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as then interviewed by the director baz taylor i heard nothing for three weeks so assumed i had not got the part and accepted a job in glasgow as assistant director to david hayman for theatre company 7 84 i was then called back into meet ian mcshane producer bob banks stewart writers dick clement ian la frenais executive producer alan mckeown and director ken hannam it was terrifying i was offered the job the next day and had to drop out of the directing gig with 7 84 the rapport between yourself ian mcshane dudley sutton and phyllis logan seems genuine did you enjoy making series one all the series were a joy to make ian dudley phylis malcolm tierney and i got on like a house on fire my abiding memory of filming lovejoy is laughter and friendship it doesn t happen very often i was very lucky to this day i regard all four of the regulars as among my dearest friends were you all set to return for a second series in 1987 or was it clear early on that the first series might be the only one we were hopeful of a second series in 87 which would have been filmed in 86 but the bbc made executive producer alan mckeown an offer he couldn t accept and all power to him he walked away the deal s the thing you see that s why alan is as rich as croesus and i m skint when did you learn that the programme would finally be returning in spring 1989 michael grade left the bbc to go to channel 4 and within three weeks witzend alan s company contacted my agent and we were back on the deal was finally done in the autumn of 89 to start filming 10 eps from easter 1990 1993 saw two seasons and a christmas special air quite unusual for a bbc drama did you sense the bbc were particularly fond of the show at that time no i always felt many of the metropolitan tv industry types were slightly embarrassed by lovejoy it wasn t cynical urban edgy or cool enough for them like heartbeat and last of the summer wine it was innocent rural funny and nostalgic and of course immensely popular with the public my own taste is for drama that engages more directly with the contemporary world but i could appreciate lovejoy for what it was and that it was done extremely well the scripts were brilliant this sneering metropolitan attitude crops up even now and the show is the butt of jokes from the likes of catherine tate and little britain who portray the show as a talisman of an unsophisticated middle england very patronising continue reading posted in dvd television tv 1980s tv 1990s tagged bbc chris jury ian mcshane lovejoy 157 replies dvd review lovejoy the complete collection posted on september 9 2011 by jonathan melville 2 with scripts as well crafted as a chippendale performances as finely tuned as a stradivarius and a production history more complex than the workings of a thomas earnshaw timepiece lovejoy arrives on dvd to once more charm viewers who have missed the series since its departure from tv screens in 1994 adapted for the small screen by veteran scriptwriter ian la frenais who took jonathan gash s rather earthy novels and made them acceptable for a mainstream audience season one aired on bbc one in 1986 that series introduced the character of east anglian antiques dealer and divvie lovejoy as played by ian mcshane in full on rogue mode aiding and abetting are wily tinker dudley sutton nice but dim eric chris jury and the delectable lady jane felsham phyllis logan while hindering lovejoy in his plans to make a tidy profit on each deal is the panto villainesque charlie gimbert malcolm tierney slightly closer to the books in those first 10 episodes the first year established the type of story offered up by la frenais and his fellow writers a mystery involving a rare antique draws in lovejoy with a dash of humour and the odd aside to camera helping things rattle along at a fair old lick thanks to an unfortunate rights snafu and a short trip to dallas for mcshane season two didn t appear until 1991 by which time gimbert had gone but the rest of the gang were still available for more of the same for the next few years it was as if nothing had happened sunday nights enlivened by preposterous plots and a cast of recognisable british thespians including sir john gielgud brian blessed bill travers joanna lumley richard griffiths michael kitchen and donald pleasance drifting in and out of each episode to add a touch of class to proceedings by 1993 the series was a bone fide bbc hit with season four running from january until april and season five from september until november with a us set christmas special thrown in for good measure sadly nothing lasts forever and season five would see two of the leads leave only for a new cast to be phased in and the dynamic change lovejoy may still have been loveable but the world around him was different comprised of self contained episodes for the majority of its run the last year would see the makers build on the romance between lovejoy and charlotte caroline langrishe even if his heart was always with lady jane bringing every episode together with the original music present and correct for the first time this set takes the viewer into a world where it s permanently summer every antique shop hides a lost treasure and friends conspire to help and hinder each other before making up with a pint in the pub and move on to the next dodgy deal continue reading posted in dvd television tv 1980s tv 1990s tagged chris jury dick clement dudley sutton ian la frenais ian mcshane lovejoy 2 replies maverick returns to british tv posted on september 9 2011 by jonathan melville 1 great news for fans of maverick the 1950s tv series starring james garner and jack kelly as bret and bart maverick it s finally back on uk television every day at 12 30 on tcm uk i say fans of maverick but in reality i mean those perhaps aware of the 1994 movie but who are unlikely to ever have seen an episode of the tv show as it hasn t been shown here in decades but that s a bit clunky i only noticed the repeat run after a bit of scrolling through the cable channels and a run through the tcm line up even though it s not one i subscribe to a quick email to tcm confirms that they have the rights to at least the first season which debuted on us tv on 22 september 1957 although the website doesn t make it clear where they re up to they will at some point be repeating the season again going back to the first episode the war of the silver kings i ve been slowly making my way through the series on dvd sadly it s not officially available anywhere these are off air copies and this initial run is hugely enjoyable stuff with garner finding his feet straight away as the charming gambler travelling the old west and finding trouble in every town the series created by roy huggins who also gave us the fugitive was the first tv western to add humour to its scripts making it stand out from the glut of serious cowboy shows on american television rather than start a fight maverick will try to talk his way out of a