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 Sixties
Television - 1965 |
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| BBC
3 BBC1 1965-66 |
This
was the successor to 'Not So Much A Programme...' with a similar
mixture of songs, sketches and newsy satire and humour. Main presenters
were Robert Robinson, Lynda Baron and John Bird, assisted by Denis
Norden, Patrick Campbell, Alan Bennett, Malcolm Muggeridge, Leonard
Rossiter, Bill Oddie, Roy Dotrice and John Fortune. The series
was produced and directed by Ned Sherrin. A one-off 'special'
called 'My Father Knew Lloyd George' was made by the same team
and transmitted 18/12/65 featuring an imaginary news scandal at
the turn of the century |
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| Branded Goodson-Todman-Cactus-Sentinel |
Cult
U.S. cavalry western series starring Chuck Connors as Jason McCord,
a cavalryman who is wrongly court-martialled for an act of cowardice
and has to put up with the taunts and jibes as he attempts to
clear his name. The opening title sequence of the court martial
where his buttons are cut off and his cavalry sabre is broken
are quite poignant. Good title song and music. 48 x 30 min episodes |
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| Call
My Bluff BBC2 1965-88 |
Very
witty and enjoyable panel game in which two teams tried to guess
the correct definition of an obscure word from the Oxford English
dictionary from three options provided by the opposing side -
2 bogus and one real. The unscripted witty banter of this programme
was incredibly funny at times. Chairmen of the series have been
Robin Ray, Peter Wheeler and Robert Robinson. The original two
team captains, each accompanied by two guests each week, were
Robert Morley and Frank Muir |
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| Court
Martial ATV 1965 |
Drama series with 'crime in war' as its subject matter. The two military lawyers were American and were played by Bradford Dillman and Peter Graves, in an attempt to break into the U.S. export market |
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| Mogul BBC1 1965 |
136
x 50min episodes saw Ray Barrett starring as Peter Thornton, an
Australian field agent for the multinational oil company of the
title, headed by Geoffrey Keen ( Brian Stead). After the first
series of 13 episodes, the show's title became The Troubleshooters
(BBC, 1966-72), although it kept the title Mogul when shown in
other countries. The opening titles went all out to create a tense
mood for the show, with shots of oil gushing forth, things exploding,
planes taking off, racing cars, Barrett in a speedboat and Keen
coming out of a Rolls. The theme tune was written by Tom Springfield
(brother of Dusty) and the series was created by John Elliott
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| My
Favourite Martian CBS 1963-66 |
Very
enjoyable U.S. comedy series starring Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara,
a journalist who rescues a Martian ( Ray Walston ) when his spaceship
crashes. He allows the alien to stay at his place while carrying
out repairs to his ship and the series chronicles his trials and
tribulations in trying to keep the martian's existence a secret
from government officials and nosy neighbours by passing him off
as his 'Uncle Martin', a task not helped by the Martian's predilection
for demonstrating his powers such as telekinesis. !07 x 30 min
episodes were made |
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| Not
Only - But Also BBC2 1965-66 and 1970 |
Satirical,
cynical, occasionally downright rude and always absolutely hilarious
series which featured the brilliant comedy pairing of Peter Cook
and Dudley Moore as the raincoated proletarian debaters 'Pete
and Dud'. The series also featured many fine performances on the
piano by the multi-talented Moore. Two additional 30 minute episodes
were filmed in Australia with Barry Humphries and shown in 1971 |
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| Out
Of The Unknown BBC2 1965-71 |
Superb
science fiction anthology series originally produced by Irene
Shubik and later, Alan Bromly. 49 x 50 and 60 minute shows were
made featuring the works of sci-fi greats such as Wyndham, Asimov,
Bradbury, Brunner, Kneale, Pohl, Ballard, Sheckley and Simak.
The shows were of an excellent standard despite being restricted
by a comparatively low production budget |
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| Pardon
The Expression GRANADA 1965-66 |
Harry
Driver produced 39 x 30 minute episodes of this spin-off sit-com
derived from soap opera Coronation Street which featured Arthur
Lowe as Leonard Swindley,assistant manager of a branch of national
chain department store Dobson and Hawks. Other characters were
played by Joy Stewart, Robert Dorning, Betty Driver and Paul Dawkins
as store manager Walter Hunt. Their bumbling ineptitude in the
retail trade ended up with their dismissal from the store at the
end of the series. Script writers included Vince Powell and Jack
Rosenthal |
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| Petticoat
Junction CBS |
An
extremely successful U.S. comedy series which ran for 222 x 30
min episodes, 148 of which were made in colour. The action centred
around the Shady Rest Hotel, in the one-horse town of Hooterville,
and the lifeblood of the 'town' the Cannonball train which ran
straight past it and the gorgeous females who ran the place. Mother,
Kate Bradley (Bea Benaderet ) had three beautiful daughters, Billie
Jo, Betty Jo and Bobby Jo played by various actresses over the
years, who were assisted by repairman Uncle Joe Carson ( Edgar
Buchanan ) and town storekeeper Sam Drucker ( Frank Cady ). The
engineers on the Cannonball were Charlie and Floyd |
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| Peyton
Place ITV 1965-70 20th Century Fox |
All-time
classic American soap opera based on the novel by Grace Metalious
featuring the convoluted relationships in a New England township.
