10 Iconic British TV Series of the 70s

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This is 10 Iconic British TV Series of the 1970s.
In previous Stuview TV videos, I’ve taken a look at some of the forgotten television shows from the past that deserve revisiting. Today, it’s the turn of those British television series from the seventies that have taken on iconic status over the years.
Thanks for watching and enjoy the memories.
00:14 I Claudius with Derek Jacobi
01:34 Monty Python's Flying Circus with John Cleese
02:51 Rentaghost with Michael Staniforth
04:13 Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell
06:17 Upstairs Downstairs with Jean Marsh
07:39 Crown Court
08:53 Grange Hill with Todd Carty
10:14 The Sweeney with John Thaw
11:27 The Goodies with Bill Oddie
12:55 Jason King with Peter Wyngarde
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  • @angelmessenger8240
    @angelmessenger824020 күн бұрын

    I was a young teen in the 70's and loved I Claudius. It made a huge impression on me particularly for Derek Jacobi's acting skills. He is second to none in my book.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    He was brilliant and John Hurt.Brian blessed on the other hand was totally in the wrong role as Augustus. 😁👍👍

  • @ABC1701A

    @ABC1701A

    19 күн бұрын

    @@shaundavenport621 But Brian Blessed as Dionysus in The Aphrodite Inheritance was truly inspired

  • @elizabethferrier6429

    @elizabethferrier6429

    16 күн бұрын

    Watched this on KZread a while ago. Great series.

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    12 күн бұрын

    @@shaundavenport621 Not forgetting George Baker as Tiberius, it's a shame he is often overlooked.

  • @anjkovo2138

    @anjkovo2138

    12 күн бұрын

    My Dad would not let me watch it as it was perverted he said and would corrupt my mind. lol

  • @linjoy9627
    @linjoy962720 күн бұрын

    The Saint, The Persuaders and Randell & Hopkirk.

  • @EastSider48215

    @EastSider48215

    9 күн бұрын

    Loved “The Persuaders”! Here in Detroit, we are lucky enough to get Canadian TV CBC, and between that and PBS we saw an amazing amount of great British TV.

  • @L.D.Intheditch

    @L.D.Intheditch

    6 күн бұрын

    Randall And Hopkirk love that show.

  • @RobAddie
    @RobAddie17 күн бұрын

    "Jesus of Nazareth", what a show, they will never assemble a cast with that level of acting talent again. Thanks Stu.

  • @63mckenzie
    @63mckenzie20 күн бұрын

    I Claudius is simply the greatest TV series ever. Miniscule budget, but every performance is flawless.

  • @danieladams9950

    @danieladams9950

    20 күн бұрын

    Watched it in the '80s as a teenager. Jacobi astonishing. Biggest surprise: Brian Blessed being restrained.

  • @63mckenzie

    @63mckenzie

    19 күн бұрын

    @@danieladams9950 lol.🤣

  • @Stephen-wc8fn

    @Stephen-wc8fn

    18 күн бұрын

    And the scene complexity. Long uncut scenes with actors coming in to and out of shot speaking long dialogue. Compare that with today’s films that have only a snippet of dialogue before cutting to another actor - easy to edit around poor quality actors.

  • @davidbrooks187

    @davidbrooks187

    18 күн бұрын

    The cast of I Claudius was a list of world class thespians 🎭.

  • @collyernicholasjohn

    @collyernicholasjohn

    15 күн бұрын

    I Claudius was to ancient history as Harry Potter is to reading. 🔥

  • @pauliesk.7102
    @pauliesk.710219 күн бұрын

    I was just about to say, "I remember watching Crown Court every time I was off sick from school," but you beat me to it!!

  • @shaundavenport621
    @shaundavenport62120 күн бұрын

    I wonder how many people just went, The Goodiieeesss,goodiee goodiee gum gum!when that came on??

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    I did it while editing it!

  • @mikerist5865

    @mikerist5865

    19 күн бұрын

    I did 😂

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    @@mikerist5865 Me too!🤣🤣👍

  • @nigeljames5622

    @nigeljames5622

    19 күн бұрын

    @@mikerist5865 Mmmm have to admit, I said it in my head lol

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    @@nigeljames5622 🤣🤣👍

  • @simonm7133
    @simonm713319 күн бұрын

    The Sweeney has never been surpassed as far as cops shows are concerned. It is still as gritty and gripping today as it was then. The acting from all cast members, both principal and supporting, was superb and totally believable. The series could have finished on a high note with the heroes walking off into the sunset as it were. Instead, the writers gave a poignant twist with Regan being accused of corruption and at the end cleared, but walking off bitter and angry feeling totally let down by his colleagues and friends.

