Number 82:

 

THE ROYAL FAMILY (1969) 8.05m

 

A BBC1 Documentary, where the cameras followed the Royals around for 12 months (before the papers, did it every day!)

 

Number 81:

 

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL (1968) 8.05

 

ITV's coverage of the European Cup Final (before they started missing goals, with commercial breaks!)

 

In 1968, Man Utd beat Benfica 4 - 1.

 

Number 80:

 

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (1967) 8.05

 

Hughie Green with a 1967 Edition of the game show.

 

Number 79:

 

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1960 8.06m

 

ITV's coverage of the 1960 edition:

 

Max Bygraves

 

Sammy Davis Jnr

Number 78:

 

IT'S TARBUCK (1964) 8.08

 

A 1964 edition of Jimmy Tarbuck doing his Benny Hill stuff, for ITV!

 

Number 77:

 

THE MORECAMBE & WISE SHOW (1968) 8.10m

 

Their first BBC2 series:

Number 76:

 

HARLECH TELEVISION OPENING NIGHT (1968) 8.10

 

The opening of ITV for the West & Wales in 1968. You may remember it was originally TWW, that had the franchise for the area.

Number 75:

 

DARE I WEEP DARE I MOAN (1966 Showing) 8.10m

 

James Mason stars in the ITV showing of the drama.

 

Number 74:

 

WORLD IN ACTION (1967 Edition) 8.10m

 

The Granada Monday night, current affairs investigative programme.

 

A melodramatic post-trial encounter in 1967 between Mick Jagger and senior British establishment figures, in which rock star and retinue were wafted by helicopter onto the lawn of a stately home, was engineered by then World In Action researcher and future BBC Director General, John Birt. He decades later described it as "one of the iconic moments of the Sixties.

 

 

 

 

Number 73:

 

CRANE (1965) 8.10

 

A 1965 episode of the ITV drama.

 

Number 72:

 

ARMCHAIR THEATRE (1964) 8.12

 

A 1964 Episode of the ITV Series.

 

Number 71:

 

TILL DEATH US DO PART (1969 Episode) 8.15m

 

Warren Mitchell stars as loveable bigot, Alf Garnet

Number 70:

 

THIS IS PETULA CLARK (1967) 8.15m

 

The 1967 Boxing Day edition with Pet & guests

 

She performed her latest hit (which had entered the chart at #30):

 

And also an oldie from 1966:

 

Number 69:

 

WORLD TITLE BOXING (1966) 8.15

 

The BBC hosts the Boxing championship.

 

Number 68:

 

THE POWER GAME (1969) 8.15

 

The final ITV series of the drama.

 

Number 67:

 

WORLD IN ACTION (1968 Edition) 8.20m

 

 

Edited June 25, 201312 yr by davetaylor

Number 66:

 

Z CARS (1967 Episode) 8.20

 

Z Victor One! The BBC1 Police drama series

Number 65:

 

NO HIDING PLACE (1964) 8.22m

 

A 1964 Episode of the ITV Police drama

 

Number 64:

 

THE MAX BYGRAVES SHOW 8.22m

 

Max & other acts in 1963. Here's a clip from 8 years earlier:

Number 63:

 

THEY'VE SOLD A MILLION (1963) 8.24

 

An ITV show on million sellers, mainly because the Beatles had sown 1963 up in Million Sellers:

 

Here's a link to some vintage ITV Schedules:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&a....48293060,d.d2k

Edited June 23, 201312 yr by davetaylor

Stand by for the worst sitcom of the 60s, by far....

