Another 10 Forgotten British TV Sitcoms of the 70s

[@michaelrawson6261]

Get Some In is the best of these sitcoms by miles!!!

[@ceriedwards3]

Oh My Wife Next Door. I loved that, thank you

[@daihatsudave6332]

We need to collect all these and get them on youtube so they are forever remembered

[@PurpleTT99]

One of my "life moments" was watching Get Some In with mum & dad, at least I'm 90% certain it was this. I heard probably the funniest thing I'd ever heard in my 12 years of life and literally creased up with the giggles... "What was that they gave us when we came in? Bubble & squeak. I asked what it was, not what it did to us". Loved that series.

[@garethwood6659]

These bring back great memories from my childhood when life seemed simpler and happier. Thank you for sharing all this 😁

[@stuviewtv]

My pleasure!

[@kerrylester8437]

Get some in,was great fun

[@juststoppingby390]

Peggy Mount and Pat Combs were such a great partnership both actresses deserved much more acclaim than they were given

[@beecee2205]

they would make a great Brides of Dracula with Queenie Watts

[@juststoppingby390]

@@beecee2205 that would have been hilarious

[@jskelly042]

Thanks for making these. You've got one of those cozy, tv-quality narration voices.

[@stuviewtv]

That's great to hear. Thank you!

[@QuorkEx]

Romany Jones is a new one on me, although I remember the sequel quite well.

[@mesajom]

I was born in 71, so many of these I didn't see. But learning about favourite actors' unknown work (like David Jason) is amazing. Great videos, and thanks for letting us know which ones are here on KZbin 👍

[@stuviewtv]

My pleasure! Many thanks.

[@garypeacock5919]

Great memories, get some in was good, and Hannah Gordon was gorgeous.

[@dean7442]

Ah I recall visiting my aunt & uncle on a regular basis with my parents when I was a little kid. Romany Jones was their highlight TV programme, talked about, watched and talked about some more.

[@Makoto03]

This was amazing. I wasn't around when these shows aired but I love learning about older tv series.

[@herberthartwig8544]

Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane Stu! Lovely Jubbly 👍

[@stuviewtv]

My pleasure!

[@MirlitronOne]

I've never forgotten "Edgar Briggs". It was absolutely hilarious with David Jason's stunts getting more outrageous in every episode.

[@blueheart1946]

It's funny how this series is never mentioned, even on Google. I loved it, thought it was hilarious..

[@MacBratt]

The first thing Ihat goes into my mind when I see David Jason is Edgar Briggs, used to be the highlight of Saturday night programming for me.

[@atticlight9048]

Lol, I remember nearly all of them. As a seventies teenager I spent huge amounts of time watching programmes like these. If I were a teenager today I'd be spending huge amounts of time staring into a mobile phone. Seventies teenagers got the better deal!

[@terranceparsons5185]

Irene Handl was a legend. Ah sayyyyy!

[@LadyLuck13]

I couldn't quite place who my neighbour reminded me of and then I saw this..lol She's not as loveable as Irene though sadly

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

Wasn't she in Metal Micky as well, I've only seen a few episodes but I'm sure I remember her in it.

[@alisonjordan]

@@MayYourGodGoWithYou Yes...!! Irene Handl was in Metal Mickey.

[@andrewallan6802]

_Is_ a legend.

[@fus149hammer5]

To quote Irene, "Assoloutly".

[@lindseymca6422]

I remember Relative Strangers ....Mathew Kelly....Geralds Cafe....i remember really liking it when I was young I loved Maggie and Her

[@keef71]

i do remember 'you're only young twice' - peggy mount being loud peggy mount and pat coombes being all dithery. early afternoons ITV?

[@tonypetts6663]

Get some in is one of my favourites. Never forgot the line: "my name is Marsh, B A S T A R D, Marsh!“ Always swore I'd introduce myself like that if I ever became a secondary school teacher lol. 😊

[@UKCougar]

I'd have been a young child when Get Some In aired. It started at my bedtime (9pm IIRC), I remember asking my parents "get some what in where?" and being told "get some pyjamas in bed."