  • @MsArrowroot
    @MsArrowroot20 күн бұрын

    I loved Upstairs Downstairs. Whenever I watch it now, I always think of the Stanley Baxter skit. 😄

  • @lsmith9249

    @lsmith9249

    8 күн бұрын

    i'm enjoying watching it just now on ITV, I loved it and it was far better and more realistic than Downton Abbey

  • @MsArrowroot

    @MsArrowroot

    8 күн бұрын

    @@lsmith9249 I agree. For some reason, I far preferred the downstairs people to upstairs. Hudson, Rose, Mrs Bridges and poor little put upon Ruby (she was my favourite). I used to think, 'What's she going to ne blamed for this time'.

  • @lsmith9249

    @lsmith9249

    8 күн бұрын

    @@MsArrowroot l liked some of both, l l didn't like Elizabeth,, James Thomas, Sarah or Daisy l liked Hazel, l thought James treat her badly

  • @dandy193
    @dandy19320 күн бұрын

    The Onedin Line, Sunday evening viewing, me Gran never missed a one. Another was Sapphire & Steel absolutely loved it, it was late 70s that one and I think ran into the early 80s.

  • @ABC1701A

    @ABC1701A

    19 күн бұрын

    Can be found on KZread

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    12 күн бұрын

    Brilliant series and the music. People tend to overlook how much impact choosing the right piece or commissioning the right piece has on people's reaction to what they are watching. I was always a little disappointed that it was written as a ballet about Spartacus, much preferred the tall ships.

  • @donaldanderson6604
    @donaldanderson660418 күн бұрын

    I watched the repeats of I Claudius recently and it was actually even better than I'd remembered. The low budget was an advantage and the focus was on the performances. Truly brilliant. The Sweeney has been much imitated but never bettered and Gene Hunt in Life on Mars is clearly a direct relation.

  • @Richard-fv7rq
    @Richard-fv7rq16 күн бұрын

    54 now, remember all of these fondly. Thanks for the memories!

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    16 күн бұрын

    My pleasure as always!

  • @collyernicholasjohn
    @collyernicholasjohn15 күн бұрын

    Can’t talk about I Claudius without mentioning the greatness of Robin’s Nest

  • @lisalennon498
    @lisalennon49820 күн бұрын

    I loved Jesus of Nazareth. Robert Powell was utterly captivating. A really good list but you are right, I was too young to appreciate I Claudius.

  • @2760ade

    @2760ade

    20 күн бұрын

    Yes he was heroically enigmatic! Hard to believe this is the same guy who later played a bumbling detective alongside Jasper Carrott!!😂😂

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    12 күн бұрын

    @@2760ade He was beautiful as well and that always helps. For thousands of years humans have appreciated and celebrated other beautiful humans, man or woman. Now we are supposed to pretend that we don't.

  • @brianmchale3893
    @brianmchale389318 күн бұрын

    Bless this House, Love thy Neighbour, Match of the Day, Space 1999,the Sunday Game, Tarzen, Minder, and ma y more

  • @mcculloch29
    @mcculloch2919 күн бұрын

    “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.” I was reminded of that sketch on seeing King Charles’s first official portrait earlier this week.

  • @alisonjordan

    @alisonjordan

    15 күн бұрын

    🤣😂🤣

  • @garytilford6503
    @garytilford650320 күн бұрын

    I wasn't keen on Rentaghost, I thought The Ghosts Of Motley Hall was much better. Jesus Of Nazareth was massive at the time, even at the age of 10 this was a must watch for me, and I'm not even religious. Epic.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    There were some real heavyweights in Jesus of Nazereth.Superb.😊😊

  • @dlamiss
    @dlamiss20 күн бұрын

    The Sweeney was the best series of all time. The chemistry between the THREE leads was amazing

  • @pauliesk.7102

    @pauliesk.7102

    19 күн бұрын

    Get yer' trousers on: you're nicked!

  • @TonyWeaving

    @TonyWeaving

    15 күн бұрын

    I think that the top best TV Shows of the 1970s were 1. The Sweeny, 2..The Professionals, 3 Minder, 4. Starsky and Hutch, 5. Hawaii 5 0.

  • @dlamiss

    @dlamiss

    15 күн бұрын

    @@TonyWeaving Would we say Minder was more 80s as of the 107 episodes only 11 were made in the 70s...

  • @TonyWeaving

    @TonyWeaving

    14 күн бұрын

    I didn't realise that my friend. I was only 14 in 1977 when Minder started and in a Children's Home in Cheltenham Gloucestershire and it was on passed our bedtime. We had to be good to stay up and watch it. The only time I saw Minder was when i returned home to my mum and Portsmouth in the school Holidays.

  • @user-fm4hd3zw3q

    @user-fm4hd3zw3q

    12 күн бұрын

    No, boo, Sweeny was boring! Bodie and Doyle forever!

