Don't worry, at least it isn't raining. Wait hang on. Oh yes it is.
The Projectionist Presents a special installment of the British Broadcasting C.O.U.C.H. today. All potluck surprises, there may be a steak and kidney pie and I made a special trifle for puds.
Hugs to those of you stateside. #NOTMYPRESIDENT
Its a Cuppa and a crime. 1957's Date With Disaster directed by Charles Saunders and its a happy heist hour concerning a coupla geezers in a garage and their crepuscular activities like. early Bond girl Shirley Eaton stars in this long lost diamond.
Q...Spike Milligan's Sgt Psychedelics Band, over the course of thirteen years there were around forty episodes of this surreal satirical series - between 1969 and 1982.
1967 stop motion sweetness - Trumpton
From 1976, Chorlton & The Wheelies, or the wellies in Chorley, you really could use a pair oop there.
1976's George and Mildred had a lot of heart although they may have been a little loveless - they were the original Ropers and you know the drill, harridan wife, husband with curbed enthusiasm - check. There were 5 seasons of this Man About The House spin-off - which incidentally was the original Three's Company
Carla Lane had an affinity for writing shows that would be up your street. A nice scouser girl who's series were oft set in the Merseyside way. And here is Bread, it did the seven-series shuffle and features a stellar ensemble. It originally aired in the year 1986 and had its closing season in 1991.
Oh no it's that guy, oh dear, oy vey, it's Selwyn Froggit. Ah but what's in a name any way but this is not a rose by any other name. This Yorksha lad is played by Bill Maynard and there were four seasons in all betwixt 1974 and 1978 via ITV.
And noir time like the present, here's a long since forgotten British film noir from 1956, Port of Escape with Googie Withers, no relation to the search engine, and Basil Dignam and they were just sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time - but oh that's how it always kicks off innit.
A cuppa and A Movie time, need a top up, the kettle is on. Here is 1953's A Day To Remember , helmed by Ralph Thomas replete with a who's who and what's what cast that included Donald Sinden the clowns - Stanley Holloway, sure he's this-a-way too and moooore
Oh Doctor Beeching!
Croft and Spendlove's 1995 series now some of the denizens of the debacle Hi-De -Hi they are cast here but please don't hold it against them. This was the little series that could. Set in the grim up Norf early 60s. Trainspotters unite!
Monty Python alums Eric Idle and Neil Innes the erstwhile Bonzo dog, turned out Rutland Weekend Television otherwise known as Britain's smallest telly network. This lost parody is from 1975.
