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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 24, 2016 18:49:05 GMT
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 24, 2016 18:32:17 GMT
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 24, 2016 12:27:34 GMT
Never liked his writing style, apart from Dad's Army - one of my favourite sitcoms of all time. Regardless of whether I'm a fan or not, he wrote comedy that's been a part of British TV heritage. RIP Jimmy. I liked 'Dad's Army' but I'm not as fond of his other stuff but I'd rather watch any of his work than the rubbish on TV now.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 23, 2016 18:42:35 GMT
RIP Jimmy
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 15, 2016 11:14:36 GMT
A really, really good actress whose performance after Stan's funeral was possibly the greatest piece of acting in the show's very long history. The way she took hold of Bernard Youens' specs and slowly burst into tears was so memorable. Unlike many of these soap stars who basically play themselves, Jean's everyday voice was nothing remotely like Hilda's. Arguably the greatest ever soap actress. She would get my vote. RIP Jean. My mum always talks about that scene after Stan's funeral.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 15, 2016 11:13:30 GMT
Yup, sad to hear. Those of us of a certain vintage probably watched Corrie during the era when it was really excellent televison and Stan and Hilda were a truly great double act, along with Eddie Yates. I read that Olivier was a big fan of hers, that is a fair complement, although I don't go along much with the theory that soap actors cannot act, just mainly snobbery.A good age, but still a shame. RIP I'd go along with that theory about a lot of soap actors now but not in the 60s/70s/80s as soap actors had learnt their trade in rep.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 15, 2016 10:31:54 GMT
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 12, 2016 19:55:04 GMT
I like them all but voted for Special Brew as I like the tune and remember dancing to it at the local youth club and Lorraine as I've always liked the tune.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 5, 2016 18:44:03 GMT
Anorak on - this was a solo Alison Moyet track (not Yazoo) from her debut album called 'Alf'. I totally agree though, great track and I must confess to being a bit of a closet Alison Moyet fan in the 80s when she had a string of nice pop records: 'Love Resurrection', 'All Cried Out', 'Invisible', 'Is This Love?', 'Weak in the Presence of Beauty' (hers was a cover - video filmed in St Austell, Cornwall!), 'Ordinary Girl' to name the ones I liked. All good tracks jno. Moyet is one of those artists that i didn't really rate when she was in the charts but appreciated a lot more when hearing her tracks replayed a couple of years later. You say you were a closet fan and maybe that was my problem, i didn't think it was the sort of music/artist I should admit to liking at the time. WitPoB filmed in St.Austell? Well i didn't know that! Any idea where exactly? I liked Alison Moyet's solo stuff but preferred Yazoo just like I preferred Yazoo to Erasure.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 5, 2016 16:08:56 GMT
Agree with Flying Squad. Nobody's Diary is their best song. Don't Go and Situation would round out their top 3 for me. Moyet is a great vocalist, but who really made Yazoo work was Vince Clarke. His synth melodies were what made the songs stand out. He also played a part in Depeche Mode's first album, and went on to be the driving force of Erasure. Another band that I think its success was primarily due to Clarke. I'd say 'Nobody's Diary' is my favourite Vince Clarke song of all the acts he's been in. He was also in The Assembly with Feargal Sharkey and they reached No 4 in 1983 with 'Never Never'.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 5, 2016 8:21:06 GMT
The bald Flying Picket with the eyeliner scared me when I was a child!
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 5, 2016 8:11:44 GMT
Flying Pickets was very good but as mias posted, a novelty really. Yazoo for me. They did some good tracks including my fave 'Love Resurrection' . This was sampled in a Dance/Club number in the mid 90s and was awesome. Can't remember the name of the artist or track though.It was D'Lux and was called Love Resurrection. From Wiki: Cover versionsA dance/pop cover in the genre of gospel music was released on inspirational US singer Kim Boyce's debut album in 1986. There were minor lyric changes to the song to incorporate it into the gospel genre. A dance cover by D'Lux was released in June 1996 and reached number 58 in the UK charts. In 2009, UK band Aurora released their version, with vocals by Amanda Wilson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Resurrection
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 4, 2016 19:46:04 GMT
The Flying Pickets for me, but a close one. Just something haunting about the FP version which shades it from the original. I went for Yazoo but it was a very close call. I agree with what you say here daz. I own the 7" of Yazoo in pretty much mint condition as well as "Don't Go" which I like too. I also really like the 1991 remix of "Situation" too - I was hitting the pubs at this time and this was on all the time. All great songs but my favourite Yazoo song is 'Nobody's Diary'. It's one of my all-time favourite songs.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 4, 2016 17:44:59 GMT
The Flying Pickets' video was cheap to make as it was just them in a pub! It was just as cheap as Dennis Waterman's 'I could Be So Good For You' video of him walking down an outdoor market.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 4, 2016 17:32:58 GMT
I like the Yazoo version the most but also like the Flying Picket's version. Stuff the other two.
