Martin Marshall
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Martin Marshall
@martinmauthor1.bsky.social
Indie researcher and author, former library assistant and documentation sub-editor. Vintage and cult TV enthusiast. Genre movie fan. Author of 'A THRILLER in Every Corner' https://tinyurl.com/mbcnpbcn
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November 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Not to mention the 'confusion' with the 1958 Rod Steiger thriller movie!
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Kill Two Birds ... or Cry Terror!
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A Killer in Every Corner ...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I believe potentially, Anglia Television were to be the 'third prong' of the Trident, although they did handle some international programming marketing for the Norwich based company for a time, the ITA baulked at letting three regional franchisees come under one overall ownership.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This webpage gives a handy summary of all the main Thames idents, including when they were introduced. www.avid.wiki/Thames_Telev... During the 1968 franchise round, all three newcomers Thames, LWT and Yorkshire featured early b/w idents before more familiar colour ones emerged from Nov 1969
Thames Television/Television Idents
www.avid.wiki
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A series devised by Philip Levene, who at the time was heavily involved in scripting 'The Avengers' (alongside Brian Clemens)
November 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Good choice, or maybe 'Nurse Will Make It Better'? 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Discount above ⏫ ends midnight tonight Oct 31
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This episode takes an inciteful and fascinating snapshot of British television drama production of the mid-70s www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVXw... Peter Fiddick would also front the adult learning show 'The Television Programme' from #WestwardTelevision in 1980/81 (which all survives)
IBA Education Archive: Looking at Television - Make Believe (1977)
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope's Presentation Vault
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It's a fair cop! 😉
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Magazine listings for the episode when broadcast by (West)German TV station ZDF ...
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I guess the legal wig covered up the long hair style somewhat, and the barristers weren't often shot from the back either 🙂
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
... although - at a push - you could include the (very different) short-run 'Yellowthread Steet' in 1990.
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
John interestingly ran two careers in parallel - but separately. Alongside many acting roles, especially on television, he also co-wrote TV scripts with Andrew McCulloch (himself also an actor). 'Parkin's Patch' remained YTV's only full 'police series' until the arrival of 'Heartbeat' in the 1990s
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A stunning piece of 'old-school' television drama - that of the 'electronic theatre' variety - where script, casting, performances, setting, lighting, direction, atmosphere, music and more all come together beautifully ... and fine at 8 episodes too, despite this coming about due to 'slot necessity'
October 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM