Sad Coronation St episode query

[Stephen Doran]

Few eps were repeated early evening around 1990

[Deleted]

Jan 23, 2009 21:01:21 GMT johnstewart said:

Hi Chris - Do you know if the Network releases were complete runs of consecutive episodes for each year or just selections?

From memory, I think they were both: each box had a selection from a year or decade, although there were a few consecutive eps in some of the runs. I think the '60s decade set had, for example, a few eps from ep.1 onwards and then jumped forward a year or so.

[Peter Elliott]

The 60's box had a disc devoted to each year with a selection of episodes cherry picked from across the year. Not sure how many consecutive shows got used though.

I also seem to recall that ITV3 or some channel like that, showed the first 12 episodes one after the other at Christmas... must have been in the late 90's. They should do something similar again in future picking a particular batch or storyline from different years, so it would get episodes not yet on DVD out in the open to be seen and enjoyed again.

[Peter Elliott]

OK. Here's what was used on the 1960's boxset... episode numbers (except for 1961), tx date and synopsis... long post, but I hope you'll find it interesting!



DISC 1
This was the first 8 episodes in chronological order

DISC 2 - 1961
E01 (Jan 13 1961)
The milkman can't raise Albert so Ken and David break into No. 1 to find Albert collapsed in the kitchen. Ida alerts Beattie but Albert refuses to live with her.

E02 (Mar 13 1961)
It's Joan's wedding day and The Walkers entertain the families at the Rovers after the reception. The endure Gordon's Uncle all evening before discovering he is not a relative at all.

E03 (Apr 17 1961)
Swindley insists Ena leaves the Mission. As a consequence, Martha grows alarmed as Ena takes over her house. Ken spends time at Marian's flat - he tells her he loves her.

E04 (Sep 11 1961)
Nancy hears from the Council that they have an OAP bungalow for her. Frank worries that Ida is late home from visiting Beattie's. Ken calls on Beattie and discovers Ida has not been there.

E05 (Oct 02 1961)
Concepta and Harry are married at St. Theresa's and spend their honeymoon on the Isle of Man. Linda is jealous when Ivan and Nona spend the day together.

E06 (Oct 16 1961)
Swindley organises the evening's trip to the illuminations but the coach leaves with Ena still having her palm read by a fortune teller. Elsie and Bill become brazen in their affair.

E07 (Nov 08 1961)
Elsie is convinced that Ena is behind a poison pen letter which she's received. She accuses Ena in the street and a slanging match ensues - Dennis has to stop Elsie from hitting Ena.

E08 (Nov 22 1961)
Minnie buys a see-through nightie. Christine meets Ken at the station coffee room - he tells her he's leaving for London but she makes him realise that he's running away from himself and he returns home.


Disc 3 - 1962
E122 (Feb 12 1962)
Ken Barlow writes a newspaper article that causes considerable upset in the residents. Len and Harry grow very angry and Frank rows with Ken, ashamed of his disloyalty to his class.

E129 (Mar 07 1962)
Dennis sells more tickets than there are seats for the concert. Minnie entertains the audience of 400 with "Goodbye Dolly Gray". The Walkers return home to find sealions in the bathtub.

E133 (Mar 21 1962)
Annie accuses Jack of lying to her and feigning illness - he tries to make her see it was all her fault but she won't listen. Concepta is pleased when Lucky the greyhound loses a race and therefore won't be sold.

E142 (Apr 23 1962)
For Easter Monday the Walkers, Hewitts and Len go off for a picnic in the car. Martha and Minnie take Ena out in a bath chair but Ena gets stuck in it when a storm breaks.

E156 (Jun 11 1962)
Christine's depressed and climbs up onto the factory roof. The police try to talk her down but fail. Sheila becomes hysterical, thinking she will jump but Ken tries to persuade her to climb down.

E171 (Aug 01 1962)
All the wedding plans are in place but Ken is suffering from a hangover and nerves. Ken and Val marry at St. Mary's with Lucille as bridesmaid. Concepta goes into labour in the Rovers and is taken to hospital by Jack.

E189 (Oct 03 1962)
The Hewitts' party is shattered by the news that Christopher is missing. Ena and Martha take charge of a distraught Annie and Concepta is sedated. The police find the empty pram.

