Unfortunately Flouncer can’t bring you the Winnebago tonight, and I have an unexpectedly free evening, so here we go…
18:00 – Sheepy’s opening caption and music.
18:05 – Thames TV morning start-up music.
18:10 – You Must Be Joking! S01E07 – Last in the first series. No Pauline Quirke this week, as she was away filming the one-off ATV play “Jenny Can’t Work Any Faster”; for this episode she was replaced by Nula Conwell (W.P/D.C. Martella in The Bill from 1984-93, amongst other things). First broadcast on 16th July 1975 by ITV.
18:34 – The Owl Service S01E07 – HD remaster. First broadcast on Sun 1st Feb 1970 by ITV.
18:59 – Clangers (New) S01E40 – The Puzzle – First broadcast on Tue 7th June 2016 at 6pm by CBeebies.
19:10 – Star Trek (TOS) S03E21 – The Cloud Minders – Kirk and Spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the clouds, while the rest of the population toils in mines on the barren surface below. First broadcast on Fri 28th Feb 1969 by NBC. Not sure I’ve seen this one!
20:01 – Van der Valk S04E03 – A Sudden Silence – In the third of seven two-hour Inspector Morse style specials, an important government minister goes missing and is found dead in a dingy side street. What happened to him, and why are all his means of identification in another name? First broadcast on Wed 30th Jan 1991 by ITV. With an appearance by Gary “2.4 Children” Olsen as a junior copper! I could be wrong, but I vaguely remember this one being a good ‘un.
21:44 – Tales of the Unexpected S03E06 – Parson’s Pleasure – ‘Parson’ Cyril Boggis has a method of getting antiques on the cheap – maybe TOO cheap. With John Gielgud and Bernard Miles. First broadcast on Sun 30th Nov 1980 by ITV. I believe THIS is actually the last TotU with an in-vision introduction by Roald Dahl. It also has an interesting continuity voiceover over the closing credits.
22:11 – Keep It In The Family S04E01 – In the Camera Club – While Dudley is working hard trying not to do any work, the family home is burgled. Duncan’s brand new camera on loan to Muriel is also taken, but never mind, maybe they can claim it on the insurance. First broadcast on Tue 19th Oct 1982 by ITV.
22:35 – Eurotrash S10E01 – First broadcast on 25th Sept 1998 by Channel 4.
22:59 – Thriller S01E02 – Possession – a British television anthology series, made by ATV for the ITV network and originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits. The series was created by Brian Clemens (of The Avengers, The Professionals, and many others fame), who also scripted the majority of the episodes and story-lined every installment. This episode stars John Carson and Joanna Dunham (who played Van der Valk’s wife in the 1977 Euston Films version), with James Cossins and Hilary Hardiman (the missing link between Carole Ann Ford and Joyce Grenfell). First broadcast on Sat 21st Apr 1973 by ITV.
00:06 – Thriller S01E02 – Alternate USA titles – When “Thriller” was exported to the USA, the Americans completely redid the opening and closing titles in a rather trippy manner, sometimes inserting their own newly-shot teasers (using actors shot from a distance or from the neck down!). Here are the ones for this episode.
00:12 – Closedown music.
00:17 – Closedown.