I'm sure there were a few shows which gave me that feeling of dread but the only one I can remember right now is Heartbeat.
I remember watching Heartbeat on the sofa with my mum, with my slippers and dressing gown on after having washed my hair, on a Sunday evening. It was on about 7 or 8pm, wasn't it? ITV (well just ITV as there was only the one ITV channel then). I remember sometimes I got a bit uncomfortable with some episodes as I could tell the older person was going to die lol how much of a sap does that make me, its not as if Heartbeat was ever going to be the grittiest of urban dramas somehow!. I'd laugh at Greengrass' hijinx though when I sat down to watch that show, I knew going back to school was just around the corner, so that was a bit depressing, yes
Minder and Boon were always weeknight shows on ITV.
It tended to be stuff such as 'Heartbeat' or 'London's burning' in the Sunday schedule together with quizzes and The South Bank Show in the post news slot.
I can't remember what Channel 4 showed in competition...........
Minder and Boon were always weeknight shows on ITV.
It tended to be stuff such as 'Heartbeat' or 'London's burning' in the Sunday schedule together with quizzes and The South Bank Show in the post news slot.
I can't remember what Channel 4 showed in competition...........
I remember London's Burning. John Alford was eye candy for the girls back then, I seem to remember? if thats the right name...someone Alford anyway used to be in Look In magazine, until that folded around 1995-ish.
ETA - did ITV not sometimes have the Freddie Starr show or/and Michael Barrymore on some Sunday evenings? I can picture the comedy show but im not 100% which comedian it was hosting it. It was like a mix of a chat show and a variety show and he'd always run into the audience and poke fun at them around early 1990s?.
Yes I remember looking forward to things like Gladiators, Beadle's About, and Blind Date on a Saturday night. Was Birds of a Feather ever shown on Sunday nights? When it was revived recently that theme music immediately made me think "bed time!" and "school tomorrow"...
Michael Barrymore was constantly on ITV in the 90s and for some reason which always escaped me seemed very popular with the audience.
I always considered him to be nothing more than a well paid bully.>:(
It was very significant that when the channel marked 50 years in 2005 he had been completely air brushed out of the 'highlights' package. The 'swimming pool' incident fatally damaged his reputation and will always be a factor.:(
Last of the a Summer Wine
The Darling Buds of May (I can remember watching that with soaking wet hair after my bath)
Heartbeat
London's Burning
Where the Heart Is
Ballykissangel
Yes I remember looking forward to things like Gladiators, Beadle's About, and Blind Date on a Saturday night. Was Birds of a Feather ever shown on Sunday nights? When it was revived recently that theme music immediately made me think "bed time!" and "school tomorrow"...
Last of the a Summer Wine
The Darling Buds of May (I can remember watching that with soaking wet hair after my bath)
Heartbeat
London's Burning
Where the Heart Is
Ballykissangel
Urghhhh.
My dad used to call that last one Ballykissarse lol. There was one called Hamish McBeth or similar as well, I think?.
Last of the a Summer Wine
The Darling Buds of May (I can remember watching that with soaking wet hair after my bath)
Heartbeat
London's Burning
Where the Heart Is
Ballykissangel
Urghhhh.
London's Burning was one of the shows I looked forward to on a Sunday night. The last couple of series weren't great though, but I miss a series like that for Sunday nights (when it was good ).
I remember The Golden Girls on a Friday night at 10 with Whose Line and/or Absolutely at about 10.30pm. I loved C4 in those days!
I remember Sunday nights being things like Howard's Way and The House of Eliott and later in the evening Spitting Image, The New Statesman, Clive James on TV.
And like a few others here I get the Sunday dread despite it being work on Monday and not school!
I keep forgetting to mention Spitting Image yet there was a documentary on it on BBC 4 this week :D
Apologies to all - for any confusion its so weird thinking all this now
The theme tune to "Thats Life" still fills me with dread to this day. Im instantly transported back to being a little boy having tea and toast before I went to bed with that feeling of monday dread ever present.
It's ok I've been thinking of Sunday tv from the 80's as well even though the op said the 90's. It was all a long time ago
I rather be transported back to the 90's as most TV of today is boring (Don't mind repeats of 90's/80's and some 00's programming but its that bad..)
another one to Sunday - Keeping Up Appearances - was that a sunday programme during the day?? I never watched them first time round until I seen it on GOLD
Channel 4 - Football Italia/Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman - I am sure it aired on Sundays)
Great thread. Quite touching to see who had that Sunday night dread as kids. I loved school so Sunday nights were ok but hate them now as an adult. The ominous beginning of the working week looms...
Sundays were Hart to Hart then years later boring dramas (to me as a kid) such as Heartbeat. I remember the Muppet show on Sundays.
The "Heartbeat" theme gives me shudders to this day.
I seem to remember an actress by the name of Niamh (just looked on Google - Niamh Cusack?) replaced someone else as Nick Berrys onscreen wife in the show and when I saw the name appear on the title screen the first time, I was baffled how you pronounced it, so I learnt something new that day lol.