E212 (Dec 24 1962)
It's Christmas Eve and Ena agrees to play the piano for the play. Emily is plied with tranquilisers and whisky. After the play she faints into Swindley's arms.


DISC 4 - 1963
E237 (Mar 20 1963)
Jerry tries to match make between Len and Elsie. Christine tells Frank she doesn't want to live in the Street when they are married. Minnie wins a tray made by Len at bingo.

E241 (Apr 03 1963)
Frank gets his outfit ready but Christine tells him that she can't marry him because she doesn't love him. Frank can't believe she's left it so late before telling him. Wormold threatens to bring in the bailiffs if Elsie doesn't pay the rent.

E243 (Apr 10 1963)
Elsie barricades herself in No.11 and has the lock changed. Minnie feels the pinch with Jed gone and the increase. Ken hopes that Rita's passion will die during the Easter holidays. Rita Spears turns up at No.9 dressed to kill.

E248 (Apr 29 1963)
Det. Sgt. Shorrocks of the CID interviews Emily and Doreen. They are reluctant to give a description of the good looking robber. Papagopolous is pleased that the stock was stolen as it was old stock that couldn't sell and was insured. Frank tells Ken he plans to leave the GPO and buy a DIY shop.

E282 (Aug 26 1963)
Harry drives the darts picnic - Dennis, Walter, Frank, Jack, Alf, Jerry, Ken, Albert and Len to New Brighton. The coach keeps breaking down and the men get drunk. When a policeman tries to get the men to quiten down at 2am, Albert knocks his helmet off and Alf tries to hit him. The policeman calls for a prison van.

E288 (Sep 16 1963)
Dennis realises something is wrong when he finds the flat door locked. The street is aroused and Dennis smashes a window to get in as Len and Harry try to break the door down.

E299 (Oct 23 1963)
Jerry and Myra's wedding. None of the wedding guests want to share a car with Ena so she arrives at the Church on her own. Ena returns to the Vestry to find it wrecked, the harmonium shattered and the furniture slashed.

E317 (Dec 25 1963)
Christmas Day: News spreads around the Street that the surprise is a "This Is Your Life" but no one knows whose life it is. Elsie warns Dennis that it had better not be hers.


DISC 5 - 1964
E329 (Feb 05 1964)
Dennis is threatened with the sack if he makes another mistake. Len reveals that the PPOP members are all doing business with Laurie and that Alderman Langton has sold Laurie his share of the factory. Val doesn't know what to do to help Ken. She blames him and he hates her for not being completely interested in him. He tells her he doesn't need a wife, he needs someone who understands him. They realise they shouldn't have married. Len thinks of taking on an apprentice with all the work at the shop and the club. Dennis takes the blame for a smashed crate so that he will be sacked. After drowning his sorrows, Ken returns home to find Val has left. Val arrives at Dave's flat with her suitcase.

E357 (May 13 1964)
Frank sells his shop to Summitt Supermarkets for £6,000. He buys a new car, a white zodiac, and throws a party in the Rovers. Jerry finishes at the Yard and is taken on at Rosco & Pitts. Martha gets a passport. Frank is patronising to the Booths and is cold shouldered. The residents drink Frank's champagne but grow annoyed as he lords it over them. Ena plays the piano for a sing-song but the party ends abruptly as Martha dies of a heart attack in the snug.

E371 (Jul 01 1964)
Florrie finds a factory worker's paypacket in a box of goods from Ireland. Ken advises her to send it back to the factory. Elsie tells Irma that if she doesn't want to live with her parents and can she can lodge with her. Wormold offers No.13 to Stan Ogden and his wife Hilda for £600 but they agree on £550. Stan puts £200 down and takes out a mortgage for the rest. Irma can't see how six of them will cope in the house.

E375 (Jul 15 1964)
Jack gets prepared to give Emily away. Swindley has a hangover and is very nervous. Concepta, Val, Annie, Ena, Minnie, Hilda, Stan and Charlie wait in the Mission with Stuart, Lucille is bridesmaid, Ken and Harry are ushers. Emily tells Jack she can't go through with it because he knows it's wrong. The wedding is cancelled. Swindley knows that Emily did the right thing. He feels that she has spoken for both of them. He goes to the honeymoon hotel alone.

