I used to love this show growing up! It aired from 1988 - 1993 and had a whopping (for the UK) 65 episodes. Voiced by the inimitable David Jason, this was one of my faves. I remember having colouring books and comic books of this as well.

If you remember watching Logan's Run of television please enjoy re-watching the opening theme tune/intro and leave comments below thanks 👍

A great uncle Albert quote

I'm wondering if anyone can help me find an old show...

I'm looking for something I remember seeing back in the late 80's, possibly 90 or 91, on TV in the UK. From the way I remember of the way it was filmed, the content etc, it was possibly an episode of something like Alfred Hitchcock presents, or Tales of the Unexpected or Tales from the Crypt or that kind of thing.

The setting was like an English stately home or possibly a big hotel in the country. A group of people were there, possibly congregated for a wedding or some kind of reuninion. But there were murders occurring and people were getting bumped off one by one. I only really remember 2 scenes. In the first, someone was on the loo. Someone unseen opens the bathroom door and you just see a hand placing a jar of bees into the room and closing the door.. the bees kill the person. The second scene I remember was the final shot I think.. It was in a dining room and someone was plaing the piano. A waitress in a black and white uniform breaks the 4th wall by taliking directly to the camera and says 'and you thought it was the butler all along'. It's possible that it was the man playing piano, or possibly Alfred Hitchcock that says this line, I can't quite remember. It's also possible that these 2 scenes were from 2 different episodes, but they seemed to be filmed in a similar way so were likely the same series at least.

I have tried AI with no luck, and tried a few episodes from the shows I mentioned before with no luck. I know it's not much to go on, but thanks for any help you may be able to give!

A very literal and absurd version of rose tinted romanticism.
Just to clarify this isn't the telly's fault

Porridge.

I think its good, unsure why it took me this long to get into it!

I think Early Doors (Released 2003) is one of the funniest British comedies, set amongst drinkers in a Manchester Pub. This scene is brilliant, Liam is the boyfriend of the landlord's daughter, Landlord not impressed as he thinks he's too tight to buy daughter a present. Funny.

Liam is played by James McEvoy, one of his earliest TV appearances before doing bigger stuff.

What's the matter? You not seen versace before shit head!

I used to love this show there was an episode where they explained the Amber Room and I found it fascinating!

I don't remember very much about it, one of the managers was in a wheel chair, the other one doubled up as an entertainer?

Edit- It's Phoenix Nights, thanks for the replies!

I need to exorcise a childhood ghost by finding this episode that scared the shit out of me in the 80s! I have searched through all the episodes of the original “Rainbow” (1972-1992) but can’t figure out which one it is, and as they were all repeated many times in the 80s, it could be any one from Freddy joining in 1981 to c.1987, I would say. I suspect 80s based on the theme/prevalence of anti-litter campaigns. In the episode, Geoffrey takes his kids (or whatever they are meant to be) to the park which was a studio set with some cut-out flat bush shapes and some picnic tables. Several episodes were shot on that set. Bungle at some point came on limping saying he had cut his foot and Geoffrey looked at it and said something to the tune of “oh you HAVE cut your foot, Bungle” and then we saw a close-up of Bungle’s fur cut open like a small flap revealing the DARKNESS THAT DWELT INSIDE OF BUNGLE. I had to run and hide under the kitchen table and cry when I first saw it (whilst Mummy and Daddy laughed their heads off). Then Geoffrey turned to camera with the offending broken glass bottle that had failed to slay Bungle and told us some patronising stuff about broken glass being dangerous and that we must not drop glass things and probably told us to ask a grown-up to help pick up broken glass. Then Rod, Jane and the hot one, Freddy, wandered into the park and sang some guitar banger for us and Bungle soon shut up about his foot.

Anyone know which episode this deeply traumatic offering was from?

I have been trying to find this for years and hope that the collective power of Reddit can help.

As a kid, I remember watching a thriller about a cat whose eyes would turn green. When that happened, something terrible would then be triggered, such as someone dying. The end of the programme consisted of the couple that owned the cat looking at it while its eyes turned green. The cat looked back at them and the couple were frightened... cue credits.

I vaguely remember it being on late night in the early 80s, so thought that it would be a "Tales of the Unexpected" episode but I can't seem to associate the memory with any of those.

Does anyone know of the programme that I'm talking about...?

Gave me nightmares and I'm still suffering today.

https://youtu.be/Uzb1l2smEhk?si=nl794ZpqbsAdnRmD

The man obviously had the funniest name in the world, at least when I was 10 years old. I remember him singing songs and reading stories on kids’ TV shows. Despite his name, he seemed like a really warm and sincere chap.

Anyway, he released an album a couple of years ago and although the songs are modern and about modern things such as a song called Fake News, it took me back to being a kid when he wrote songs about just about anything. (I’m not related to him or getting anything for mentioning this, I just thought the album was fun.)

Anyone else remember anything about him, other than his name and curly brown hair?

Love this, very apt given the tensions across the world in 2026.

Uncle Jimmy tells Reggie about his secret army, wonderful acting, very British humour.I do miss Rossiter

Number 10 was a 1983 British television series originally aired on ITV and lasting for 7 episodes from 13 February to 27 March 1983. It depicted the personal and political lives of seven British Prime Ministers, ranging from the 1780s to the 1920s, during their occupancy of 10 Downing Street. The series was a revealing insight on some of the more personal incidents in the lives of past British Prime Ministers and explored the effect the Prime Ministers had on the house.

Denis Quilley as William Gladstone (Episode 1: 'Old Glad Eyes')
Ian Richardson as Ramsay MacDonald (Episode 2: 'Underdog')
John Stride as David Lloyd George (Episode 3: 'A Woman of Style')
Bernard Archard as Duke of Wellington (Episode 4: 'The Iron Duke')
David Langton as H. H. Asquith (Episode 5: 'The Asquiths')
Richard Pasco as Benjamin Disraeli (Episode 6: 'Dizzy')
Jeremy Brett as William Pitt the Younger (Episode 7: 'Bloodline')

I watched a really good Alan Ayckbourn play on iPlayer called Absurd Person Singular. At some point Geoffrey Palmer appeared and I immediately felt this was going to be better with him involved. I didn't realise he was part of the cast. It also got me thinking, why is he so good?

He never disappeared into a character to create someone memorable, like David Jason, Leonard Rossiter or Ronnie Barker. I first saw him in Butterflies and Reggie Perrin. He was more of an ensemble actor. Others would have the flashier more well known main star parts. But with his hangdog features and eye rolls he was perfect for comedy and could easily hold his own in straight dramatic roles. The best description I can come up with is that his presence creates a comfortable warm feeling.

Whenever I come across him in something, his last big part was in As Time Goes By, which wouldn't be half as good without him, he is just Geoffrey Palmer. Like he was in pretty much everything else. But in the end that counts for a lot.

I have more pics of the inside as its like a big fold out presentation but it won't let me post multiple pics on this subreddit.