Category: British
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Humming
Hmmmmm. Hmmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Bruce And Leslie Bring The Stork
Margarine. Ah, lovely margarine. A by-product of rationing, and an overturned lorry. Who doesn’t love smearing fat across bread? This is how Stork was trying to boost its sales in the early 1970s. And then Stork realised that the perfect person to flog their palm oil spread was … … Bruce Forsyth. And you know,…
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Dustin Gee And Les Dennis
I’d forgotten just how good Dustin Gee was. For his really great impressions, he manages to physically transform his whole body somehow. Here he is with his stage partner Les Dennis, winning over an initially rather quiet crowd.
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The Day Thames Television Stole Dallas From The BBC
This is the story of how Thames Television ended up paying the BBC to continue broadcasting Dallas. At the end of the 1970s, Dallas was an instant hit for CBS. After just five episodes, the show was doing well in its Sunday night slot, and would finish the season as the 12th most watched show…
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Saturday Stayback
I don’t know what to make of this. Years before TFI Friday, Chris Tarrant followed up the short-lived late night version of Tiswas that was OTT, with this, Saturday Stayback. It takes place in a pub in the Midlands, so that opening sketch is totally incongruous from the beginning. You find yourself watching those half…