E389 (Sep 02 1964)
Florrie accuses the customers of laughing at her over her Irishman. Stan shows off the Rolls and gives Hilda, Irma, Ena, Minnie, Albert, Charlie, and Little Titch a ride in it. The dog relieves itself in it and Minnie rips a seat with her hat pin. Stan is sacked. Norman offers Lucille a contract as a singer but she turns him down. Irma has enough of Florrie's behaviour and walks out. Florrie feels old and alone and snaps, wrecking the shop and breaking the window with a tin.

E390 (Sep 07 1964)
Irma clears up the mess in the shop. Florrie has to have six stitches in her arm. Albert plans to turn his yard into a garden. Florrie regrets buying the shop and wants a man. Stan lifts the flag stones for Albert. Ena takes charge of Florrie when she goes into the Rovers in her pyjamas. Stan uncovers an old wartime bomb buried in Albert's yard.

E398 (Oct 05 1964)
Stan tries to back out of the match but can't. The residents gather on their ring side seats to watch the sport. The seven foot Ian petrifies Stan. Despite being four stone lighter than Ian, Stan is cheered on. Ena and Annie refuse to attend the match and get drunk together. Stan submits after a Boston Crab and is counted out after being thrown onto Hilda's lap.

E421 (Dec 23 1964)
The Street panto: Ena and Florrie arrange the children's refreshments, Hilda is in charge of makeup, Stan props and Minnie prompt. Cast: Cinderella – Lucille, Buttons – Dennis, Prince Charming – Elsie, Dandini – Emily, Ugly Sisters - Irma and Charlie, Fairy God Mother – Annie, Baron Hardup – Albert, Brockers man - Len The children enjoy the pantomime, especially when Len gets a custard pie in the face. David pretends he has torn a ligament but Irma reports they went dancing. The panto ends with the cast singing 'She Loves You'.


Disc 6 - 1965
E431 (Jan 27 1965)
Ena inspects the state of No.11 complete with Dennis and finds damp patches. Elsie tells her the house is falling to pieces. Ena sees through it all and tells Minnie she intends to live there. Ena gives Elsie notice in writing. Elsie goes for Ena in the snug and the fight spills out into the Street. The residents take sides. Ena tells Elsie she wouldn't be throwing her out if Swindley wasn't throwing her out. Ena attacks Elsie with her handbag and smashes one of No.11's windows. Swindley separates them and tells them that the Mission is to stay open, Bold Street is to close.

E451 (Apr 05 1965)
Len takes Val to hospital in his van. Ken feels completely useless. Jerry worries about his future. Len gets a contract from Arnold Jenkinson to do a conversion job for one of his supermarkets. Ken discovers that if the twins are born before midnight he'll get tax relief on them. Piggott is fined £150 for bribing Ken. Val gives birth to a girl and boy. The Walkers break open the champagne.

E475 (Jun 30 1965)
Emily leads the trip to the Blue John Mines with Dennis, Sandra, Irma, David, Hilda, Stan, Charlie, Minnie, Albert, Elsie, Len, Jack and Annie in attendance. Arthur Walker looks after the pub. The residents view the mines, 850 feet below ground level. Irma grows frightened of scaring David off. Dennis escorts Sandra. Lucille sees Harry off on the train for Liverpool and the boat to Ireland. David presents Irma with an engagement ring from the cavern. She accepts it.

E492 (Aug 30 1965)
Ted's daughter writes to Albert asking him not to interfere. Lucille gets four 0 Levels - Science, English, French and Geography. Ted is hurt by his daughter's indifference to him. The residents are shocked and shaken when No.7 suddenly collapses.

E493 (Sep 01 1965)
The residents fear the rest of the Street will fall down. The Barlows seek refuge for the twins in the Rovers as everyone moves out of their homes. The police rope the house off and Wormold arrives. Annie worries when Lucille doesn't return after a night out with friends. The menfolk start to shift the rubble in case Lucille is under it. She arrives home safe. The surveyor detects no subsidence. The collapse was caused by a faulty beam over the bay window. Len is given the contract to secure the house. Ted decides to go back to the home and leaves. Lucille cries over No.7. Wormold feels it isn't worth the £300 repairs and tells Len to pull it down.

E513 (Nov 10 1965)
Emily worked until 2am. The residents gather at the Mission to watch the fashion show. Irma, Sandra and Lucille model the garments and get mixed up back stage. Alan drops woodwork when he discovers girls. The show turns into a fiasco and most of the audience leave during the interval. Elsie is horrified to discover Dennis has bought 108 Christmas trees.