  • @Denisedale-pm1mm
    @Denisedale-pm1mm20 күн бұрын

    I love upstairs downstairs have it on dvd also loved the spin of Thomas and Sarah I enjoy Pauline Collins and John alderton ,

  • @awall1701
    @awall170120 күн бұрын

    Crown Court.... That brings back some memories, especially when off ill from school, Crown Court made my illness worse.....🤣🤣🤣. I remember watching Pipkins, The Sullivans, How We Use to Live, Van Der Valk but I could not wait for 4:15pm for Children's TV.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    Looking back,Pipkins was creepy! I've had nightmares involving Hartley Hare!

  • @jaxcoss5790

    @jaxcoss5790

    18 күн бұрын

    I used to live Pipkins. Pig was my favourite, with Topov not far behind.

  • @awall1701

    @awall1701

    18 күн бұрын

    @@jaxcoss5790 Topov gave me nighmares as a kid

  • @unibks4382

    @unibks4382

    15 күн бұрын

    What about Rainbow & Rupert the Bear, Captain Pugwash, Magic Roundabout?

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    12 күн бұрын

    @@unibks4382 The Woodentops, Bill and Ben, Andy Pandy. They were old then, even for me, and made for much younger children. But when you are off sick, the utter joy of watching that lunchtime slot of programs made for children was magical. And it didn't even matter that you didn't like them much.

  • @jofisher9692
    @jofisher969220 күн бұрын

    My favourite Monty Python Sketch is The Dead Parrot Sketch ❤

  • @2760ade

    @2760ade

    20 күн бұрын

    It wasn't dead.........just pining for the fields!

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    12 күн бұрын

    @@2760ade Not fields, fjords. It was Norwegian.

  • @2760ade

    @2760ade

    12 күн бұрын

    @@excession3076 Was it really? I always thought it was fields. Mandela effect!!

  • @excession3076

    @excession3076

    11 күн бұрын

    @@2760ade Fjords is funnier, it racks up the absolute absurdity of the sketch just that little bit more.😀

  • @peternighswander9629
    @peternighswander962920 күн бұрын

    Thank you BBC for giving us I Claudius. I saw it first on PBS in the US in 1977 as a teenager and was anything but bored stiff. I could probably recite entire scenes from memory. Yeah, it’s that good. I would love it on streaming. Britbox are you listening?

  • @michaeljohnson-li5nn
    @michaeljohnson-li5nn17 күн бұрын

    As Claudius stated ‘Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out’.

  • @RobertOrgRobert
    @RobertOrgRobert20 күн бұрын

    The Sweeney , now you’re talking ! Nicely presented, keep them up .

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    Thanks, will do!

  • @stephenbethell7548

    @stephenbethell7548

    19 күн бұрын

    Shut it !!!!!

  • @RobertOrgRobert

    @RobertOrgRobert

    19 күн бұрын

    @@stephenbethell7548 brilliant 🤩

  • @CecilTrotman
    @CecilTrotman20 күн бұрын

    Great 70s decade for action drama like The Persuaders The Protectors and The Adventurer

  • @CarlB_1962
    @CarlB_196220 күн бұрын

    Loving your content. The 70s contained so many examples of landmark tv. If there was a subscription channel that showed nothing but 70s programming, I’d happily subscribe to it.

  • @TonyWeaving

    @TonyWeaving

    15 күн бұрын

    Me too.

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy959620 күн бұрын

    Recently they repeated 'I Claudius' I was too young originally to watch it I would of been bored stiff, when I did get to watch it I was blown away by the acting and hung on every word, it was phenomenal and another was of course 'Jesus Of Nazareth' that was superb and what a cast, did you know that Robert Powell was down to play Judas but when Franco Zefferelli saw him he noticed his eyes and thought do you know how about playing Jesus instead and the rest is history, he did a wonderful job to everyone's delight. And I loved 'Rentaghost' that was a favourite programme of mine and Timothy Claypole the Jester I liked the best, happy days!

  • @seyerus
    @seyerus20 күн бұрын

    The Sweeney is unique of any 70s show to this point, in that every single person who took part in the production is now dead.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    Yeah you Shlaagg!😅👍

  • @gwheregwhizz
    @gwheregwhizz20 күн бұрын

    There could be a whole video on kids sicknote TV 😊. Pebble Mill, Crown Court, The Sullivans, Armchair Thriller with the spooky chair intro and Farmhouse Kitchen, whose tie-in book every late 70s mother had a gravy stained copy of, all watched on a hand-me-down portable black and white Pye television.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    What a great idea for a video!

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    20 күн бұрын

    You forgot Tales of the unexpected, take the high Rd And that Scots guy in his kilt doing Highland dancing !.l.😊😊lol

  • @nigeljames5622

    @nigeljames5622

    19 күн бұрын

    Mine would have been The Woodentops, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Bagpuss, Mr Benn, Rainbow, Hammy Hamster's Adventures on the Riverbank, Hector's House, The Herbs, Fingerbobs, I can just about remember Andy Pandy also lol

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    @@nigeljames5622 Ello little old lady! 😂😂😂👍👍👍

  • @jaxcoss5790

    @jaxcoss5790

    18 күн бұрын

    The Galloping Gourmet.