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Post by flyingsquad on Mar 12, 2016 10:58:40 GMT
Not a fan but an awful way to go.
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Post by flyingsquad on Mar 2, 2016 20:34:06 GMT
Easily The Professionals. Sweeney is pretty good too because of the music, but Professionals is the dynamic one. Shocking but true: I don't really like Minder's credits I like Minder's titles as it shows what the programme is about but it doesn't have the impact of Professionals and Sweeney titles as they are action shows whereas Minder is comedy/drama.
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Post by flyingsquad on Mar 1, 2016 14:55:12 GMT
Sit on the fence for me as I like all three. I prefer the first Sweeney titles to the second Sweeney titles with the prism and awful bell over the music. I like both the Professionals 'Assault Course' and 'Car Smash' titles.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 29, 2016 10:24:15 GMT
RIP
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 28, 2016 19:51:58 GMT
Can't say I know much about the guy, but his character in Father Ted was priceless. His first film role was apparently in 'The Italian Job' I just heard that on the radio, no idea if true or not. RIP According to IMDB he was an uncredited prisoner in cell.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 21, 2016 16:23:15 GMT
I always liked Anthony Valentine as Maurice Michaelson. I would have liked to have seen him in more episodes as he was my favourite recurring guest character in the early series.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 8, 2016 12:59:24 GMT
My brother was a Haircut 100 fan. I liked them but not as much as him. I don't like Phil Collins/Mick Hucknall. I'd much rather listen to Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones than them.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 8, 2016 11:01:58 GMT
Generally liked his hits at the time. Indeed, when he and Howard Jones vacated the charts it coincided with the time (post Live-Aid) that music really did descend into blandness. I always liked 'The Riddle'. I had forgotten about it, some years since I've heard it. I like the song and video of 'The Riddle' and I also liked Howard Jones. I agree that chart music did descend into blandness around the time Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones vacated the charts. Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones sum up mid 80s music for me in that I don't like them as much as the early 80s music I like but I much prefer them to the chart music of the late 80s.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 4, 2016 21:52:05 GMT
Probably agree with that but Channel 4 had Prospects, Restless Natives, Countdown and repeats of Budgie & The Prisoner - hard to put in 4th and the last two might be the other way around. Not much between BBC2 and Channel 4 for me but I agree with DS Carter in that I liked BBC2's comedy output and that swings it for me. I thought Channel 4 were poor at comedy.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 4, 2016 21:44:59 GMT
Would be interesting to rank them ... that would be tough. Mine would be: 1. ITV 2. BBC1 3. BBC2 4. Channel 4
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 4, 2016 11:58:35 GMT
I liked the James Whale Radio Show. ITV now shows roulette during the night.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 2, 2016 21:13:36 GMT
BBC1 for me, but a close one. They all made cracking programmes. I grew up in the 80s and the BBC had the better kids programmes IMO and TOTP! The BBC did have better kids programmes. I liked a lot of BBC1 and ITV programmes but I liked more ITV programmes than BBC1 programmes and watched more of ITV than BBC1.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 2, 2016 17:34:28 GMT
I thought Tales Of The Unexpected was a bit hit and miss. I thought the American ones were mainly awful. I did like Shine On Harvey Moon. I don't think the 90s series with Nicky Henson instead of Kenneth Cranham (I once got him as a pointless answer for the cast of 'Oliver!' ) was as good. I also liked Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett, PD James's Adam Dalgliesh with Roy Marsden (I didn't like the BBC versions with Martin Shaw but there's very little I like Martin Shaw in apart from the Pros.) and Benny Hill except in the late 80s when he toned it down because of PC. Also Hammer House of Horror/Mystery and Suspense.
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 2, 2016 17:04:29 GMT
My favourite 80s BBC programmes would be Dear John, Only Fools and Horses, Shoestring and Play For Today,
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Post by flyingsquad on Feb 2, 2016 16:34:32 GMT
ITV for me as they had Minder, Professionals, Auf Wiedersehen Pet and repeats of 60s/70s programmes like The Sweeney, Man In A Suitcase and other ITC programmes. There were a lot of BBC programmes I liked but there were more ITV programmes I liked. I think ITV is awful now and hardly watch any ITV programmes.
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