[@terrypack4199]

About air force call upon the 50s

[@keithadams1538]

Get some in was a favourit of mine. Some of those shows passed me by. I must have been out in pub land. Happy days you know when the government were afraid of the people

[@andybaker2456]

I loved Maggie & Her...in fact, I loved anything that Irene Handl was in! I also loved Queenie Watts, but I don't remember Romany Jones.

[@peternighswander9629]

I remember seeing John Alderton in No Honestly in the US. I loved that show

[@JfK--OBJECTivE]

Edgar Briggs and Get Some In were funny back in the day.

[@87654321j]

So sad about James Beck such a wonderful actor taken too soon

[@gregduck7455]

Great stuff on your KZbin channel. In the 1970's into the early 1980's here in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada there were many UK sitcoms shown on the CBC & KVOS Bellingham. Yes, the American TV station in Bellingham, Washington showed TV comedies from Ol' Blighty. KVOS had more viewers in Canada than the U.S.. Anyway, I found it interesting to find out about UK TV series you've shown, that were never broadcast here. I do remember seeing an episode of " Welcome Back Mrs. Noah " when I visited England. I was staying in Battersea, London, when I saw an episode of Molly Sudgen in space. We were howling with laughter at how goofy the show was.

[@defender1006]

Of all those featured, I remember My Wife Next Door and Get Some In. I was lucky enough to meet Hanna Gordon at a christening, she was lovely and so understanding to a teenage boy......

[@vanessaswyer9899]

I only remember my wife next door but thanks for this will definitely be checking out most of these.

[@billmagowan1492]

Loved Get Some In as I was an RAF cadet at the time also, it was a well-written series with great actors in it!

[@TrumptonMayor]

Absolutely love Queenie Watts, her , Julian Orchard and Barbara Mitchell were my favourites back then.

[@Julie-sm7sp]

I remember Get Some In, we always had to watch that due to dad doing national service, i used to enjoy You're Only Young Twice and My Wife Next Door but i cant recall any of the others, may have to look some up and have a watch, thanks for the video stu, enjoyable as always 🙂

[@stuviewtv]

My pleasure Julie. Many thanks as always!

[@Julie-sm7sp]

@stuviewtv Thanks stu 🙂

[@ftumschk]

I fondly remember "Edgar Briggs" and really enjoyed it, so I was surprised to find that it only lasted one series.

[@julianwalls1077]

I remember seeing it in New Zealand in 1970s and for many years you could not find it on Google and even David Jason on Wikipedia it's not mentioned in his bio😂

[@markwegner6821]

Another brilliant commentary. This one shows how so many of the greats had to patch in with other shows, and work, just to start up and keep going. Again a brilliant commentator. So English and caring a voice.

[@stuviewtv]

Thanks!

[@stephaniemurphy3443]

Don't get great shows like this no more

[@melina001a]

Afraid not, most of these awesome shows these days would be seen as 'offensive'

[@kevinhammond9864]

You are causing me so much hassle trying to find these thank you and keep it coming 😁

[@stuviewtv]

There'll be more to come too! Thanks as always.

[@paulinebuckingham7294]

Love classic tv comedy shows am lucky to have them all great memories always love watching your channel😃

[@stuviewtv]

Thanks!

[@martinsloan3972]

Even though the clip from ‘my wife next door’ was very brief, it made me laugh, and made me want to find a way of watching it, even if it was only clips here on KZbin.

[@stephaniemay792]

"The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs" was a favourite of mine!

[@owenmcgheeandbdawg]

Lots of these passed me by as I was a nipper in the 70s 😊😊, much research is going to be done. Thank You for a great video.

[@stuviewtv]

Thanks as always Owen!

[@captainsensiblejr.]

I remember I loved David Jason in Turtle's Way which I watched here in New Zealand in the late 70's or early 80s.

[@johnsuffill6520]

My Wife Next Door; John Alderton and Pauline Collins were married in 1970 and, unlike many celeb marriages, remain married to this day.

[@j0hnf_uk]

John Alderton and his wife Pauline Collins were first together in, 'Upstairs, Downstairs', before starring in their own spin-off called, 'Thomas & Sarah.'

