bouncing along on the music of Sousa's "Liberty Bell," could appear anywhere in the show, even after the closing credits, and along the way there was plenty of time for developing catchphrases, from Michael Palin's succinct "It's" (possibly the shortest catchphrase ever) to John Cleese's "And now for something completely different." Through The Sweeney, the public was introduced to a new kind of policeman, one the authorities tried to deny existed but one that certain real-life lawmen privately acknowledged to be alive and kicking, especially kicking. The result was Z Cars, a series that aimed to portray the real relationship between the police and the community. The brainchild of Liverpudlian writer Phil Redmond (later to take Brookside to Channel 4), Grange Hill (screened twice a week as a children's soap opera) was school as it really was, with none of the jolly japes and wizard wheezes of Billy Bunter's days. The show's title was derived from the adage "Softly, softly, catchee monkey." Popular Tv Shows 1973; Popular Tv Shows 1975 ; The Brady Bunch. UK (Granada) Drama. There had been talent shows on TV before -- Carroll Levis Discoveries was one -- but none proved to have the stamina of Opportunity Knocks, which not only survived the ITV franchise swap of 1968 but was resurrected by the BBC in 1987, having been cancelled by Thames in 1978. Viewers learn that The Doctor is actually one of the Time Lords, a race that lives on the planet Gallifrey and acts as guardians of the time concept. The other main characters in the TPF are Tucker (Tony Millan) and Anthony "Speed" King (George Sweeney). The Rockford Files (1974) Season show reviews & Metacritic score: James Garner stars as Jim Rockford, a private investigator who lives and works from his trailer in Malibu, Los Angeles. Other notable characters to come and go over the years are young PC Ian Sweet (Terence Edmond), who is tragically drowned in a heroic rescue attempt; Leigh-born PC David Graham, Lynch's second partner (an early break for actor/writer Colin Welland); sarcastic Insp. by mrdannydoodah Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . Her OAP friends in the pub's snug were meek-and-mild Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) and Martha Longhurst, who was sensationally killed in 1964, slumping dead over her milk stout. 1974. Head of servants is Mr. Angus Hudson (Gordon Jackson), the highly responsible, softly spoken but firm Scottish butler, a man who knows his place and makes sure other staff members know theirs. One such band is comprised of escaped prisoners, led by the falsely convicted Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas). ITV 1974-6; 1978. He longs to progress his cultural interests and to embark on some romantic journey but is always hauled back to sub-working-class grime by his disgusting, emaciated old man. Regular musical guests broke up the humour. The other key members of the platoon are just as distinctive. January 7 – How to Survive a Marriage debuts in a 90-minute special on NBC daytime. Hovering on the fringe at all times are the hotel's permanent guests, two doddery old ladies named Miss Tibbs (Gilly Flower) and Miss Ursula Gatsby (Renee Roberts), and senile and deaf Major Gowen (Ballard Berkeley). UK (BBC) Situation Comedy. Inman, played by Fulton Mackay). The one used on screen contained just the programme script, but a real biographical scrapbook was later presented as a memento to the featured guest. This refuge from "'er indoors" (as Daley refers to his wife) is also the setting for many "business" meetings. Nicola Harvester (Ann Sharp) is his publisher, and Sir Brian (Dennis Price), together with his assistant, Ryland (Ronald Lacey) are civil servants who blackmail King (over tax evasion) into working for the Government from time to time. The impact on her personal life of this stressful job is also scrutinized. Callan, as a consequence, is constantly in trouble with his superiors. Originally screened live on Fridays, with a recorded episode shown on Mondays, Coronation Street switched to Monday and Wednesday evenings in 1961 and was, for the first time, fully networked (the earliest episodes were not seen in the Midlands or in the Tyne-Tees area). Also in that historic original cast were Annie and Jack Walker (Doris Speed and Arthur Leslie), landlords of the pub, the Rovers Return. Music for this eight-part drama was performed by Yannis Markopoulos and his orchestra, who scored a UK hit with the theme tune in 1977. It is at times like these that their true-blue neighbors, Jerry and Margo Leadbetter (Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith), ride to the rescue. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . BBC 1 1963-89; (Universal/BBC Worldwide/MCA) 1996; 2005- This time the title had been changed to In Sickness and in Health, sadly appropriate considering the obvious illness of Dandy Nichols. Cicely Courtneidge was the first actress to play Stan's mum, although Doris Hare is best remembered for the role, while Stephen Lewis, who played Blakey, took his character into a spin-off series. The series combines the best aspects of farce -- misconstrued conversations, physical stunts, well-timed exits and entrances, etc. One such band is comprised of escaped prisoners, led by the falsely convicted Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas). CILLA Brenda (Gay Rose) is one of Rigsby's later lodgers. To avoid such embarrassments, the programme was later prerecorded. Shazam! Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.co.uk On New Year's Eve 2004, Graham Norton hosted Generation Fame, a one-off revival featuring celebrity contestants. Mr. Lewis (Glynn Edwards) the irascible neighbour seen in the last series, is just one of Frank's many adversaries. Their last work together was a TV movie, Night Train to Murder, which was aired in 1985. BBC 1 1973; 1975-6; 1978-9; 1981-93; 1995-, Last of the Summer Wine is the world's longest-running sitcom. UK (BBC) Comedy. Mainwaring's "Stupid boy" (to Pike), Wilson's ominous "Do you think that's wise, sir," Jones's "Permission to speak, sir" and "Don't panic," and Fraser's "We're doomed" all became catchphrases. First published in January 1971, Look-in was introduced as a companion to TVTimes for a younger audience, with a particular focus on ITV’s television programmes catering to that generation. The programme's queen bee was Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon), widowed owner of the Crossroads Motel, set in the fictitious village of King's Oak, somewhere in the West Midlands. The top 100 1974 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1974. Along the way, in cosy, soap opera fashion, it depicts the household's struggles to win through in times of adversity, whether social (such as a visit by the King for dinner) or real (when Rose's fiancé is tragically killed in the Great War). Bill Oddie's original music features prominently (The Goodies had five real-life hits in the 1970s, most notably, alas, "Funky Gibbon" in 1975). Viewers learn that he has the power to revitalize himself when close to death. CITIZEN SMITH A similarly styled series, Verdict, was screened on ITV in 1998, and in 2004 Channel 4 launched a daytime series called The Courtroom, another take on the same idea. He went on to star in a London stage version of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," which led to a TV lookalike, Up Pompeii!, in 1969. The heats consisted of two games based on little quizzes and challenges -- guessing film themes and miming the answer to a partner, spotting personalities in disguise, etc. Their adventures are punctuated with crazy sight gags, slapstick sketches and spoof TV commercials. From the start, his unruly class, 5C, go out of their way to make life difficult for him, but they soon come to respect the bashful yet dedicated master, whom they nickname "Privet." Sadly, The Doctor has little control over it, and, as one adventure ends, so another begins, with the TARDIS depositing its reluctant crew in yet another perilous situation. Average weekly regional ITV children's output increased from seven hours in 1970 to 9.5 hours by 1974. ITV 1977-81, Fresh from the successful Man about the House, Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan) has now left his two female flatmates and teamed up with his live-in lover, air hostess Victoria Nicholls (Tessa Wyatt). Set around a dozen years after the 1967 Charlton Heston-starring Oscar winner of the same name, this Planet of the Apes is a 1974 TV spin-off that attempts to recapture the appeal of the original apes films. BBC 1 1978-81, At some time in the third century of the second calendar, the populated worlds of our galaxy find themselves at the mercy of a cruel, remorseless dictatorship known as The Federation. BLESS THIS HOUSE However, Crossroads is not the sort of serial that gives in easily and was revived as a daily serial by ITV in 2001 and yet again in 2003. As a postscript to their successful career together, Barker and Corbett returned to BBC 1 in 2005 to present The Two Ronnies Sketchbook, a package of highlights from the series, linked by news gags. ITV 1970-2 Inspector Large (Ivor Dean) is the programme's token grumpy copper. The New Adventures of Gilligan. June 1974 Episode Calendar tracking 971 current TV shows and 443 upcoming episodes. May TV Schedule. What to Watch Latest Trailers IMDb TV IMDb Originals IMDb Picks IMDb Podcasts. Bob is ingenuous, ambitious and keen to see the good side of people (especially those in authority). Her efforts bear fruit at the end of the series when the two are married -- and Audrey is back in charge at the manor. Alongside Craven and Haggerty, DS North and Commander Nichols (Richard Butler) are also added, though they are soon replaced by Commander Fletcher (Frederick Jaeger) and a snooty civil servant named Strand (Paul Eddington). But the programme quickly mellowed, introducing more humour and occasional farcical elements. The cast was full and talented enough to continue, and lesser characters like Private Sponge (Colin Bean) were given more prominence in support. BBC 1 1977-80 Upstairs, Downstairs enjoyed sales all across the world and led to a spin-off series, Thomas and Sarah, which followed the two young servants as they took up a new appointment in the country. Des O’Connor Show (ITV) 6. ITV 1975-6; 1978, Taking its name from the Cockney rhyming slang for Flying Squad ("Sweeney Todd"), this is one of television's most physical cop shows. BBC 2 1977, When Alan Haldane (Jack Hedley), a one-time officer in the Greek resistance, leaves his boat-building business in the UK to return to Crete after an absence of 30 years, he stirs up a hornet's nest. UK (BBC) Situation Comedy. On his 40th birthday, sick of commuting to his draughtsman's job in the City (where he creates cereal gifts for the JJM company), he throws it all in to concentrate on home farming. Sometimes they cook up their own world improvement schemes and attempt to put them in action. The character was written into one of John Cleese and Graham Chapman's Doctor at Large scripts, before finally achieving greatness in his own right in this sitcom, several years later. His plans for soirées in gentrified circles usually collapse into nights at The Skinner's Arms or argumentative evenings in front of the box, thanks to the efforts of his seedy father. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. UK (BBC) Detective Drama. Creator Troy Kennedy Martin had wanted the crooks to win through now and again, to show that police were not infallible, but this was too much to ask of a staid BBC. BBC 1 1963-89; (Universal/BBC Worldwide/MCA) 1996; 2005-, Doctor Who first reached the TV screen on the day after President Kennedy was assassinated. Nine years after the series ended, Callan was brough back in a one-off 90-minute play for ATV entitled Wet Job. Most programmes were shown on BBC 2. Viewers were treated to hearings on a variety of subjects, from drug-pushing to murder, and then awaited the deliberations of the jury (a panel of viewers), which were revealed at the close of the last episode. 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