Television programmes from the last century...

[Roslynmuse]

I was delighted when the Children's Radio and Television Nostalgia thread managed to identify a programme that I had remembered from over forty years ago.

I'm wondering if anyone remembers another programme - not for children - that I saw twice, firstly back in 1972 then (probably) repeated a year or so later. I was only seven first time around and had nightmares afterwards!

I'm pretty certain, from my internet explorations, that the programme was called 'The Man Outside', and was a series of stand alone dramas. The one I remember - or more specifically the image I remember - was the closing shot; an 'identikit' poster of a man's face on the door of a shop. The camera seemed to linger on the features of this man, which to me seemed a face of pure evil. What I don't remember is anything about the context of that image, or anything about the programme, and the internet sources don't really help (although I'm fairly certain that the episode was called 'Hawk Street Horror').

Does anyone remember this from the little information I have given?

[Petrushka]

Some information on the series here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374019/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

I've got no memory of this one at all but do remember an ITV series from around the same period called Manhunt a drama series about the French Resistance in the Second World War broadcast on a Friday night.

As kids, but not a children's programme, we always watched The Fugitive starring David Janssen as Dr Richard Kimble. It went on and on and I never knew whether I ever did see the end but loved it anyway. ITV mid-sixties, I think.

[Roslynmuse]

Thanks, Petrushka.

I see there were thirteen episodes - that seemed to be a frequent number in those days - to fill a quarter's worth of programmes? Are programmes still made in baker's dozens these days?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I presume you already know about this site? (It does confirm that there was an episode called "Hawk Street Horror" broadcast on 14th July, 1972:

http://www.startrader.co.uk/Action%20TV/guide70s/manoutside.htm

[Roslynmuse]

I presume you already know about this site? (It does confirm that there was an episode called "Hawk Street Horror" broadcast on 14th July, 1972:

http://www.startrader.co.uk/Action%2...manoutside.htm

Yes - thank you - that was the original source of my information. It doesn't give much away!

[Angle]

I was delighted when the Children's Radio and Television Nostalgia thread managed to identify a programme that I had remembered from over forty years ago.

Where is this thread, please?

Don

[Radio64]

Where is this thread, please?

Don

here Don

[Nick Armstrong]

here Don

Thanks R64! Yes join in the fun Don!!

[Stunsworth]

Speaking of programmes from another century, I watch three or four episodes of the first series of Upstairs Downstairs over the weekend - they're available on Netflix. I have to say I enjoyed them a lot.

The first series is in black and white, I assume they switched to colour at some point later.

[Petrushka]

I confess to watching the re-runs of The Saint starring Roger Moore when it was on ITV4 not long ago. Dating from the mid-60s, it remains quality television and frequently streets ahead of stuff you get now in terms of intelligent plots (the occasional daft one an exception) and production values.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Saint-Complete-Colour-Series/dp/B000EMTJQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402351184&sr=8-1&keywords=the+saint+box+set

[teamsaint]

I confess to watching the re-runs of The Saint starring Roger Moore when it was on ITV4 not long ago. Dating from the mid-60s, it remains quality television and frequently streets ahead of stuff you get now in terms of intelligent plots (the occasional daft one an exception) and production values.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Saint-Co...+saint+box+set

great stuff indeed.

From a couple of years later perhaps, used to love Paul Temple, and always enjoyed seeing Francis Matthews as a result.

[gamba]

Oh Yes !!! Uncle Mac, Larry the Lamb & the friendly policeman for me. I can understand the plot & what they're talking about.

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh Yes !!! Uncle Mac, Larry the Lamb & the friendly policeman for me. I can understand the plot & what they're talking about.

At 68 I'm still waiting to enter my second childhood.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A Challenge

In the spirit of the OP, I wonder if fellow Forumistas can help me identify a children's television programme from many years ago (about 1964-66-ish). It was a serial broadcast at Sunday teatimes, with panoramic still illustrations (not animation - but like book illustrations). The story (IIRC) concerned a family who found a small boy on his own in a cave. The boy never spoke, and it gradually emerged that he was from an earlier time (a sort of gentle Stig of the Dump). The series used Ravel's Introduction & Allegro as its theme Music. (Other details might be hazy - I was about five at the time - but the opening of the Music made a very deep impression [no pun intended] and I instantly recognised it ten years later when I first heard the piece on the radio.)

Been nagging at my subconscious for about half-a-century, this. Be wonderful if anyone could identify it for me.

[Nick Armstrong]

In the spirit of the OP, I wonder if fellow Forumistas can help me identify a children's television programme from many years ago (about 1964-66-ish). It was a serial broadcast at Sunday teatimes, with panoramic still illustrations (not animation - but like book illustrations). The story (IIRC) concerned a family who found a small boy on his own in a cave. The boy never spoke, and it gradually emerged that he was from an earlier time (a sort of gentle Stig of the Dump). The series used Ravel's Introduction & Allegro as its theme Music. (Other details might be hazy - I was about five at the time - but the opening of the Music made a very deep impression [no pun intended] and I instantly recognised it ten years later when I first heard the piece on the radio.)

Been nagging at my subconscious for about half-a-century, this. Be wonderful if anyone could identify it for me.

No takers on this yet, ferney... Thought I'd give it a bump, see if it rings anyone's bells!