  • @My2up2downCastle
    @My2up2downCastle20 күн бұрын

    I have the I Claudius series on dvd...... absolutely brilliant

  • @janphillips2534
    @janphillips253420 күн бұрын

    Fantastic list, Stu. With the exception of Rentaghost I loved and watched them all. My favourite Monty Python sketch is the army parade ground where the soldiers were ordered to “Camp it Up”. Hilarious. The other shows I loved and watched were The Professionals, Colditz, Hazel, Thriller, The Persuaders, Budgie and Randall & Hopkirk Deceased. Thanks for a great trip down Memory Lane.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    Oh yes, what a great Python sketch that was! Thanks as always Jan.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    20 күн бұрын

    The Army parade square. Those who think they have something better to do let me know 😅😅😅

  • @sideshowbobsfanclub

    @sideshowbobsfanclub

    20 күн бұрын

    I'd forgotten about Budgie, but I used to watch it along with the others you mentioned except colditz.

  • @nigeljames5622

    @nigeljames5622

    19 күн бұрын

    @@sideshowbobsfanclub I am watching Colditz now, it is an extremely good series, massively underrated

  • @simonwilton3546

    @simonwilton3546

    19 күн бұрын

    Ive got persauders box set, fantastic. Hazel, cant remember it but I know I liked it!

  • @stephenpalmer9375
    @stephenpalmer937520 күн бұрын

    Yes! Crown Court! Lunchtime treat. And The thing to watch when one was ill and the cricket wasn't on!

  • @Canalcoholic
    @Canalcoholic20 күн бұрын

    I subscribed to Britbox for a few months, it was good to see I Clavdivs and Cadfael again.

  • @torfrida6663
    @torfrida666320 күн бұрын

    Loved the Goodies! 🇬🇧👍

  • @johndean4765

    @johndean4765

    14 күн бұрын

    The Goodies was as funny as woodworm in a cripples crutch. Embarrassingly bad 'humour ' aimed at 1year olds

  • @LOrealHardly
    @LOrealHardly19 күн бұрын

    SuperGran? Madam Ure passed away but a few days ago...thought I mention her...RIP

  • @MarkStevens8899
    @MarkStevens889920 күн бұрын

    I used to watch Crown Court whilst skyving of school, Afternoon Plus, Pebble Mill, something called Houseparty where these women would all meet and exchange recipes etc. What a fantastic channel this is.❤

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    Thanks Mark!

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    20 күн бұрын

    Skyving ,you must be from the Midands,same as me!?🤣👍

  • @MarkStevens8899

    @MarkStevens8899

    20 күн бұрын

    @@shaundavenport621 Bromley in Kent, maybe it travelled down to us Shaun back in the day lol

  • @markshrimpton3138

    @markshrimpton3138

    20 күн бұрын

    Snap! I used to watch Crown Court while supposedly at home studying. I grew up in Southampton where Houseparty was made. The mother of a friend of mine used to appear on it fairly regularly.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    @@MarkStevens8899 oh,ok cool.😁👍

  • @Pierre61
    @Pierre6120 күн бұрын

    I have r to imagine a world where Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen catches a glimpse of Jason King through a Redifusion window and exclaims "Dad?" A brilliant selection as always. Honorary mentions have to go to: Alex Haley's "Roots" ; Kunta Kinte and Chicken Geoarge were so memorable and gave a dumb Northern kid pause to think about the world he lived in. "Rich Man, Poor Man" reminds me of lying on the carpet with two ounces of nut brittle and asking my mum what was going on - the pre cursor to Dallas in that respect.

  • @TurnFullCircle
    @TurnFullCircle20 күн бұрын

    p.s - this is why despite its problems, i love you tube. Your channel brings back the warm happy times that have slippd through my fingers. wonderful stuff, thank you.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    So glad you enjoy the memories.

  • @TurnFullCircle
    @TurnFullCircle20 күн бұрын

    you seem to read my thoughts....(must be an age thing) me born - 1964....yes i do boringly remember my wondeful mum watching I claudius...i was bored stiff! i just did not get my mums enthusiasm ....now i really do, get it.... thank you so much for reminding me how special my childhood was...all the best.

  • @glenjones6980

    @glenjones6980

    20 күн бұрын

    Born in '66 so age wise we are pretty close and only as I've got older do I begin to realise and appreciate the likes of I Cladius.I feel very lucky that through the likes of KZread and some dvd sets there's a chance to se some of these again. A lot of stuff is overhyped but it's true to say that there are some iconic programmes from that period.

  • @alisteeaiken7667
    @alisteeaiken766720 күн бұрын

    I was a teenager in the 70s, remember all of those but watched few, a lot older now and have seen every episode of upstairs downstairs and the sweeney and think they are fantastic.

