I want to reminsisce about crappy old (not kids) TV programmes. Anyone care to partake?

[MrsSprat]

Just had a hankering, points for obscurities with ludicrous premises

OK I'll start: Midnight Caller
Jack Killian, late night San Francisco DJ and sometime crime-fighter(?), with a Moonlighting rip-off will they/won't they thing with blonde boss.
Really rubbish.

Perfect Stranger - that was the Balky one

The black and white minstrel show (how awful was that?)

Rich man poor man (on a Saturday night)

'By the Sword Divided'- anyone remember that bunch of fops and puritans? V. educational.

Oh god my Mum used to make me watch the equalizer and midnight caller, also beauty and the beast with vincent lol. Later on there was also that crappy millenium and american gothic, also one who's name escapes me maybe poltergeist?

I remember the one set in a health centre and also the one set in the travel agents. I vaguely remember dear john. My so called life was fantastic as was heartbreak high, mmmm Jared Leto. Anyone remember springhill? that was on ch4 when I was doing my GCSE's.

This is brill. I'm pathetically pleased to see I'm not the only one in the world that remembers 'sharp intake of breath'! It never gets a mention in any David jason interviews etc and I seem to remember it was really good! Some other greats on here but how about... On a Tuesday night (I think!!) there was a series of american police shows, a different one each week Columbo (whihc we all remember), McCloud (I think) gorgeous Dennis Weaver (again I think that was his name) dressed as a cowboy and rode his horse thru New York, McMillan & Wife (the perfect couple, just like Hart TO Hart) and one called Banacheck (thats how it was pronounced not spelt) starring George Peppard where there was always a really mysterious answer to the mystery (a bit like Jonathan Creek!). Hawaii Five O may have been on as well, or maybe it had its own slot but Jack Lord was gorgeous! (I was prob about 8 at the time!!)

Poldark
Hart to Hart
Dempsey and Makepeace (yes they did marry)
Metal Mickey
Love Hurts (Adam Faith/Zoe Wanamaker)
House of Eliott

I loved House of Elliott and there was one after that called 'A Nightingale Sang' (I think about posh people and their Nanny's, same era. One of the horrible rich bitches was Hermoine Norris (pre cold feet) and there was also Victoria Smurfitt (now a police boss in something like prime suspect) she was one of the nanny's

Lol close Theresa, just remembered it was Berkeley Square! Right song though

Yes it was wasnt it? Cheers!

Has anyone mentioned Petrocelli (god knows how it's really spelt!) another american detective living in a caravan while he was building his house

Anyone remember Survivors - post plague type illness series where only a few people are left alive?

Yup, and they are remaking it! This year!

Love Hurts was great. Remember the wise Rabbi friend with al the answers. Jane Lapotaire?

Has anyone mentioned Hart to Hart

or the real classics Dallas and Dynasty?

Now I don't know whether to dig out Love Hurts or House of Eliott to watch...

Prisoner Cell Block H - I was addicted!

(huffily from the corner) - does no-one remember my american tv cops? I cant be that old can i?

Just had a sudden flashback to Lillie Langtry and the Duchess of Duke St.

this has prob been said as i havent read through yet, but was thinking about this and posting today....i used to LURVE Duty Free

Morecombe and Wise

The Dick Emery Show

The Fall Guy

Hart to Hart

The Incredible Hulk

The Professionals

oh and Thats LIfe 9pm on Sunday night with ester ransen

My faves were :

The Young Doctors (used to rush home from school to watch it!

Prisoner cell block H

The Young Ones

Blackadder

That's Life

All Creatures great and Small

321

Blockbusters

I loved the two ronnies and Benny Hill (can't get Yackety sax out of my mind now)
Open all Hours
Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Keeping up Appearances
Darling Buds of May
The Good Life (my absolute fave)
Dads Army
Miami Vice (Don Johnson was such a spunk back then)
21 Jump Street (aahh, pubescent Johnny Depp)
Family Ties
Moonlighting - the unresolved sexual tension thing
Basil Brush (he was so not a kids show!)
The Brittas Empire
The Avengers

Can anyone (we're talking well over 40 here) remember 'White Horses' on sat mornings. It was 'foreign' if i had to guess i'd say something like Yugoslavian and dubbed but it was great and the theme tune was wonderful! Bizzarly I overheard a man singing it at work today and I was transported back!

How about "Dear John"?

I still remember the theme tune.

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