'70s Afternoon Repeats

[Stephen Doran]

Werent the colour episodes repeated around 1970 ?

[Matthew Brannigan]

Aug 25, 2010 7:18:47 GMT Stephen Doran said:

Weren't the colour episodes repeated around 1970?

Likely, but our family first got a colour TV around 1973 - after that time I remember very very few TV shows were in black and white, lots of films of course but very little TV - The Saint being a notable exception (and of course BBC Schools). It's funny that back in those days shows made just four or five years earlier were deemed completely unsuitable for repeat viewing.

[Peter Stirling]

Hi Laurence

with regards to your Misfit question.
It looks like the second series was reshown around 1973.It was as a gentle comedy, ideal for afternoon viewing so its a puzzle why the longer 1969/70? first series was not shown with it.

Another afternoon 1970s rerun was some episodes of 'Happy ever after' which was a VTR anthology series from 1969.

[Stephen Doran]

Hi Matthew,My family got colour in 73 as well programmes i remember were Van Der Valk/Coronation Street /Man About The House Coronation Street was always in very high colour.Now who remembers Fly On The Wall with Julia Foster around summer 73?

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Aug 28, 2010 21:11:01 GMT Peter Stirling said:

Another afternoon 1970s rerun was some episodes of 'Happy ever after' which was a VTR anthology series from 1969.

I don't remember that one, Peter. Who made it? Interesting the amount of anthologies around then too.

[Peter Stirling]

Aug 29, 2010 9:43:58 GMT @laurencepiper said:

Aug 28, 2010 21:11:01 GMT Peter Stirling said:

Another afternoon 1970s rerun was some episodes of 'Happy ever after' which was a VTR anthology series from 1969.

I don't remember that one, Peter. Who made it? Interesting the amount of anthologies around then too.

ATV I think Laurence?

A mixed bag of stories some quite funny some very intense, perhaps the most famous one was with Judy Geeson?

another ATV VTR anthology was 'Suspicion' which was also perhaps again a bit too heavy for afternoon repeats, but looked very like the father of the 'Thriller' series.