The original main characters were played by Dorothy Malone, Mia
Farrow, Ed Nelson, Warner Anderson, Christopher Connelly, Ryan
O'Neil and the gorgeous Barbara Parkins. The original 514 episode
series ran for five years with a 500 episode spin-off sequel called
'Return to Peyton Place' which was made in the mid-70s |
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| Play
Of The Month BBC1 1965-79 1982-83 |
Long running collection of 90 minute + cultural dramas, some adapted and some written specially for television. Cast lists and playwrights are a 'who's who' of British drama and entertainment. The first presentation was on 19/10/65 featuring Geoffrey Bayldon, Alec McCowen and Patrick Magee directed by Alan Cook in John Osborne's 'Luther' |
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| Public
Eye ABC 1965-68 THAMES 1969 |
87
x 60 minute episodes were made of this classic private eye series
starring Alfred Burke as the down-market detective Frank Marker.
He was jailed after the initial run of 41 shows for ABC but 'released
by Thames in 1969 for a further 46 episodes |
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| Redcap ABC 1965-66 |
A
docu-drama about the Royal Military Police Special Investigation
Branch starred John Thaw in 26 x 55 minute episodes which, although
'located' all over the world, were actually entirely made in the
studio. The show ran for 8months from October 1964 on ABC Midlands
before being transmitted on the London network from 20 May 1965.
The show was produced by John Bryce from an original idea by Jack
Bell |
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| Riviera
Police REDIFFUSION 1965 |
A
South of France bikini-packed police action drama which has achieved
'cult' status despite ( or because? ) only 13 x 60 minute episodes
being made. The series featured four main characters, played by
Noel Trevarthen, Frank Lieberman, Geoffrey Frederick and Brian
Spink, who were only rarely seen together in the same episode |
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| Sherlock
Holmes BBC1 20/2/1965 to 8/5/1965 |
Douglas
Wilmer and Nigel Stock reprised the roles of Holmes and Watson
who they originally portrayed in 'The Speckled Band', an episode
of the 'Detective' anthology series, in 1964. Based on the stories
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and produced by David Goddard, 12 x
50 minute episodes were made featuring Peter Madden as Inspector
Lestrade and Derek Francis as Holmes' brother Mycroft. The second
series in 1968 saw Peter Cushing take over the role of Holmes |
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| The
Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe BBC1 1965 Franco-London Films ( 1964 ) |
Superb
narrated version of Defoe's classic novel written for television
by Jean-Paul Carriere, Pierre Revmal and Jacques Somet, directed
by Jean Sacha and starring Robert Hoffman as the castaway. The
enduring memory of the 13 x 30 minute episode series is the incredibly
beautiful and haunting theme tune written by Robert Mellin and
Gian-Pero Reverbi |
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| The
Airbase BBC2 1965 |
A
comedy series that only lasted a single season, featuring the
Bilko-like activities at R.A.F. Wittlethorpe, populated by American
airme. David Kelsey starred as the luckless Squadron Leader Terence
Heatherton whose job it was to act as liaison officer between
the local yokels andthe Yanks, and to protect them from the various
capers and schemes that formed the basis for the story lines.
Other characters included Staff Sgt Miller ( David Healy ), Colonel
Hoggart Alan Gifford ) and Airman Randy 'Little Wonder' Ricks
( Eddie Matthews ). Series writer was John Briley |
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| The
Man In Room 17 GRANADA 1965 |
Drama series about the Intelligence Service and their intellectual adventures concerning national security problems. The series starred Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon |
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| The
Newcomers BBC1 1965-69 |
A
soap opera devised by Colin Morris set on a new housing estate
in the fictional rural town of Angleton. 430 x 30 minute episodes,
shown twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays, featured the joys
and problems of the Cooper family ( and later the Robertsons )
in their attempts to adjust to country life after moving out of
London. The four producers during the life of the programme were
Verity Lambert, Morris Barry, Ronald Travers and Bill Sellars.
