What did you watch when you was a nipper? - Page 17

bygum · 25-07-2010, 21:35

I remember watch the first ever broadcast from London on a 9ins screen at tony banfords house in Edward st rishton **** I'm old lol

davebtelford · 26-07-2010, 08:12

Yeah - Basil was the best Holmes though his Watson (Nigel somebody?) was a bit too much of a buffoon caricature.

My first look at telly was also on a 9" b&w at a neighbour's house. I think we got the giggles because the picture was quite distorted & she chucked us out! 1950-ish.

Taggy · 26-07-2010, 08:42

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Originally Posted by davebtelford

Yeah - Basil was the best Holmes though his Watson (Nigel somebody?) was a bit too much of a buffoon caricature.

My first look at telly was also on a 9" b&w at a neighbour's house. I think we got the giggles because the picture was quite distorted & she chucked us out! 1950-ish.

I thought the on screen Chemistry between Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce was absolutely superb, and overall by far the best pairing. Bruce may have played the part a little different than the books indicated, but i think it really worked, and all others need to be measured against them!
I have the boxed set of Dvds!
Best Regards - Taggy

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 08:53

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well gotta say T, i tried it n didn't last the 5 mins.

That good, hey cashy, recorded it on Sky + will hit the delete button this aft. Ya Tealeaf I love the old B & W ones too, with old old Basil, keep saying I'll get the box set may just do it now

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 08:55

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Originally Posted by Taggy

I thought the on screen Chemistry between Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce was absolutely superb, and overall by far the best pairing. Bruce may have played the part a little different than the books indicated, but i think it really worked, and all others need to be measured against them!
I have the boxed set of Dvds!
Best Regards - Taggy

I loved the Hoxton Creeper, reminded me of some one

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 09:00

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Have me mentioned the early Quatermas series? As an impressionable teenager I recall being scared sh**less by the contents of a huge globe featured in one particular episode. The first series depicted an astronaut returning from space and turning into a cactus by a fungal growth. There have been films and remakes since, but none ever matched the suspense of original(s).

Black and White too Stumped, can't remember who played Quatermass though, he had a beard if I remember rightly

Taggy · 26-07-2010, 12:22

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I loved the Hoxton Creeper, reminded me of some one

LOL!!...That your not going to name Jaysay??

Must admit, that actor gave me the creeps as a kid!

Best Regards - Taggy

cashman · 26-07-2010, 12:39

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LOL!!...That your not going to name Jaysay??

Must admit, that actor gave me the creeps as a kid!

Best Regards - Taggy

Would be too embarrassing, as he was shaving when he thought of who.

Taggy · 26-07-2010, 14:24

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Would be too embarrassing, as he was shaving when he thought of who.

Lol!!

Best Regards - Taggy

davebtelford · 26-07-2010, 14:29

I only remember Quatermass & The Pit (I think there were a couple of earlier ones). Q was played by Andre Morell - he had a moustache but no beard.

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 18:00

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Originally Posted by davebtelford

I only remember Quatermass & The Pit (I think there were a couple of earlier ones). Q was played by Andre Morell - he had a moustache but no beard.

That was a film dave, the tv series was in the late fifties. going to have a look on the net sometime and see if I can come up with anything from that BBC TV series

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 18:03

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Would be too embarrassing, as he was shaving when he thought of who.

If I remember rightly he used to kill his victims by breaking the seventh vertebrae in the spine cashy, be careful

jaysay · 26-07-2010, 18:25

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Originally Posted by davebtelford

I only remember Quatermass & The Pit (I think there were a couple of earlier ones). Q was played by Andre Morell - he had a moustache but no beard.

Just found this dave, Andre Morell did play Bernard Quatermass but not in the first episodes in 1953, seems he turned it down, but played him in later on.

The Quatermass Experiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tealeaf · 26-07-2010, 19:11

Well chaps, I made about 9 1/2 minutes of Sherlock before I gave up in disgust and went for a pint. I think my original diagnosis was more or less correct, other than the black lesbian bit - but even then there appeared to be a few of them popping up in the background. Still, even the great detective made the odd error in his deductive reasoning.

Which reminds me - who remembers the very first episode of Doctor Who? And who remembers the first episode of the series when it was brought back about 6 or 7 years ago co-starring the drunken smoker Ms Piper at the point when she encountered a piccy of the good Doctor stood on a grassy verge, looking at something that has just happened. None of the TV critics picked this up at the time, but some of you may know what I'm talking about. What was it?

davebtelford · 26-07-2010, 19:52

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That was a film dave, the tv series was in the late fifties. going to have a look on the net sometime and see if I can come up with anything from that BBC TV series

It was a TV serial too - the 3rd in the Quatermass series on BBC shown in 1958/9. The film was from 1967 & Q was played by Andrew Keir - with beard!

Quatermass and the Pit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia