Down To Earth (Devon)
Skins (Bristol)
Casualty (Initially in Bristol BEFORE the move to Wales)
Wycliffe and Poldark - both Cornwall
Doc Martin - Cornwall
The sitcom Jam and Jerusalem, and the recent Sky series Delicious , both with Dawn French, and that flop itv soap thing Echo Beach
Moving Wallpaper that was linked in to Echo Beach
The Coroner was set in Devon
Fawlty Towers is in Torquay (Devon)
The Cafe on Sky One - Weston-Super-Mare.
Skins (Bristol)
Casualty (Initially in Bristol BEFORE the move to Wales)
Wycliffe and Poldark - both Cornwall
Doc Martin - Cornwall
The sitcom Jam and Jerusalem, and the recent Sky series Delicious , both with Dawn French, and that flop itv soap thing Echo Beach
Moving Wallpaper that was linked in to Echo Beach
The Coroner was set in Devon
Fawlty Towers is in Torquay (Devon)
The Cafe on Sky One - Weston-Super-Mare.
The Krypton Factor (The show was at its best during the original run of 1977-1995 with Gordon Burns/Penny Smith and Ross King. Instead of Ben Shepherd, the presenter role should have just been handed over from Gordon Burns to Penny Smith, with Ross King retaining his role that he had also.)
The Wombles (Repeat on Channel 4 or Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC and ITV)
What The Papers Say (Bring to Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4)
Blankety Blank (Bring to Channel 4 or Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC and ITV)
The Jack Docherty Show (Revive on Channel 5)
Night Fever (Revive on Channel 5)
BrainTeaser (Revive on Channel 5)
Memory Bank (Revive on Channel 5)
Wordplay (Revive on Channel 5)
100% (Revive on Channel 5)
Britain's Best Brain (Revive on Channel 5)
Fort Boyard (Revive on Channel 5 with Melinda Messenger/other presenter)
All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5) - compare with original BBC series
The Apprentice USA (BBC)
Shameless USA (Channel 4)
Undercover Boss USA (Channel 4)
Law & Order UK (ITV)
Lovejoy/Bergerac - original BBC series with Bergerac's/Lovejoy's daughter being the lead main character and actors John Nettles/Ian McShane making occasional appearances.
The Wombles (Repeat on Channel 4 or Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC and ITV)
What The Papers Say (Bring to Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4)
Blankety Blank (Bring to Channel 4 or Channel 5 because it's already been on the BBC and ITV)
The Jack Docherty Show (Revive on Channel 5)
Night Fever (Revive on Channel 5)
BrainTeaser (Revive on Channel 5)
Memory Bank (Revive on Channel 5)
Wordplay (Revive on Channel 5)
100% (Revive on Channel 5)
Britain's Best Brain (Revive on Channel 5)
Fort Boyard (Revive on Channel 5 with Melinda Messenger/other presenter)
All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5) - compare with original BBC series
The Apprentice USA (BBC)
Shameless USA (Channel 4)
Undercover Boss USA (Channel 4)
Law & Order UK (ITV)
Lovejoy/Bergerac - original BBC series with Bergerac's/Lovejoy's daughter being the lead main character and actors John Nettles/Ian McShane making occasional appearances.
ITV's 1989 logo retained until present day instead of the BBC's logo from 1997?
Below is my list of the all time great ITV programmes since it began in 1955.
I should point out though that these programmes mentioned are programmes that have lasted at least 5 series. The Sweeney was overrated and only ran for like 2 series, so it isn’t really much different from the other poor drama series that last 1-4 series, basically they get axed sometimes after one series, they may get a second series if they’re lucky, or a third series, but no more than three or four. Anything that lasts at least 5 series has done well enough and earned its place in television history. I haven’t mentioned some gameshows, as both ITV and the BBC respectively have stolen shows between them i.e. The National Lottery, The Voice UK, The Benny Hill Show, Blankety Blank, Parkinson, Auf Wiedersehen Pet etc.
Also some have been revived after having years on and off air i.e. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Catchphrase, Bullseye, Family Fortunes, The Price Is Right (IIRC it was “Bruce’s Price Is Right” when Bruce Forsyth presented it and then returning to the general title under Joe Pasquale), Dancing On Ice, Blockbusters, Gladiators and Stars In Their Eyes before which became a ridiculous dumbed down parody and shows such as Blind Date which then ended up revived on Channel 5 or Sky, just like the BBC’s Going For Gold on Channel 5. The reputations of those shows were good in their original runs with the original presenters, but reviving them numerous times is ridiculous, total desperation, really scraping the barrel. At least Crosswits, “Win, Lose or Draw” and Chain Letters stayed in the past and forever remembered fondly.
