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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

... I woke up this morning thinking about Hill Street Blues. I reckon that could easily be remade.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

george and mildred

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

any kids sat morning show,swap shop,going live etc instead of all this cookery bollox

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"... I woke up this morning thinking about Hill Street Blues. I reckon that could easily be remade. "

Not without Veronica Hammell...

Yummmm...

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Rising damp, sadly most have died.

Only fools and horses

Its a knock out

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By *picer07Woman
over a year ago

CARDIFF

Name That Tune .... my favourite ever. I play it in the car on my own sometimes now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Triangle....

Kate O'Mara.... In a bikini in the middle of the North sea....

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

Father Ted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rock Chicks..... With Julie Covington and Rula Lenska.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

None.

It would take the magic away and possibly ruin the originals.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"None.

It would take the magic away and possibly ruin the originals.

That's just what I was thinking Artful

Some things are better just left alone.

How can you possibly remake programmes that are so intrinsically linked to their era and their stars ?

They would, IMHO, be poor substitutes for the original.

Plus there is so much on Youtube these days - if I want my Leonard Rossiter fix or Hylda Baker fix, I can have it in an instant as I can one of my favourite sketches of all time of Harold Steptoe dressed up as a woman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"None.

It would take the magic away and possibly ruin the originals.

That's just what I was thinking Artful

Some things are better just left alone.

How can you possibly remake programmes that are so intrinsically linked to their era and their stars ?

They would, IMHO, be poor substitutes for the original.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I would say spitting image

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

"Father Ted"

That would be an ecumenical matter.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

"I would say spitting image"

Good call.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I would say spitting image

Good call."

I don't know if the politicians nowadays have enough personality and character to parody

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By *ctavius StuntMan
over a year ago

london

I hate remakes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Father Ted"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How can anyone want Father Ted to be remade?????? It was sheer perfection the first time round. Anything which tried to emulate it would be a poor imitation as far as I am concerned...

"Dougal, now let's go through this again... These cows are small.... but those.. are far away... Did you get that Dougal?"

"Er....... No Ted."

Priceless..... and timeless

Pork

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I would say spitting image

Good call.

I don't know if the politicians nowadays have enough personality and character to parody "

great tv taking the piss of all the cock up they have made though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No remakes!! They're usually shit!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I guess what I mean is reintroduce the programmes with new scripts etc, rather than a direct remake of old episodes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Father Ted"

Comical genius! Add dads army and let's not forget Faulty Towers lol...

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"... I woke up this morning thinking about Hill Street Blues. I reckon that could easily be remade. "

Superb show!

I recorded every episode; still have them all packed away in boxes at home.

But what about the other shows from the same makers, "St Elsewhere", and who could forget "NYPD Blue"?

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Indoor League.

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By *ingmasterMan
over a year ago

nottingham

the professionals

space 1999

Randal and Hopkirk (deceased)

Logans Run

Lucan

Dastardly and Mutley

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

" let's not forget Faulty Towers lol...

John Cleese said at the time of writing Fawlty Towers that he couldn't think of any more ideas to keep the series going!

We, in the hotel business, wrote into our Trade Press to offer ideas which would have kept him writing enugh episodes for decades!

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Dastardly and Mutley"

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!

And Wacky Races, with Penelope Pitstop and The Ant Hill Mob

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Street Hawk

Airwolf

Knight rider

CHiPs

Dukes of hazzard

To name but afew

Billy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TISWAS for me please

Sally James mmmmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" let's not forget Faulty Towers lol...

John Cleese said at the time of writing Fawlty Towers that he couldn't think of any more ideas to keep the series going!

We, in the hotel business, wrote into our Trade Press to offer ideas which would have kept him writing enugh episodes for decades! "

Interesting that, Iain. That's how Dad's Army kept going so long. After it started, loads of ex-Home Guard members sent in reminiscences of their days in it to Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Kept that going for 8-9 years...

Pork

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I guess what I mean is reintroduce the programmes with new scripts etc, rather than a direct remake of old episodes"

Ahh, OK then.

How about the wire then.

Seinfeld

Murphys Law

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Thing is, some of them wouldnt be politically correct enough for todays audience

Rising damp

Love thy neighbour

Are you being served

On the buses

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Fantasy Island:-

but an X rated version with the fantasys of Fabswingers members being the ones fulfilled !

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By *amie0151Man
over a year ago

Wallasey

Rainbow... Zippy, George and Bungle

That Zippy! Feckin legend!

They all shared a bed... that's what got me into this website

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jim'll fi.............maybe not

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

Bonanza

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

not a clue what the pensioners are going on about

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

Wagon Train

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"None.

It would take the magic away and possibly ruin the originals.

Totally agree

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By *acandJulesCouple
over a year ago

Stockton on Tees

"the professionals

space 1999

Randal and Hopkirk (deceased)

Logans Run

Lucan

Dastardly and Mutley"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dempsey and Makepeace

Quantum Leap

Moonlighting

The Cosby Show

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would say spitting image"

Defo would be a political disaster but then with this shower running the country we get enough laughs from there lies and debauchery lol

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By *ungguy1984Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Land of the giants

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the tweenies

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

yes minister

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dear John.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Micheal Bentine's Potty time... Replays not remakes....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Land of the giants

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"... I woke up this morning thinking about Hill Street Blues. I reckon that could easily be remade.

Not without Veronica Hammell...

Yummmm...

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By *atcherofmyballsMan
over a year ago

hereford

U. F. O... I'm not swearing, it was a tv program honest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fawlty Towers

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By *toneblueMan
over a year ago

Southampton

I feel that if it's a classic then it should never be remade at all - Reggie Perrin for example, a good effort but the original was perfection so what was the point? - better to remake something that was almost good but missed somewhat. How about the late 70's Quatermass serial?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Z cars

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The Sweeney

The Professionals

6 Million Dollar Man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Good Life

Blakes 7

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By *toneblueMan
over a year ago

Southampton

"The Sweeney

The Professionals

6 Million Dollar Man"

In today's world:

The Sweeney wouldn't look very tough standing in the smoking shelter writing out their risk assessments.

The Professionals would be called snobs and never get laid. And be misspelled.

And the 6 Million Dollar Man would have to be limited to $53.40 due to austerity measures.

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By *toneblueMan
over a year ago

Southampton

"The Good Life

Blakes 7

I would like to see more Blakes 7 too.

Perhaps carrying on from after they were all killed...oh. Well it could be all a dream. Worked in Dallas!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love thy swinger... I mean *Neighbour*

Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always thought the professionals with ant & dec would be good.

Or rising damp with Lee Mack as rigsby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would say spitting image

Defo would be a political disaster but then with this shower running the country we get enough laughs from there lies and debauchery lol"

I'll vote for that!

Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gotta be Airwolf for me. Never get tired of the reruns of that....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

quantum leap I used to love that !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tizwas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

star trek tng

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Nr Biggleswade

Mr Ben

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