Little Remembered TV Series and TV Movies

[Foxbat]

There was a children’s show that had The Flashing Blade amongst its regular spots. They had redubbed the dialogue and I seem to remember it was hilarious (but that could just be rose-tinted nostalgia talking).

Hmm. Still mildly amusing.

Edit…interestingly, according to wiki, the comedy scripts were written by Russell T Davis.

 

[Vladd67]

There was a children’s show that had The Flashing Blade amongst its regular spots. They had redubbed the dialogue and I seem to remember it was hilarious (but that could just be rose-tinted nostalgia talking).

Hmm. Still mildly amusing.

As a fan of the original this "comedy" reworking just annoyed me.

 

[BAYLOR]

1969 Hardy Boys tv series by Filmation This on had a live action opening where you had a group of singers singing the sone Oh No We are the Hardy Boys which comprised most of the song . The show itself is very forgettable fare and ran for only one season.

 

[interretiarius]

Woof!

A British kids series from my childhood. A boy shapeshifts into a dog.

Pretty fun, and very little known.

 

[JunkMonkey]

1970s children’s series Timeslip.

I'm three episodes in and, apart from the annoying whiningly one-note performance of Cheryl Burfield (for whom, I now remember, I had a bit of a crush as a kid) I'm pleasantly surprised how well it has stood the test of time. It's not Shakespeare but there is some good writing - for the adults as well as the kids - the main adults are believable as adults and not just types - though there are couple of "oo arr! I be a local and I'm here to tell you about them queer backstory things you needs to hear about hereabouts," parts who have the decency not to hang around once they've done their jobs. The acting is well above the standard you would expect for a kid's show. There's no playing down to the audience. This could well have scheduled for a more adult broadcast than the after school slot that it got.

I was slightly surprised to find it was in black and white. I have vivid memories of it being in colour but presumed I was just remebering the comic strip from TV Action or Look-in or wherever but it turns out it's another case of the 'only existing copy' syndrome known the Doctor Who fans. It was shot in colour. Only one episode survives in the original.

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[Foxbat]

I think Timeslip, which I loved as a youngster, was the very first time in my life that I heard the word ‘clone’.

 

[Danny McG]

There was a children’s show that had The Flashing Blade amongst its regular spots. They had redubbed the dialogue and I seem to remember it was hilarious

Late 1980s "On the Waterfront"

 

[Vladd67]

I'm three episodes in and, apart from the annoying whiningly one-note performance of Cheryl Burfield (for whom, I now remember, I had a bit of a crush as a kid) I'm pleasantly surprised how well it has stood the test of time. It's not Shakespeare but there is some good writing - for the adults as well as the kids - the main adults are believable as adults and not just types - though there are couple of "oo arr! I be a local and I'm here to tell you about them queer backstory things you needs to hear about hereabouts," parts who have the decency not to hang around once they've done their jobs. The acting is well above the standard you would expect for a kid's show. There's no playing down to the audience. This could well have scheduled for a more adult broadcast than the after school slot that it got.

I was slightly surprised to find it was in black and white. I have vivid memories of it being in colour but presumed I was just remebering the comic strip from TV Action or Look-in or wherever but it turns out it's another case of the 'only existing copy' syndrome known the Doctor Who fans. It was shot in colour. Only one episode survives in the original.

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Don't know how old the character was meant to be but she is 18 there, apparently has quit acting and is now an estate agent.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Don't know how old the character was meant to be but she is 18 there,

I was quite relieved to find that out too but I did have the crush on her at the time - I was about 12.

 

[BAYLOR]

I'm three episodes in and, apart from the annoying whiningly one-note performance of Cheryl Burfield (for whom, I now remember, I had a bit of a crush as a kid) I'm pleasantly surprised how well it has stood the test of time. It's not Shakespeare but there is some good writing - for the adults as well as the kids - the main adults are believable as adults and not just types - though there are couple of "oo arr! I be a local and I'm here to tell you about them queer backstory things you needs to hear about hereabouts," parts who have the decency not to hang around once they've done their jobs. The acting is well above the standard you would expect for a kid's show. There's no playing down to the audience. This could well have scheduled for a more adult broadcast than the after school slot that it got.

I was slightly surprised to find it was in black and white. I have vivid memories of it being in colour but presumed I was just remebering the comic strip from TV Action or Look-in or wherever but it turns out it's another case of the 'only existing copy' syndrome known the Doctor Who fans. It was shot in colour. Only one episode survives in the original.

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Very pretty girl .

 

[BAYLOR]

The Cate Creature 1973 made for tv horror film with David Hedison and Meriith Baxter . It's pretty good film . Robert Bloch was one the writer on this.

 

[AE35Unit]

Anyone remember Follyfoot? I have vague memories of enjoying it as a kid, and loved the theme tune.

 

[Vladd67]

Anyone remember Follyfoot? I have vague memories of enjoying it as a kid, and loved the theme tune.

A modern day Black Beauty wasn't it? I remember it, I remember I used to avoid it.

 

[farntfar]

I see people were talking about QED a while back.
So how about HOW.

 

[AE35Unit]

I see people were talking about QED a while back.
So how about HOW.

Oh I loved QED!

 

[Vladd67]

Which QED?
This one

Or this one

 

[Danny McG]

I got a faint memory of some short lived UK series with her off The Cuckoo Waltz and Dr Who 2.

Was it called The Flying Serpent?

 

[Vladd67]

Quick check on IMDB comes up with the Feathered Serpent Danny.

 

[Danny McG]

Quick check on IMDB comes up with the Feathered Serpent Danny.

Ah right, I almost remembered, it was a load of twonk set in like the Mayan or Aztec empires

 

[Matteo]

I rather liked Dark Skies. Cancelled before the first season had run its course. Seem to remember reading that the writers had planned more series coming up to the present day.