bad situation looking after himself as much as possible sure he s a coward but he s a living coward which beats being a dead one after a few episodes we re also introduced to bret s brother bart who s up to the same game only a few hundred miles down the road once in a while the maverick s team up to take on a particularly tricky foe episodes such as the wrecker and trail west to fury allowing garner and kelly to bounce off each other with the programmes trademark humour the latter episode also features a guest appearance by dandy jim buckley efrem zimbalist jnr one of many fellow con men encountered by the pair during their adventures the first few episodes are notable for the fact they were directed by budd boetticher the famed b movie western director who reused many of the guest cast in his randolph scott collaborations something i noticed while watching the budd boetticher collection earlier in the year the series isn t just a series of one liners with a hefty dose of drama in amongst the humour and more than a few dead bodies the show would also go on to inspire the creation of the rockford files in the 1970s and garner played the character of maverick in a sequel series bret maverick as well as making an appearance in richard donner s 1994 big screen version with mel gibson making a decent addition to the maverick clan in april 2011 i toured the warner bros set in los angeles home to maverick in the 1950s and made a point of looking out for any signs of the show if you enlarge the photo on the right you ll find a mention along with some of the distinguished films and series which were crafted on stage 25 garner s hat from the series is also on display in another part of the complex but photos were banned that s a long way of saying that if you have tcm i d recommend tuning in one of these days unlike today s tv series there s no arc or ongoing plot that you won t understand if you miss an episode just good old fashioned entertainment that hasn t dated too badly continue reading posted in tv 1950s us tv tagged jack kelly james garner maverick tcm uk 1 reply dvd review doctor who the sun makers posted on august 28 2011 by jonathan melville reply tom baker s fourth doctor finds himself in a rather taxing situation in the sun makers landing on pluto in the far future with leela louise jameson in tow as he discovers the planet s populace is being kept in its place by the collector henry woolf assisting the rebels fighting to overthrow their oppressors the doctor discovers the true nature of the collector s origins and that sometimes money is the root of all evil written by robert holmes perhaps doctor who s most celebrated scriptwriter and also its script editor at the time of the sun makers the story is packed with the type of humour rarely seen in the series with overt references to the british tax system this was never going to be your typical saturday tea time romp but social commentary doesn t overwhelm the science fiction at the script s core baker and jameson are both on fine form and it s a joy to see them take on woolf and richard leech as gatherer hade even if things do get slightly heightened as the story goes on the guest cast are uniformly excellent particularly michael keating and william simons as goudry and mandrel respectively clever challenging and always entertaining the sun makers is a welcome dvd release which shows once again just how diverse the series has been over the years extras on this single disc edition include an informative commentary from baker jameson keating and director pennant robert and a new documentary running from the tax man which looks back at the story s development and production yet more fact filled production notes can be switched on to aid enjoyment while the usual pdf documents and a photo gallery are available story extras posted in dvd television tv 1970s tagged doctor who the sun makers tom baker leave a reply itv turned down the return of ray winstone and robin of sherwood posted on august 15 2011 by jonathan melville 49 nothing s forgotten nothing s ever forgotten those words will be recognisable to any fans of the hit 1980s tv show robin of sherwood which ran for three years on itv from 1984 to 1986 and captivated a generation in the process with the highest tv budget of the period michael praed made for a dashing robin i the hood but one whose fate never looked to be to a happy one at least as long as he and his followers including a young ray winstone as will scarlett lived in an england ruled by men who put land and money before the welfare of the populace at least that s something which we could never say is the case today the series came to an abrupt end after the third series when the company behind it goldcrest went belly up leaving viewers wondering what might have happened next rumours surfaced in the 90s that a film version might appear but that was scuppered by kevin costner s robin hood prince of thieves which borrowed a number of elements from carpenter s series today i had the opportunity to meet with clive mantle little john in robin thanks to his presence in edinburgh for the fringe he s here with his stage show jus like that in which he portrays comedian tommy cooper and it s a fantastic performance that he s honed to perfection i wanted to discuss the show but i couldn t help mentioning robin of sherwood and had to ask if there were any plans for the upcoming 30th anniversary his response was as follows and you can hear it in full over on audioboo we wanted to do a television update and we submitted to itv 18 months or two years ago the idea of a two hour special or a couple of specials with all the original team ray back jason connery and michael praed and itv turned us down we couldn t believe it especially with ray on board kip carpenter had written a fantastic idea and when i heard they d turned it down i stood there open mouthed and thought i think that s a mistake ray loves it so much that if he had a gap in his schedule and we were all available i m sure he d give it another go so there it is everyone wants to make it but nobody wants to fund it itv were offered on a plate the return of one of its most popular series plus a star name in ray winstone and they turned it down it s no secret that series such as x factor and britain s got talent cost pennies to make and pull in large audiences so it s understandable that itv would want to keep churning out the cheap stuff as long as they can continue reading posted in television tv 1980s tagged clive mantle goldcrest itv mark ryan ray winstone robin of sherwood 49 replies post navigation older posts search about the blog a tv and film fan writes about tv and film more twitter tweets by jon_melville most popular chris jury on lovejoy it was innocent rural funny and nostalgic the culp collection 2 last of the good guys 1978 dvd review lovejoy the complete collection maverick returns to british tv dvd review doctor who day of the daleks 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