Which sitcom of the 1980s featured characters Spike Dixon, Peggy Ollerenshaw and Ted Bovis?
"Paul Shane Paul Shane (19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was an English comedian and actor known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in ""Hi-de-Hi!"", a 1980s BBC sitcom. Shane was born George Frederick Speight in Thrybergh near Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a miner at Silverwood Colliery until he slipped on soap in the pit-head baths in 1967, resulting in double herniated discs. He was pensioned from the pit at 27. Two years later he became a professional entertainer. He already had 10 years' experience as a part-time entertainer in pubs"
"and early 1980s. The item would involve a comedian (either the portrayal of a real life person or a generic stand-up) reminisce about the ""amazing times"" they had, while shamelessly exaggerating their trailblazing influence. The characters would always be seen drinking from an SDP mug, a reference to the political party famously supported by John Cleese (whose picture appeared on the title screen) during the 1980s. Angus Deayton himself did not appear. In series 2 the Curious Orange was replaced by the Curious Alien as Stew became increasingly frustrated with the Orange's behaviour. Rich becomes obsessed with Robbie Williams as"
"cast member in ""The Tim Conway Show"", a comedy-variety show that aired on CBS from March 1980 through summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. She then starred in her own sitcom, ""Maggie"", on ABC, but the show was short-lived, airing in October and November 1981 and in April–May 1982 before being cancelled. She appeared in an episode of the classic television show Cheers entitled ""Love Thy Neighbor"" (Season 4, Episode 8, air date November 21, 1985) in which she played Phyllis Henshaw, Norm & Vera Peterson's next-door neighbor. In fall 1988, she co-starred in the short-lived CBS"
"Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and David Niven. Reruns of ""Silver Spoons"" aired on NBC's daytime schedule from July 1, 1985 to September 20, 1985 at 10:00am (EST). Reruns of the NBC run (seasons 1–4) aired with the first-run syndicated episodes (season five) every weekday on local stations, starting in 1986; many stations (such as KTLA in Los Angeles) elected to air the first-run episodes either Monday or Friday, with episodes from the NBC run filling-out the remaining four weekdays. ""Webster"", another 1980s family sitcom, used that same format when it left ABC for first-run syndication after its fourth season (1986–87);"
"Filthy Rich (1982 TV series) Filthy Rich is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 1982 to July 1983. Starring Dixie Carter and Delta Burke, the series satirized prime-time soap operas such as ""Dallas"" and ""Dynasty"". The series was set in Memphis at a fictional mansion called Toad Hall, which was owned by one Big Guy Beck (Slim Pickens; Forrest Tucker), a very wealthy land baron. He had recently died of an undisclosed illness, and before he was cryonically frozen, he had made out a videotaped will, a piece of which was played every week, by his lawyer,"
"This rating is sometimes incorrectly credited to the 8 December 1989 tram death episode. Other stories included the birth of Nicky Tilsley (Warren Jackson) in 1980, Elsie Tanner's departure and Stan Ogden's funeral in 1984, the birth of Sarah-Louise Tilsley (Lynsay King) in 1987, and Brian Tilsley's murder in 1989. New characters were introduced, such as Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley), and the McDonald family; one of whom, Simon Gregson, started on the show as Steve McDonald a week after his 15th birthday, and has been on the show"
"1979 miniseries. However, Swift, at fifteen, returned to the program in the 1980 series as Mercy Hopwell, a passenger on the wagon train. Charles Frank portrayed Lester Hackett the miniseries but was replaced by Reid Smith in the 1980 series. In 1980, Mitchell Ryan played wagonmaster Cooper Hawkins, who becomes the de facto head of the Chisholms after Hadley's death (in the episode ""Death in the Sierras""). In the miniseries, Sandra Griego played Kewedinok, an Indian woman who marries Will. Victoria Racimo replaced her in the 1980 series. Others cast in the miniseries included Anthony Zerbe as Jimmy Jackson, and"
