The ’70s – the decade when TV had flare and so did we. Its stars were Gods and we used to dig them. But was it as groovy as we remember? We’ve got the less-than-perfect moments from the 70s biggest shows including Fawlty Towers, Jukebox Jury and the very first episode of Question Time where an audience member stole the show for all the wrong reasons, along with the biggest stars from back in the day; Sherrie Hewson, Doctor in the House star George Layton and presenter Jenny Hanley relive the moments they’d rather forget in this 2-hour special narrated by icon of the ’70s, Dame Penelope Keith.
Highlights include an appearance by the legendary Bill Oddie relives a rare outtake from The Goodies where the comedy called for him to smash a Gramaphone record, but he ended up making a record of his own… for the most takes! Sheila Ferguson speaks about the time she was guest starring on Supersonic with her group The Three Degrees but was forced to call cut after swallowing some glitter falling from the lighting gantry. Plus, we’ve tracked down Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd who takes us back to a time before Health and Safety was a thing.
Other highlights include the time a young Sue Lawley was underwhelmed by a guest on Nationwide who claimed he could jump on eggs without cracking them. Bob Hope has difficulty with a prop causing steam to pour from his ears literally and metaphorically. And bad boys of rock, The Who, have a bizarre encounter with an unimpressed Russell Harty.
Other interviewees include Tiswas star Sally James, Sally Geeson and singer-songwriter Jona Lewie.
Rating 655,000 and a 8.8% share (the best overnight share of any Horribly Wrong show to date) Up 123.6% on slot average. Peaking at 898,000. 2nd best rating in slot, beating ITV, BBC2 and Ch4.
