1 9 7 1 (UK) 7 x 30 minute episodes Samantha, Virginia, Clover and Gillian (known as ‘Pudding’ because of her love of food) were four…
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1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) 45 x 30/35/45 minute episodes This BBC Saturday night variety show starring Cliff Richard debuted…
1 9 6 4 (UK) 16 x 55 minute episodes This spin-off from The Odd Man (1962) starred William Mervyn as the acerbic Inspector Rose. Rose and the…
1 9 5 1 (USA) 50 x 30 minute episodes Premiering on Monday 23 April 1951, this rather dry and boring daily CBS classroom presentation of…
1 9 8 6 – 1 9 9 0 (USA) 72 x 30 minute episodes This imaginative situation comedy series was rejected by all three…
1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 1 (UK) 17 x 30 minute episodes 1 9 7 3 (UK) 10 x 30 minute episodes Scottish dynamo…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 8 (UK) 34 x 30 minute episodes Magician/comedian David Nixon starred in this fortnightly series – billed as…
1 9 7 2 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This six-part comedy-thriller series from the BBC starred Arthur Lowe as an eccentric artist-turned-detective called Phineas…
1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 (USA) 11 x 30 minute episodes Sporting goods store owner Jack Long (Ken Howard) and his wife…
1 9 6 3 (UK) 1 9 7 1 (UK) 1 9 7 3 (UK) 19 x 30 minute episodes When 23-year-old Liverpudlian comedian Jimmy Tarbuck…
1 9 6 9 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes The Bachelors were one of Britain’s most consistently successful groups when they were given this showcase…
1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) 1969 saw Tommy Cooper graduate from guest appearances to his own show, courtesy of LWT. Video
1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 3 (USA) It’s Your Bet debuted in December 1969 with Hal March hosting. Two celebrity couples played for selected…
1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 5 (USA) 18 x 30 minute episodes Matthew Burton (Jason Bateman) is like Dennis the Menace crossed with…
1 9 9 4 (USA) 26 x 13 minute episodes This simple cartoon series revolved around a young purple four-eyed spider named Itsy (voiced by veteran…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) 610 x 90 minute episodes For the first ten years of ITV, there was always…
1 9 6 7 – 1 9 8 3 (UK) 254 x 90 minute/60 minute episodes ITV Playhouse debuted on Monday 25 September 1967 with…
1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) 200 x 60 minute episodes Originally titled ITV Saturday Night Theatre, this long-running dramatic anthology series…
1 9 5 5 – 1 9 6 7 (UK) 387 x 60 minute episodes This long-running anthology series (often referred to simply as Television Playhouse)…
1 9 7 6 (USA) 5 x 30 minute episodes Ivan Petrovsky (Lou Jacobi) was the head waiter at the Hotel Metropole in Moscow. His wife…




















