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| A.P.
Herbert's 'Misleading Cases' BBC1 1967-68, 1971 |
A
series adapted for television by Alan Melville and Henry Cecil from a
collection of comic legal abstracts written for 'Punch' magazine by A.P.Herbert.
A total of 19 x 30 minute episodes were made, featuring Roy Dotrice as
Albert Haddock, whose frequent skirmishes with the local constabulary
invariably ended up with a court appearance in which the case for the
defence hinged upon some ancient or long-forgotten legal precedent or
law. The long-suffering judge who presided over the cases was Mr. Swallow,
played by Alastair Sim. Other regular characters were played by Avice
Landon ( Mrs Haddock ) and Thorley Walters ( Sir Joshua Hoot QC ) |
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| All
Gas and Gaiters BBC1 1967, 1969-71 |
Gentle
sitcom farce which evolved from the Comedy Playhouse episode 'The Bishop
Rides Again'. The irreverent series starred Derek Nimmo as the bumbling,
inept but well-meaning chaplain Noote who never used one word when ten
would do. His misadventures were aided, abetted and covered up by the
Archdeacon ( Robertson Hare ) and the Bishop ( William Mervyn ) in their
constant battle with the church authorities as embodied in the Dean, played
by Ernest Clark. 32 x 30 minute episodes were created and written by Pauline
Devaney and Edwin Apps, produced by Stuart Allen ( 1st series ) and John
Howard Davies. The series also led to later spin-offs including 'Oh Brother!'
1968 and 'Oh Father!' ( 7 x 30 minute eps, 1973 ) |
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| At
Last The 1948 Show REDIFFUSION 1967 |
13
x 30 minute episodes were made of this non-stop comedy sketch series under
executive producer David Frost. The four main perpetrators ( and writers
) were John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and the wild-eyed
Marty Feldman. Very much in 'Python' vein, the highly visual gags were
linked by the gorgeous baby-voiced blonde Aimi Macdonald. "I am the
lovely Aimi Macdonald - you know what I mean darlings?" - certainly
do! The series was directed by Ian Fordyce |
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| Beggar
My Neighbour BBC1 1967-68 |
Yet
another sitcom series born out of a Comedy Playhouse production, this
one written by Mike Sharland and Ken Hoare which ran for 22 x 30 minute
episodes. The situation featured two neighbouring families, the poor Garveys
( Peter Jones as an underpaid junior executive and wife June Whitfield
) and the well-off Butts ( skiving fitter Reg Varney and wife Pat Coombs
) where the two wives are actually sisters. The series was produced first
by David Croft and later by Eric Fawcett |
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| Blandings
Castle BBC1 1967 |
A
6 x 30 minute episode adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse creation, written
by John Chapman and produced by Michael Mills, which appeared under the
general production title 'The World Of Wodehouse'. It featured upper crust
Lord Emsworth ( Ralph Richardson ) and his man Beach the butler ( Stanley
Holloway ) in their continually frustrated attempts to lead a quiet life
minding their own business. The other 'star' of the series was Emsworth's
prize sow 'Empress' |
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| Callan ABC 1967 THAMES 1969-72 ATV 1981 |
Totally
excellent series born out of the Armchair Theatre production 'A Magnum
For Schneider'. The title role created by James Mitchell was brilliantly
played by Edward Woodward, a rebellious, almost reluctant secret service
agent and 'hitman' constantly plagued by his own moral values. His seedy,
cowardly assistant and pet informer Lonely was played by Russell Hunter.
The unspecified government department was run by various people under
the codename 'Hunter' and chief agent, stuck-up bully Toby Meres ( Anthony
Valentine ) with whom Callan had frequent run-ins. Patrick Mower also
appeared as another agent, Cross, whose character was killed off in the
fourth series. 43 x 60 minute episodes were made, 6 by ABC and the rest
by Thames. A feature movie 'Callan' was made in 1974 by Magnum Films and
a further one-off 90 minute 'final mission' show by ATV in 1981 called
'Wet Job'. Lloyd Shirley produced the show for ABC and Reginald Collin
for Thames |
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| Captain
Scarlet and The Mysterons ATV 1967-68 ITC / Century 21 Productions |
Though
the Mysterons plan to conquer the Earth, this indestructible man will
show what he's worth... and he did too, through 32 x 30 minute episodes
of yet another fabulous sci-fi supermarionation series by Gerry Anderson.