Hi, Upbringing prob does have an effect, you're prob right. Of the ones you mention I liked Sykes, also add in Fawlty Towers, My Wife Next Door, Rising Damp, Not In Front Of The Children, Up Pompeii, The Goodies and a couple of others. The American ones you mention are all awful, yes. Much better were I Love Lucy, Soap, Addams family, Bilko, Monkees, Munsters, I Dream Of Jeannie, Get Smart, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Munsters, MASH, Flintstones, mostly good scriptwriters and actors, mostly fantasy, not to mention lesser shows like Bewitched, My favourite Martian, Rhoda, Phyllis, The Odd Couple, The Partridge Family, F Troop, Chico And The Man, Barney Miller, Bob Newhart Show, Car 54 Where Are You... B-)

I never got into Rising Damp. It's one of the few ITV sitcoms that would probably make a list of the all time greats but for some reason I just didn't like it. I enjoyed My Wife Next Door at the time but I'm not convinced it will have aged very well. The same applies to Not In Front Of The Children. Fawlty Towers remains a classic. The Goodies were great fun until they moved to ITV.

I never got into Rising Damp. It's one of the few ITV sitcoms that would probably make a list of the all time greats but for some reason I just didn't like it. I enjoyed My Wife Next Door at the time but I'm not convinced it will have aged very well. The same applies to Not In Front Of The Children. Fawlty Towers remains a classic. The Goodies were great fun until they moved to ITV.

 

I think you're prob right, the last time I rewatched My Wife Next Door it wasn't as good as I remembered it to be. I think I was biased cos I liked Hannah Gordon and the concept... B-)

Number 62:

 

MR DIGBY DARLING (1969) 8.25m

 

I had hope for a clip of this at least, but can't find one. It was repeated by Granada Plus, about 15 years back.

 

Roland Digby's home life is less than perfect. His children run riot and his wife wants more. The only peace of mind Mr Digby enjoys is in his office at Rid-O-Rat pesticide manufacturers. At Rid-O-Rat he's every need is dealt with by his faithful P.A.

 

Cast:

Peter Jones as Roland Digby

Sheila Hancock as Thelma Teesdale

Beryl Cooke as Olive

Norman Chappell as Chambers

Brian Oulton as Mr Trumper

Janet Brown as Joyce

Peter Stephens as Mr Baiey

Michael Bates as Norman Stanhope

 

Roland Digby's home life is less than perfect. His children run riot and his wife wants more. The only peace of mind Mr Digby enjoys is in his office at Rid-O-Rat pesticide manufacturers. At Rid-O-Rat he's every need is dealt with by his faithful P.A. Miss Teesdale (Sheila Hancock).

 

I would vote this sitcom, one of the worse of all time. It was very much like the awful "Take A Letter Mr Jones" (a 1981 other vehicle for John Inman, assisting Rula Lenska). Both were the worst possible programmes I've ever seen.

Edited June 24, 201312 yr by davetaylor

Number 61:

 

THE DUSTBINMEN (1969) 8.25m

 

Equally garbage!

 

Jack Rosenthal's comedy creation. One of the grittier sit-coms in many ways, The Dustbinmen provoked outrage from the bodies who wanted to clean up TV, but the viewers loved it. Why?

 

Cast:

Bryan Pringle as Cheese and Egg

Trevor Bannister as Heavy Breathing

Graham Haberfield as Winston Platt

John Barrett as 'Smellie' Ibbotson

Tim Wylton as Eric

Paula Wilcox as Naomi

Brian Wilde as Bloody Delilah

 

What a great thread, Dave!

Keep it going, please!

Would be nice to have the similar sort of list for the 70's and 80's...

 

Dave, you missed No.70...

Edited June 25, 201312 yr by Andrey71

Number 60:

 

MAX (1969 Edition) 8.25

 

Max Bygraves & guests in a Christmas 1969 Edition

 

 

And Max's theme:

Number 59:

 

MISS WORLD 1963 8.25

 

The BBC's coverage of the 1963 Beauty Contest won by Carole Crawford of Jamaica. It took place at the Lyceum on 7th November 1963:

 

Number 58:

 

DRAMA 63 (1963) 8.27m

 

An ATV series of Dramas going out on Sunday nights at 9pm.

 

Number 57:

 

SECOMBE & FRIENDS (1967) 8.30m

 

An ATV series with Harry Secombe, in various sketches with Michael Bentine, Tony Hancock, Danny La Rue, Ray Ellington, Spike Milligan & Peter Sellers.