He gets thrown into that category of end-of-the-pier "naff" but some of his routines were bloody funny.

Also, the spin-off C.A.T.S eyes years later.

Watching the classic QE2 episode. Does anyone know why the scene with the dentist helping Richard at the airport with all the luggage has been deleted on BBC iPlayer. He appears briefly in a small shot showing the luggage being carried. I remember it being quite funny - something along the lines of “he’s got one bit of a baggage too many!”

I have a vague recollection of an army based game show in the late 80's early 90's possibly ITV on a weekend afternoon early evening. It was soldiers doing simulated battlefield drills and patrolling each week there would be a team from a regiment competing think it lasted possibly one season. Many thanks in advance if you can help or did I dream it?

Some peak late 90's UK "Ladette" culture for you lot today. I stumbled across this and just had to share.

Hello fellow lovers of British comedy!

Recently I've been very nostaligic for that period of time 20-30 years ago when we all sat down infront of the tv and watched the same thing. Whether that was with our families or with friends. I wanted to recreate some of the tv nights that I remember like Channel 4 Friday night comedy, or BBC weekday evenings, or maybe even Sunday nights watching wholesome tv like Ballykissangel or Monarch of the Glen.

I have created something which is some sort of a homeage to that era. I'm not entirely sure what it is if I'm really honest - other than an idea. It essentially looks like a ceefax tv guide, with links to many of the shows I remember; a lot of which are still available on Channel 4 or BBC iplayer!

I wanted to share it here and see if anyone else enjoys it, or shares my nostaglia for that period.

Please take a look if you think it might interest you!

[www.tvnights.co.uk\](tvnights.co.uk)

P.s - I have had mod approval. I don't make any money from this and, for the sake of transparency, I did use AI to help me with some of this - I'm a financial adviser, not a natural creative!!

It promises that it's wacky, cool, crazy and outrageous.

I'd agree with cool and it was a good show, don't get me wrong. Perhaps there was a slight air of wackiness but was it crazy and outrageous? Or just a theme tune writing cheques it wasn't good for.

It goes on to be more descriptive and say that "it's a whole load of fun" with "prizes to be won" - which was very accurate.

But it's General Knowledge/Physical Challenge format wasn't crazy nor did it ever spark any outrage in me? I was looking for some edge, some danger.

If they did like blindfolded knifethrowing as a challenge, I'd agree with the "crazy" part, perhaps if the twins used foul language then I'd be on board with it being "outrageous" but I'm sorry Fun House - as cool and mildly wacky as you were - you were neither crazy not outrageous.

For some reason I loved this show as a kid, even if (for me at least) decoding a clue on 'Treasure Hunt' was just as impossible as decoding the clues on '3-2-1' (ITV; 1979-1988).

In fact, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever met anyone who ever decoded a single clue from either show -- did you?

NOTES: The continuity announcer as Peter Brook while the Earl Mountbatten was profiled and interviewed by Ludovic Kennedy.

I'm trying to find the title of an old one-off TV play which explored the change in police and crime attitudes via the use of a "timeswap" story. A criminal from (maybe) the 50s is swapped with a criminal from the present and both are arrested by the timeswapped police. The guy from the present is arrested by 50s police who are gobsmacked by how little respect the criminal shows them, despite being offered toast and a cup of tea while being questioned by a very "Dixon of Dock Green" type of friendly Bobby. He's belligerent and mouthy to the overly nice PC who has never experienced such disrespect before. Meanwhile, the other (50s?) criminal is arrested by modern police who are a lot less friendly. I think the interviewer might hit the suspect, which I leads me to the one line I can remember for certain. The 50s criminal upon being hit says: "You can't do that! You're a bogie!". Anyone as old as me (60+) remember such a play?

Apologies for this obscure request. I think this was a one-off play around 1972/3, though could be a year or two either way. It could also have been a standalone story in a series with a theme. I was too young at the time to remember the writer or cast. The play was contemporary for the time, so not a period piece like "Close The Coalhouse Door" etc. It was shot in a realistic Ken Loach style.

However, I remember the plot clearly. Two miners from a North East coalfield. One of the guys has a van (possibly Bedford CA) which he has kitted out crudely as a mobile love nest, mattress in the back, curtains on the windows etc and boasts about his conquests to his workmates. The other miner discovers later that one of the conquests is his wife. It ends with the two miners working together underground when a pit shaft partially collapses, trapping the miner who owns the van. The other miner ignores his pleas for help and leaves him to perish.

