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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jul 3, 2017 14:17:45 GMT
Many years ago there was a fictional TV series about a football club on TV. If I remember correctly there were some action scenes from our games at the Vic. Also, it must have been on BBC or ITV as I remember seeing it in black and white as where I was living in Scotland only had those two channels and didn't have colour TV in the early 70's.
Can anyone remember the name of the programme ?
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Post by nottspotter on Jul 3, 2017 14:19:48 GMT
All I remember was 'dream team' on sky about 'Harchester United' and the ground they used was Grimsby I think?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 14:22:01 GMT
"UNITED!"
From Wikopedia:
United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1.
The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The football scenes were filmed on the grounds of Stoke City with Jimmy Hill acting as a technical advisor, and the efforts to achieve authenticity saw the show being criticised by the then management of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who complained that the series was based on their team.
United! was not a success, and was cancelled after two series. The programme was generally considered to be too soft to appeal to male viewers, and too male-oriented for the female soap opera audience. As was common television practice of the time, the series' videotapes were wiped for reuse. As a result, none of its 147 episodes are believed to have survived.
Created by Anthony Cornish, other writers on the programme included Gerry Davis, Brian Hayles, Malcolm Hulke and John Lucarotti. The directors included Innes Lloyd and Derek Martinus. Aside from Cornish, all of these individuals also worked on Doctor Who concurrent with their involvement in United!.
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Post by PolPotter on Jul 3, 2017 14:23:28 GMT
Jossy's Giants.
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Post by philb on Jul 3, 2017 14:24:24 GMT
The only one I can remember was Jossy's Giants about a kids football team from Newcastle, but that was mid eighties if I remember rightly.
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Post by chigstoke on Jul 3, 2017 14:24:39 GMT
All I remember was 'dream team' on sky about 'Harchester United' and the ground they used was Grimsby I think? I remember Dream Team. Wasn't that bad IIRC. |
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Post by Squeekster on Jul 3, 2017 14:24:53 GMT
There was Joshie's Giants written by the late great Sid Waddell but that was mid 80's.
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Post by scfc75 on Jul 3, 2017 14:25:46 GMT
Used to enjoy The Manageress, probably crap if I watched it back now though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 14:25:51 GMT
"UNITED!"
From Wikopedia:
United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1.
The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The football scenes were filmed on the grounds of Stoke City with Jimmy Hill acting as a technical advisor, and the efforts to achieve authenticity saw the show being criticised by the then management of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who complained that the series was based on their team.
United! was not a success, and was cancelled after two series. The programme was generally considered to be too soft to appeal to male viewers, and too male-oriented for the female soap opera audience. As was common television practice of the time, the series' videotapes were wiped for reuse. As a result, none of its 147 episodes are believed to have survived.
Created by Anthony Cornish, other writers on the programme included Gerry Davis, Brian Hayles, Malcolm Hulke and John Lucarotti. The directors included Innes Lloyd and Derek Martinus. Aside from Cornish, all of these individuals also worked on Doctor Who concurrent with their involvement in United!.
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Post by werrington on Jul 3, 2017 14:27:25 GMT
Murphy mob
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 14:28:43 GMT
Didn't they use Vicarage Road for the football footage in Murphy's Mob? |
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Post by medwaypotter on Jul 3, 2017 14:29:44 GMT
United !
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Post by werrington on Jul 3, 2017 14:30:54 GMT
Didn't they use Vicarage Road for the football footage in Murphy's Mob? Yeah mate in first series ....Baseball ground second |
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Post by rawli on Jul 3, 2017 14:34:54 GMT
Didn't they use Vicarage Road for the football footage in Murphy's Mob? Yeah mate in first series ....Baseball ground second Great theme tune. Think it was sung by Wayne from AUF Wiedersehn |
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Post by colinroberts1 on Jul 3, 2017 14:40:19 GMT
Fuckin hell blast from the past , used to love that 🖒🖒 |
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Post by ohbottom on Jul 3, 2017 14:40:34 GMT
Used to enjoy The Manageress, probably crap if I watched it back now though. Oh yeah I watched that. Used to have a real crush on Cherie Lunghi. She "got them out for the lads" in the second series, something my fevered teenage imagination had been anticipating with breathless expectation. I remember being vaguely disappointed... |
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Post by jonnynico on Jul 3, 2017 14:55:58 GMT
There was a play on tv called zigger zagger about our own zigger.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 3, 2017 15:55:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 16:08:17 GMT
GD
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Post by jarvinski on Jul 3, 2017 16:16:56 GMT
Not sure zigger zagger was on tv, definitely was put on at the old vic theatre in hartshill
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Post by somersetstokie on Jul 3, 2017 16:29:07 GMT
The Ripping Yarns episode on fictional Barnstonworth United said it all really and probably cannot be bettered in any era.
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Post by jonnynico on Jul 3, 2017 16:36:49 GMT
Not sure zigger zagger was on tv, definitely was put on at the old vic theatre in hartshill Was on tv, that's where I saw it. Think it was made in to a play for the theatre after. |
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 3, 2017 16:40:48 GMT
If we're just listing random TV shows about football, there was Bostock's Cup, starring Nick Hancock.
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Post by jonnynico on Jul 3, 2017 16:47:51 GMT
Not sure zigger zagger was on tv, definitely was put on at the old vic theatre in hartshill Was on tv, that's where I saw it. Think it was made in to a play for the theatre after. Just checked on google, it was on for 3 episodes in 1975. |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jul 3, 2017 17:39:05 GMT
What was that one where Martin Clunes was a Stoke Fan?
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Post by Sven on Jul 3, 2017 18:04:02 GMT
What was that one where Martin Clunes was a Stoke Fan? think it was---An Evening with Gary Lineker |
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Post by Gifton on Jul 3, 2017 18:54:51 GMT
What was that one where Martin Clunes was a Stoke Fan? think it was---An Evening with Gary Lineker Yes it was.... We weren't mentioned much on telly at all then so it stuck in my mind. As did the Michael Owen thing at the Brit.... |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jul 3, 2017 18:59:29 GMT
Star Soccer!!!  |
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Post by essexstokey on Jul 3, 2017 19:53:14 GMT
Not sure zigger zagger was on tv, definitely was put on at the old vic theatre in hartshill I remember watching the film on video at school as it was part of our English classes in Crewe |
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Post by nottspotter on Jul 3, 2017 20:05:53 GMT
All I remember was 'dream team' on sky about 'Harchester United' and the ground they used was Grimsby I think? I remember Dream Team. Wasn't that bad IIRC. It was Hollyoaks at a footy club basically. They did use real footy clips from the prem and just edit the kit to the harchester purple kit though which made it a little more 'realistic' |
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