  • @thefrecklepuny
    @thefrecklepuny20 күн бұрын

    Another classic 70s kids series was 'Kizzy'. A bittersweet tale of a young Romany girl who has to get to grips with village life, school, local bullies, and adoption once her dear old gran passes away. I think all six episodes are available on KZread. Worth a rewatch.

  • @shaundavenport621

    @shaundavenport621

    19 күн бұрын

    Oh I remember Kizzy!wow,flashbacks!

  • @Vince_uk
    @Vince_uk19 күн бұрын

    Jason King --- absolute class

  • @tracysteele7652
    @tracysteele765220 күн бұрын

    I loved the goodies it was laugh out loud

  • @mattwuk
    @mattwuk19 күн бұрын

    Just done a GOV vehicle check on the Sweeney car, it's taxed and road legal still. Someone is taking care of it, must be worth a few quid now haha.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    Oh wow, that's fantastic.

  • @elliedelacy8193
    @elliedelacy819320 күн бұрын

    Love your channel Stu, brings back so many memories. My favourite tv shows of the 70s were Space 1999, Angels and, right at the end of the 70s, Blake’s 7. I also loved the classic Doctor Who, Jon Pertwee was my favourite. I got into I Claudius when it was repeated in the 80s. All time favourite Python sketch has got to be Spam! Thanks for the memories.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    Thanks Ellie!

  • @hawkpaul8735
    @hawkpaul873519 күн бұрын

    SO many memories. Being a shift worker I could often see Crown Court at lunchtimes and really enjoyed it. Of course The Goodies and Monty Python were amazingly funny. I really liked I Claudius and only recently got the whole series on DVD from my local library. It was wonderful to see it again.

  • @simonwilson1237
    @simonwilson123720 күн бұрын

    I think crown court the sweeney and the professionals had the best theme tunes when i was a kid oh I forgot van Der valk aswell

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    Absolutely. Such memorable TV themes back then.

  • @snowysnowyriver
    @snowysnowyriver20 күн бұрын

    Wonderful memories! My favourite Monty Python sketch was Spam! 😀

  • @colinwatt9387
    @colinwatt938720 күн бұрын

    i Clavdivs was superb, as you said. I first saw this in the early 2000s then read the two novels it's based on; I Claudius and Claudius the God. 8:17 I still have one of those bowls, except is mushrooms soup.

  • @philiptodd7062
    @philiptodd706220 күн бұрын

    One missing is the persuaders loved that series

  • @patvanquish4586
    @patvanquish458611 күн бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoyed this visit to my younger years. This is the decade when British TV really established a position of being world class.

  • @larrycollins7663
    @larrycollins766319 күн бұрын

    of all the tv series made in the 1970.s Rentaghost was my favourite ever series shown on bbc 1 the theme music was very memorable I wish we could go back to the days of the 1970.s

  • @jeniferallan6693
    @jeniferallan669318 күн бұрын

    It was great in the depths of winter watching Crown Court whilst of sick from school 😅 😉

  • @stephenhumberstone7636
    @stephenhumberstone763619 күн бұрын

    The ‘Kenny Everett Video Show’ has just come to mind… great post 👍 subscribed

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @stephenguppy7882
    @stephenguppy788220 күн бұрын

    Great to see a clip of Barbara Murray in Jason King. I used to think Peter Wyngarde was the essence of cool. I grew my hair, I learned to walk like Jason King (this is so embarrassing) and I even wore my shirt cuffs out over my jacket cuffs like him (face bright red at that memory). It was only years later I discovered he wore a wig and liked the lads. Great series all the same, a really good character too and, if briefly, Peter Wyngarde was one if the biggest names in showbiz. Great presentation as always. Thank you.😊👍

  • @thefrecklepuny

    @thefrecklepuny

    20 күн бұрын

    Apparently his nickname on set was "Petunia Winegum"!

  • @stephenguppy7882

    @stephenguppy7882

    20 күн бұрын

    @@thefrecklepuny 🤣🤣👍

  • @lorrainegouland1905

    @lorrainegouland1905

    19 күн бұрын

    Peter Wingard smells ... Great! 😁

  • @mcculloch29

    @mcculloch29

    19 күн бұрын

    Peter Wyngarde as Jason King. Probably responsible for the tremendous popularity of Jason as a given name for baby boys in the early to mid Seventies. Hmmm!

  • @stephenguppy7882

    @stephenguppy7882

    19 күн бұрын

    @@mcculloch29 Oh yes! There were 3 boys in my street named Jason.

  • @retro1970style
    @retro1970style20 күн бұрын

    Thank you for posting these and in fact all your videos. They bring back so many memories.

