Number 56:

 

CINEMA 66 (1966) 8.30m

 

The 1966 series of ITV's look at the week's latest films.

 

Number 55:

 

THE BENNY HILL SHOW (1969) 8.30M

 

The early days for Benny at Thames TV:

 

And a complete edition:

Number 54:

 

CORONATION STREET (1969) 8.35m

 

Our first visit to the Street in this list:

Number 53:

 

LOVE STORY (1965) 8.35m

 

An ATV series of stories about love. With the haunting theme played by Jack Parnell & His Orchestra.

 

Number 52:

 

THIS WEEK (1965) 8.35m

 

A 1965 edition on the ITV current affairs show on a Thursday evening.

 

Number 51:

 

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (1964) 8.35m

 

Hughie Green & more contestants.

 

Number 50:

 

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1964 8.37m

 

Sunday 8th November 1964:

 

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Number 49:

 

TAKE YOUR PICK (1964) 8.39m

 

Michael presides over another edition of the game show.

 

Number 48:

 

DR FINLAY'S CASEBOOK (1963) 8.39m

 

The BBC1 Drama series with crime solving Scotsman:

 

A complete episode:

Number 47:

 

THE AVENGERS 8.40m

 

A 1966 Episode of the series

 

Number 46:

 

TILL DEATH US DO PART 6.40m

 

A 1968 Episode with Alf Garnet

 

Number 45:

 

FROST ON SUNDAY 6.45m

 

A 1968 Edition of the ITV show, with David Frost et al:

 

 

Number 44:

 

THE DICK POWELL THEATRE 8.45m

 

The BBC showing of the U.S. anthology series in 1964:

 

hooray for the Avengers! I remember all of these except Dick Powell - granted I was only 6 and it was past my bedtime. Where's The Woodentops!? B-)

 

my dad watched Diana Rigg & Patrick Macnee film during the episode on an RAF base he was stationed at (to do with a deserted airbase I think).

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hooray for the Avengers! I remember all of these except Dick Powell - granted I was only 6 and it was past my bedtime. Where's The Woodentops!? B-)

 

my dad watched Diana Rigg & Patrick Macnee film during the episode on an RAF base he was stationed at (to do with a deserted airbase I think).

Do you know where he was stationed?

 

The Airfield at White Waltham was used quite a bit in the 50s & 60s. It appeared in the 1950s "H.G. Wells Invisible Man" series & a few others.

Do you know where he was stationed?

 

The Airfield at White Waltham was used quite a bit in the 50s & 60s. It appeared in the 1950s "H.G. Wells Invisible Man" series & a few others.

 

He was at RAF Bovingdon, near Hemel Hemstead - we lived at Chesham at the time and I was mad on Dr Who, Thank Your Lucky Stars and Jukebox Jury :lol:

Number 43:

 

NO HIDING PLACE 8.45m

 

A 1966 Episode of the Drama series

 

Number 42:

 

NO HIDING PLACE 8.48m

 

A 1965 Episode

 

Number 41:

 

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1961 8.48m

 

 

 

Number 40:

 

THE RAT CATCHERS 8.50m

 

The Rat Catchers is a 1960s British television series about a top secret British Intelligence Unit who receive orders from the Prime Minister and without questions battles enemy spies, saboteurs, and other criminals in order to protect the security of Great Britain and the Western Alliance. The show centred around three major characters: Peregrine Pascale Smith (portrayed by Gerald Flood), the Oxford University-educated managing director with 12 years' experience under his belt, Brigadier H. St. J. Davidson (portrayed by Philip Stone), the emotionless analytical brains behind the group, and newly-recruited Richard William Hurst (portrayed by Glyn Owen), formerly a superintendent at Scotland Yard who though he was said to have gone by the book in the police force, seems to have some problems with authority now. Part of the problem is that the Brigadier refuses to tell him more than the minimum that he needs to know about the organisation. Officially he works for Smith's company: Transworld Electronics and in episode 3, he is not sure whether Smith or the Brigadier is his boss.

 

 

 

Number 39:

 

DR FINLAY'S CASEBOOK 8.50m

 

A 1967 Episode of the BBC Drama series

 

Number 38:

 

IN LOVING MEMORY 8.60

 

The 1969 Pilot Episode of the Sitcom, about Funeral Directors with Thora Hird & Christopher Beeny. They inherit the Business from Ivy's (Thora's) late husband. Christopher Beeny plays her nephew. The series was put on hold, as the BBC were running a similar (& much more funny) sitcom with Bill Fraser in "That's Your Funeral". Unfortunately, Yorkshire Television saw fit to re-launch "In Loving Memory" in 1977 & it went on & on & on!

 

Here is the theme to the series: (probably the best thing about it)

 

 

And the ad for the DVD (God help us!)

 

Number 37:

 

CORONATION STREET 8.60m

 

A 1968 Episode of the Soap:

 

 

 

Number 36:

 

RIVIERA POLICE 8.60m

 

A 1965 Episode of the lost Rediffusion crime series starring Noel Trevarthen as Superintendant Johnson, Geoffrey Frederick as Superintendant Hunter, Frank Lieberman as Lt Col Sore & Brian Spink as Inspector Legrand.

 

Number 35:

 

MRS THURSDAY 8.60m

 

Kathleen Harrison as the elderly cleaning lady, that inherits her bosses house, fortune & butler (Hugh Manning). The comedy/drama series from 1967:

 

Number 34:

 

MORECAMBE & WISE 8.70m

 

A 1967 Edition of duo on ATV:

 

Number 33:

 

TAKE YOUR PICK 8.75m

 

Michael Miles & an Edition of the quiz from 1967

 

Number 32:

 

LIFE WITH COOPER 8.75m

 

Fun & games with the comic genius of Tommy Cooper on ITV in 1968:

 

Number 31:

 

STEPTOE & SON 8.79m

 

Harold & Albert in 1963:

 

Number 30:

 

TAKE YOUR PICK 8.80m

 

An edition from 1966

 

Number 29:

 

TAKE YOUR PICK 8.80

 

An edition from 1965

 

Number 28:

 

THE BOAT RACE 1968 8.80m

 

The BBC showing on the 1968 Boat Race

 

Number 27:

 

THE EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP SEMI FINAL 1968 8.80m

 

England 0 - 1 Yugoslavia

 

Number 26:

 

THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1967 8.85m (with Sandie Shaw winning in Vienna)

 

 

 

Number 25:

 

MARKET IN HONEY LANE 8.85m

 

The Cockney Soap set in London's East End...Sounds familar, ay? Arh, but this one didn't employ ex-murders!

 

It starred Vicki Wolf, ex-singer Iain Gregory & Marla Landi (to name but 3) & was made by ATV

 

Number 24:

 

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY 8.85m

 

Hughie Green in a 1966 edition of the quiz

 

Number 23:

 

CORONATION STREET 8.86m

 

A 1962 Episode of the Soap:

 

 

Number 22:

 

CORONATION STREET 9.05m

 

A 1966 Episode:

 

 

 

Number 21:

 

HOWERD'S HOUR 9.10m

 

Frankie Howerd on ITV in 1968 & guest Sandie Shaw (again!)