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Terry and June and other sitcoms in similar genre

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:38

I used to love this program and felt that this was the template for sitcoms if it's time and everything else was a variation on a theme - anyone remember the sitcom with Judi Dench playing opposite her real life husband - i think she sang the theme tune (before this became a joke in Littelt Britain) . Am I BU in being nostalgic for the days of this kind of TV - do you think these kind of progs would seem a bit dated now?

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:38

I used to feel that the world of Terry and June was lovely and warm and safe iyswim and longed to be part of it!!

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:39

I saw a complete series DVD got Terry and June yesterday and this is what sparked this off

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Elodie2019 · 20/10/2019 10:40

Very dated but very good!

Symptomless · 20/10/2019 10:42

I find a lot of the US sitcoms very safe and formulaic, a group of friends or family getting into mild mishaps and all is well after 20 mins (+ ad breaks).

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:43

yes Synptomless Cheers / Friends /Frazier

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Groovee · 20/10/2019 10:46

Duty free
A bit of a do
A fine romance (judi dench)
Butterflies
City Lights
Brush strokes

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:46

Did anyone irl have a 'Teasmade??' I think it only existed in Terry and June

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PauvreRelation · 20/10/2019 10:47

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:47

Out of that list don't remember City Lights - I think Bit of a Do was different as had no laughter track

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iklboo · 20/10/2019 10:47

The Good Life is still funny. DS(13) loves Porridge, The Two Ronnies, Dads' Army etc.

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:48

Yes that's it - Fine Romance

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WildCherryBlossom · 20/10/2019 10:49

A bit of a do was genius!

I also love The Good Life

MrsGrindah · 20/10/2019 10:51

Life without George! I loved that . I thought that was going to be me when I grew up..living in a flat on my own, having a complicated love life...

Drabarni · 20/10/2019 10:51

I think The Good life is brilliant, it always makes me laugh, still.
The Christmas not being delivered for Margo is my favourite.
terry and June, was a classic as was George and Mildred.

MrsGrindah · 20/10/2019 10:52

Fresh Fields....saw an episode by chance the other day...my god it’s dire now

mintyroller · 20/10/2019 10:52

A wee bit later but not that much, Waiting For God. I loved Diana. 2 Point 4 Children as well.

AlexaShutUp · 20/10/2019 10:53

Did anyone irl have a 'Teasmade??' I think it only existed in Terry and June

Yes, my mum and dad had one. Smile

I loved the Good Life. Quite fancy watching that again.

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:53

I don't remember Life without George - anyone remember-

Cuckoo Waltz
L for Lester
Chintz
It takes a worried man

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:53

Alexa I now want one!!!

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Charley1988 · 20/10/2019 10:54

I was sad to hear that one of the sons from Butterflies had died :(

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x2boys · 20/10/2019 10:55

I do think TV in general was a lot better in days gone by I was thinking this as I was flicking through my hundreds of virgin media channels yesterday trying to find something worth watching ,Teas maids, did exist my Grandparents had one!

daisychain01 · 20/10/2019 10:55

Anything starring Wendy Craig was guaranteed to be gentle humour, safe and never tried too hard to be fashionable or 'edgy', it was funny for its own sake.

MrsGrindah · 20/10/2019 10:55

Yes I remember The Cuckoo Waltz

Solo was in a similar vein to Life Without George

Oliversmumsarmy · 20/10/2019 10:55

Did anyone irl have a 'Teasmade??' I think it only existed in Terry and June

We had a teasmade when we lived in a grotty studio flat (late 70s/1980). No heating so in the winter months it was lovely not having to get out of bed to get a cuppa

PIL ended up with it.