Tories propose 80 local TV stations

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Mainly because US shows were made by film studio offshoots - and had
pretty well guaranteed worlwide sales.

But I agree with you - nothing wrong with Sergeant Bilko and his pals.





as a kid it always confused me - because it was called the phil silvers
show.
so i expected a guy called phil silvers to be doing different things - short
skits, longer bits, a bit of singing maybe - and yet every week it was the
same - a drama.
my little mind couldnt understand it.
and i also was convinced he was copying top cat - even though he came first.



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that fly...... is your magic wand....

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The dog from that film you saw wrote:
Mainly because US shows were made by film studio offshoots - and had
pretty well guaranteed worlwide sales.

But I agree with you - nothing wrong with Sergeant Bilko and his pals.


as a kid it always confused me - because it was called the phil silvers
show. so i expected a guy called phil silvers to be doing different
things - short skits, longer bits, a bit of singing maybe - and yet
every week it was the same - a drama. my little mind couldnt understand
it.

I presume he was a big star in the US before Bilko so could demand that
billing. Although unheard of in the UK - to me at least. Perhaps it even
developed out of earlier series which were more as you thought, where
Bilko was merely a sketch.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
The dog from that film you saw wrote:
Mainly because US shows were made by film studio offshoots - and had
pretty well guaranteed worlwide sales.

But I agree with you - nothing wrong with Sergeant Bilko and his pals.

as a kid it always confused me - because it was called the phil silvers
show. so i expected a guy called phil silvers to be doing different
things - short skits, longer bits, a bit of singing maybe - and yet
every week it was the same - a drama. my little mind couldnt understand
it.

I presume he was a big star in the US before Bilko so could demand that
billing. Although unheard of in the UK - to me at least. Perhaps it even
developed out of earlier series which were more as you thought, where
Bilko was merely a sketch.


The story is that Phil Silvers in the end became a recluse watching endless
recordings of Bilko until his death

Seems Hollywood is the loneliest place on earth ;-(

Steve Terry

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:34:27 +0100, Ivan wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/korzgx

Alan Johnson does not live in Leicester, Moss Side, Oldham, Tower Hamlets,
or Wrecsam.

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:54:21 +0100, Mark Carver wrote:

Can anyone name anything from the 60s/70s from the Beeb that was even
half as stylish as the Avengers, or half as realistically 'gritty' as
the Thames/Euston Films stuff such as Fox, Out, or Minder ?

Cathy Come Home

Up the Junction

???? Z Cars ????

IMO the sequel series, "Softly, Softly" would have been an even better
choice.

On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:02:08 +0200, J G Miller
wrote:

???? Z Cars ????

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In article ,
J G Miller wrote:
Can anyone name anything from the 60s/70s from the Beeb that was even
half as stylish as the Avengers, or half as realistically 'gritty' as
the Thames/Euston Films stuff such as Fox, Out, or Minder ?

Cathy Come Home

Up the Junction

They were 'one off' plays, not series.

???? Z Cars ????

Bit more polite than The Sweeny.

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