  • @robertmac9057
    @robertmac905718 күн бұрын

    UFO was a big favourite of mine with the scary plot of aliens harvesting human organs, plus the groovy music and Gabrielle Drake in an array of silver miniskirts and jumpsuits. Some other fondly remembered ones are the Christmas Ghost Stories, Pardon My Genie, The Persuaders, Public Eye, Thriller and Mandog.

  • @sandrawalker5882
    @sandrawalker588220 күн бұрын

    Howabout Tales of the Unexpected? Just Googled to check, started in 1979. Always remember the starting sequence of the seemingly naked women dancing in flames - thought it was quite rude as a kid!

  • @alisonjordan

    @alisonjordan

    20 күн бұрын

    Yes... I remember “Tales of the Unexpected.” I thought it was a great series. Episodes are still repeated on SKY ARTS 🎭 Channel. I think some episodes have stood the test of time...

  • @2002barneyf
    @2002barneyf20 күн бұрын

    Great video as always - just wanted to add one to your list - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from 1979 starring the incomparable Alec Guinness, absolutely brilliant and gripping from start to finish!

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    A fine series.

  • @stacy7672
    @stacy767219 күн бұрын

    Ahhh Crown Court when off school poorly ….. Chicken Soup , Lucozade ( proper stuff out the bottle with crinkly wrapper ) then turn over for Fingerbobs 😂❤

  • @Julie-sm7sp

    @Julie-sm7sp

    19 күн бұрын

    Proper Lucozade that was bought from the chemist 😁 loved fingerbobs "Yoffy lifts a finger and a mouse is there" 😀

  • @shuntguy
    @shuntguy20 күн бұрын

    I Claudius bored the pants off me as a kid. I found Upstairs Downstairs in my late 20's and got hooked right away. I had a massive crush on Jean Marsh. I did love the show UFO as a kid. Looking forward to the sitcom show. I loved the various Doctor series (At Large, In the House) as well as Butterflies and the best comedy of all time, Reggie Perrin.

  • @sideshowbobsfanclub
    @sideshowbobsfanclub20 күн бұрын

    TV Trivia: The theme from Crown Court was on the "B" side to Eye Level (Van Der Valk Theme) by the Simon Park Orchestra single.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    Nice trivia. Thanks!

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp223819 күн бұрын

    I missed the 70s TV as I was posted to Germany from 72 -77 in the army but I did see some of those. I was expecting to see Budgie in there. Iain Cuthbertsons Charlie Endell was brilliant I that especially when he said you cease to amuse me Budgie. I tried to use the phrase, changing the name. The first time I saw Space 1999 was on German TV. I think it was called Moonbase Alpha over there.

  • @dustyrustymusty3577
    @dustyrustymusty357720 күн бұрын

    I think my favorite Monty Python sketch was the architect. I Claudius was a magnificent production which will never be topped.

  • @shibolinemress8913
    @shibolinemress89138 сағат бұрын

    PBS Masterpiece Theater broadcast "I, Claudius" in the US at about the same time it ran in the UK. I loved it even as a teenager. PBS had excellent programming back then. The historical drama "Poldark" and the history roundtable panel show "Meeting of Minds" were further favourites of mine.

  • @paulbowman1762
    @paulbowman1762Күн бұрын

    IT'S GREAT WHEN YOU JOG MY MEMORY SO I CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND AND WATCH SOME OF THESE LOST CLASSICS ! CHEERS MATE 👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    Күн бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @danieladams9950
    @danieladams995020 күн бұрын

    Rentaghost was a joy. Endlessly inventive. Future Corrie legend Sue Nicholls a brilliant contributor.

  • @ChristopherRobertHarris
    @ChristopherRobertHarris20 күн бұрын

    I was a churchgoer at the time and I loved Jesus of Nazareth. I didn’t realise there were so many great actors in it though. They must have had some budget. Also, I had forgotten they had a real jury in Crown Court. I used to come home from school for lunch and tried to watch it then. Thanks for all your videos, they always bring back good memories.

  • @davidhollingdale5408

    @davidhollingdale5408

    19 күн бұрын

    Talking Pictures TV are showing some at the moment; I was watching a story today. On a story several weeks ago,the camera panned over the jury. I was astonished to see a lady whom I would, much later know for several years. Watching that channel,and following this one is a stark reminder of how the quality of television production and scriptwriting has declined in the years since these programmes were made. Now,if only they could gain the rights to screen "I,Claudius".👍

  • @torfrida6663

    @torfrida6663

    15 күн бұрын

    It was the BBC and they don’t have big budgets. Most of those actors were up and coming at the time - not the luminaries of today. 🇬🇧

  • @awakeningalchemy5744
    @awakeningalchemy574420 күн бұрын

    I watched I Claudius as a kid with my parents and siblings in the 70s and loved it, it was pretty gruesome in parts though, and I still remember some of the more macabre scenes. It probably wasn't quite appropriate for kids, but it was a different time then. Even the play parks were potentially lethal. Randal and Hopkirk (Deceased) was another hugely popular detective series in the 70s.