I seem to remember an actress by the name of Niamh (just looked on Google - Niamh Cusack?) replaced someone else as Nick Berrys onscreen wife in the show and when I saw the name appear on the title screen the first time, I was baffled how you pronounced it, so I learnt something new that day lol.
Niamh Cusack played Nick Berry's wife Kate Rowan from Series 1 Episode 1 up until Series 5 when the character was killed off.Nick Berry's character later met another woman and remarried. But Niamh Cusack never replaced anyone, she was the original actress to play his wife
Yes I remember looking forward to things like Gladiators, Beadle's About, and Blind Date on a Saturday night. Was Birds of a Feather ever shown on Sunday nights? When it was revived recently that theme music immediately made me think "bed time!" and "school tomorrow"...
I'm fairly sure it was. It was never my favourite comedy and even now I associate it with school in the morning.
Add Cilla on Surprise, Surprise to the list. I always hated that programme and haven't gone near the new version!
I've always though Sunday nights would be a good time for football local derbies (so not too far for fans to travel if they've got work in the morning). Pick the Premier League fixture with the least travelling distance and put it on Sky/BT on a Sunday night. I know there would be policing issues, though.
Later on the standard picked up as you had dramas like Band of Gold and House of Cards, but between 2 and 7, the programmes were often dire, especially when Border decided to schedule the Coronation St omnibus opposite the Eastenders omnibus.
Sunday night dread for me started after Spitting Image, The New Statesmen and Hot Metal finished. There used to be some comedy sitcom on Sunday night and after that it was bedtime!
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I remember watching Heartbeat on the sofa with my mum, with my slippers and dressing gown on after having washed my hair, on a Sunday evening. It was on about 7 or 8pm, wasn't it? ITV (well just ITV as there was only the one ITV channel then). I remember sometimes I got a bit uncomfortable with some episodes as I could tell the older person was going to die lol how much of a sap does that make me, its not as if Heartbeat was ever going to be the grittiest of urban dramas somehow!. I'd laugh at Greengrass' hijinx though
It tended to be stuff such as 'Heartbeat' or 'London's burning' in the Sunday schedule together with quizzes and The South Bank Show in the post news slot.
I can't remember what Channel 4 showed in competition...........
I remember London's Burning. John Alford was eye candy for the girls back then, I seem to remember? if thats the right name...someone Alford anyway
ETA - did ITV not sometimes have the Freddie Starr show or/and Michael Barrymore on some Sunday evenings? I can picture the comedy show but im not 100% which comedian it was hosting it. It was like a mix of a chat show and a variety show and he'd always run into the audience and poke fun at them
I always considered him to be nothing more than a well paid bully.>:(
It was very significant that when the channel marked 50 years in 2005 he had been completely air brushed out of the 'highlights' package. The 'swimming pool' incident fatally damaged his reputation and will always be a factor.:(
The Darling Buds of May (I can remember watching that with soaking wet hair after my bath)
Heartbeat
London's Burning
Where the Heart Is
Ballykissangel
Urghhhh.
'Watch out, Beadles about. You better watch ouuuttt 'cause Beadle's aboouuuutttt'
My dad used to call that last one Ballykissarse lol. There was one called Hamish McBeth or similar as well, I think?.
London's Burning was one of the shows I looked forward to on a Sunday night. The last couple of series weren't great though, but I miss a series like that for Sunday nights (when it was good
I keep forgetting to mention Spitting Image yet there was a documentary on it on BBC 4 this week
Apologies to all - for any confusion its so weird thinking all this now
Just stumbled onto this site as well http://www.doyouremember.co.uk
It's ok
I'm off to pub, will come back and watch Jonathan creek on Drama at 10pm.
I rather be transported back to the 90's as most TV of today is boring (Don't mind repeats of 90's/80's and some 00's programming but its that bad..)
another one to Sunday - Keeping Up Appearances - was that a sunday programme during the day?? I never watched them first time round until I seen it on GOLD
Channel 4 - Football Italia/Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman - I am sure it aired on Sundays)
ITV - Dr Finlay Medicine Woman(?)
Which starred Robert Carlyle as an easy-going policeman in the Scottish Highlands
Wasn't Monarch Of The Glen usually shown on a Sunday evening?
Sundays were Hart to Hart then years later boring dramas (to me as a kid) such as Heartbeat. I remember the Muppet show on Sundays.
That's the one
I seem to remember an actress by the name of Niamh (just looked on Google - Niamh Cusack?) replaced someone else as Nick Berrys onscreen wife in the show and when I saw the name appear on the title screen the first time, I was baffled how you pronounced it, so I learnt something new that day lol.
Niamh Cusack played Nick Berry's wife Kate Rowan from Series 1 Episode 1 up until Series 5 when the character was killed off.Nick Berry's character later met another woman and remarried. But Niamh Cusack never replaced anyone, she was the original actress to play his wife
I'm fairly sure it was. It was never my favourite comedy and even now I associate it with school in the morning.
Add Cilla on Surprise, Surprise to the list. I always hated that programme and haven't gone near the new version!
I've always though Sunday nights would be a good time for football local derbies (so not too far for fans to travel if they've got work in the morning). Pick the Premier League fixture with the least travelling distance and put it on Sky/BT on a Sunday night. I know there would be policing issues, though.