"grandees from the golden age of british television"

[Pickman's model]

to croydon's st john the evangelist church for ronnie corbett's funeral today, which the evening blackshit says will be attended by 'grandees from the golden age of british television'.

not so sure how true that is, as so many people from 'the golden age of british television' are long since departed: people like the cast of dad's army, frankie howerd, tony hancock, tony hart and so on

 

[JimW]

They mean Gran Dees, one of the best-loved characters from Emmerdale's halcyon early days.

 

[lizzieloo]

Aren't a fair few of those "grandees" inside?

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Aren't a fair few of those "grandees" inside?

 

[Santino]

They mean Gran Dees, one of the best-loved characters from Emmerdale's halcyon early days

Sadly dropped from the show after a nasty tabloid story about her pre-marriage affair with a certain game show presenter. Less enlightened times.

 

[stavros]

not so sure how true that is, as so many people from 'the golden age of british television' are long since departed: people like the cast of dad's army, frankie howerd, tony hancock, tony hart and so on

Jimmy Savile...

 

[twentythreedom]

Pretty much synonymous with "paedos" nowadays

 

[The39thStep]

When was the Golden Age of British TV ?

 

[twentythreedom]

When was the Golden Age of British TV ?

Sadly pretty much exactly coincides with the Savile Years

 

[Pickman's model]

When was the Golden Age of British TV ?

Flowerpot men --> blackadder goes forth
Or to the end of bottom

 

[Reno]

Isn't Su Pollard still alive ?

 

[Espresso]

When was the Golden Age of British TV ?

The times when there were only three channels and no video recorders.

 

[Pickman's model]

Maybe Flowerpot men to moviedrome

 

[Reno]

 

[ska invita]

I hope your post wasn't sarcastic.

Felt the urge tov watch an episode, but could only find an early 70s one..
Late 80s are better.
. But check out the theme tune in this early episode and prepare to have your mind blown...

 

[fishfinger]

I hope your post wasn't sarcastic.

Felt the urge tov watch an episode, but could only find an early 70s one..
Late 80s are better.
. But check out the theme tune in this early episode and prepare to have your mind blown...

Chicken Man

Chicken Man (theme tune) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ska invita]

It makes a lot more sense in give us a clue in that the key riff has Four note phrases, making it sound like its singing Give Us a Clue.

 

[Idris2002]

Jaysus Basil Brush is looking awful rough these days.

 

[JimW]

Jaysus Basil Brush is looking awful rough these days.

His career was going so well, then it all went boom. Boom.

 

[gentlegreen]

Flowerpot men --> blackadder goes forth
Or to the end of bottom

You mean Pogles' Wood - or perhaps the Clangers.

 

[Idris2002]

His career was going so well, then it all went boom. Boom.

"I was top man in my field. . . internationally respected. . . then I blew everything on my chicken coop addiction. . . "

 

[Pickman's model]

You mean Pogles' Wood - or perhaps the Clangers.

i bow to a pedant in his pomp

 

[Sea Star]

golden age of telly for me was when sopranos was on. Golden age ended when sopranos finished.

 

[Pickman's model]

golden age of telly for me was when sopranos was on. Golden age ended when sopranos finished.

yeh but we're talking about the golden age of british television

this may jog your memory Golden Age of Television: The sixties and seventies UK television emporium

 

[Pickman's model]

Jaysus Basil Brush is looking awful rough these days.

 

[Sea Star]

yeh but we're talking about the golden age of british television

this may jog your memory Golden Age of Television: The sixties and seventies UK television emporium

you mean all the homophobic, misogynist and racist shit my parents watched when i was a kid no thanks

 

[DotCommunist]

fthe 90s was TV's belle epoque when we had x-men cartoons and mr bean and fresh prince of bell air and band of gold and the bill was still in its good days