"hearted, comedy approach, rarely taking on board the gritty realistic drama it had started out with. From this point onwards the shows storylines became increasingly farfetched and viewing figures started to drop rapidly. Series 8 saw a variety of new characters arrive, including the Powell family, consisting of Emmanuel Ighodaro as Jackson, Karen Bryson as Jackson's wife Avril, and Kira Martin as their daughter Letitia. Also, Libby and Patty's relative, Aidan Croker, played by Robbie Conway, arrived to fill the hole left by Liam, following his departure in the early episodes of the series. Billy Tutton returned and is revealed"
"Seymour Kaufman (Michael Constantine); and the petite and enthusiastic Alice Johnson (Karen Valentine), a student teacher (and later full-time teacher) learning from Pete. Patsy Garrett played Mr. Kaufman's secretary, Miss Hogarth. In addition, many recurring students were featured from episode to episode. Pete Dixon delivers gentle lessons in tolerance and understanding to his students. They admire his wisdom, insight, and easygoing manner. The themes of the episodes were sometimes topical, reflecting the contemporary political climate of the late 1960s and early to mid-1970s, such as the Vietnam War, women's rights, race relations, and Watergate. However, most plots were timeless and"
"My Children"" and ""One Life to Live"") to get ""Loving"" a prime slot. This resulted in her new show commencing a block of back-to-back Nixon shows. Others felt that moving ""Ryan's Hope"" out of the 12:30 slot spared it competition from CBS mega-hit ""The Young and the Restless"", and to a lesser degree, NBC's ailing ""Search For Tomorrow"". During the 1980s, there were numerous cast changes. Some of the more notable ones included the additions of Michael Palance, Grant Show, Daniel Pilon, Gerit Quealy, Leslie Easterbrook, Tichina Arnold, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Wlcek, Maria Pitillo, Rosemary Prinz, Catherine Larson, and Christopher"
"different ages and backgrounds: Eddie Yeats became the Ogdens' lodger, Gail Potter and Suzie Birchall (Cheryl Murray) moved in with Elsie, Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) arrived in 1976 as the tough factory boss, and Annie Walker reigned at the Rovers with her trio of staff Bet Lynch, Fred Gee (Fred Feast) and Betty Turpin (Betty Driver). Storylines throughout the decade included a warehouse fire in 1975, the birth of Tracy Langton in 1977, the murder of Ernest Bishop (Stephen Hancock) in 1978, a lorry crashing into the Rovers Return in 1979, and the marriage of Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten) and"
"John Knutz, Michele Poteet, Dorothy Purser, Samuel D. Radcliffe, Paul Rader, Eric Rubinton, Gary Tomlin, Joyce Corrington, William Corrington, Paul Rauch, Gail Kobe, Bud Kloss, Judy Lewis, Robert Calhoun, Mary S. Bonner, John P. Whitesell, Kevin Kelly, John Pasquin, Bruce M. Minnix, and Andrew D. Weyman. In the run-up to the premiere of ""Texas"" in the summer of 1980, a handful of characters was introduced on ""Another World"", in the hope that once ""Texas"" began airing on August 4, 1980, the viewers who had become invested would continue watching as Iris Bancroft and these newer characters moved to ""Texas"". The"
"recognition for her work in television during this time. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for the CBS miniseries ""Echoes in the Darkness"" (1987) and won a CableACE Award for the Harvey Fierstein-scripted ""Tidy Endings"" (HBO, 1988). Other TV movie credits during the latter half of the 1980s include the CBS teenage drug abuse-themed ""Not My Kid"" (1985; co-starring George Segal), Hallmark's domestic drama ""The Room Upstairs"" (1987; with Sam Waterston, Joan Allen, and Sarah Jessica Parker), and the HBO thriller ""Perfect Witness"" (1989; alongside Brian Dennehy and Aidan Quinn.) Channing reprised her lead role as an Upper East"
"an American sitcom that ran from the late 1980s to early 1990s; she actually starred in the 1970s series ""All in the Family"". When Dr. Mephisto asks Chef to look into his microscope, Chef says he sees ""an extreme close-up of Vanessa Redgrave's private parts"", a reference to the Academy Award-winning English actress. At the end of the episode, Stan said it is important to remember the images of starving children on television are ""just as real as you or I"". Kyle says by that logic, MacGyver is a real person too, a reference to the secret agent protagonist from"
