t.v. programs you'd like to bring back

hohe · Post by **hohe** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:58 pm

Just wondering what television programs you would like to bring back and what ones you were glad to see the back of. It will be interesting to see what people say as some people are older than others in the forum

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:41 pm

I was really glad to see the back of On The Buses and Love Thy Neighbour. Awful comedy.

I would like to see some of the early adventure stuff back like Dangerman and The Avengers as they had great scripts and were generally about the main characters having to go out and do stuff to stop the enemy.

Later scripts like Miami Vice and The Bill are just a load of cr@p about the main characters gazing at their own navels and sorting out their marriages. Boring as Hell.

westwinds31 · Post by **westwinds31** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:17 pm

Bring Back....

Man about the House
Hector's House
Fawlty Towers (I'd love to see another 4 episodes)
Life on Mars (Series 3 please)

Get Rid of.....

Big Brother/X Factor/Pop Idol/Strictly come Dancing/I'm a celebrity..../Castaway/etc etc...(all talentless.

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:24 pm

I fairly recently re-watched the quite wonderful 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' and the nearly as good 'Smiley's People', and it occurred to me that such series probably wouldn't be made nowadays.

westwinds, anyone who wants to bring back 'Man About the House' has serious problems. I think you need help. ;o)

Fawlty Towers was, of course, the greatest comedy series ever made. IMHO, nothing has come close in the last 30 years.

Capricorn · Post by **Capricorn** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:46 pm

I watched "Rising Damp" on Sky the other night, and it's just as funny as ever, and so un-pc.
"Blackadder "and "The Sweeney" were good too.

banbury tiger · Post by **banbury tiger** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:02 pm

Robot Wars!

Sherpa2 · Post by **Sherpa2** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:40 am

Yeah second that BT, Robot Wars was great.

Also, Moonlighting with Bruce Willis.

westwinds31 · Post by **westwinds31** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:36 am

"Rising Damp" ...classic, and I forgot "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin"...brilliant...

DW...."Man about the House" for Sally Thomsett and Paula Wilcox :shock: ;o) :lovey:

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:22 pm

Ha! So it's not just me who had a thing for Paula Wilcox.

They should bring back Blake's 7 - with the high camp, decidely unspecial effects and eveything. I loved that programme. And Dangermouse.

Former Prop · Post by **Former Prop** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:41 am

Whilst reading down this thread, I was also thinking of blakes 7 - what a great programme that was.

Get rid off - Songs of Praise, Antiques Roadshow and DEFINATELY, DEFUNATELY without any shadow of a doubt Last of the :censored: Summer Wine.

madoqua · Post by **madoqua** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:28 am

Muffin the Mule!!!!

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:37 am

I think it's still shown late at night on the adult channel.

DCat · Post by **DCat** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:14 pm

I was going to say I thought they had banned that!

Torchy the Battery Boy (only joking - anyway, nobody can remember that far back)

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:24 pm

I can remember Torchy The Battery Boy. And Twizzle.

I hanker for the days before we had 399 channels, none of whom feel obliged to do anything properly.

In the days of 2 or 3 channels there used to be superb coverage of things like The Horse of the Year Show.

Even townie families like mine all sat glued to the TV to watch it. And in the school yard the next day all the lads would be talking about the Puissance!

Similarly we could all name at least a dozen Motorcycle Scramblers because the coverage every Sunday was brilliant.

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:22 pm

I remember there was a scrambling champion called Ivan Mauger from New Zealand. No relation to (soon-to-be) our own Aaron, I suppose?