  • @danieladams9950
    @danieladams995020 күн бұрын

    Me and Stu born in same year, so know we missed Python first time around. BBC repeats in '80s and VHS of 'Holy Grail' and 'Life of Brian' changed my life. For the first time it was okay to make fun of authority figures.

  • @annj60
    @annj602 күн бұрын

    I loved I Claudius! So well made. And even though I was just a mere child I followed and liked the Forsythe Saga. The remake was great as well. British television is still high quality.

  • @keithadams1538
    @keithadams153820 күн бұрын

    I enjoyed that. Thank you. Dont forget the champions I think you may have covered them previously. As kids we would role play I always insisted to play the part of Craig Sterling

  • @dulciemidwinter1925
    @dulciemidwinter19257 күн бұрын

    six Wives of Henry V111 with Keith Michell and Elizabeth R with Glenda Jackson. Brilliant!

  • @deswynne8172
    @deswynne817220 күн бұрын

    As a kid I used to call I Claudius they way it was spelt, I Clavdivs LOL

  • @brawatkins4078
    @brawatkins407818 күн бұрын

    Flower Arranging by D P Gumby and "Can you lend me a fiver until Saturday, I'm expecting a win of the pools" really tickled me.

  • @Opel_Guy
    @Opel_Guy20 күн бұрын

    How! was one I always watched. There are some episodes here on KZread. Also Think of a number with Johnny Ball. Animal Magic, Crackerjack, Rubarb and Custard, the list is virtually endless! Think my mum used to watch something I think was called The Cedar Tree.

  • @grrlpurpleable
    @grrlpurpleable20 күн бұрын

    Classic... What's to come next time? Chopper Squad? CHiPs? :) Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole was a sheer delight to watch. Gone way too soon. RIP.

  • @PeterMackett
    @PeterMackett20 күн бұрын

    The Sweeney was the best cop series ever made!, not only thr gritty stories and the violence but the brilliant humour made it a must see show every week, i loved Monty Python and The Goodies too but i can honestly say i never watched Rentaghost or Grange Hill, just didn't appeal to me at the time, during the 70's TV was awash with American TV shows, they dominated most evenings so anything British was usually worth watching.

  • @garetjax19
    @garetjax1917 күн бұрын

    For me, the childhood, weekly go to, was 'The Ghosts of Motley Hall'. Great that I can get to watch it again, as it's still on KZread. Also fond memories for me of the sick days off school. Along with 'Crown Court', I would add 'The Sullivans' and 'The Way we used to live'. Peace All

  • @jamesjimbob71
    @jamesjimbob7120 күн бұрын

    i met sue Sue Nicholls in london about 20 years ago and i asked her about being in rentaghost she was so nice, and i used to watch cown court followed by a program called house party

  • @MarkStevens8899

    @MarkStevens8899

    20 күн бұрын

    Yes the door bell would go I recall.Ladies called Bunty chatting about life , it was odd I thought but strangely compelling lol.

  • @dee4174

    @dee4174

    2 күн бұрын

    I loved House Party when I was off sick. X

  • @thefrecklepuny
    @thefrecklepuny20 күн бұрын

    Upstairs Downton

  • @monicawarner4091

    @monicawarner4091

    12 күн бұрын

    Was that the love child of Upstairs Downstairs and Downton Abbey? 😅

  • @dee4174
    @dee41742 күн бұрын

    I was too young for I Claudius at the time but have watched it since and it is still the best TV series.

  • @robcarter55
    @robcarter5520 күн бұрын

    I loved crown court as a child. Oh has to be the Spanish Inquisition and the Comfy Chair and also the four Yorkshire men who I was considerably poorer than 😂

  • @michaelstamper5604

    @michaelstamper5604

    4 күн бұрын

    Aye. But if yer told kids nowadays, they'd never believe yer!

  • @elizabethroberts6215
    @elizabethroberts621510 күн бұрын

    ……have seen Sir Derek Jacobi twice on stage in, ‘The Hollow Crown’. Absolutely fantastic experiences’………

  • @Britz4Gaza
    @Britz4Gaza20 күн бұрын

    Yet again, what a lovely collection, bringing back lovely memories. Thank You.... you

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    20 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

  • @peternighswander9629
    @peternighswander962920 күн бұрын

    Did you cover No Honestly? CJ and Clara. Man, I had such a crush on Pauline Collins. Wonderful show

  • @Wench64
    @Wench6420 күн бұрын

    Pity alot of these TV show are no longer on telly, watched the goodies but thought it was a bit silly, this was when family watched TV together even if us kids didn't always understand it

  • @stephenhowell5611

    @stephenhowell5611

    20 күн бұрын

    Network released a lot of old tv series on dvd and blu ray before they went bust, still a lot on ebay.