E515 (Nov 17 1965)
The coal under some nappies starts smouldering, filling the house with smoke. Val returns home and manages to put out the fire. Sandra lets Dennis store the crackers after hours. Val gives Ken the silent treatment over the fire. Albert asks Clara to look after his house while he visits Beattie. Emily finds out about the crackers and blames Sandra. A load of Christmas trees are delivered for Dennis. An angry Sandra refuses to help Dennis, telling him he's selfish. Kena and Val row. She tells him that she'll leave him if she catches him smoking a cigarette again.

E521 (Dec 08 1965)
Irma and David go to get married. Jack gets Arthur to look after the Rovers, as the residents leave, on mass, for the reception. David and Irma are married at Ridgeway Street Registry Office. Jack, Annie, Stan, Hilda, Len, Elsie, Ena, Minnie and Ken hide behind a screen at the reception and surprise the Barlows. Arthur leaves Lucille alone in the Rovers whilst he places a bet. Val is chatted up by Frank Turner in the Street. He steals cigarettes from the shop, and gets Lucille to serve him at the Rovers. He makes her feel uncomfortable. Stan makes a speech at the reception. Turner tells Jack that Lucille shouldn't be serving behind the bar at 16 and makes him see that he's going to blackmailed.


Disc 7 - 1966
E533 (Jan 19 1966)
Irma goes against Hilda's advice and returns to David. David changes his mind about the shop to Irma's delight. Minnie worries about her lack of money. Stan thinks he's come up on the pools not knowing Hilda has just filled out the winning numbers to check his. He buys drinks all round. Lionel accepts the Barlow's offer. Jack calculates Stan has won £75,000. He cries with happiness.

E534 (Jan 24 1966)
The residents celebrate Stan's pool win. Hilda breaks the news to Stan. He goes berserk and tries to kill her - she escapes. Clara and Ena blame each other when Minnie hasn't any coal or money. Annie gives Stan a bill for £6 18/ 6d for the drinks. Ken calls on Jackie and they exchange a kiss.

E562 (May 02 1966)
Ena is accused of not paying for two tins of salmon at 4/6d each. The store manager saw her put them in her basket. Minnie realises Ena is confused and the police are called in and charge Ena with shoplifting. Elsie's endowment policy expires and she has £50. She decides to decorate. Ena makes the police search the Vestry and No.5 to prove she's not a thief. Ken and Elsie try to help Ena but she feels she's being patronised. She refuses a solicitor and plans to plead not guilty.

E569 (May 25 1966)
Minnie has been overworking and is told to rest. Bobby goes down with flu and they are both nursed by Jed. Stan starts with his ice cream van. The skeleton staff moves into the factory in readiness for the opening. Stan does well in the van. Irma and Lucille get jobs at the factory, as welders. Annie is horrified. Jack reminds her that she started off in the weaving shed. Irma gives Hilda the job of assistant at the shop. David is annoyed. Ice cream baroness, Rose Bonnetti catches Stan on her patch and declares war on him.

E575 (Jun 15 1966)
Len agrees to be bouncer at the Mission dance. Sheila doesn't want Jerry to be too serious about their friendship. Dennis puts his £12 weeks wages on a horse to win, Wally puts on half his pension but it comes in second. Elsie tells her menfolk that if they don't give her any money they'll not get any food. Whilst Len entertains Ruth at the Rovers, the dancers blast up the music and get frenzied. They start to vandalise the Mission. Ena tries to stop them and is cornered by two thugs in the Vestry who threaten to carve her and Lucille up.

E580 (Jul 04 1966)
Jerry is confused over the baby. At the factory, Bet Lynch grows annoyed at Lucille's speed. Annie is horrified to discover that Lucille earns £13 a week. David promises tickets for a World Cup match in Liverpool. Sheila tells Jerry her baby is Neil's. The Walkers make Lucille agree to put some money aside each week. Ken's film society grows in numbers. But everyone walks out when he shows a nudist film by mistake. Sheila doesn't know where she stands with Jerry.