[@alisonlee3314]

​@@j0hnf_ukAlso Forever Green 🙂

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

@@alisonlee3314 Also 'No, Honestly'.

[@alisonlee3314]

@@MartysWhiteSuit I'd forgotten that! But remember the lovely theme tune.

[@Canalcoholic]

​@@alisonlee3314Lyndsey DePaul?

[@buzzer1961]

I always enjoyed watching "Get some in" back in the 70's, as a teenager

[@petergivenbless900]

I remember the opening titles to 'The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs' featuring a gag in which his cooked breakfast is served on top of his work documents, but both he and his wife are too distracted to notice, and when he opens his briefcase at the office there is bacon and fried eggs sandwiched between his papers; I always found that hysterical when I was seven!

[@darganx]

Speaking of David Jason, no one ever talks about A Sharp Intake Of Breath, which also had a short run in the late 70s.

[@angusdunn474]

With Jacqueline someone who was also excellent

[@kevinkeane254]

Clarke ​@@angusdunn474

[@neilmartin3220]

Watched it a bit back. It just seemed to be a poor rip off of some mothers do ave em. It was all fairly predictable. Very of it's time. Not surprised it didn't take off.

[@kevinkeane254]

@@angusdunn474 Clarke

[@AB-kx4nc]

Is that with a strange little car in it?

[@danieladams9950]

Arthur Mulllard was a ' 70s sitcom behemoth. He was everywhere.

[@kcuhc84]

James Beck must have been doing Dad's army and Romany Jones at the same time. He was in demand.

[@LittleMissGrosser]

Love the nod to Central at the beginning! My mate has the complete box set of You're Only Young Twice.

[@Tracy81258]

Still have a crush on Pauline Collins from her days on ‘No, Honestly’.

[@janwong9437]

Lynsey de Paul sang the theme song

[@leftpastsaturn67]

Shared a green room table once with Robert Lyndsay and Jeremy Irons... one of them acted like the atypical A-list obnoxious prima donna who, to the amazement of everyone else, clicked his fingers at his PA when his glass needed refreshing. The other was Mr Irons.

[@janwong9437]

Never liked or rated that other guy who isn't mr irons

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

​​@janwong9437 except Mr Irons has allegedly been sexually aggressive towards women co-stars and crew... not nice really... it never pays to revere anyone. You always find your idols have clay feet.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

@@Victoria-gq8gt Show me where I said or implied that I 'revere' anyone. You might want to remind yourself what the word 'allegedly' means, and to engage whatever is left of your brain before you type another utterly stupid comment. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you?

[@Al-iv3mb]

I remember My Wife Next Door was a favourite of my parents, i only saw ine episode because one of my teeth had come out and i blagged staying up late. As for Get Some In, i can still sing the theme tune and remember the line, asked by Tony Selby of Robert Lindsay: "Smiff? Is that one F or two" "Free!" retorts the young servicemen

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Just a tip, some of these series (now unavailable) are available on "tit borrents".... (just change the first "t" and first "b" around). It's fascinating (well for me at least) that you're charting the points at which I started to become aware of TV and the chronology of my earliest TV memories....Some of my earliest TV memories are Catweazel, The Double Deckers, the opening of "A Family at War" with Vaughn-Williams' mournful opening taking me RIGHT back to early childhood, and also the 60s US soap "Peyton Place" which my nan who lived with us never missed, So I probably was told to keep quiet while she watched it. I suppose along with everyone else a lot of things passed me by because they were for an older audience, (I was born in 1966), and we were all also prey to the tastes of our parents, who might not have liked some of the programs so we kids never saw them as most people I knew only had 1 TV set in their house (though one or two of our older neighbours had NONE), or simply for the fact that we spent more time outside playing in the street or park. "Romany Jones" (1972) I do have the vaguest of memories of it. "Yus my Dear" (1976) I remember more. As a young lad I found Arthur Mulland a mixture of slightly disturbing, but also mildly amusing. "Edgar Briggs" (1974) COMPLETELY passed me by. "Please sir" and "the Fenn St Gang" are things I do recall. "His Lordship Entertains" (1972) COMPLETELY passed me by. "My Old Man" (1974) COMPLETELY passed me by. Maggie and Her (1976) for me shows a change between the style of 1960s/early 70s TV and a more "modern" format with a style and general presentation that lasted into the 80s. (plus I always liked Irene Handl... as a kid she always seemed like a lovable grandma, but as an adult you see she certainly had a "sparkle" in her eye and was definitely a bit of a "fruity ol' bird"!!) "You're only young twice" (1978) Is when I really start remembering TV.Peggy Mount used to remind me of a battleaxe of a great Aunt I used to have (but Peggy herself was probably a lovely woman) but I did (and still do) think lovely Pat Coombes was a wonderful gentle soul who is sadly missed (you wouldn't think I grew up on a fairly tough Liverpool council estate, would you?) 😆 "Come Back Mrs Noah" & "Room Service" Are from a period where I feel I would have remembered them clearly, but someone in our house (probably dad) must have really disliked them because they're things I've never even heard of until your video Stu. Although by this point in time we did spend a LOT of time outdoors. "Get Some In" was a favourite, (and slightly sad to say I can still remember the ENTIRE theme song 🥴)... I mustn't have taken too much notice of Cpl Marsh's antics though because 7 years later I ended up joining the RAF. Around the same time was one of my all time favourite progs "Danger UXB". "My Wife Next Door" slips into the category of "completely passed me by". Strangely enough I was going to cite "Stig of the dump" as an early 1970s TV memory, but looking it up now I find it was actually 1983 !!! Oops a bit of a brain fart for me there I think !!! Some great memories there Stu as usual, and thank you for highlighting that there was a LOT of TV that completely passed my by as a kid, and thanks for your continued efforts & content !!!

[@stuviewtv]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the telly memories. Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs were great friends. There's a nice little clip here on KZbin from Wogan where they are both being interviewed together.

[@alanb1171]

Forgot about peggy mount! Loved her

[@clinging54321]

Talking pictures TV recently showed The Larkin's - starring Peggy, and Barbara Mitchell, Frankie Abbot's mum in Please sir...

[@morrisjvan]

Edgar Briggs ''We need some one to play piano'' Cathy " I can play a little piano sir'' Edgar '' That's no good, we need someone who can play a full size one ''

[@jonathancmilne67]

My Late father Loved watching "get some in" as he said it was very accurate of National service that he expierenced in the RAF being born in 1939 he was one of the last to do national service at RAF Watton in Norfolk. Thank you for posting the video i always look forward to a STuview video on youtube!

[@stuviewtv]

That's great to hear! Many thanks.

[@jonathancmilne67]

@@stuviewtv thank you!

[@janphillips2534]

Thanks Stu. I knew all of them, except His Lordship Entertains (although I used to watch Hark at Barker) and Room Service. I adored Peggy Mount and Irene Handel!

[@stuviewtv]

Oh yes, both of those ladies were wonderful. Fine comic actresses.

[@fus149hammer5]

I wish Irene could have been my gran.

[@fus149hammer5]

Peggy Mount?...... HERE KITTY KITTY!!!!😂

[@janphillips2534]

Funnily enough, Dandy Nicholls who played Alf Garnett’s wife was the spitting image of my grandmother.

[@janphillips2534]

@@fus149hammer5 She played battle axes to perfection. I’d bet she was lovely in real life. I wouldn’t have wanted to be in the same room with her and Brian Blessed though, imagine to decibel level🤣

[@kieronjones5460]

I very much do remember You Only Live Twice, I was a kid but I loved that. Romany Jones I certainly don't remember but it does look quite funny, might have to look at that one of these days.

[@jennythescouser]

'Going Straight', the continuation of 'Porridge' was stopped in it's tracks because of the tragic death of Richard Beckinsdale who was also in 'The Lovers'. Also, remember - 'Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width' - 'Curry and Chips' - 'The Rag Trade'?

[@cigmorfil4101]

Pereeeeep, everybody out!

[@grahamflaherty9278]

Could you imagine the heads exploding if Curry and Chips was televised now?