The main 'Cooper' characters were played by Gladys Henson, Raymond
Hunt, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Judy Geeson, Alan Browning and Jeremy
Bulloch. Wendy Richards played the part of their neighbour. The
Robertsons ( introduced in January 1968 ) included Jack Watling,
Deborah Watling, Robert Bartlett, Paul Bartlett and Mary Kenton |
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| The
Walrus and The Carpenter BBC1 1965 |
A 30 minute comedy series about two old men, ex-seaman Luther Flannery ( Hugh Griffith ) and ex-schoolteacher Gascoigne Quilt ( Felix Aylmer ) who do their best to live it up in a second childhood. The series was written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, developed from a 1963 episode of the Comedy Playhouse series |
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| The
Wednesday Thriller BBC1 1965 |
Highly
suspenseful drama series of 8 plays produced by Bernard Hepton
which included 'The Cellar' ( starring Ursula Howells and Scott
Forbes ), 'The BabySitter' ( starring Kenneth Griffith and Yootha
Joyce ). The first production was 'The House' starring Denholm
Elliott, Nancie Jackson, Terence Alexander and Anabel Littledale
4/8/65 |
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| The
Worker ATV 1965-70 |
Superb
under-rated sitcom written by Lewis Schwarz and Charlie Drake,
featuring Drake's incomparable pathos and slapstick humour as
a willing but unemployable individual who haunted the local labour
exchange, plaguing the life of the incumbent, Mr Pugh ( Mr Poo
) played by Henry McGee. I loved this series |
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| The
World of Wooster BBC1 1965-67 |
A
gentle comedy series adapted for television by Richard Waring
and Michael Mills from the stories by P.G.Wodehouse. Ian Carmichael
played the title role as an incompetent aristocrat of the 1920s,
totally dependent on his snobbish and supercilious manservant
Jeeves ( Dennis Price ). Derek Nimmo also appeared in the later
shows as 'silly-ass' Bingo Little. The master tapes for all but
two of the twenty episodes made were 'wiped' in the early 1970s |
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| Thunderbirds ATV 1965-66 AP Films Production / ITC |
Probably
the greatest of Gerry Anderson's puppet-based sci-fi action adventure
series which is still being shown today. Jeff Tracey and his five
sons form the main team of International rescue, carrying out
mercy missions anywhere on ( or under ) Earth to outer space in
their fantastic Thunderbird rescue vehicles. 26 a 50 minute shows
were made in the first series followed by a further 6 episodes
in 1966 and two spin-off feature films in 1966 and 1968. Superb
title theme music |
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| Tomorrow's
World BBC1 1965 - |
A
long running half-hour earlyevening programme originally presented
by Raymond Baxter who introduced us to all the latest technology
and inventions, particularly featuring household and common-usage
items, as well as some weird and wonderful objects never destined
to hit the high street. Studio and location-filmed, original programme
producers were Peter R.Smith and Peter Bruce |
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| Undermind ABC 1965 |
A
strange, cerebral science fantasy series of 11 x 60 minute episodes
which featured the efforts of Jeremy Wilkin and Rosemary Nicols
in their ( ultimately successful ) mission to expose and destroy
an attempt by aliens via an Earth-based 'Sixth Column' to subvert
the structure of society and government by brainwashing its leaders.
Created by Robert Banks Stewart and produced by Michael Chapman,
the series also featured 'guest' appearances by stars such as
George Baker |
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| United! BBC1 1965-67 |
BBC
Midlands were responsible for the 147 x 30 minute episodes of
this football-based soap opera created by Brian Hayles which attempted
to mix on-field sporting drama with the off-field social issues
of the players and staff of Brentwich F.C., a fictitious struggling
second division soccer club. Stoke City provided the facilities
wherein manager David Lodge and trainer Harold Goodwin tried to
get the best out of their players who included George Layton,
Bryan Marshall and Stephen Yardley. Technical advisor was Jimmy
Hill |
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| World
of Sport ITV 1965-85 |
A
British television institution bringing us four and a half hours
of sporting variety every Saturday afternoon. The original presenter
was Eamonn Andrews assisted by his team of John Rickman ( horse
racing ), Peter Lorenzo ( football results ), Ian Wooldridge (
cricket ) along with Freddie Trueman, Martin Locke and Jimmy Hill.
Kent Walton commentated on the late afternoon British
wrestling slot. The show was later fronted by Dickie Davis
who was also part of the original team |
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Some
Other 1965 Television Shows Which You May Have Seen ....1965
Television Ratings ( millions of homes )
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The
Royal Variety Show
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ITV
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11.00
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2
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Coronation Street |
ITV
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9.66
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3
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Take Your Pick |
ITV
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8.80
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4
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Riviera Police |
ITV
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8.60
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5
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No Hiding Place |
ITV
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8.48
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6
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Double Your Money |
ITV
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8.35
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7
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This Week |
ITV
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8.35
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8
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Love Story |
ITV
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8.35
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9
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Crane |
ITV
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8.10
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10
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Emergency Ward 10 |
ITV
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8.01
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11
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The Power Game |
ITV
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8.00
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12
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Hello Dolly |
ITV
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8.00
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13
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Steptoe and Son |
BBC
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7.95
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14
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The Avengers |
ITV
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7.95
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15
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney |
ITV
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7.90
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16
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It's Tarbuck |
ITV
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7.80
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17
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Miss World 1965 |
BBC
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7.75
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18
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Here Comes The Pops |
ITV
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7.60
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19
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Blackmail |
ITV
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7.60
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20
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Professional Boxing - Billy Walker v Charlie Powell |
ITV
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7.27
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