What TV Shows Should Be Brought Back?

symo

From the past I would like

Playaway - Brian Cant Legend
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
Starfleet
Terrahawks

And more recently
Life - Damian Lewis is class in it, and the plot is not too mental, odd showing times meant I missed episodes plus it wasn't widely publicised on ITV3.

thejesusandsedischain

them coffee ads with that couple did they ever get it on?
on the move with bob hoskins.
big john little john(what a way to grow)
that sit com the one with sean locke living in a block of flats.

thejesusandsedischain

kick start
fist of fun

afx237vi

Porgy wrote:

How about Blake's Seven but with actors and special effects?

That's being brought back for Sky One. Could be good, like Doctor Who, but probably won't be (it's Sky One).

See also: Survivors. Classic 70s drama, weak as hell remake.

PBo

fast as fupp wrote:

kabaddi

Epic!!!!

Is there a purer game than kabbadi - no equipment, playing area marked out in the dirt, and no timeng needed other than breath holding.....?

was on C4, yes?

Anonymous

The Gemini Man
6 Million Dollar Man
Airwolf
Dukes of Hazzard
Target
The Gentle Touch
Gaemes Gang

beatsystem

The Tube
Tommorows World
Old Grey whilstle test
Emergency Ward Ten

jc4lab

Mr Ed...

sampras38

Porgy wrote:

Mighty Boosh!

They're making a film at the moment.

fungus_the_muffin_man

Kick start was the greatest. I always wanted to have a bike like that.

The Adventure Game - Everyone wanted to meet uncle, get a green cheese roll and try not to get evaporated on the last game.

Jamie and the magic torch - Lunch times were the best

followed by
The sullivans - WW2 aussie stuff. I used to love it for some reason.

Willo the wisp - bring back wicked evil edna

Splottboy

Torchy, Torchy the battery boy. 1960's puppet show.
Mr Onion Head, as above.
Jiffy the broomstick man and Twizzle. Ditto.

God, I've just been transported back to my Gran's house, mid 60's.

pneumatic

Splottboy wrote:

Singing Ringing Tree? OMG!
I remember the hexed Prince was a bear...and the dwarf...and the huge fish.

Tell the kid's today and they won't believe you. I'm not surprised, actually.

Got it on video and, I can assure you, it is every bit as creepy as it was back then. My kids took one look at it and accused us of being weird!!

Stewie Griffin

Its a knockout
Dogtanian and the three muskahounds (which I have on DVD 8) )
The Mysterious cities of gold (which I was half way through on http://www.tv-links.cc/ before it got pulled :evil: )
Spaced has just started on Dave again :P
An NBA highlights show thats not on at 2am and shows the Lakers a lot
Ivor the Engine

Nuggs

Mary Whitehouse Experience

fungus_the_muffin_man

Trumpton and Campbellwick Green

Oh and who can forget Bod. With barley mo and the frog who had an animal orchestra which had to decide what flavour milkshake he wanted.

I used to find finger mouse a bit weird. You just wouldn't get away with that on kids telly nowadays lol.

afx237vi

PBo wrote:

fast as fupp wrote:

kabaddi

Epic!!!!

Is there a purer game than kabbadi - no equipment, playing area marked out in the dirt, and no timeng needed other than breath holding.....?

was on C4, yes?

British Bulldog? Pretty much the same as kabaddi, only with less breath-holding and more wanton violence.

And yeah, kabaddi was on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings.

DavidBelcher

CHRISNOIR wrote:

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
Spaced.

Although I'm always aware that one more series of either could be a disaster and taint the memory of a flawless original...

Indeed - often 'quit whilst you're ahead' is the key to a good sitcom. I was reading a newspaper interview with Dylan Moran the other week, and this is precisely why he knocked the superb Black Books on the head after 3 series (got the whole lot on DVD at home, not a dud episode in there).

Resurrections of cult drama series from days gone by - I was reading earlier today that a Canadian TV company is planning a remake of The Saint with Dougray Scott in the Simon Templar role, there have been rumblings of a Sweeney revival featuring Ray Winstone for ages now, and at some point in the future the highly suspect US re-working of The Prisoner is, unfortunately, likely to be on one of the ITV channels. If ever there was a show that didn't need re-making, that's the one....

David

Porgy

sampras38 wrote:

Porgy wrote:

Mighty Boosh!

They're making a film at the moment.

i know - but I want it on the telly again

DavidBelcher

all show no go wrote:

The Harry Hill Show. "Back of the net!".

A new series of that? Chance'd be a fine thing. Promises, promises.....and relax.
See, the way I remember it is: Harry Hill re-make, Cadbury's Flake. You've got to have a system, haven't you?
Trouble is, I liked his Channel 4 show, and I also like TV Burp. But which is better? There's only one way to find out!

David

DavidBelcher

I'd like to see Swiss Toni's spin-off sitcom again at some point. Not necessarily new episodes, even a re-run on BBC Three would suffice.
G.O.L.D. viewers might have noticed that Vic Reeves Big Night Out is also doing the rounds in repeat form; if Vic & Bob can keep Shooting Stars going, why not a revival of Big Night Out too? I think there's still plenty of mileage in the under-rated masterpiece of a comic creation that is Graham Lister, amongst other skits. They shouldn't have let it lie!

David

Porgy

DavidBelcher wrote:

I'd like to see Swiss Toni's spin-off sitcom again at some point. Not necessarily new episodes, even a re-run on BBC Three would suffice.

David

Absolutely!!

and while they're at it - how about making Eddie Izzard's "Cows" sit-com into a series - there was only ever a pilot and I thought it was great!!

tailwindhome

Rik Mayall reading/acting out 'Georges Marvellous Medicine' on Jackanory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvg_y-jgpI

Any of the Saturday morning Kids TV from the 80's - early 90's, they don't make them like that any more.

dennisn

jc4lab wrote:

Mr Ed...

Of course.

Frank the tank

They ought to do a re-make of 'til death us do part with the Alf Garnett character being played by Nick Griffin.

I think "the prisoner" was great, and an updated version of that could well be made.

I'm not a number I am a free man.

Crankmeister

Buck Rogers of 21st century
Cities of Gold
Worzel Gummige
Kick Start
Saint and Greavesy
Hitman and Her
Desmonds
The wonder years
Monkey magic
Pipkins
Orbrie
Heart beat with morph
ITS A KNOCKOUT
Crackerjack NO!!!!
Dungeons and Dragons

finchy

Man from UNCLE
Captain Scarlet (much better than Thunderbirds)
Count Duckula (I've already said that, but I'll say it again)
Record Breakers - but please, find another Roy Castle-style presenter, not just some "cool" know-nothing.

Tonymufc

Why has no one mentioned Street Hawk. A 300 mph motorbiker that stopped crime on the streets of the U.S. Absolute quality.

guilliano

Transformers
Sport Billy
Men Behaving Badly
Red Dwarf (OK, it came back for 3 shows but they were garbage and don't count)
Grange Hill
MASK
Batfink

All top quality stuff..... still have a copy of the cartoon Transformers The Movie (with Orson Wells) on DVD.

Anonymous

Heidi, I was in love with her when I was 12. :oops:

volvine

Chorlton and the wheelies (hello little old lady).
captain caveman
Hong Kong Phooey
the A team
the fall guy
Saturday swap shop/Saturday superstore/going live
The hit man and her
Jonny Briggs
The Young ones (Moterhead playing Ace of spades in the front room AWSOME)
World of Sport (Saturday afternoons watchin Big Daddy take on Giant Haystacks)
Why dont you
Rising Damp
some mothers do ave em
the fast show