Retro TV shows

I suppose how retro the programme is depends on your age, but what were your favourite television programmes from years gone by that are not around anymore?

I'm just trying to think back and I can really only remember watching The Bill, so I'm hoping you lot can jog my memory a bit.

Ghost Hunting With The Happy Mondays used to be a cracking TV show. It really was first class entertainment but you don't seem to see it on much these days.

Sunday Night At The London Palladium.
The Twilight Zone.
Bilko.
The Honeymooners.
Rhoda.
How.
Hancock's Half Hour.
Cluff.
The Indoor League.

Gameshows

The Generation Game
Strike it Lucky
Bullseye
Wheel of Fortune

Cartoons

Rocko's Modern Life
Ed, Edd and Eddy
Ren and Stimpy

Tv Shows

Porridge
Open All hours
Dad's Army
Last of the summer wine

Got all those TV shows on DVD Johnny. LOTSW takes up a shelf on its own.
Too many great TV shows to mention though.

There used to be shows every weekday, after the news. The ones I remember are;

Petticoat Junction,
Gilligan's Island
Fort 'F' (I think, Fort something anyway)
Hogan's Heroes

Other shows:
Cannonball
Whirlybirds
The Army Game (with Bootsie and Snudge)
It ain't half hot Mum
Flash Gordon

Petticoat Junction. Brilliant.
That was one of a whole raft of shows that used to air at 6pm. Some of the others were:
Mr Ed.
My Mother The Car.
Green Acres.
The Beverley Hillbillies.
Bewitched.

Only in America would they make a series based on the idea of someone's dead mother coming back as a car!

The other day I was trying to think who Gary Lineker reminds me of with his little goatee beard. Then it came to me - Worzel Gummidge of course - he's a dead ringer! That used to be an enjoyable watch of a Sunday teatime with Una Stubbs and the rest.


Back in the day old Worzel was guest of honour at Westhoughton Carnival and came riding round town on the back of a horse and cart - that's another honour Lineker will never achieve.

Numpty 28723 wrote:Only in America would they make a series based on the idea of someone's dead mother coming back as a car!

The other day I was trying to think who Gary Lineker reminds me of with his little goatee beard. Then it came to me - Worzel Gummidge of course - he's a dead ringer! That used to be an enjoyable watch of a Sunday teatime with Una Stubbs and the rest.


Back in the day old Worzel was guest of honour at Westhoughton Carnival and came riding round town on the back of a horse and cart - that's another honour Lineker will never achieve.

His son is brilliant as Alfred in Gotham!

boltonbonce wrote:Got all those TV shows on DVD Johnny. LOTSW takes up a shelf on its own.
Too many great TV shows to mention though.

I still watch them all now and it drives my missus loopy, anytime i do get to sit down and put something on i always look for one of the above.  I used to sit and watch them with my Grandad all the time when i was younger and as you get older you start to notice jokes you originally missed because they are so clever.

Catweazle was brilliant. Although they rather spoilt the 2nd series by making it with an eye to the American market.
Still a joy though.

The Avengers - it was never not watchable 

Adam Adamant Lives.

boltonbonce wrote:Petticoat Junction. Brilliant.
That was one of a whole raft of shows that used to air at 6pm. Some of the others were:
Mr Ed.
My Mother The Car.
Green Acres.
The Beverley Hillbillies.
Bewitched.

Mr Ed and the Beverley Hillbillies were the ones I couldn't remember. Thanks for that. I liked Bewitched as well.

Just thought of another one... The Jetsons

Fantasy Island

The Love Boat

The Incredible Hulk

Captain Pugwash

Wonder Woman

The Six Million Dollar Man.

The Professionals.  ( Bodie and Doyle were ace )

Remember The Army Game, Glos, Also local actor Ted Lune was in it. 

There's been loads, some have already been mentioned.

One show I liked was called Brass with Timothy West as Bradley Hardacre.

The Persuaders.  ( Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde )

Man in a Suitcase. ( McGill, played by Richard Bradford )

Branded  ( Jason McCord played by Chuck ' Granite Jaw ' Connors.)

The Fugitive.

Anyone remember 'Callan'? A show from the late sixties featuring Edward Woodward.
Think they made a film of it too.

boltonbonce wrote:The Indoor League.

Used to love watching it on Sunday afternoons. that's when darts was still in it's infancy. I was also a big fan of World of Sport every Saturday afternoon hosted by Dickie Davies.

Reebok Trotter wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:The Indoor League.

Used to love watching it on Sunday afternoons. that's when darts was still in it's infancy. I was also a big fan of World of Sport every Saturday afternoon hosted by Dickie Davies.

I remember WOS showing the World Boomerang throwing championship,and log rolling from Canada.