"to seek a new life. Robert Preston appeared as family patriarch Hadley Chisholm but the character died midway through the 1980 TV series. Rosemary Harris portrays his wife, Minerva. The Chisholms encounter difficult travel, hostile Indians, and family struggles. Ben Murphy appeared as oldest son, Will Chisholm. Brian Kerwin portrayed son Gideon in the miniseries, but was replaced by Brett Cullen in the 1980 TV series. James Van Patten, appeared as Bo; Glynnis O'Connor, Elizabeth; Stacy Nelkin, Bonnie Sue in the 1979 segments, replaced by Delta Burke; and Susan Swift, Annabel, youngest of the Chisholms, killed by Indians in the"
"B.A.D. Cats B.A.D. Cats is an American action/police drama that aired on ABC from January until February 1980 on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern time. The series stars Asher Brauner, Steve Hanks, and Michelle Pfeiffer in one of her first major acting roles. The acronym B.A.D. Cats stood for 'Burglary Auto Detail, Commercial Auto Thefts'. Nick Donovan (Brauner) and Ocee James (Hanks) were two former race car drivers who joined the LAPD as part of the B.A.D. C.A.T. squad (which stood for Burglary Auto Detail Commercial Auto Thefts). Using their superior driving skills, the two mainly saw fit to"
"The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series) The Tim Conway Show – the second of two television series of the name – is a 1980-1981 American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Tim Conway. It aired on CBS from March 22, 1980, to May 17, 1980, and from September 20, 1980, to March 7, 1981. The show should not be confused with the spring 1970 sitcom also called ""The Tim Conway Show"" or with ""The Tim Conway Comedy Hour"", a comedy-variety series which aired in the fall of the same year, both also on CBS. Despite his success as a member"
"Hillbillies"" and ""The Andy Griffith Show"" show held that distinction. Both of these programs were based on the country bumpkin – the Clampetts bringing their hillbilly ways to Beverly Hills, and the slow talking sheriff in the small rural town. In the 1970s ""All in the Family"" was the top rated show while dealing with serious issues it was based on the loudmouth bigot usually getting his come-uppance. The most successful sitcoms of the 1980s were ""Roseanne"" and ""Cheers"". ""Roseanne"" was a family sitcom, based on loud and large blue-collar parents. ""Cheers"" on the other hand was about a neighborhood"
"rarely mentioned – with the exception of Andy, most are only mentioned once in the entire series. Pickering Industries is founded by Mr. Pickering (John Bliss) in 1880. Despite being over 170 years old, and dead, he appears in several episodes and has discussions with Andy within his imagination. His viewpoints are typically antiquated and contrary to political correctness to an extreme degree. His comments often seem to represent a negative aspect of Andy's mind, such as guilt, or self-doubt. Teak (Charlie Finn) and Phil (Sean Gunn) live in the same building as Andy. They had been members of the"
"Conway as their star. He would return to television in 1983 in the situation comedy ""Ace Crawford, Private Eye"", but it was destined to last only a month. The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series) The Tim Conway Show – the second of two television series of the name – is a 1980-1981 American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Tim Conway. It aired on CBS from March 22, 1980, to May 17, 1980, and from September 20, 1980, to March 7, 1981. The show should not be confused with the spring 1970 sitcom also called ""The Tim Conway Show"" or"
"#8 in the summer of 1980. The characters of Lionel and Jenny were written out by stating that they had marital problems, the result of which became a two-part episode storyline as the series' eighth-season premiere. The series' eighth season was the first African-American sitcom in years (since ""Sanford and Son"") to peak in the top 5 (the series' eighth season debuted at #3). Evans and Tolbert appeared in the two-part episode together; Evans made his final appearance in two episodes during the series' eleventh and final season. Tolbert became a regular guest star throughout the rest of the series."
