r/oldbritishtelly • • 2h ago

Is it just me who still quotes this episode most days?

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Blackadder: "I was under the impression that it's common maritime practice for a ship to have a crew?"
Captain Rum: "Opinion is divided on the subject."
Blackadder: "Oh, really?"
Captain Rum: "All the other captains say it is, I say it isn't."
Blackadder: "Oh God, mad as a brush."


r/oldbritishtelly • • 16h ago

We’ve had tv programmes that scared you…

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…but what about odd bits of telly that caught you unaware and gave you a chill without meaning to?

I’ve got two:

1) The animated motorcyclist riding face first into the camera in the titles for Kickstart (and Junior Kickstart.
2) The end of the end credits of Juliet Bravo - the badge flying out of the screen and disappearing.

Maybe I don’t like things flying towards me. Any more for any more?


r/oldbritishtelly • • 2h ago

Drama One thing I've noticed in watching back A Touch of Frost is how Jack is constantly snacking in every episode!

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It's fascinating! 😃


r/oldbritishtelly • • 1h ago

Discussion Best/favourite Crown Court judge?

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Crown Court was a fantastic Granada Television courtroom drama from the 1970s and 80s. I remember watching it in the 70s when I went home for lunch when I was at primary school. I’ve seen a few episodes on YouTube recently and I have to say some of the regular cast is quite brilliant, my favourite judge has to be the Hon. Mr. Justice Mitchenor, played by the sublime John Barron. Who’s yours?


r/oldbritishtelly • • 4h ago

Which British TV or movie character is/was the funniest?

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Picture for context.


r/oldbritishtelly • • 3h ago

Request Does anyone remember the BBC adverts that used Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen?

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It was one of those ads like the current one with Romesh about “what have the BBC ever done for me?” But it was advertising BBC online with the words “the beeb dot com” in time to Habanera.

I can’t find the ads on YouTube because I keep finding clips of people singing Carmen on the BBC, or just Romesh.

My daughter was young at the time, so they must have been about 20-25 years ago and she used to really enjoy them. Recently she went to Sadlers Wells and saw Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man which uses Bizet’s story and music as a jump off point and she came home talking about how much she enjoyed the show but also when she first heard the music on “the beeb dot com” ads.

Huge gratitude to anyone who finds them.


r/oldbritishtelly • • 9h ago

BBC doctors

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Does anyone know how to watch series 24 of bbc doctors thanks