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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2016 11:18:49 GMT
(Robinson Crusoe theme.)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2016 20:59:47 GMT
I used to like Lovejoy, I still sometimes watch the repeats on freeview but they are not on that often compared to other things.
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Post by captainmouse on Sept 19, 2016 21:09:55 GMT
Drama are currently showing love joy everyday 10.0017.00 00.20
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2016 21:41:13 GMT
The Tripods, an '80s BBC sci-fi series based on John Christopher's novels, was excellent. Occasionally the effects were a bit ropey, but I've seen worse from the era, and the Tripods themselves were never less than impressive. The only annoying thing was that it was cancelled due to cost after they'd only done two of the trilogy, so the series ended on a cliffhanger - and a pretty grim one at that!
The Day of the Triffids is also worth seeking out - the 1981 version, not the more recent one. Alternately disturbing and exciting, tense and shocking. The Triffids are a great design (apparently one was displayed at the Natural History Museum for a while!)
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Post by Miranda on Sept 29, 2016 23:20:25 GMT
The 81 Triffids was brilliant. And pretty close to the book. Which is always a good sign
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Post by sootycat on Sept 30, 2016 11:58:40 GMT
I enjoyed the original Triffids with Howard Keel
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Post by carrie on Sept 30, 2016 19:40:05 GMT
The Tripods! I've been waiting for that 3rd series for 30 odd years.
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Post by hoodylover on Sept 30, 2016 20:48:41 GMT
I enjoyed the Howard Keel version of Triffids (which also featured Carole-Anne Ford from Doctor Who) but why did Howard Keel keep shouting? The 1981 version was my favourite though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2016 18:51:59 GMT
The Tripods! I've been waiting for that 3rd series for 30 odd years. Same here. I' remember being scared stiff but still enjoying it. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 20:19:19 GMT
The Tripods! I've been waiting for that 3rd series for 30 odd years. Same here. I' remember being scared stiff but still enjoying it. I don't know whether they will ever show any but Z cars started after Dixon of Dock Green finished, and then Softley Softley , they were probably in black & white maybe before video recording |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 17:18:29 GMT
I think that you would really have to go for the earlier Dixon's and Z-Cars. Both went on, in one form or another up until the 1970's but by the end they seemed out of place. George Dixon was almost going after criminals with a zimmer frame by the end.
Ones that I did like were Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; and the later Smiley's People. Though they were not long series, I would definitely recommend them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2016 17:09:04 GMT
Something else I would recommend is Michael Gambon's version of Maigret, which I have just dusted out of the closet. I just about remember the earlier one in black and white version with Rupert Davies. There were more of them, but I don't think any of them survived to dvd.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 14:16:26 GMT
Testament of Youth was pretty good, but I've only watched one episode. Who was also in Lillie, another worth a watch. And finally The Duchess of Duke Street! (with Gemma Jones, whose name I couldn't remember). Used to very much enjoy DoDS and Lillie. Is that the Testament of Youth starring Cheryl Campbell? Have the boxed set of that and very much enjoyed it. I'd also like to see The Onedin Line with Anne Stallybrass and Peter somebody or other. Name escapes at the moment. Wouldn't mind a re run of The Mayor of Casterbridge, again with Anne Stallybrass. Or The Barchester Chronicles. EDIT : Peter Gilmore not forgetting the wonderful theme tune by Aram Khachaturian - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 9:56:07 GMT
Callan, The Sandbaggers, Public Eye. The first two, certainly for people who like proper spy thrillers.
And, of course Cadfael. I am currently watching the first Cadfael, One Corpse too Many.
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Post by profbooboo on Jan 18, 2017 15:46:59 GMT
I'm not a big US comedy fan, not so much the 'filmed in front of a live studio audience' shows. I do prefer UK comedy, but there are exceptions. There's a show called Wings, which I love, starring Steven Weber and Tim Daly, with Tony Shaloub and Thomas Haden Church. It's set in a tiny airport in Nantucket where Brian and Joe Hackett run a one plane business taking people to New England towns. They had a cameo by Norm and Cliff from Cheers, where they're supposed to travel from Boston to go fishing. Some of my favourite episodes are Sports & Leisure, Murder She Roast, The Lyin' King
Murder She Roast
The Lyin' King
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Anymore to come?
