FabSwingers.com forum: which classic tv shows/films would you watch again

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

fawlty towers

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

bloody ell any of them are better than the dross we have on now lol !!!

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

Crown Court

The Sullivans

Tenko

Great Escape

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

Porridge

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

The Onedin Line

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

any carry on film and I can see anuther thread there lol

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

"The Onedin Line "

It's on one of the crap daytime channels already.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"The Onedin Line

It's on one of the crap daytime channels already."
i dont watch daytime tv

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

Queer as folk

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

the forsythe saga

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

The Vicar of Dibley

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

soldier soldier with robson and jerome in

challenge anneka

Jimmy's (about Alderhay Childrens hospital i think)

Band of Gold

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

the tube

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

"The Onedin Line

It's on one of the crap daytime channels already.i dont watch daytime tv

Not all the channels are crap but there's little chance any of the suggestions on this thread are going to get peak hour mainstream channel repeats.

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

"the tube"

That'd be good + early Whistle Test.

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

G.B.H

Boys From the Blackstuff

Sapphire and Steel

Quentin Crisp

The Killer Inside Me ( hardly a classic )

Brahms Stokers Dracula with Gary Oldman

Once Upon A Time in America ( De Niro )

American Beauty

Mr. Ed.

My Favourite Martian.

I Love Lucy.

Torchy the Battery Boy

Flying High

Scully

Lawman

Wagon Train

Mork and Mindy

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

Loved Sapphire and Steel

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

greatest american hero

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

The Sopranos is always watchable.

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

I remember Torchy the Battery Boy, not heard of that in years... thank you Granny. xx

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

bless this house

til death us do part

steptoe and son

man about the house

dads army (but thats already on bbc2)

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

"I remember Torchy the Battery Boy, not heard of that in years... thank you Granny. xx"

From the same era. Four Feather Falls and, a wee bit later, Noggin the Nog.

Not sure I'd want to clog up the airwaves with either but good at the time.

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

Tipping the Velvet

On the buses

Band of Gold

Blackadder

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

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

Oh and discussion programmes like Kilroy, or, in our central region, they had a late night discussion programme called Central Weekend and because it was on late the subjects were really controversial and rude - such as homosexuality and swinging

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

"Tipping the Velvet

On the buses

Band of Gold

Blackadder

Tipping the Velvet is on DVD.

Band of Gold with Barbara Dickson would be good.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Oh and discussion programmes like Kilroy, or, in our central region, they had a late night discussion programme called Central Weekend and because it was on late the subjects were really controversial and rude - such as homosexuality and swinging

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ooooooh i was on that twice, people used to get very cross

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

• Bagpuss

• Pipkins

• Playschool

• Mr Ben

• Trumpton

• The Clangers

• The Magic Roundabout

• Thunderbirds

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Rising Damp, Oh Mr Rigsby!

On the Buses, Ill get you Butler!

Steptoe and son, You Dirty old man! :-

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

I have what seems hundreds of channels. Over the last week I've been at home with the flu I've enjoyed the following gems:

Bonanza

Rawhide

Dragnet

I Love Lucy

Rising Damp

Thunderbirds

Only Fools and Horses

Blackadder

Fawlty Towers

Oooh they really don't make them like that any more!

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

The Tomorrow People

The Champions

Batman

The Golden Girls

Roseanne

Old Grey Whistle Test

Top of the Pops

The Tube

Charlies Angels

but most of all....

PRIME SUSPECT.

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

dirty harry.

magnum force.

planes,trains and automobiles.

the fast show.

big stan.

police squad.

casino.

gran torino.

vantage point.

inside man.

gangster no1.

rab c nesbitt.

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

selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Casablanca

Brief encounter

St trinians films(not the new ones)

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

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

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

and u still live with ur mam magic....

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

Police squad and Brass so funny

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

The Muppet show.. :D

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

12 angry men

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

and u still live with ur mam magic...."

Yes I do, I have never found anyone who will put up with me Yet! xx

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

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

Magic, our Morris

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

Married with Children

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

Only fools and horses , I could sit and watch that all day .

Plonker

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

The A-Team

Dukes of Hazard

Airwolf

Some Mothers Do Ave em

Still GameTop Gear repeats

Starsky and Hutch though dont remember it as well as top two.

Oh and 'Eurotrash' because its so unbelievably ridiculous!

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

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

and u still live with ur mam magic....

Yes I do, I have never found anyone who will put up with me Yet! xx

sorry... shall i call you timothy !!......

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

"soldier soldier with robson and jerome in

challenge anneka

Jimmy's (about Alderhay Childrens hospital i think)

Band of Gold"

I loved Band of Gold....Geraldine James at her best I thought

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

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

awesome

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

One of my favourite films of all time is A Clockwork Orange. Dark, satirical, shocking and full of suspense.

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

Gavin and Stacey

Queer as Folk

The OC

X Files

This Life

Prisoner of Cell Block H

24 (missing it already)

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By *lightly temptedMan
over a year ago

coupar angus

TV - Ultraviolet

film - The thing from another world (not seen it in aaaaaages

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Spaced

Magnum (I like his taste in facial hair and shirts)

Clangers

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Bod

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

Pogels Wood

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

"The A-Team

Dukes of Hazard

Airwolf

Some Mothers Do Ave em

Still GameTop Gear repeats

Starsky and Hutch though dont remember it as well as top two.

Oh and 'Eurotrash' because its so unbelievably ridiculous!

Oooooh I love all of those...apart from Top Gear!