[@alisonjordan]

Hello Stu🙋‍♀️ Thanks for another entertaining video📹 There were many I had not heard of...I don’t remember “The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs,” but I do remember another David Jason Situation Comedy 🎭 of that era: “A Sharp Intake of Breath.” I used to enjoy watching “Get Some In,” “Your Only Young Twice,” “Room Service,” and Maggie and Her.” As promised... I have made another list of other forgotten Situation Comedies 🎭 “The Many Wives of Patrick” starring Patrick Cargill, who also starred in “Father Dear Father,” “My Good Woman” starring Leslie Crowther, and “Rings on their Fingers” starring Martin Jarvis. If my memory serves me correctly, I am sure there was also a Comedy called “Life Begins at Forty...(?!)

[@stuviewtv]

Hi Alison. Some interesting sitcoms you've mentioned there. I remember watching Rings on their Fingers. Used to quite enjoy that. I don't really remember that much about Life Begins at Forty but I know it starred Derek Nimmo and Rosemary Leach.

[@sylviekins]

I loved the top secret life of Edgar Briggs, it was amazing!

[@gloomyvale3671]

Never knew Alan Ford was in Romany Jones, interesting post thanks.

[@stop-the-greed]

Get some in . I got them all from cex on dvd .

[@andyjay9346]

"Misleading Cases" 1967-1971, starring Roy Dotrice (father of Michelle Dotrice in "Some Mothers Do") as Mr. Haddock and Alastair Sim as Mr. Justice Swallow. Very funny very clever. rarely seen now. John Cleese appeared in some episodes.

[@michaelrose1839]

I remember watching You Only Live Twice, Grandad, and n particular Get Some In, as when I was a child, Tony Selby was staying with his aunt in the next street, and I said hello to him and he was very friendly - obviously nothing like his character in the programme.

[@stuviewtv]

That's fantastic.

[@IIJOSEPHXII]

I thought you were gonna get me there. I didn't recognise a single one until Get Some In. I used to watch that all the time. Both my older brothers were in the army at the time and I thought that's what it was like. I did recognise the unrecognisable David Jason before you said it though. Kids these days! Nice video old chap.

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks!

[@Ben-xe8ps]

I was just wondering why some 70's sitcoms are repeated endlessly on certain TV channels while others like these are never ever shown.

[@TheUluxian]

There are a few episodes of "Do Not Adjust Your Set" with David Jason that survived the BBC purges of the '70s. That was a hilarious pre-cursor to Monty Python.

[@douglastaggart9360]

I've just finished watching every episode of get some in on KZbin.

[@stuviewtv]

A very underrated sitcom.

[@stephenchecksfield632]

One classic of sitcom Sir David Jason starred in was Lucky Fella where Sir David Jason drove a bubble car I vaguely remember it I think it was around 1975? 76😊

[@stephendavis-yl4gc]

He also stared in Sharp Intake of Breath.

[@stephenchecksfield632]

@@stephendavis-yl4gc yes I remember that sitcom also 😄

[@Richard-fv7rq]

Born in 69' I just missed watching these. They all look wonderful. How the world has changed!

[@irish66]

I loved Edgar Briggs. One of my favourites. Watched it regularly on tv, then after that, saw an episode or maybe two on youtube. But if you had asked me to give the name of that comedy spy series with David Jason.I would have a hard time remembering it,

[@2TNOIR]

Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs had me in stitches. The scene in one episode where he hides in a cocktail bar and gets fruit salad up his nose had me wetting myself.

[@radiotowers1159]

GET SOME IN, is the only one I remember. I wonder if the rest were shown across the UK or only some regions ?. Mind you in the 70`s I was probably trying to watch something else !

[@benfrancis7032]

Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs were also in the, now mostly wiped, series 'Lollipop Loves Mr Mole' written by Jimmy Perry. I also remember Peggy Mount's cameo as a very bossy Mother Superior in Inspector Morse, whom she indignantly tells 'I answer to a much higher authority than the Thames Valley Police!'

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

I love "Come Back Mrs. Noah!" beacause Molly Sugden was its star!😊

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Great video and some great stars ( RIP). I can only remember Get Some In.