  • @cindydott452
    @cindydott4526 күн бұрын

    When I was little, I loved "The Good Life" known to us in the United States as "The Good Neighbors"! I remember one scene that became funnier when i became old enough to understand it. Barbara found her husband Tom's Santa Claus suit. He complained that now she knew it was really him as Santa. She said "After what he gave me last year, it better have been you!"

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    6 күн бұрын

    Such a wonderful series. As well as being funny, I always found it very relaxing to watch too.

  • @carolebarker2195
    @carolebarker219520 күн бұрын

    I was about 16 when I Claudius was on, and it was a bit of a shocker. Very gory, especially some scenes with John Hurt as Caligula. Derek Jacobi was a revelation in that series, such a good actor. As was Robert Powell in Jesus of Nazareth. The cast-list in that was amazing, everyone wanted to be in it. I forgot it was a mini-series, I thought it was a film. Monty Python and the Goodies were great, so anarchic at the time. We always used to talk about The Goodies next day at school. My favourite Python sketch was probably the one with the Four Yorkshiremen and the contest over who had the poorest upbringing! I was a bit too old to watch Grange Hill, probably working by then. I remember a series called "Four Idle Hands" in 1976 with Ray Burdis about some lads who left school and didn't know what job they wanted to do. On ITV I think.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    Not heard of Four Idle Hands. I'll have to check that one out and hopefully feature in another forgotten TV video. Thanks Carole!

  • @carolebarker2195

    @carolebarker2195

    18 күн бұрын

    @@stuviewtv Welcome, Stu. I think there's a clip on youtube, Phil Daniels was in it too. I'd forgotten!

  • @alexispaterson814
    @alexispaterson81420 күн бұрын

    Your intro reminds me when the tv channels started their programmes for the day.

  • @SafetyProMalta
    @SafetyProMalta20 күн бұрын

    "Aww Mum, Crown Court is on"

  • @kattybob1749
    @kattybob174920 күн бұрын

    Space 1999, Tomorrow people, Black Beauty, What Katy did, Follyfoot, loved the theme tune more than the show. Sapphire and Steel.Vision on. Some programmes you have mentioned and the titles I remember watching, but can not recall a single episode. At least back then University was the start of some thing better, eg The goodies, Monty Python and Queen.

  • @DeltaJazzUK
    @DeltaJazzUK20 күн бұрын

    I hated Rentaghost but loved most of the others. I certainly remember Crown Court from days off sick (skiving) from school. Daytime TV was very limited and mostly rubbish in the 70s! A couple of series I remember were A Family at War and Sam, which both seemed to go on forever. The World at War was another iconic series.

  • @sooskevington6144
    @sooskevington614413 күн бұрын

    Let's not forget The Champions from the sixties. I recently enjoyed that one all over again watching the surviving episodes on You Tube

  • @jofisher9692
    @jofisher969220 күн бұрын

    I was born in 73 so I probably wont remember the majority of these but you never know I might surprise myself ❤

  • @Sidistic_Atheist
    @Sidistic_Atheist18 күн бұрын

    OMG !!! This has brought back so many fond memories for me. As a kid born in 1965 living in a home with only, one TV and 3 channels. Memories of fighting with my, now long dead brother, over watch to watch and being overruled by our parents. THANKYOU so very much for posting this.

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @lorrainegouland1905
    @lorrainegouland190519 күн бұрын

    Oh my! I loved Jason King! I was 6 😂

  • @duncanward1718
    @duncanward171820 күн бұрын

    Rent-a-ghost a program you just can't forget, and believe me I've tried.

  • @ModelsExInferis
    @ModelsExInferis19 күн бұрын

    I was born in 76 so I don't remember any of these when they were first on TV, but if the 80's did anything right (and it IS the best decade, so it could do no wrong!) it was endlessly repeat everything from the 70's! 🤣 So I remember a lot of these on their umpteenth go around. I absolutely loved The Goodies, used to die laughing at those guys! Hated Grange Hill because I detested actual school, so why would I want to watch a school drama? I tried watching Monty Python as an adult about 20 years ago and, whilst I thought some of the sketches were funny, for the most part I just didn't get it, which is a bit odd given Brazil is one of my favourite films! And I keep telling myself I'll FINALLY get around to watching I, Claudius because Derek Jacobi is a national treasure, but I never seem to actually do it. I would have hated it as a teenager, but think I'd really appreciate it as someone pushing 50. I don't know anyone who's never seen The Sweeny! Brilliant show that. Not sure we'd get anything like it these days, Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes would be the closest and those were a decade ago.

  • @rw8733
    @rw873318 күн бұрын

    Many fond memories. Thanks, Stu. 😊

  • @stuviewtv

    @stuviewtv

    18 күн бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @danieladams9950
    @danieladams995020 күн бұрын

    Had no idea that Jesus of Nazareth had such an epic cast, being 5 years old at the time. To think it was led by the guy from 'Holby' and 'The Detectives'...

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