His voice was supplied by actor Francis Matthews and other regular characters
were voiced by Ed Bishop, Paul Maxwell, Gary Files, Charles Tingwell,
Donald Gray, Liz Morgan and Sylvia Anderson. The series was produced by
Reg Hill. See my Gerry Anderson pages |
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| City
68 GRANADA 1967-68 |
A
series of topical dramas revolving around life in the fictitious Lancashire
city of Fylde. 13 x 60 minute individual episodes were made, building
up a picture of various conflicts in the different social levels of a
fair sized city. Episode titles included 'The Visitors' and 'The Shooting
War'. The latter was the first episode, which starred Geoffrey Palmer,
Kenneth Cranham, Michael Apted, Geoffrey Hughes and George Innes. The
programme was produced by H.V.Kershaw who also wrote the first episode
taken from an idea by John Finch |
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| Do
Not Adjust Your Set REDIFFUSION 1967-68 THAMES 1968-69 |
A
25 minute music and comedy series, similar in style to 'At Last The 1948
Show', which featured the talents of David Jason, Terry Jones, Eric Idle,
Denise Coffey and Michael Palin in a series of visual comedy sketches.
The series included an episodic story about 'superhero' Captain Fantastic
( David Jason ) and his arch enemy Mrs Black ( Denise Coffey ). Most of
the sketches were compiled by messrs Jones, Palin and Idle, the series
being produced by Humphrey Barclay and later Ian Davidson. The musical
interlude was just as zany, featuring the resident support of The Bonzo
Dog Doo Dah Band. Thames produced a one-off Christmas special titled 'Do
Not Adjust Your Stocking' in 1968, directed and produced by Adrian Cooper |
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|
Further Adventures of Lucky Jim BBC1 1967 BBC2 1982 |
Based
on the 1954 novel by Kingsley Amis, 7 x 30 minute episodes were brought
bang up to date by Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement to tell the story of
a Yorkshire misfit's adventures in 'Swinging Sixties London'. Keith Barron
starred as Jim Dixon, expounding on the oddities of various happenings
and institutions in the big city. The original series was produced by
Duncan Wood, Kingsley Amis acting as series consultant. The same writers
resurrected the character, this time played by Enn Reitel, for a further
7 x 30 minute episodes in 1982, dealing with a whole new set of issues
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| Half
Hour Story REDIFFUSION 1967-68, 1971 |
A
series of 30 minute television dramas based on short stories provided
by both established and new writers, produced by Stella Richman. The casts
were star-studded and included titles such as ''Shelter' ( Alun Owen ),
'Myself, I've Got Nothing Against The South Ken' ( Julian Bond ), 'Between
Men' ( Doris Lessing ) and 'Which Of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?'
( Edna O'Brien ). The 1971 series was a combination of new material and
repeats of the Sixties productions |
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| Haunted ABC 1967-68 |
8 x 55 minute episodes produced by Michael Chapman featured Patrick Mower as Michael West, a university lecturer who was the connecting thread between a series of stories about occult and supernatural phenomena which were transmitted as late night viewing. A further two episodes were produced in 1974, titled 'The Ferryman' and 'Poor Girl' |
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Dream Of Jeannie |
US sitcom starring
Larry Hagman as US astronaut Captain ( later Major ) Tony Nelson who
lands his capsule a little off course and finds himself on a deserted
island. He discovers a bottle on the beach and releases the gorgeous
Jeannie, played by Barbara Eden. Tony becomes the genie's master and
seems to get as many wishes as he wants when he takes Jeannie back home
with him to the States but has a heck of a time keeping her real identity
a secret from the base Commander. Also
starring in the series were Hayden Rorke as Colonel Alfred Bellows,
Bill Daily as Nelson's friend and partner-in-crime Captain/Major Roger
Healey, Emmaline Henry as Mrs Bellows, Barton MacLane, Philip Ober and
Vinton Haworth. 139 x 30 minute episodes and two TV movies were made
which are still being shown |
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| Lost
In Space ITV 1967- 70 CBS |
83
wonderful episodes ( plus an unaired pilot ) were made of this tongue-in-cheek
US sci-fi series about the space family Robinson ( plus a stowaway / saboteur
and a fab robot ), lost in space aboard their craft Jupiter 2, and their
attempts to find their way back to Earth via strange planets and different
dimensions. Many guest stars portrayed the 'weekly' aliens including Malachi
Throne, Francine York, Michael Rennie, Warren Oates and Al Lewis. The
show's main characters were played by Guy Williams ( Dad John ), June
Lockhart ( Mum Maureen ), Mark Goddard ( pilot Major Don West ), Marta
Kristen ( gorgeous elder daughter Judy ), Angela Cartwright ( younger
sister Penny ), Billy Mumy ( son Will ) and Jonathan Harris ( cowardly
saboteur / stowaway Prof Zachary Smith ). The B9 robot was operated/played
by Bob May for which Dick Tufeld provided the voice and the various announcements.
