the strauss family 90 minute version of parts 1 & 2

[christian bews]

as network is releasing all 8 hour long episodes of 'the strauss family' on the 2nd of may,i am a bit confused when ITV first showed it in 1972 & repeated it in 1977 ATV amalgamated the first two one hour episodes into one edited 90 minute episode.what was the point?how could they show 7 instead of 8? were the first two one-hours ever screened in this country,or was it only seen abroad?

[Peter Stirling]

The first episode was indeed always in the 90 minutes slot- and not two eps joined together.

[John Green]

Mar 30, 2016 0:17:25 GMT Peter Stirling said:

The first episode was indeed always in the 90 minutes slot- and not two eps joined together.

Sort of,maybe.

Network say:

Recorded as eight episodes, on its original transmission in 1972 the opening two episodes were combined, losing half an hour in the process; this set presents the series as intended, with all eight episodes complete and uncut.
- See more at: networkonair.com/shop/2370-the-strauss-family-the-complete-series-5027626451448.html#sthash.cCMuZCN7.dpuf

[John Green]

Ah.I've found the old thread. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/11411/acorn-network-strauss-family though the show wasn't mentioned in the original title!

Worth pointing out-surprised in a way that Network don't-that the Acorn release was 'as transmitted' so lacking the extra half-hour.

[mattchurchett]

Am I right in thinking that the extra half hour has never been broadcast in the UK?

[Peter Stirling]

Mar 30, 2016 17:56:20 GMT mattchurchett said:

Am I right in thinking that the extra half hour has never been broadcast in the UK?

Not in the 1972/77 transmissions -not sure what happened to it after that? if indeed it was broadcast at all?
Amazing really that they could just chuck out thousands of pounds of footage -just like that- these days they seem to have trouble filling an hour and pad it out with "previously on" and "in next week's episode"

[StevePhillips]

Mar 30, 2016 16:43:45 GMT John Green said:

Ah.I've found the old thread. missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/11411/acorn-network-strauss-family though the show wasn't mentioned in the original title!

Worth pointing out-surprised in a way that Network don't-that the Acorn release was 'as transmitted' so lacking the extra half-hour.

The Acorn release was the 8 x 50min version, so had the extra stuff.