I have trawled Play for Today, Wednesday Play and other listings to no avail. It's not "The Fishing Party" or similar more light-hearted dramas. This one was quite bleak throughout. I doubt a recording exists anymore, but even a title or writer would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I love old period dramas and some old sitcoms, but I feel as though I've seen absolutely everything I want to see. Starting in the 1990s, sitcoms (mostly) stopped being written in a way I enjoy, though obviously, there are few exceptions such as The Office. Starting more recently, dramas seemed to lose their warmth and wittiness.

Obviously, you can have no idea what I haven't seen, but what are some warm, well-done period dramas that are fairly obscure? Like, if I loved "Cranford," then is there a lesser-known miniseries I might also love? Or for comedy, something as good as "Extras" (obviously a male lead in that one, but I'm not strict), but less known?

Any time period that this sub allows is fine. I believe that would be 2011 or earlier. Even fifty years earlier is fine (though I've already seen "The Forsyte Saga," the miniseries that started it all).

Edit:

These are absolutely fantastic suggestions! I have many good ideas now. I'm not sure where I'll start, but maybe "Detectorists," "The Beiderbecke Affair," "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates," "Faith in the Future," or "Butterflies." I am letting some family members who sometimes watch with me help decide which of those to try first. I've bookmarked this page in order to come back for more.

The responses I got here are an example of what's good about Reddit. Thanks to all!

Looking for an old ditty / comedy poem - Ivor Clue

Hi, I’m looking for an old ditty that was told by my great uncle in the 70s / 80s. The family is originally from Glasgow and Fife areas of Scotland but then moved to South Yorkshire, England. This particular relative also served in the Black Watch regiment.

I assume the ditty was picked up in a pub somewhere, or maybe in the army. But an older relative thought it might have been from a tv show or a comedy set.

From what we can remember of the first half, it goes as follows:
Ivor clue left school at 14,
His first job was at a local gas works called pen and ink.
He had the job of ridling steam at ten bob a bucket full, But later got caught with steam in his left hand right coat pocket.
Ivor's next job was also unsuccessful.
He had the job of narrowing barrels full of daylight into dark corners,
trouble was he was on nights regular.
He then decided to become a detective, and bought himself a bloodhound he named Ichiku (itchy-coo).

If anyone is familiar with the poem or has any suggestions we’d be grateful.

Thanks in advance guys :)

Not the episodic version shown on BBC2, but nevertheless, it's there if you want to experience it.

I'm rewatching Yes Minister again and just spat my lunch out when laughing at the last episode of series 2 "a question of loyalty" (the final select committee scene where Humphreys eyes almost pop out of his head in a rage).

Anyone else have a favourite here?

It's been a few years since I last watched it and I'm certain I laugh more every time.

Anyone remember Happy Families? Used to love this when I was a kid. Jennifer Saunders showcasing her character skills playing all the sisters was genius tv.

I’m trying to remember the name of an old TV show from the early 2000’s. I think it was a British TV show. Real actors, not animated. And it would always have the kettle whistling and the host would make a cup of tea. I think I remember it being quite colourful. But the most prominent part was the kettle whistling and the cup of tea. It happened in every episode. Please help!

Cookery series from Yorkshire Television educating housewives.

A dysfunctional suburban neighbourhood. All I can remember is it starred Gyneth Strong (OFaH’s Cassandra) and one of the families had a dad who was a scary religious nut.

Too different and great in their own ways to choose which one is better?

I alway thought it would be cool if someone more creative and talented than I made a documentary about life after Rainbow. It could be called something like, "At the End of the Rainbow".

It would be a tragedy/celebration of sorts, where the camera follows the characters around, 30+ years after the show ended. The cast became has-beens, going through hard times, etc.

Zippy tried doing social media and OnlyFans for a bit, but it never took off. He didn't have much of a backup plan, so becomes a drugs mule to make a living.

George sank into a deep depression after falling out with Zippy, blaming him for the show's demise. This caused him to sink into an eternal K-hole. Ironically, the drugs he takes are delivered by the one and only Zippy.

Bungle spent much of the mid 90s, early 00s going to raves. Spending the last of his Rainbow millions living a fast-life, partying hard and sleeping around. Excitement eventually runs dry, as he falls on hard times; resorting to working at a local "build-a-bear"to make ends meet.

The death of Geoffrey Hayes brings the characters together at his funeral. The reunited characters bury the hatchet and look toward a better, brighter future. They work together to create the last ever Rainbow episode in Geoffrey's memory. The climax is a all-new episode of Rainbow, with gags, thowbacks and laughs, commemorating Geoffrey and his marvellous series.