My early viewing, to a teenager and beyond
A recollection of usual and unusual titles you have either not seen, or may have forgotten. I will update as and when I can, please feel free to suggest items.
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- CreatorJohn RyanStarsPeter HawkinsNoel ColemanThe adventures of Captain Pugwash and his crew aboard the pirate ship - the Black Pig.
- StarsJean Morton
- CreatorAnn HogarthAnnette MillsStarsAnnette Mills
- CreatorHilda BrabbenStarsPeter HawkinsMaria BirdGladys WhitredAll episodes were narrated by Maria Bird, the storyteller for all the black and white 1950s originals. 26 episodes of The Flower Pot Men were made by the BBC.
- CreatorMichael BondStarsGordon RollingsAnimated adventures of characters in a herb garden, such as Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary, Bayleaf the gardener, Sage the owl, Dill the dog and Parsley the lion.
- CreatorGrange CalveleyStarsRichard BriersRoobarb the green dog's enthusiasm for inventions and harebrained schemes to liven up life in the garden know no bounds. It's up to Custard the indolent, grinning purple cat, and the rest of the garden animals to make sure nothing comes of them so that their idle tranquility can be preserved, and score points off Roobarb's inflated ego at the same time.
- StarsJoe LynchA wonderfully eccentric series about Chorlton, a happy-go-lucky dragon (named after a suburb of Manchester) who unintentionally foils the evil schemes of a mad Welsh 'Kettle Witch' who tries to stop wheelie people having fun.
- CreatorLee RobinsonDennis HillStarsEd DevereauxTony BonnerKen JamesSonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsChuck ConnorsLuke HalpinConnie ScottSandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by Sharks.
- CreatorGordon MurrayStarsBrian CantA sequel, of sorts, to Camberwick Green but set in the larger, nearby town of Trumpton. Each episode opens with the town hall clock and ends with the fire brigade band playing. Every show tells the story of one of the townsfolk.
- CreatorGordon MurrayStarsBrian CantIconic British children's animated series set in the fictional, picturesque village of the title. Each episode opens with a character emerging from a music box and they will be the central character of the forthcoming story.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsEd BishopDonald GrayFrancis MatthewsIn 2068, the indestructible Captain Scarlet leads the agents of Spectrum in a war of nerves against the Mysterons from Mars.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsDavid GrahamSylvia AndersonPaul MaxwellThe interplanetary adventures of the crew of the World Space Patrol (W.S.P.) spacecraft Fireball XL5, patrolling Sector 25 of the galaxy in the year 2062.
- CreatorMarty FeldmanBarry TookStarsAlfie BassBill FraserRobert DorningFormer Sergeant Major Claude Snudge meets up with Corporal Bootsie when they both start work at an exclusive Gentlemen's Club.
- StarsDavid GrahamGraydon GouldSylvia AndersonThe adventures of the crew of Supercar, an amazing land, sea, and air vehicle, based at a secret laboratory in the Nevada Desert in 1961.
- CreatorRoberta LeighStarsKenneth ConnorOlwen GriffithsJill FreudA mechanical boy with a magical flashlight on his head has adventures on earth and in Topsy Turvy Land, which is located on a distant star.
- CreatorRoberta LeighStarsNancy NevinsonDenise BryerThe adventures of a male doll who is able to extend his legs and arms.
- StarsOliver PostgateRonnie Stevens"In the Lands of the North, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the men of the North Lands sit by their great log fires, and they tell a tale..."
- StarsMaurice LaMarcheRob PaulsenTress MacNeillePinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in the research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feeble-minded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world.
- CreatorJan DaliborVlasta DaliborStarsJan DaliborVlasta DaliborJimmy ThompsonTwo pigs run a TV station - but these ones are puppets. Most of the singing and dancing is done by other puppets, but they were joined by guest stars like Frank Sinatra , 'Tom Jones' and Harry Secombe , as well as The Beatles, (who were regularly parioed by the puppet bird group "The Beakles"). Not great entertainment, but then I'm not 5 years old anymore.
- StarsEamonn AndrewsTony HartIvan OwenPlaybox used to alternate weekly with Crackerjack both hosted by Eamon Andrews. Whereas Crackerjack was set in a theatre with an audience, Playbox was studio based with quizzes and games plus the animated cartoon Bengo about a pet puppy and the drawings of Tony Hart
- StarsRichard GreeneVictor WoolfArchie DuncanRobin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
- StarsViolet LambRoy SkeltonJames BeattieBritish children's puppet series about the Royal Family of the fictional European country of Rubovia. Amongst the regular characters in the show is Pongo, the Queen's pet dragon who turns into a cabbage when he hiccups.
- CreatorHarry CorbettStarsMatthew CorbettMarjorie CorbettHarry CorbettChildren's slapstick show with the little bear glove puppet and his friends.
- 1972–1974TV EpisodeDirectorHendrik BakerStarsPatsy BlowerJune SylvaineWilfred BabbageFollowing a disastrous sea voyage in the Inventor's clockwork ship, the Mayor and his friends return to Toytown to discover that all of the inhabitants have left for Arkville.
