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- Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:51 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Graham Stark
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1505
Re: Graham Stark
Never a major star, but made loads of films and a few TV shows. Also tried his hand at directing, SIMON AND SIMON and MAGNIFICENT 7 DEADLY SINS.
- Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:32 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Noel Harrison (1934-2013) RIP
- Replies: 2
- Views: 843
Re: Noel Harrison (1934-2013) RIP
Despite the accent, he was good fun in THE GIRL FROM UNCLE, even appearing with David McCallum in a cross over MAN episode (with Joan Collins)
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:54 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Open All Hours One-off.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 10797
Re: Open All Hours One-off.
Maybe DJ is trying to get back into public favour after the horrendous Royal Bodyguard. Will he dye whatever hair he has black to look younger ?
- Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:51 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Oh, Boy [Network]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 836
Re: PR: Oh, Boy [Network]
I thought this was the 50s TV pop show, only just noticed it's a film
- Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:07 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: The Liver Birds
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2920
Re: The Liver Birds
Alf' Garnett's grandson, "little Michael" was born in the 1972 series, yet in 1980's TILL DEATH (ATV) he was a punk teenager several years older than his should-have-been 8yrs old. That rattled me. Also, that 1980 series was then completely ignored by Speight when IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH appeared ...
- Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Still With Us
- Replies: 163
- Views: 34904
Re: Still With Us
And the feuding Hollywood sisters......
Joan Fontaine.......95
vs
Olivia de Havilland..........97
Bet which ever one goes first, the other won't be at the funeral.
Joan Fontaine.......95
vs
Olivia de Havilland..........97
Bet which ever one goes first, the other won't be at the funeral.
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:44 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Joey Boy [Network]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1361
Re: PR: Joey Boy [Network]
Yes, Navy Lark only carried Loveable Leslie, seems the producer Herbert Wilcox was not regarded as a nice person - he didn't want a gay actor as the lead (Dennis Price, who was still free before going to America to embark on a failed Broadway job), and didn't want Jon P as he wasn't that well known ...
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:33 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Joey Boy [Network]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1361
Re: PR: Joey Boy [Network]
From what I recall from a VHS release many moons ago, an enjoyable service comedy with an exceptional cast. This bodes well for titles like THE NAVY LARK, SPY WITH A COLD NOSE, ONE WAY PENDULUM, RUNAWAY BUS (complete version), CROOKS ANONYMOUS, LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE, GOOSE STEPS OUT (complete versio...
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:09 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Dandy Dick [Network]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1919
Re: PR: Dandy Dick [Network]
I think DANDY DICK got a C4 showing in the 80s. One that has never seen any home video release, or TV screening is THOSE WERE THE DAYS. Off topic, I wonder if Network could get the "lost" Norman Wisdom film THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (very mouch doubt it).
- Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:14 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: TV listings for 24th October 1971?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3725
Re: TV listings for 24th October 1971?
I went to my local library a few months ago to view online newspaper archives - couldn't find TV listings anywhere. In fact papers weren't viewable as a day-to-day editions, just searchable by article title.
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:04 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Some Will, Some Won't [Network]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1137
Re: PR: Some Will, Some Won't [Network]
A good comedy, Avengers fan will like one sequence where Ronnie Corbett fantasises himself as Steed (mentioning the more recent Tara rather than Mrs Peel)
With their excellent comedy film additions coming out, let's hope CROOKS AND CORONETS (aka SOPHIE'S PLACE) is also on the cards from Network.
With their excellent comedy film additions coming out, let's hope CROOKS AND CORONETS (aka SOPHIE'S PLACE) is also on the cards from Network.
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:59 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: ITV cutting films
- Replies: 77
- Views: 11483
Re: ITV cutting films
I vividly remember the last film ITV showed in the 1970s - it was New Years Eve 1979 and they screened the TV premiere of CARRY ON DICK, a very muddy print, but what I didn't know at the time was it was cut several minutes - only knew when I finally got it on VHS a few years later. Probably cut jus...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:39 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: ITV cutting films
- Replies: 77
- Views: 11483
Re: ITV cutting films
I vividly remember the last film ITV showed in the 1970s - it was New Years Eve 1979 and they screened the TV premiere of CARRY ON DICK, a very muddy print, but what I didn't know at the time was it was cut several minutes - only knew when I finally got it on VHS a few years later. Probably cut just...
- Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:04 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Old Nestle ads on TV now!
- Replies: 125
- Views: 13035
Re: Old Nestle ads on TV now!
Are these old adverts where the company is called NESSSSTLES (rhymes with Nettles) and not the fake/posth NESS LAYS which they insist on nowadays.
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:42 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: The new UK TV Drama Channel - Freeview 20
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1695
Re: The new UK TV Drama Channel - Freeview 20
My gripe is more that it's running sit-coms like Birds of a Feather (which I've never liked) on a channel supposedly dedicated to drama. Who was it who claimed that he was asked at interview what he would do with a comedy that wasn't funny and answered that he would give it to the Drama Department?...
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:03 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: The new UK TV Drama Channel - Freeview 20
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1695
Re: The new UK TV Drama Channel - Freeview 20
Rumpole is perhaps the best thing on the channel, and its not from the BBC !!!! Pity there doesn't seem to be any plans for rare 70s stuff from both terrestrial rivals.
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Mel Smith (1952-2013) RIP
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3610
Re: Mel Smith (1952-2013) RIP
Saw the funny WILT a few months ago, which was still good fun, though not as good as the novel. I must check out MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE again as I haven't seen this for many years. I think it is out on DVD, so will have to try and get this.
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:08 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Mel Smith (1952-2013) RIP
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3610
Re: Mel Smith (1952-2013) RIP
Awful news. I also liked him in the movie WILT (wish the other Wilt novels had been filmed with Smith and Jones).
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:56 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1889
Re: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
Sounds like it was better than the older ITV screenings. Possibly we didn't get the film on S4C (like many of the classic movies and some TV shows on the old C4)
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:02 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1889
Re: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
Not the 80s HTV broadcasts (and I assume the other ITV regions). Did C4 screen it?DavidAbsalom wrote:I recall a broadcast where they kept the wide-screen format, and the print was so stunning I can still recall it. So I have high hopes for this release. Network are playing a blinder at the moment.
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:55 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1889
Re: PR: Life is a Circus [Network]
I hope a proper widescreen image, rather than the early 80s ITV broadcast which presented proper AR credits, then did awful zoom in pan and scan. But a funny film none the less.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:15 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Raise the Titanic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1628
Re: Raise the Titanic
In those days a movie had to be 5 years old before it could be shown on TV...i think? Not always the case in those days. I vividly recall seeing the film GEORGE AND MILDRED on ITV on Christmas Day 1980 - just a few months after Yootha Joyce's death. That was an ITC film, so maybe Raise the Titanic ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:09 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes (The Avengers)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3462
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:33 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes (The Avengers)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3462
Re: PR: The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes (The Avenge
No Kindle release I suppose.
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:31 am
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: The Night We Got the Bird [Network]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 983
Re: PR: The Night We Got the Bird [Network]
Yes Rob, the other story revealed about poor Dora was that she was trying to use a TV remote control as a mobile phone. Very sad, though no news about her in the last few years though.
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:40 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: PR: The Night We Got the Bird [Network]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 983
Re: PR: The Night We Got the Bird [Network]
Very good. havent seen this film for decades. Will be getting this.
- Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:31 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: PR: Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials [Network]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 934
Re: PR: Morecambe & Wise: Thames Christmas Specials 1 [Netw
With TWO OF A KIND on hiatus at present, this release could mean further regular (non christmas) Thames shows. How many Christmas specials did they do at Thames - 3 are included here.
- Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:01 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: BFI Gothic Season - with more dvd releases
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1927
Re: BFI Gothic Season - with more dvd releases
Are there many who will go for another release of 1925s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. I bought the blu ray recently in a HMV Sale - hardly outstanding quality - certainly acceptable. Can't really see how much improved another release will be.
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: Ashes to Ashes
- Topic: Pat Ashton (1931-2013)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 994
Re: Pat Ashton (1931-2013)
A great shame, loved her in THE BENNY HILL SHOWs. Shame she faded from television.
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: An Audience With Les Dawson that never was!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6339
Re: An Audience With Les Dawson that never was!
Mickey wrote:Strange that it should upset him so. I thought everybody liked Sid James? Surely his ghost would be perfectly friendly.
Especially to Barbara Windsor. ;)
Do we know when Les did play there? How long after Sid's death? They did work together (and enjoyed it) on Jokers Wild.