E595 (Aug 24 1966)
Annie annoys Jack by putting her electioneering before the pub. David and Stan are out all night in a barn and are threatened by a farmer. Ken agrees to write Len's election address. Irma and Hilda throw water over their husbands and try to enjoy the rest of the weekend with no gas and in complete isolation. Annie asks Ken to help her with her speech. Stan leaves a gate open and a herd of cows gather around the caravan. They all admit defeat and pack up. Jack arranges with his brother Arthur to have the brewery summon him to look after Arthur's pub, leaving Annie on her own.

E630 (Dec 26 1966)
The residents dress up for the fancy dress party: Dennis – Batman, Albert - Father Christmas, Ken - Laurence of Arabia, Val - Nell Gwyn, Lucille - a chimney sweep, Minnie - Old Mother Riley, Elsie - Spanish dancer, Irma - Flapper girl, David - Old Time Butcher, Len – Batman, Jerry - Robin Annie - Queen Elizabeth 1st. Ena tries to help Vera rest but Vera is suspicious of her mother's sudden concern. Dot judges the grand parade. Ena has to hold back the tears as she watches Vera dying. Dot gives Jerry and Annie prizes for their costumes. Lucille tells Jack she's engaged.



Disc 8 - 1967
E635 (Jan 16 1967)
The Social Security agree to trace Bob Lomax. Elsie's strange man, Percy Bridge, hangs around the Rovers looking for work. The residents worry that the unemployment situation will get like the depression. Percy tells Elsie it was he who pulled Paul from the canal. Ena reaches breaking point as Vera accuses her of not caring for her. Elsie gives Percy £2 as a reward. Vera dies in Ena's bed.

E656 (Mar 29 1967)
Albert's cooking gives Jack stomach ache. Jerry tells Len that Elsie was on holiday with Dave. Ken returns from prison. Annie breaks down and tells Minnie Jack has left her. Minnie advises Annie to fetch him back. The tech's principle sends for Ken. Annie asks Elsie for her husband back. The residents watch as Elsie goes for Annie in the Street with Hilda and Ena joining in. They are shocked when Jack appears from No.11.

E667 (May 08 1967)
Elsie and Steve reminisce about the past. Stan discovers his ticket is worth £10. Elsie takes Steve to the Rovers. She keeps telling him she's a grandmother and tells him she can't see him again. David gets another ticket. He gives it to Hilda. Stan sells his ticket to Mickey Ridehalgh for £10. He plans to have a day out on the money. The residents are horrified when a train crashes through the viaduct.

E668 (May 10 1967)
The menfolk set about moving rubble aided by the police. The guard is carried from the train with fractures and cuts. The police hear there was a car under the viaduct. Jack, Ena, Elsie and Lucille are missing. David crawls under the rubble and finds Sonia. He can't tell if she's alive or not. David finds Ena under the rubble.

E700 (Aug 30 1967)
Annie, Lucille, Minnie, Ena, Val, Elsie, Hilda, Irma and Emily go to Tatton Park. Dennis steers a barge full of Jack, Albert, Steve, Stan, David and Gregg through the canal. They are horrified when a crate of beer falls into the water. Their horse keeps refusing to move. Albert is seasick.

E702 (Sep 06 1967)
Rev. Hesketh marries Elsie and Steve, they exchange vows and rings. Len and Harry go to visit an old mate. On the way the van breaks down. Harry tries to repair it, the jack slips and he is crushed to death.

E726 (Nov 29 1967)
Irma returns to work, against David's wishes. Annie looks for trouble at the match. When some rival supporters slag City off, she retaliates. Annie disarms one of the hooligans and throws away his rattle - it smashes a chip shop window. They are all arrested.

E733 (Dec 25 1967)
Christmas Morning: The Cheveskis stay at No.11. Jill settles into family life with the Barlows. The Rovers and Flying Horse tug for a barrel of beer and lose. The Tanners and Cheveskis spend Christmas together. Ena plays the piano for a Christmas singsong as Elsie grows nostalgic.


DISC 9 - 1968
E747 (Feb 12 1968)
Ken and Val realise the twins are missing. Ken hears the twins crying in the factory, he and Miklos carry them out, stopping the bulldozer. Ena accuses Minnie of being too interested in Bobby to see the twins.

E753 (Mar 04 1968)
The residents wonder at what Elsie is doing, locked away in No.11. Len realises that it's Elsie's birthday. David tells Ken he's going to play a game of football - his first since the accident.