- CreatorFreda LingstromStarsMaria BirdGladys WhitredVera McKechniePuppet series for young children.
- StarsCharles E. StidwillDavid EndersAdventures of Rag the Hedgehog, Tag the Mouse, and Botail the Rabbit in their countryside home.
- CreatorFreda LingstromStarsPatricia DriscollMaria BirdVera McKechnieLearn how to make arts and crafts, see and hear stories about Bizzy Lizzy and others, and laugh at the antics of Sausage the puppet dachshund.
- CreatorMaria BirdFreda LingstromStarsPeter HawkinsMaria BirdEileen BrowneAdventures of a family of wooden dolls living on a farm.
- StarsPeggy MillerJohnny MorrisReal live animals such as Hammy the Hamster and Roderick the Rat are cleverly moved around off-camera in order to tell stories for children.
- CreatorRobert MaxwellStarsPaul BirchWilliam CampbellBeth LockerbieThe adventures of a pair of long-haul truck drivers as they haul cargo all over the US and Canada.
- CreatorEd HaasNorm LiebmannStarsFred GwynneAl LewisYvonne De CarloA family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
- StarsDesmond MorrisAnn TaylorA program that depicts the capture of wild animals and their use in zoos and as pets.
- StarsJack MercerMae QuestelJackson BeckThe continuing animated adventures of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'pea and Popeye.
- StarsHarry FowlerFrank WilliamsTed LuneThe exploits of a bunch of army conscripts.
- CreatorPaul HenningStarsBuddy EbsenDonna DouglasIrene RyanA nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.
- StarsTony HancockSidney JamesJohnny VyvyanTV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.
- CreatorRoy HugginsStarsEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Edd ByrnesRoger SmithStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
- CreatorBruce GellerStarsPeter GravesBarbara BainGreg MorrisAn elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
- StarsPatrick McGoohanPeter MaddenFrank MaherJohn Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.
- StarsJill BrowneCharles 'Bud' TingwellFrederick BartmanSet in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
- StarsLeonard RossiterDon WarringtonFrances de la TourPopular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.
- CreatorJohnny SpeightStarsWarren MitchellAnthony BoothUna StubbsA working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and experienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and carelessly.
- CreatorRonald ChesneyRonald WolfeStarsAnna KarenBob GrantStephen LewisJack-the-lad bus driver and conductor Stan and Jack enjoy the female employees more than their work and Inspector Blake is relentless in his attempts to make their lives a misery.
- CreatorHarry DriverVince PowellStarsSidney JamesDiana CouplandRobin StewartSid and Jean struggle to understand their teen kids' progressive ways. The couple lives in London with protest-loving son Mike and trendy daughter Sally.
- StarsYootha JoyceBrian MurphyNorman EshleyGeorge and Mildred Roper have just moved into a middle-class neighborhood.
- StarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettFrank ThorntonBritish sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
- CreatorBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsRichard O'SullivanPaula WilcoxSally ThomsettSitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
- CreatorBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsRichard O'SullivanTessa WyattTony BrittonNow a qualified chef, Robin from "Man About the House" (1973) sets up home with his girlfriend, and a business with his girlfriend's father.
- CreatorPatrick McGoohanStarsPatrick McGoohanAngelo MuscatPeter SwanwickAfter he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
- StarsRonnie BarkerBrian WildeFulton MackayThe prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.
- StarsMichael MilesMichael BentineAlec DaneContestants picked from the studio audience play a game for cash prizes where they must answer questions without ever saying the words "yes" or "no".
- StarsSpike MilliganEric SykesKenny LynchA Pakistani Irishman Kevin O'Grady arrives in England and joins the workforce at a novelty objects manufacturers. He also shares digs with his factory manager. He quickly becomes bemused with British labour practices and suffers the slings and arrows of racism.
- StarsTim TurnerLisa DanielyDeborah WatlingWhile working on an invisibility formula, British scientist Dr. Peter Brady (Tim Turner) suffers a tragic accident which turns him invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so while working on a method to regain his visibility, he undertakes missions for his government stopping bad guys.
- StarsRaymond FrancisEric LanderJohnny BriggsTales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and authoritative manner. A range of classic cases but gritty it isn't. Each case centres on one crime and one criminal.
- StarsBert HayesPeter GlazeJillian ComberThe shows were broadcast live in front of an audience largely of children, originally at the King's Theatre on Hammersmith Road until 1963, then at the BBC Television Theatre (now the Shepherds Bush Empire). The format of the programme included competitive games for teams of children, a music spot, a comedy double act, and a finale in which the cast performed a short comic play, adapting popular songs of the day and incorporating them into the action.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsRay BarrettDavid GrahamRobert EastonFollows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, particularly the crew of its most advanced combat submarine called Stingray.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsKeith AlexanderSylvia AndersonRupert DaviesThe adventures of nine-year-old Joe McClaine, who can have the expert skills, knowledge, and experiences of top experts downloaded into his brain by his scientist father, enabling him to become a secret agent code-named "Joe 90".
