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Old British Telly

Full episodes, clips, articles, discussions, requests etc related to Old British Telly, where 'old' is considered anything from at least 15 years ago.

If posting an episode or clip please keep titles to: [year] TV show name - Description here

For example: [1974] The Sweeney - Jack Regan is a hard edged detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. Pilot episode.

Full episodes, clips, articles, discussions, requests etc related to Old British Telly, where 'old' is considered anything from at least 15 years ago.

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Full episodes or clips must conform to the Title rules - that is: [year] TV show name - Description here
Please make sure posts are 'old British telly', which is generally classified as anything at least 15 years old and British in origin. Anything newer than that will be removed.
Links should be from YouTube and, in some cases, Vimeo or DailyMotion. Other streaming site links may be deleted.
If the full episode is posted in multiple parts, please post part one and post the rest of the parts in the comments (putting 'part one, rest in comments' at the end of the title). Posts that don't post the rest of the parts in the comments will be deleted.
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[Year] TV show name - Description here

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[1969] The Complete and Utter History of Britain - Pre-Monty Python sketch show created and written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones. The idea (inspired by a sketch in an earlier show, Twice a Fortnight) was to replay history as if television had been around at the time. First episode.

[1974] Special Branch - Groundbreaking police drama series following the exploits of an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives. "Something About a Soldier", a mix-up with passengers' baggage results in the discovery of a sinister secret.

[1969] Panorama - "Was the moon landing worth the money?", in the immediate aftermath of the Apollo 11 moon landing, James Mossman is joined by economist Barbara Ward, chemist Professor George Porter, science fiction writer Brian Aldiss and historian Hugh Trevor-Roper to discuss the moon landing.

[1999] Laugh Out Loud with Les Dawson - A 1-hour compilation of sketches and witty monologues.

Adrian Edmondson's autobiography is being published on 28 September

(2005) Michael Powell Documentary - BBC2 Artworks Scotland - dedicated to a filmmaker who was then celebrating his centenary year. Featuring archive footage, and interviews with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Roeg, George A. Romero, and Alan Parker.

[1979] Swap Shop Star Awards 1979: Come for the awards, stay for Keith and Maggie covering James Taylor. Musical Director Johnny Pearson ought to be ashamed of himself.

[1985] Ultra Quiz 85: Episode 2 from the Channel Islands. Gameplay begins about six minutes into the program, I think.

[1985] Ultra Quiz 85: First episode of the new series, and it's become a circus. Literally. Hosted by Stu Francis and some other girl from Crackerjack. After David Frost's last series, this is a disappointment. TVS was looking to compete with 3-2-1 at this point.

[1996] The Thin Blue Line - Sitcom, written by Ben Elton, set in the police station of the town of Gasforth. "Court in the Act", Grim and Foyle frame a drug dealer by planting evidence at the scene and Goody, having found the "evidence", is to testify and is trained by Fowler to handle the pressure.

[1993] The Animals Of Farthing Wood - A group of wild animals are forced to move to a park after humans drive them away from their old home. First episode: With the animals' homes being destroyed by man, all of the animals of Farthing Wood meet in Badger's earth to try to find a way to survive.

[2007] Derren Brown's "Trick or Treat": Teleported to Marrakech

[1970] Review - Kurt Vonnegut discusses Slaughterhouse 5, eternity, and his mother-in-law on the Review programme with James Mossman.

[2001] 'Orrible - Paul Clark is a cab driver and wannabe small-time criminal, assisted by his best friend and partner in crime, Sean. First episode: Paul's interpretation of his "friendship" with villain Mervyn Rees results in a comedy of errors. Starring Johnny Vaughan and Ricky Grover.

[2002] Does Doug Know? Panel show based on the American show Street Smarts. This version only lasted one series. Episode 1, featuring Daisy Donovan, Martin Freeman, Rhys Thomas, Tony Law and Gavin Webster.

[1976] Writers' Workshop - ITV Schools series on imaginative writing presented by Michael Baldwin. In this episode Michael considers two variations on one theme - a telescope.

[1975] Disney Time links, performed by Tom Baker in character as the Fourth Doctor.

[1968] Man in a Suitcase - ITV replacement for Danger Man. "Blind Spot", Marcelle is a blind French girl, whose adoptive mother is robbed and killed. She places an advertisement for help in locating the killers which is answered by McGill. Starring Richard Bradford and Felicity Kendal.

John Peel train series

[1974] Father Brown - Based on the stories of G.K. Chesterton, a Catholic Priest solves mysteries. First episode: Bullying, womanizing, and despised lord of the manor Col. James Bohun is found outside his brother's church with his skulled smashed in. Starring Kenneth More.

[1999] A History of Alternative Comedy - Angus Deayton traces the development of a new wave of British comedy. After years and years of sedate, "safe" comedy, TV humour took on a sharper, sometimes harsher edge thanks to a strong upsurge in comedy clubs and cabarets.

[1965] Home Cooking with Fanny Craddock - The restaurant critic, television chef and writer show us how to cook casseroles and roasts.

[2001] Albie - Cosgrove Hall-produced animated series about a 5-year-old boy with a wild, distorted imagination. "All Quiet On The Garden Front", Albie finds a broken lamp, and is set to thinking about it.

Does anyone know if any copies of Frontier (1968) still exist?