There was also Penny's pet, an alien 'chimp' known as Debbie the Bloop |
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| Man
In A Suitcase ITC 1967-68 |
A Spy / crime drama in which Richard Bradford starred as McGill, a freelance troubleshooter come bounty hunter who had been kicked out of the CIA. The 30 x 60 minute series was created by Dennis Spooner and Richard Harris and produced by Sidney Cole. The two-part episode 'Variation On A Million Bucks' was edited into a 97 minute telefilm feature called 'To Chase A Million' ( 1967 ) |
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| Market
In Honey Lane ATV 1967-69 |
'Eastenders'-type
Cockney soap drama created by Louis Marks and produced by John Cooper.
The action was centred around a London street market and its traders and
customers. Main characters were played by John Bennett, Michael Golden,
Ray Lonnen, Peter Birrel, Brian Rawlinson, Pat Nye and Anna Wing ( who
also starred in 'Eastenders' ). The programme ran for two years, the name
being changed to 'Honey Lane' in September 1968 when it became a twice
weekly ( Mondays and Wednesdays ) 30 minute afternoon show, taking the
place of the unsuccessful soap 'Driveway' which lasted just 16 episodes |
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| Never
Mind The Quality, Feel The Width ABC 1967-68 THAMES 1968-71 |
Yes,
another classic sitcom with its roots in a one-off play, written by the
successful Vince Powell and Harry Driver, from the 'Armchair Theatre'
series. 17 x 30 minute shows were made by ABC, produced by Ronnie Baxter,
and a further 22 episodes by Thames after they acquired the rights. The
comedy stemmed from the cultural and social differences between two East-End
tailors, Manny Cohen ( played by John Bluthal ) and Patrick Kelly ( Joe
Lynch ). Local church ministers in the shape of Rabbi Levy ( Cyril Shaps
) and Father Ryan ( Eamon Kelly ) were often required to calm the situation
when they weren't involved in one of their own |
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| News
At Ten ITN 1967- |
This
was the start of it all, a push by ITV to make an extended, 30 minute,
late evening news programme covering the daily stories and important issues
in much greater detail than the 12 minute bulletin, which had previously
been broadcast at 8:55pm, and in a much more relaxed, US style. The use
of two presenters allowed late breaking news to be fed to the off-screen
newsman. The News At Ten team originally consisted of newsreaders Alastair
Burnet, Andrew Gardner, Reginald Bosanquet and George Ffitch. Major correspondents
were Sandy Gall, John Edwards, Richard Linley and Alan Hart, backed up
in the studio by another team headed by Gerald Seymour |
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| No,
That's Me Over Here REDIFFUSION 1967-68 LWT 1970 |
Graham
Chapman, Barry Cryer and Eric Idle wrote the scripts for 21 x 30 minute
episodes of this sitcom which gave the diminutive Ronnie Corbett his first
taste of TV stardom trying to hold his own amongst the elite of suburbia.