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsPatrick MacneeDiana RiggHonor BlackmanA quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
- CreatorJames MitchellStarsEdward WoodwardRussell HunterLisa LangdonDavid Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This bleak, "Spy who Came in from the Cold"-style espionage drama concentrates on the seamy underside of covert operations: assassinations, blackmail and dirty dealing.
- CreatorGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
- StarsRoger MooreIvor DeanLeslie CrawfordSimon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
- StarsSandy SarjeantCathy McGowanMick JaggerLondon based British Rock/Pop tv show broadcast every Friday night during its run until 23/12/1966. Presented by Keith Fordyce & Cathy McGowan. Featuring many performances by The Beatles,Rolling Stones & The Who amongst other 60's greats.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsSylvia AndersonPeter DyneleyDavid GrahamIn the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.
- StarsJames EllisJohn SlaterDouglas FieldingA gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
- CreatorDonald WilsonSydney NewmanStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon PertweeThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
- StarsBrian CantThe third and final part of the 'Trumptonshire Trilogy' is set in the industrial hamlet of Chigley near Camberwick Green. Each episode tells the story of a local but also feature characters from the previous two series.
- StarsOlwen GriffithsOliver PostgateSteve WoodmanAnimated series by Oliver Postgate about Mr and Mrs Pogle, their son Pippin and his friend Tog.
- StarsThe Krofft PuppetsFrank AletterKim KahanaA pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.
- StarsShari LewisJay NorthPaul FreesA fugitive Arabian prince fights his villainous usurper as the leader of a special team of adventures.
- StarsPaul WinchellJohn StephensonDave WillockThe participants of an unusual car race compete around America.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaAlex LovyStarsDon MessickPaul WinchellDick Dastardly leads a fighter plane group to try ineffectualy to stop a carrier pigeon.
- StarsEdmond BeauchampDominique BlondeauPaloma MattaMountain-based adventures of a young boy and his dog in a small village in the southern Alps.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsArnold StangMaurice GosfieldMarvin KaplanTop Cat is the leader of a group of alley cats, always trying to cheat someone.
- CreatorArt ArthurIvan TorsStarsMarshall ThompsonCheryl MillerJudy the ChimpanzeeGame thieves, diamond smugglers and big game hunters endanger the animals in the African bush. But Dr. Tracy and his daughter Paula defy the constant danger.
- StarsDayton AllenA canine sheriff's deputy in a backwoods Southern town always manages to catch the bad guy, despite his own ineptitude.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJimmy WeldonYogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers' picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.
- StarsKent WaltonThe Mike Cotton JazzmenThe YardbirdsLong-running music series, produced in Bristol, which typically featured pop and jazz performers, miming to their latest recordings.
- StarsDenise CoffeyEric IdleDavid JasonShort comedy sketches performed by an ensemble cast accompanied by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, an eccentric English group featuring Neil Innes and fronted by Vivian Stanshall.
- CreatorSidney SheldonStarsBarbara EdenLarry HagmanBill DailyA United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.
- StarsDenise BryerJacques MorelLucie DolèneHector the Dog and Zsazsa the Cat live in a house in the centre of a lovely garden full of flowers. Kiki the frog lives next door and seems to spend her time spying on them over the garden wall, or sneaking through her access hole for some excitement. Kiki and ZsaZsa often play tricks on Hector to teach him a lesson, leading him to say his catchphrase at the end of the episode, "I'm a Great Big [whatever he was] Old Hector".
- StarsWilliam BoydEdgar BuchananGeorge D. WallaceHopalong and his horse Topper catch bad guys with Red Connors for comic relief.
- CreatorJack HargreavesStarsFred DinenageJon MillerJack HargreavesSeries created by Jack Hargreaves, where children can write in and ask questions beginning with the statement "how". Helping Jack to demonstrate the answers are fellow presenters including Fred Dinenage, Jon Miller and Marian Davies.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickDoug YoungThe adventures of a blue dog with a southern accent.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonJanet WaldoMel BlancThe misadventures of a futuristic family.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGary ConwayDon MathesonStefan ArngrimA spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsJames DarrenRobert ColbertWhit BissellTwo scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGuy WilliamsJune LockhartMark GoddardA space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsRichard BasehartDavid HedisonRobert DowdellThe submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
- StarsLondonMonty McFarlaneGregg PalmerA German Shepherd dog wanders endlessly, only stopping to do a good deed or help a person in need, before returning to his road without end.
- CreatorSusan TurnerStarsTony BastableSusan StranksMick RobertsonTrendy kids' magazine programme--ITV's answer to Blue Peter.
- StarsRichard BakerIsabel RyanAn animated children's series which followed the adventures of a little girl called Mary and her dog, Mungo, and her mouse, Midge.
- CreatorPaul MazurskyLarry TuckerStarsDavy JonesMicky DolenzPeter TorkThe misadventures of a struggling pop group.