BBC Two 2015 with 90s idents

Wasn't You Rang M'Lord a follow up to Hi-di-Hi, so that might follow shortly. Surprising too they haven't used the 30th anniversary as an excuse to use some old EastEnders to fill a few hours in the schedules too.

Not really, it shared writers and some of the cast of Hi De Hi (as well It Ain't Half Hot Mum) as but apart from that there was no real link between the two

I, too, would love to see Shoestring. Not worried about Series 1 as it's available on DVD, in uncut form (except for one minor music edit in Ep.1), but uncut episodes of Series 2 would be very welcome, as the prospect of a Series 2 DVD release is not looking likely anytime soon (I've made enquiries about it).

Unfortunately, though, the original running times vary quite considerably from one episode to another, so if the BBC chose to use Shoestring during AC, I expect they would have to make the running times pretty consistent. Therefore, they would probably end up with a similar amount of footage removed as the Alibi/UKTV Drama airings of a few years ago.

Well they've got plenty of ten minute cuts of Coast that could be used to make up the difference.

I don't think this is worthy for a new thread but the BBC Learning Zone "BBC TWO" DOG is still on as of me writing this.

EDIT: And it's gone!

I like the old idents much better than the new ones.

Idents short for Identity.

See also: Oh Doctor Beeching. (In fact don't bother seeing it, it was worse than You Rang M'Lord, and that takes some doing.)

They were essentially cast from actors, who appeared in their previous sitcoms.

I disagree about You Rang M'lord, it was quite good I seem to remember,more a comedy drama than their past shows. One advantage of their period settings is that they don't date that much

Incidently, as was noted in the documentary about Croft and Perry before Christmas, You Rang was the first mainstream sitcom to feature a lesbian character. Not the sort of programme you'd expect to break new ground like that

Dr Who Dalek ident shown on NI, before Top Gear

Here in England we got the predictable choice - big boxed RC Car.


Still, could be worse. Could be Alt-J's Sunroof. http://z5.ifrm.com/30495/17/0/e5307876//e5307876.png

Network are now using the '90s Sign Zone graphics, the same as NI have been using, except that Network, unfortunately, use their larger white box logo, as you would expect. Steam was used in the early hours, and Copper Cut Out and Silk were used this morning (with possibly one other, as I didn't catch the junction before Channel Patrol).