E778 (May 29 1968)
Dennis and Jenny both wake at 5am and wake their households up to try to clear their nerves. Albert buys a stag's head with the present money. The residents prepare for the reception but feel sure something is going to go wrong because it's Dennis.

E786 (Jun 26 1968)
Hilda hunts after Elsie. Gary and Emily are horrified at Elsie's driving. Hilda accuses Elsie of scheming to get Stan on her own. Elsie tells her she's not that desperate. Ken decides he'll have to sell the car to buy new furniture. Elsie crashes her car into the back of Ken's.

E797 (Aug 05 1968)
Convict Frank Riley traps Val. Val tries to alert Ena by banging on the water pipes. She is terrified when Peter wakes up and Riley realises she has children.

E810 (Sep 25 1968)
Maggie wants to keep Val on but Ena makes her feel guilty. Emily reveals that Ena told the vicar that the shop was too much for her. Elsie prepares herself to tells Steve 'no' for the last time.

E829 (Dec 02 1968)
The Ogdens celebrate their silver wedding. Stan gives Hilda a fun fur. Annie discovers Lucille and Gordon have run off. Jack and Maggie inform the police. Lucille worries about Gordon missing his exams.

E835 (Dec 23 1968)
Albert refuses to talk to the Barlows as they set off for Majorca. The panto starts at St Mary's: Aladdin. Len, Albert and Stan leave beer around the stage to keep them going. The panto ends with Elsie leading everyone in 'Jingle Bells'.


DISC 10 - 1969
E845 (Jan 27 1969)
Hilda sees a lot of money in the tea leaves. She thinks about becoming a professional clairvoyant. Ena tells Emily she can sleep on her sofa rather than at Elsie's. Ena worries about Minnie's gambling. Hilda wants a prediction to come true before Stan can persuade her to become a clairvoyant.

E853 (Feb 24 1969)
Ena searches for Minnie. She informs the police of her disappearance. She breaks down, blaming herself. The residents rally round, contacting the hospital, newspaper and hostels. Dave agrees to use his grapevine to try to find Minnie. Ena is afraid that Minnie's dead.

E881 (Jun 02 1969)
The residents rally round as Ken goes in search of the twins. They help search the fairground. Maggie's sister Betty Turpin arrives, telling Maggie she's come to look after her. The police take over the search as Val breaks down.

E886 (Jun 18 1969)
Ted Loftus challenges Betty to a darts match. Ernie asks Emily to be his assistant. Len accuses Elsie of being jealous and hits her. The regulars bet on the darts match. Betty loses the match deliberately so that Ray will have to pay out money. Elsie packs and leaves the Street.

E915 (Oct 01 1969)
The twins go down with mumps. The residents watch the football. At half time the scores are 3 - 2 to the Flying Horse. Hilda scores the equaliser. The Rovers win at the toss of a coin.

E923 (Oct 29 1969)
Ray and Audrey flirt on the coach to Dickie's anger. The coach company gets in touch with the police. Ray persuades the driver to take an alternative route. The police try, in vain, to contact the coach. The coach brakes fail and it crashes into a tree.

E924 (Nov 03 1969)
The residents find themselves in Casualty. Annie and Hilda break down, Ena faints and Elsie is stunned. Everyone is separated from each other. Val comes to in a hospital bed. Ena slips back into thinking of air raid black outs. Ena discovers Minnie is unconcious.

E937 (Dec 17 1969)
Annie accuses Hilda of stealing the necklace and suspends her. Irma agrees to work in the shop over Christmas because she's bored. When Hilda declares her innocence, Annie considers Betty and Emily as thieves.

[peterc]

I bought the 60s and 70s boxed sets as soon as they were released, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but the one thing that being able to watch the first 16 episodes in sequence (when they were shown on Granada Plus over one Christmas) taught me, was that I enjoyed the continuing story so much more than just "highlights". There are always major and minor storyline threads, and the only way the basic soap principle of keeping the vierwer hooked truely works is by watching them without gaps.
I've read that when Granada Plus started their continuous run of repeats there was a definite possibility that they might actually start from the very beginning, instead of from the early 70s, too bad that they didn't. And as I've said previously what makes it especially frustrating for someone like me, is that (a) it the first 12 years or so that I never saw at the time and (b) those episodes are full of many of the (still) best-loved characters in their absolute prime. You'd think with 4 ITV channels, they could find a slot for it somewhere.