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Number 117: HERE'S HARRY 7.74 (the 1963 series) A sitcom with Harry Worth getting into all sorts of fixes, a-kin to a Eric Sykes type character. Here's the opening titles: http://vimeo.com/39133192 And a clip can be found here: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&a....48293060,d.d2k

Number 118: NO HIDING PLACE 7.70m (the 1961 Series) (the same as Special Branch in viewing figures) It was the spin off to 2 other TV series "Murder Bag" & "Crime Sheet". Both had run in the 50s. Raymond Francis played Detective Superintendent Tom Lockhart. It also starred Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin, of course). Here's a full episode: 3JcWoT-rIbQ

Number 119: SPECIAL BRANCH: the Thames TV anti-Espionage detective series starring Derren Nesbitt as Detective Inspector Jordan. It also starred Morris Perry & Fulton McKay (he of Porridge, of course). In the 70s, newcomers were George Sewell & Patrick Mower. Here's a very short clip from 69: 5DuwU1XKog0&

Okay another fun thread. The Top 120 TV Shows Of The 1960s based on figures from TAM (Television Audience Measurement) 1960 - 68 & AGB (Audits Of Great Britain) 1968 - 69. For this survey, we've used the top episodes/editions of each year of the 60s from 1960 - 1969. Clips are posted (where available) & the figures measured are single homes, rather than individual viewers. So, kicking off it's Number 120: THE BLACKPOOL SHOW (1966) 7.70m (A Summer season show from the ABC Theatre in Blackpool}. It featured various acts, comedians, singers etc & was hosted by Tony Hancock. Only one show still exists of this show. Jeannie Carson appeared on one show singing this: De1yCVn6_NE The show also featured the Rockin' Berries & this fella: 0352k3UC_qk Bob Monkhouse topped the bill in stand up routines. Here's a typical Bob gag: My grandfather left his pocket watch to me, when he died. This pocket watch saved his life...Almost. He was fighting the german's & a sniper's bullet come right at him. Standing there he thought "I've had it". He was lucky the bullet hit the pocket watch & missed his heart by an inch. Unfortunately the bullet bounced off the watch, shot up his noes & blew his bloody brains out...

1991 this week. Using the same links as last.

It is indeed included, Simon. Yes. 615,000 in 71 & 38,000 in 76.

The big number one time: And we know Paul McCartney achieved the biggest seller of the 60s & also the 70s, was wrapped up too! GFRcMYjut4o You couldn't stop it, as it sold 250,000 a week at it's peak & spent 9 weeks at Number One (though it seemed longer!) Altogether it got 2.5 million & even made a return into the lower reaches of the top 100 in December 1978. Everybody forgets it was a double A side, with this: bjdkgJy1AOE You might of thought it would of got some airplay on the radio, being the other song was #1, but it wasn't even played on Tom Browne's Top Twenty show. Personally though, I thought "Girlschool" meant the it was the female rock group of the same name! So, here ends the countdown. Coming in the future (the long distance future lies the Top 400 of the 60s) & in the near future, the Top TV Programmes of the 60s, 70s & 80s.

Number 2: By default zdgMo7BjA0Y It had sold over a million by July 1978. By the end of that month, Radio stations decided to flip it over. People went out & thought they were buying the new single by Boney M "Brown Girl In The Girl"....Not realising it was the B side to "Rivers Of Babylon"! Technically you can knock off 600,000 for "Brown Girl" of the total of 1.9 million, it supposebly sold! And here is (the much better & hilarious B side): GiX2PbrBXCQ It made a high of Number 2 away from "Rivers Of Babylon" & down the local everybody was being really awful & singing "Brown in the ring...She looks like a s***house in a slum". Very nice, i'm sure.

Number 3: That film again tPRHEqfm1JY 9 weeks at Number One in June/July/August 1978, denying Father Abraham at least one week at the top (with his Decca problem). But nevertheless John & Olivia chalked up 1.8 million that Summer.

Number 4: Oh my Lord C7-4GC828rM Shifting nearly 300,000 a week, around Christmas 1978 & clocking up 1.3 million in total.

Number 5: Where have these Nights gone? aXlnMveRt-Y Probably the Chick Flick, that drives most fellas to defrost the fridge, but the girls love it! It was Number One in October 1978 & sold 1,186,000.

Number 6: Stay away from this place! CS9OO0S5w2k It might of put you off of the YMCA! But it was an enormous seller, even before it went to Number One. The big sales of Christmas 1978 & into 1979, where it sold 1,179,000.

Number 7: Their first number one, championed by Kenny Everet on Capital 194 & Radio One thought it was too long...Radio One were too long in the tooth, it still seems! fJ9rUzIMcZQ Out of 1975, into 76 & 1,100,000 sold.

Number 8: I'd like to buy the world a Coke? 8jr9hPbYmBo Another one of those caught up in a week 52 lost sale. Again away to another chart comp & we get a big lost week's sale, giving it a total of 1,095,000 & it went to Number One in January 1972. It came from the Coke commercial & that, looked like this: 2msbfN81Gm0

Number 10: Watership Down a502RejLz8s 6 weeks at Number one in April/May 1979 & 1,052,000 sold, as the best selling single of 79.

Number 14: YY8APrYU2Gs Number One forever in January 1977 & a total of 1,033,000 sold.

Number 12: Gazza's biggest & best & the chart entry rundown ZfMrbIzd69Q Enormous sales at the end of November 1973, keeping the Osmonds off #1 & smashing straight in above them. Selling a total of 1,048,000.

Number 13: Double Waddy on Arrows TV show TIBnYMltl0U Number One in December 1976 & one of those, where the missed sales of week 52 got lost, but go to a different chart (other than BMRB) & you find a total sale of 1,036,000.

Number 9: Roderick returns! zW2-_01i48w Number One in August 1975 & it cameback in 76, following the Ark Royal documentary series. Another mucked up sale from those that supposed to be in the know. It actually sold 1,055,705 during it's 70s run.

Number 11: Oh dear, the Eurovision Contest 1976! Szavq0lrFtg Number One in April 1976 & 1,050,000 sold.

Number 16: The theme to "Van Der Valk" zvesdlGe-EI The big Thames TV detective series with 977,000 copies of the theme bought & Number One in September 1973.

Number 17: That old oak tree rBL2kzKg4nY Number One in April 1973 & still around in 74. It sold 968,000.

Number 19: A Dutch Meow! NfY0yJyTjjE Number One in October 1976 & 917,000 sold.

Number 18: Christmas again! H6YbLZf8i5I Number One in December 1973 & 960,000 sold.

Number 15: It had to be Christmas novelty really QHFJgbpETrI Number One in December 1972 & 995,000 sold. Yes. Really!