Comics on TV

[Al]

In response to Michael's observation about a comic appearing in Minder and Big Bad Bri directing me to the correct episode of Series 2 Episode 5, I have managed to grab this frame from it. The air-date of this episode was 9th October 1980, so this issue of Tiger obviously pre-dates that.

[Phoenix]

Yes, this series is sold to potential participants as one celebrating collecting and collectors, but to the viewing public as being about "collectors in crisis", and aims to help them get their stuff to a storage centre, logged and evaluated, and, possibly, sold, while filming how the participant deals with all that, the cameras following their every reaction.

As I got one I think Phil Shrimpton must have sent the email to everybody who has ever bid on anything in his auctions. It does seem quite sad really that this is their underlying intention because it would be interesting to view and appreciate other people's much-loved collections of things they have been attracted to throughout their life. To judge from the information within the links that several members provided, it looks as though they want to treat these collections as a kind of up-market extension of the various series about those hoarders, most of whom seemed to have psychological problems. I couldn't take part in such a programme despite knowing that I could make a positive contribution to it because my collecting is not some kind of illness. It has a purpose, not a cause.

[dandy mad]

I really don't like these types of shows that depict the collector as some sort of nutter that has issues upstairs and they offer zero education in what the collector is interested in and they just do a few long shots of the beer cans toy cars etc and I suppose comics and annuals for the upcoming episode in the next series

[dandy mad]

The only tv show about different collectors interests that didn't patronise or dumb down collectors was Collectors Lot that came on channel 4 in the mid to late 1990s

[stevezodiac]

On Flog It! this afternoon the montage showed a seller with a pile of Victor and Tiger comics. Then showed expert leafing through them.

[Digifiend]

According to BeanoMaster, a contestant on Stars in their Eyes was given a Beano for the journey home in yesterday's episode. I didn't watch the show myself.

See it here: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/harry-hil ... /episode-3

[stevezodiac]

Sort of on tv. I went to the Imperial War Museum yesterday (just down the road from me) and in the Lord Ashcroft gallery where the Victoria Crosses are displayed there is, on a tv screen, some pages from the Hornet depicting a Police Constable stopping some armed robbers in Deptford (where I have lived all my life). I think it was issue 216. This happened in the 1960s and the policeman was awarded the George Cross. There are also several piles of a Victor Comic - it is a 16 page issue of the Victor made up of eight front and back covers. Unfortunately you are not allowed to remove the comics and they do not sell copies in the shop.

[geoff42]

Hi, Raven, that film still you uploaded with Bernard Bresslaw and his Topper comic made me smile. The blonde actress with the overflowing cleavage captured my attention before the Topper did. So, I reckon that means, despite my unhealthy obsession with comics, more natural things still supersede it. Or am I just a pervert? Damn, which is worse?

[DavidKW]

Whilst another not direct sighting but a comic reference noentheless:

I watched the drama Ordinary Lies on Tuesday. The character of Rick gave the bosses' teenage daughter Ruby the text code of Minnie The Minx. Rick said "She used to be in the Beano Comic" which Ruby didn't understand.

Used to? I thought the still was. Scriptwrtier may not be doing his homework!

This may sound an idea for another topic but I'm getting a major remminder of comics on TV - notably when watching Top Of The Pops 1980 repeats on BBC4. They've been having Shakin' Stevens on singing his debut hit Hot Dog - I just keep think of Viz and how they used to send up Shakey esp. on Billy The Fish.
It's Shakey! I've Got All His Records!

[stevezodiac]

According to the Radio Times Sunday's Antiques Roadshow features a man with part of his collection of Oor Wuliie books.

[NP]

Last week BBC4 showed an April 1980 Top of the Pops with The Bodysnatchers. Tenuous comic connection? Sax player was my pal Miranda, who in 2014 made her 3rd appearance in The Beano, as a make up artist (as she is now).

[Phoenix]

According to the Radio Times Sunday's Antiques Roadshow features a man with part of his collection of Oor Wuliie books.

By chance I saw that programme, Steve. The expert didn't seem to know exactly what value to place on them so he hedged his bets and put a value of £5 grand on each of the five. Dream on!

Update. When writing the post above I hadn't realised that this opinion would have appeared in a different thread. I have just got back from ten days in Cornwall, and it made sense to start reading members' posts from the earliest one I had missed. Perhaps I should have read them all before making any comment but regrettably I don't do that sort of thing. I believe in striking while the iron's hot.

[JT Mirana]

Anyone who watched THE ENFIELD HAUNTING on Sky might have noticed the Diana Annual for 1976 on the fireplace beside Janet's bed.



pic of the 'real' haunting



A couple of tales from that Annual from the ever-fascinating Out of this World Blog

http://kb-outofthisworld.blogspot.co.uk ... black.html

And some production design pics, which will seem awfully familiar to those of us of a 1970s vintage.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/2235982 ... d-Haunting

[Niblet]

Devious Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) reads comics while masquerading as the child-like 'Georgie' - Twisted Nerve, 1968.

[Phoenix]

I see you are still standing on the porch of the Lido Hotel, Niblet. Could you not take your courage in both hands and go in and ask them for a job?