His wife was played by Rosemary Leach and Henry McGee also starred as
their supercilious neighbour with whom they carried on a constant battle
of one-upmanship. David Frost was executive producer of the show which
was produced by Bill Hitchcock ( co-produced by Marty Feldman in the first
series ) |
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| Not
In Front Of The Children BBC1 1967-70 |
Another Comedy Playhouse escapee ( 'House In A Tree' ) launching Wendy Craig into a series of sitcoms as a downtrodden but cheerful and sometimes dizzy mother and wife. 37 x 30 minute episodes were written by Richard Waring, with Jennifer Corner ( Wendy) trying to cope with an oft times grumpy husband and three children. Husband Henry was originally played by Paul Daneman ( who also played the role in the Comedy Playhouse show ) and later by Ronald Hines. The children were Trudi ( Roberta Tovey, later Verina Greenlaw ) Robin ( Hogo Keith-Johnston ) and Amanda ( Jill Riddick ). Successors to this show were 'And Mother Makes Three' ( 24 eps Thames 1971-73 ) and 'And Mother Makes Five' ( 26 eps Thames 1974-76 ) |
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| Omnibus BBC1 1967- |
The
start of the long-running weekly music and arts programme featuring a
wide variety of documentaries and mini biopics on creative artists in
many fields. Programmes included 'The World Of Coppard', Ken Russell's
'Dante's Inferno', the ghost story 'Whistle And I'll Come To You', 'All
My Loving' - a pop music film by Tony Palmer and 'Down These Mean Streets
A Man Must Go', a film portrait of crime thriller author Raymond Chandler
starring Tom Daly as Chandler, Robert O'Neil as Philip Marlowe and also
featuring Edward Judd and David Bauer |
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| Sanctuary REDIFFUSION 1967-68 |
26
x 55 minute episodes were written by Philip Levene and produced by John
Harrison of this prime time drama series. Shown at the unlikely time of
8p.m. on a Wednesday, the series was set in a London convent, dealing
with the various character conflicts, social problems and general activities
of the female incumbents. Harrison described the series as "... documentary
fiction made with accuracy and reverence without being mushy". Main
characters were played by Fay Compton ( Sister Juliana ), Alison Leggatt
( Sister Ursula ), Joanna Dunham ( Sister Benedict ) and Peggy Thorpe-Bates
( Sister Paul ) |
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| Sexton
Blake REDIFFUSION 1967-68 THAMES 1968-71, 1978 |
Although
originally a character in the comic 'The Halfpenny Marvel' at the turn
of the century, the action adventure stories produced by Ronald Marriott
transferred well to the small screen, retaining much of the serialised
'comic' feel and non-stop action. 64 x 30 minute episodes were made starring
Laurence Payne as the Sherlock Holmes style detective of the title with
his own particular Dr Watson being played by Roger Foss as 'Tinker'. A
further six part story called 'Sexton Blake and The Demon God' was made
in 1978 with Jeremy Clyde in the title role and Philip Davis as Tinker |
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| The
Forsyte Saga BBC2 1967 |
All-time
classic historical drama series created as 26 x 50 minute episodes, each
being a separate Victorian playlet in itself but always leaving a suspenseful
situation to be resolved in the next episode. The story by John Galsworthy
was produced by Donald Wilson and stars included Kenneth More, Eric Porter,
Margaret Tyzack, June Barry and Michael York as well as two of my favourite
actresses, the gorgeous Nyree Dawn Porter and the equally lovely Susan
Hampshire |
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| The
Golden Shot ATV 1967-75 |
Bernie,
the Bolt! A phrase remembered long after the demise of this long-running
TV competition programme based on crossbow archery and which included
a phone-in for some lucky viewer guiding a blindfolded 'Bernie's' aim
( left a bit...right a bit...fire! ) to win the prize on offer. Surprised
no-one was tempted to take a pot-shot at the audience. Presenters of the
show included Jackie Rae, Bob Monkhouse, Alton Douglas and Norman Vaughn.
The 'Bernies' were Derek Young, Alan Bailey and Johnny Baker, and who
could forget the 'Golden Girls' who included at various times Anita Richardson,
Andrea Lloyd, Carol Dilworth, Lee Patrick and the ultimate 'dumb blonde',
Anne Aston. Never mind Anne, we didn't watch you for your intellectual
prowess! |
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| The
Prisoner ATV 1967-68 Everyman Films Production |
Probably the most
enigmatic series ever produced - pure cult television - you either loved
it or hated it, but no-one understood it apart from the basic scenario
of a spy who resigned being incarcerated in a weird prison 'Village'
and constantly trying to escape while being quizzed about the reasons
for his resignation. It could have been a fascist micro-state, an Eastern
bloc spy prison or just a hallucination. The general consensus is that
this was a continuation of the John Drake role featured in the 'Danger
Man' series but this has never been revealed by star and creator of
the series Patrick McGoohan. uch was his influence on the series that,
in some episodes, he was also executive producer, scriptwriter, editor
and director as well. Whichever, the 'Village' is actually real - Portmeirion
in North Wales - a 'must see' if you're ever in the area. McGoohan
played the un-named prisoner 'Number 6' ( I am not a number - I'm a
free man! ), constantly plotting escape from the clutches of 'Number
Two', the frequently replaced Village chief played by a number of different
guest stars in cameo roles. We never found out who 'Number One' was.