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

Clangers

Captain Pugwash

Fireball XL5

Stingray

Joe 90

Muffin the Mule

Bill and Ben

Andy Pandy

Sooty

Pinky and Perky

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

hammer house of horror films

tales from the unexpected

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

Friends (never gets boring!)

Twin Peaks (Classic cult)

Streets of San Francisco

Petrocelli

Starsky and Hutch

Dukes of Hazzard

Whose line is it anyway

Rentaghost

Tomorrows people

will o' the wisp

magic roundabout

playschool

jamie and the magic torch

sapphire and steele

jackanory

The Golden girls

The Gentle Touch

Within these walls..........

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

"hammer house of horror films

tales from the unexpected"

The Hammer one with the guy and his black finernail scares the shit out of me

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

hill street blues

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Love Dads Army.

Captain Mainwaring Sir, were stuck here with all this snow!

Were in- Tombed and were Doomed!

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

qaumtum leap

the waltons

black adder goes forth

3 of a kind

not the nine oclock news

to name but a few

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Some Mothers Do Ave Em MMMM Betty

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

"selwyn froggat....magic!!!

episode when he made his election rosette out of a cornflake packet still makes me smile when i think about it ..........probably showing me age here tho !!

I,ll have a Half!

and u still live with ur mam magic....

Yes I do, I have never found anyone who will put up with me Yet! xx

sorry... shall i call you timothy !!......"

As its you, Your welcome to call me Barry.

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

Bottom

Filthy, Rich and Catflap

Colins Sandwich

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

black adder goes forth"

Closely followed by "Back and forth" ...

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Hawaii Five-0

Book "em" Danno!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

God you lot are sooooooooo old i dont remember any of these programmes

Tinger and tucker

skippy

Golden shot

And alot of what others have said

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

A fair few of the above and all Marx Brothers films.

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

Battle of the Planets

Thundercats

The Flumps

Rockcliffs Babies

Cagney and Lacey

Pulp Fiction

Gladiator

As Good As It Gets

Absolutely Fabulous

Hercules

Zena

Ren and Stimpy

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

3 of a kind

is that the one with Lenny Henry, Tracy Ullman and a guy whose name escapes me

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

There are only 2 movies I've ever been able to watch more than once. My favourite is Muppets Christmas Carol and the other is Kill Bill I.

In terms of TV programs, I can only really watch comedies more than once.

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

3 of a kind

is that the one with Lenny Henry, Tracy Ullman and a guy whose name escapes me"
the other 1 was david copperfield and its not the magician

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

KIll Bill 1 was excellent KB2 though was abit naff

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Have recorded 'It's a wonderful life' on Sky this week.....can't wait to watch it again on Christmas day.

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Randall and Hopkirk deceased.

Marty marty!

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

the young ones.

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

"Have recorded 'It's a wonderful life' on Sky this week.....can't wait to watch it again on Christmas day."

my daughter bought the boxset for me last year....b/w and colour versions!

Never watched it all properly so christmas week I'll be sitting down to watch

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

"Love Dads Army.

Captain Mainwaring Sir, were stuck here with all this snow!

Were in- Tombed and were Doomed!

You stupid Boy!

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

"Love Dads Army.

Captain Mainwaring Sir, were stuck here with all this snow!

Were in- Tombed and were Doomed!

You stupid Boy!

I djrink to the health of Cardinal Puff Puff... For the shecond time...

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

pipkins

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

Bonanza

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By *ucati1098Couple
over a year ago

nottingham

"I remember Torchy the Battery Boy, not heard of that in years... thank you Granny. xx

From the same era. Four Feather Falls and, a wee bit later, Noggin the Nog.

Not sure I'd want to clog up the airwaves with either but good at the time."

Noggin Nog now thats a name from the past. Captain Scarlett, Thunderbirds and Operation Petticoat and any Norman Wisdom film are a must.

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By *ucati1098Couple
over a year ago

nottingham

3 of a kind

is that the one with Lenny Henry, Tracy Ullman and a guy whose name escapes me"

The third person was David Copperfield

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

i,ve watched ice age 3 three times in the last 3 days with housebound kids. it's really good.

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

Wanted Dead or Alive.

Have Gun will Travel.

The Usual Suspects.

The Third Man.

War of the Worlds (Original Version)

Combat.

Marine Boy.

Supercar.

Garrisons Guerillas.

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

I forgot Gilligans Island

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

The Virginian

Alas Smith and Jones

Triangle

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

Ohhh - please, yes!!!

Quatermass and the Pit (BBC version with Andre Morell)

The Dark Island

Stranger on the Shore

The Prisoner

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By *icksfocusMan
over a year ago

Pontefract

love thy neighbour and no it was not racist, just tried to show how stupid racism is but will never be shown again.

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

One that none of you probably remember called 'holding on' with Robert Elphick and a London docker..

I would love to watch boys from the blackstuff again...but the part when they take yossers kids off him reduces me to tears every time...

Another couple of series id love to see again...Hogans Heroes, F Troop and Get Smart...

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

"The Virginian

Alas Smith and Jones

Triangle"

Loved, The Virginian! was on a Friday night, if I remember rightly.

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

"The A-Team

Dukes of Hazard

Airwolf

Some Mothers Do Ave em

Still GameTop Gear repeats

Starsky and Hutch though dont remember it as well as top two.

Oh and 'Eurotrash' because its so unbelievably ridiculous!

Add to above The Waltons (night John Boy)

Allo Allo

Fragil Rock (have i spelt it right?)

The Goonies (Hey you guys!)

Fav old Film - Murder In The First starring Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater, gripping.

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