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Talk of the Devil

Regional variation for this very Sunday in ‘82 (Friday in our world)

Not a shabby timeslot

Great episode ..

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Horses for courses

I’d get that, then

Maybe in a sign of how far regressed now too 🤷‍♀️

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Plugged this previously but now it’s finally in print and yous can get your wee grateful mitts on.

or

Find someone willing to shell out £48 for your Xmas pressie.

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A battle royale with ITV chiefs calling for heads after just 3 nights

Failing to appreciate C4 a slow burn but with it’s roots firmly in place and evident from the start

Wish it would find them again..

Think Pieces: 40 Years on from ‘The Chinese Detective’ &ASIAN’s ‘Think Pieces’ gives writers the chance to express their thoughts and offer new perspectives. Here, Daniel York Loh offers his thoughts on the entertainment industry forty years after landmar...

Interesting

andasian.com/think-pieces...

People aren’t turning off their TVs

They want different/better..

So glad found the stats

Sets us up nicely for the 4th Channel next week

I love when asked “where you from” (that old chestnut) he always says “I’m
Cockney”

I don’t like the pub bore found his party in Reform based on all that 40, 50, 60 year old ignorance crap

Empowering them all over again.

Why would they? 🤷‍♀️

Someone’s been asking around after you

Who?

The/That Chinese Detective

Speaks volumes, to me

I’m totally with the 1.6m average net gain by BBC2 aligning EXACTLY with viewers lost by the two majors

Think upon your sins

Final thought

Saturday tv so dire may explain only time in my life played computer games 🤷‍♀️

With a neighbour’s child

On his Spectrum

Personally I like the title because of the context when written

“Think on those 3 words”

So long the audience then were intelligent enough to grasp message being sent

Which often weren’t or chose not to

There’s a loaded inference seemingly holding back only cos “it’s cos play” ..

Making ten times worse

Given Ian Kennedy Martin - I’m not sure anywhere near the intent.

Ian’s referencing “them” that see the difference?

I take point though

“Jokes” amongst adults no doubt emboldened by crap like this

Shades of today?

Worse still

From the Saturday listings one can see this is “just” light hearted banter

It really isn’t - even then

I vividly recall people wouldn’t watch simply because “Chinese” 🙄

Equally, when I look at that period of the BBC, whilst a few notable exceptions - ie Julia Smith (who had bags of experience anyway)

I don’t see big promotions for women in way we saw in the 60s

It’s men who’d ingratiated themselves for years

Why?

She aroused fear in men without ever breaking into a sweat

No nonsense

What was needed on a constrained series

Fascinating what if that’s never discussed in fan circles..

Wonder why 🙄

Wife of actor Michael she’d worked on the series on and off since the 60s (met her husband on set)

Died far too young of cancer in 1999

I’d have give her the chance in mid to late 80s..

Shades of Verity

Many fans seem to have wanted George Gallaccio to have a tilt as Producer

He turned down, probs cos recognised on hiding to nothing with budget

Later, I’ve never believed 6th Floor claims would have kept series on air if could find a suitable Producer

They never asked Edwina Craze

Younger viewers open to puppets as over the past two years the ITA had lifted its ban and allowed all the regions to buy Thunderbirds and Stingray again ..

Which they did!

One could argue that instability started the rot

No one knew when airing ..

Became less appointment tv for families

Moved its appeal to older males

Combined with budget and debatable talents of the then production team

Fans have since tried to fix that 😆

Cushing the hooman Tennant clone Doctor who went off to live with Billie Piper ..

They point to this episode of a Tennant made up as old..

The talk about screening midweek a qualified success is nonsense

They moved WHO as wanted to rotate over the various weekdays as intel for a new twice weekly soap.. and best days to place

Whilst EE not a concept that early on - the Beeb were scratching around with the “idea of something”

If they’d kept young Peter Davison in the Saturday slot..

Would of bounced back after the low ratings of Tom’s last season

No competition here

Fans would now already be on Peter’s second season (shooting earlier) and not lose 4 episodes to strike action , production quality impacted on others..

It’s not a good enough reason not to air Cagney & Lacey opposite and two weeks after the USA, is it?

As done similar many times before

They bust that “no sport”undertaking very early on

Off top of head I don’t think they ever implemented the 63 declaration .. even for a week?

ITV had technically won the footie rights but OFT ruled unfair (shades of Dallas?)

Ordered a 50/50 split

MOTD moved to Sundays for two seasons

I never hated anything as much as Game For A Laugh

Loathed all four of the buggers - even you Sarah, for signing on

Pyramid Game looks highbrow compared to this and Metal Mickey

Professionals a repeat

Late Late Breakfast has our Sheena plugging a record that failed to chart ..

Blankety Blank - no thank you

Juliet Bravo - may have had Sweeney DNA but it played like Dixon .. no ta

Paul bloody Daniels can get in the bin