Surprisingly, as it seemed like many more, only 17 episodes were made.
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| The
Revenue Men BBC2 1967-68 |
13 episodes of 50 minutes and 12 of 45 minutes were made of this action adventure series revolving around the experiences of Customs and Excise investigators in their pursuit of smugglers, hijackers and drug traffickers. The three lead characters were played by James Grant, Ewen Solon and Callum Mill and the series was produced by Gerard Glaister |
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| The
Short Stories of Conan Doyle aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle aka Conan Doyle BBC2 1967 |
13
x 50 minute shows were made in this series which dramatised the non-Sherlock
Holmes stories of Arthur Conan-Doyle. The themes were many and varied
covering everything from horror stories about Egyptian mummies to boxing.
A connecting thread ran through the series in the form of three university
students around whom each of the stories was centred - Philip Hardacre
( Michael Latimer ), Tom Crabbe ( Keith Buckley ) and Monkhouse 'Monkey'
Lee ( Christopher Matthews ). Series producer was Harry Moore, the concept
being created by John Hawkesworth who also wrote some of the adaptations |
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| The
Whitehall Worrier BBC1 1967 |
Our cup overfloweth - not a cult programme but one more sitcom born from Comedy Playhouse, the 'The Mallard Imaginaire' from 5/7/66. The 30 minute show starred Robert Coote as incapable minister the Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh and Moira Lister as his wife. Also appearing were Daphne Anderson and Jonathan Cecil. This early 'Yes Minister' lookalike was written by Alan Melville and produced by Graeme Muir |
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| The
World About Us BBC2 1967-86 |
A
long-running natural history series initiated by David Attenborough who
was in charge of the channel at the time. The show took advantage of the
new medium of colour television to bring us what, in the early days, was
a collection of nature footage shot by amateur cameramen. The quality
of the material gradually increased until, eventually, the BBC relented
and provided a decent budget for proper production of the programme, mainly
coming from the BBC's Natural History Unit based in Bristol which had
come into existence as early as 1957 following the 'Look' series by Peter
Scott and which was to become the mainstay of all the BBC's fabulous nature
series |
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| Witch
Hunt BBC2 1967 |
A 5 x 25 minute drama-chiller serial written by Jon Manchip White, directed by Peter Duguid and produced by Alan Bromly which focussed on the existence of witchcraft in a modern-day Gloucestershire community. Patrick Kavanagh starred as the new arrival in a town whose inhabitants were rather more than they at first appeared to be. Other cast members included Sally Home, John Paul, Anna Palk and Derek Francis |
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1967
Television Ratings ( millions of homes )
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The
Royal Variety Show
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ITV
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11.60
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2
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Miss World 1967 |
BBC
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10.80
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3
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The London Palladium Show |
ITV
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9.95
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4
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Coronation Street |
ITV
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9.45
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5
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Market In Honey Lane |
ITV
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8.85
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6
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The Eurovision Song Contest |
BBC
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8.85
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7
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Take Your Pick |
ITV
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8.75
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8
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The Morecambe and Wise Show |
ITV
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8.70
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9
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Mrs Thursday |
ITV
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8.60
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10
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Dr. Finlay's Case Book |
BBC
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8.50
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11
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Secombe and Friends |
ITV
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8.30
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12
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Z Cars |
ITV
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8.20
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13
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This Is Petula Clark |
BBC
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8.15
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14
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World In Action |
ITV
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8.10
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15
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Double Your Money |
ITV
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8.05
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16
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The Avengers |
ITV
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8.00
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17
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Cinema |
ITV
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8.00
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18
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Professional Boxing |
BBC
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8.00
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19
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Death By Misadventure |
ITV
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8.00
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20
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International Ice Gala |
BBC
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8.00
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