[@stuviewtv]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks!

[@thebrainpimp136]

Didn't know I needed this. Your reviews are better than modern America TV. New sub

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks!

[@dawnyWestScotland]

A few I don’t remember. Loved your only young twice 💙

[@keefbeef]

Great listing 👏 thank you

[@thecelticdruid7707]

I remember "My Old Man", Clive Dunn, and the song.

[@cathyreed7881]

I only remember Get some in.

[@StephenWoods-n7b]

Some others I remember: Potter, In loving memory, I didn’t know you cared, Oh no it’s Selwyn Frogitt, The upchat line and Two up two down featuring Paul Nicholas who also sang the theme tune

[@gavingray5275]

I remember a sitcom starring the great Brian Glover. It was called 'South of the Border' didn't last long, loved it. Can't find clips anywhere.

[@carolebarker2195]

I remember most of those series you mentioned, apart from "His Lordship Entertains" and "Room Service", those two passed me by. I remember the Edgar Briggs one but didn't watch it. David Jason was in another early comedy series called "Lucky Feller" about a man who was always having bad luck. His brother was played by Peter Armitage who played Bill Webster in Coronation Street. The ones I enjoyed most were "Get Some in" and "Romany Jones". Thanks for your insights, Stu !! Very entertaining.

[@stuviewtv]

Many thanks Carole!

[@brantnuttall]

I was only young in the seventies but I remember a couple of these.

[@shenysys]

As soon as Irene Handl started to talk, i recognized her as the Granny from Metal Mickey ! 😀

[@stingray4real]

In Get Some In the Private Leckie is played by Brian Pettifer. He played Andra in The Rab C Nesbitt Show.

[@angusdunn474]

And is in some way related to Keira Knightley

[@fus149hammer5]

​@angusdunn474 Yeah you can see the likeness. 😂😂😂

[@clinging54321]

Brian was also in - one of the best episodes of Still Game as well..

[@dogz8254]

I watched Get Some In on UK Gold in the 90's.

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

All these shows are better than what's on offer today.

[@rattyfus8218]

I always thought Get Some In deserved more plaudits, although, like a lot of 70s comedy, you’d never get away with showing it now! May well check out the DVD.

[@B3tanTyronne]

Come back Mrs Noah is my goto when talking to friends about stuff that not only existed but also never should have seen the light of day in the first place. And the less said about Arthur Button Mushroom Mullard, the better.

[@normanallinson93]

I did see the odd episode of Get Some In, but a bit too close to my own life. My Wife Next Door was a definite favourite! The rest I never saw and by the look of them I wouldn’t have watched them anyway. Mind you I spent 5 years of the 70s wearing a blue uniform in other parts of the world so missed a lot of the TV shows of that period!

[@gothica64]

You may be interested in this bit of trivia if you don't already know it, relating to Get Some In. Robert Lindsay and Karl Howman, who both played Jakey Smith, share the same birthday, 1949 and 1952 respectively. I happened on this fact when I realised that it was the same date as my grandma.

[@tango22ah]

John Alderton was so unintentionally hilarious. ❤

[@bigdaddi9966]

get some in was my faverout, i watched that during its broadcast

[@ianraymondback]

I remember get some in

[@Steven-gw4bi]

The photo of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd accompanying the description of Come Back Mrs Noah actually shows David Croft and Jimmy Perry, the creators of Dad's Army.

[@stuviewtv]

You're quite right Steven. I didn't spot that when compiling the video! Thanks.

[@oldskooldeano]

I did love Yus’ my dear. I used to sing the theme song as kid.

[@ModelsExInferis]

The only one I went "YES!" to was Come Back Mrs. Noah. I can't remember how I came across it, but I watched it about a decade ago and actually quite liked it! It's not like Red Dwarf levels of amazing, but I found it funny enough. Otherwise I feel like My Old Man is scratching around at the back of my brain in a Sunday afternoon repeat kind of way. I'll check out the David Jason one, he's been one of my favourites since I was a kid!

[@Cornz38]

Wow, quite a lot of those passed me by although the Pat Coombs OAP sitcom triggered some distant bell...