RTBWTV The Review show October 15th 2023 -- Rotating Leads and Musical Chairs.
A leisurely swim (rather than a deep dive) through the classic television that flitted across the black and white screens of the UK, from the Suez Crisis of 1956 until 1974's three day week.
Co hosts Guy Morgan and David Newell consider shows that are still available, others that have been lost and some which should have existed and perhaps still could...........
This time, we explore shows where the leads share out the heavy lifting with shift work.Apparently, in the Americas they're called "wheel" shows. Different week, different star.
Dave talks star power and audience reaction, while Guy gets technical and weighs up the production advantages of having multiple leads on the go in different locations.
Obviously we talk about The Four Just Men and The Rogues, but there are a lot more, almost every precinct cop show and western (that isn't named after the lead character).
And British TV loved an ensemble cast, even if they were puppets.
As always, rights in all clips belong to the holders and are used for educational purposes. The Name of the Game was originally released on Decca and Pentangle's Light Flight was used as the theme for Take Three Girls. Hunt these down via online retailers as well as the psychedelic Trumpton, which after all, first aired during the original Summer of Love........