Oh, and lastly forgot to mention, the way classic show Minder got revived for one continued series on Channel 5 was the awful Shane Richie, so I am therefore even hesitant to put that in the list, despite it being one of my favourites.
The list below in no particular order.
Minder
The Professionals
On The Buses
The Bill
London's Burning
The Upper Hand
Shelley
The Gentle Touch
The Big Match
The Saint
World In Action
60 Minute Makeover
A Touch of Frost
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Poirot
All Star Mr & Mrs
Bad Girls
Beadle's About
Benidorm
Celebrity Juice
Countrywise
Dickinson's Real Deal
Doc Martin
Downton Abbey
Endeavour
Footballers' Wives
Foyle's War
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Heartbeat
Hell’s Kitchen
Jonathan Dimbleby
Ladette to Lady
London’s Burning
Long Lost Family
Loose Women
Lorraine
Midsomer Murders
Paul O’Grady For the Love of Dogs
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Police Camera Action
Saint and Greavsie
Scott & Bailey
Strike It Lucky
Take Me Out
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Chase
The Cook Report
The Cube
Denis Norden (IIRC it was called It’ll Be Alright On The Night?)
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Planet’s Funniest Animals
Rainbow
The Royal
The Upper Hand
This Morning
Tipping Point
Tonight
Vera
Wild at Heart
Wycliffe
You Bet
You’ve Been Framed
Finally, because the BBC is the worst channel out of both them and ITV put together, ITV ought to continue nearly most if not all their TV programmes from the first 60 years from the 1920s-1980s being transferred over to ITV, even best suggestion boycotting BBC radio stations and just gravitating towards Smooth Radio etc.
Below is my list of the all time great ITV programmes since it began in 1955.
I should point out though that these programmes mentioned are programmes that have lasted at least 5 series. The Sweeney was overrated and only ran for like 2 series, so it isn’t really much different from the other poor drama series that last 1-4 series, basically they get axed sometimes after one series, they may get a second series if they’re lucky, or a third series, but no more than three or four. Anything that lasts at least 5 series has done well enough and earned its place in television history. I haven’t mentioned some gameshows, as both ITV and the BBC respectively have stolen shows between them i.e. The National Lottery, The Voice UK, The Benny Hill Show, Blankety Blank, Parkinson, Auf Wiedersehen Pet etc.
Also some have been revived after having years on and off air i.e. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Catchphrase, Bullseye, Family Fortunes, The Price Is Right (IIRC it was “Bruce’s Price Is Right” when Bruce Forsyth presented it and then returning to the general title under Joe Pasquale), Dancing On Ice, Blockbusters, Gladiators and Stars In Their Eyes before which became a ridiculous dumbed down parody and shows such as Blind Date which then ended up revived on Channel 5 or Sky, just like the BBC’s Going For Gold on Channel 5. The reputations of those shows were good in their original runs with the original presenters, but reviving them numerous times is ridiculous, total desperation, really scraping the barrel. At least Crosswits, “Win, Lose or Draw” and Chain Letters stayed in the past and forever remembered fondly.
Oh, and lastly forgot to mention, the way classic show Minder got revived for one continued series on Channel 5 was the awful Shane Richie, so I am therefore even hesitant to put that in the list, despite it being one of my favourites.
The list below in no particular order.
Minder
The Professionals
On The Buses
The Bill
London's Burning
The Upper Hand
Shelley
The Gentle Touch
The Big Match
The Saint
World In Action
60 Minute Makeover
A Touch of Frost
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Poirot
All Star Mr & Mrs
Bad Girls
Beadle's About
Benidorm
Celebrity Juice
Countrywise
Dickinson's Real Deal
Doc Martin
Downton Abbey
Endeavour
Footballers' Wives
Foyle's War
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Heartbeat
Hell’s Kitchen
Jonathan Dimbleby
Ladette to Lady
London’s Burning
Long Lost Family
Loose Women
Lorraine
Midsomer Murders
Paul O’Grady For the Love of Dogs
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Police Camera Action
Saint and Greavsie
Scott & Bailey
Strike It Lucky
Take Me Out
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Chase
The Cook Report
The Cube
Denis Norden (IIRC it was called It’ll Be Alright On The Night?)
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Planet’s Funniest Animals
Rainbow
The Royal
The Upper Hand
This Morning
Tipping Point
Tonight
Vera
Wild at Heart
Wycliffe
You Bet
You’ve Been Framed
Finally, because the BBC is the worst channel out of both them and ITV put together, ITV ought to continue nearly most if not all their TV programmes from the first 60 years from the 1920s-1980s being transferred over to ITV, even best suggestion boycotting BBC radio stations and just gravitating towards Smooth Radio etc.
Very impressive list. There's quite a few there that I like too.