What late 70s to early 80s shows have you been watching?

What late 70s to early 80s shows have you been watching?

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billzeebub

3,862 posts

198 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Mostly dramas of this era
The Professionals
Minder
The Sweeney
Just Good Friends

The Americans - Starsky & Hutch, Magnum PI


Some mid to late 80s that I've been watching also worth a mention-
No Place Like Home
Life Without George
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Paradise Club
Spender
Between the Lines





Edited by billzeebub on Thursday 2nd July 21:39

MC Bodge

21,551 posts

174 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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I'm enjoying the nostalgia of this thread, but I am genuinely surprised that people take the time to watch entire box sets of cheesy 70s and 80s TV programmes -some of which that didn't appear particularly sophisticated to me as a child!

I used to like watching the Glen A Larson programmes back then. I watched the Fall Guy from about the age of 6.

Vroom101

828 posts

132 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Although it finished the year I was born ('77), I think Porridge is timeless. The film was on recently and it's still brilliant. Of all the '70s and '80s sitcoms, I rate Porridge as the best by far. It's an over used cliché, but I really think Ronnie Barker was a comdey genius.

SpudLink

5,669 posts

191 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Vroom101 said:
Although it finished the year I was born ('77), I think Porridge is timeless. The film was on recently and it's still brilliant. Of all the '70s and '80s sitcoms, I rate Porridge as the best by far. It's an over used cliché, but I really think Ronnie Barker was a comdey genius.
Totally agree that it's the best of the '70s. For the '80s it has to be Yes (Prime) Minister.

Someone mentioned Privat Schultz, which I watched recently for the first time since it was broadcast in the early '80s. It wasn't the masterpiece I remember.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Michael Palin's Ripping Yarns from the late 70s is still pretty funny, re-watched it recently on TV.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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SpudLink said:
Totally agree that it's the best of the '70s. For the '80s it has to be Yes (Prime) Minister.

Someone mentioned Privat Schultz, which I watched recently for the first time since it was broadcast in the early '80s. It wasn't the masterpiece I remember.
Probably why it never gets repeated?

Reilly Ace of Spies gets an occasional repeat, and it is very good.

strummerville

1,014 posts

126 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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MarshPhantom said:
Michael Palin's Ripping Yarns from the late 70s is still pretty funny, re-watched it recently on TV.
"I had a very strict upbringing. My sister was imprisoned for putting too much butter on her scone and my brother was killed for walking on the flower beds". Classic stuff.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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strummerville said:
MarshPhantom said:
Michael Palin's Ripping Yarns from the late 70s is still pretty funny, re-watched it recently on TV.
"I had a very strict upbringing. My sister was imprisoned for putting too much butter on her scone and my brother was killed for walking on the flower beds". Classic stuff.
hehe

thismonkeyhere

10,296 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I can't remember whether it was late 80s or early 90s, but I wouldn't mind seeing 'Chancer' again, just to see if it's as good as I remember. (It probably isn't).

chris watton

22,477 posts

259 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I have a few of these '70's and early '80's boxsets:

Citizen Smith
Rising Damp
Fawlty Towers
Some Mother's Do 'av 'em
Boys From The Blackstuff

Just outside the scope is The New Statesman and Only Fools and Horses

droopsnoot

11,810 posts

241 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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thismonkeyhere said:
I can't remember whether it was late 80s or early 90s, but I wouldn't mind seeing 'Chancer' again, just to see if it's as good as I remember. (It probably isn't).
I got a couple of DVDs of this from somewhere, it's not as good as I remembered it, though it was nice spotting interesting cars from the time. In fact that was good about the recent re-showing of "Edge of Darkness" on BBC4. I made the same mistake with "Capital City", which I remember was much better at the time than it seems to be now. I suspect some of that is the distraction of the terrible clothing, much like Roger Moore's safari suit distracts from some otherwise good Bond films.

billzeebub

3,862 posts

198 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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droopsnoot said:
thismonkeyhere said:
I can't remember whether it was late 80s or early 90s, but I wouldn't mind seeing 'Chancer' again, just to see if it's as good as I remember. (It probably isn't).
I got a couple of DVDs of this from somewhere, it's not as good as I remembered it, though it was nice spotting interesting cars from the time. In fact that was good about the recent re-showing of "Edge of Darkness" on BBC4. I made the same mistake with "Capital City", which I remember was much better at the time than it seems to be now. I suspect some of that is the distraction of the terrible clothing, much like Roger Moore's safari suit distracts from some otherwise good Bond films.
all I remember from Capital City is the bright yellow old 911

stephen300o

15,464 posts

227 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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The Dukes of Hazard....

ajprice

27,316 posts

195 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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stephen300o said:
The Dukes of Hazard....
Because of all the confederate flag business, it's been remastered hehe .

dudleybloke

19,717 posts

185 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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stongle

5,910 posts

161 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Zelda used to scare the sh*t out of me.

Funny enough, I've been watching Space 1999 (I always wanted an Eagle as a kid). I grew up on Gerry Anderson and Glen A Larson stuff.

This was cooler than Airwolf though:


welsh blackbird

690 posts

243 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Used to love the Quinn Martin productions like Streets of San Francisco and Cannon, especially once we had a colour telly.

Also Banacek, McCloud, Columbo, but hated McMillan & Wife!

Brass was pretty good too!

dudleybloke

19,717 posts

185 months

StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Minder.
Professionals.
Sweeney.
Secret fetish and all time favourite..... Blakes 7.paperbag


I watch these very infrequently, as I watch T.V very infrequently, I just haven't got the attention span to watch a series these days.
Tried Human the other week but gave up after two episodes, haven't watched T.V in about two weeks now, I do have a strange attachment to the above shows though.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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stongle said:
This was cooler than Airwolf though:

Heck, had the VHS, now did I get the DVD in the bargain bucket?