"years of the series in the 1970s, Warner was getting elderly and looking increasingly implausible in uniform. He had increasing difficulty moving about, which was helped slightly by a treatment involving bee stings. When it became known that the 1976 series of eight episodes would be the last, some changes saw familiar faces including long-standing and popular cast member Peter Byrne leave, bringing in some new blood. The final series was shown in 1976 when Warner was 80 and the producers saw the opportunity to make some changes to the format. George Dixon was shown as retired from the police"
"left the show to pursue other acting opportunities. Producers ended up waiting at least six years before even contemplating to recast the role (which eventually went to Alicia Minshew in 2002). The Santos, Dillon, Frye, and Keefer families were introduced during the 90s as well. Also, the Tad and Dixie pairing had become especially popular. The show also had other couples with great followings during this time: Dimitri and Erica (Michael Nader), Trevor (James Kiberd) and Natalie (Kate Collins), and Hayley (Kelly Ripa) and Brian (Gregory Gordon, Matt Borlenghi, Brian L. Greene). By the early/mid-1990s, some of McTavish's storytelling received"
"run on NBC, it was one of five successful sitcoms on the network that featured predominantly African-American casts. The other sitcoms were ""227"" (1985–90), ""Amen"" (1986–91), ""Cosby Show"" spin-off ""A Different World"" (1987–93), and ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"" (1990–96). Four other NBC sitcoms of that time also featured black actors and actresses in lead starring or supporting roles — Nell Carter and Telma Hopkins on ""Gimme a Break"" (1981−87); Leonard Lightfoot, and later Franklyn Seales and Alfonso Ribeiro on ""Silver Spoons"" (1982−86); Kim Fields on ""The Facts of Life"" (1979−88), and Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges on ""Diff'rent Strokes"""
"Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father (also called Frankie and portrayed by Sam Kydd) appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. The bigamy of Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and his addiction to alcohol, later in the decade, Maya Sharma's (Sasha Behar) revenge on former lover Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), Charlie Stubbs's (Bill Ward) psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), and the deaths of Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs), Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn) and Fred Elliott (John Savident). In 2007, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) murdered Charlie Stubbs and claiming it was"
"mysterious and manipulative, and selectively mute during the first series; she regularly breaks the fourth wall. Abigail Stock (Georgina Moffat) is an upper class school girl with sociopathic tendencies, and one of Tony's many sexual conquests. ""Posh"" Kenneth (Daniel Kaluuya) goes to the same college as the main cast and often spends time with the boys. Madison ""Mad"" Twatter (Stephen Walters) features as Sid's emergency drug dealer, Doug (Giles Thomas) is a senior teacher at Roundview College, and British comedian and co-writer Josie Long appears as the college's careers counsellor. The central cast's parents are often played by well-known British"
"interested viewers. Other newcomers were Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Gary and Judy Mallett (Ian Mercer and Gaynor Faye), as well as Fred Elliot (John Savident) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). The amount of slapstick and physical humour in storylines increased during the 1990s, with comical characters such as Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley) and his water bed. In the early 1990s storylines included the death of newborn Katie McDonald in 1992, Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) wedding to Alma Sedgewick (Amanda Barrie) in 1992, Tommy Duckworth being sold by his father Terry (Nigel Pivaro) in 1993, Deirdre Barlow's"
"out in favor of the small rooftop dishes that offer DirecTV and Dish Network services. The 1980s also saw the debut of prime-time soap operas such as ""Dallas"", its spin-off ""Knots Landing"", ""Dynasty"", ""Falcon Crest"", ""EastEnders"" and ""Neighbours"". In 1985, both sitcoms debuted on the same day: ""The Golden Girls"", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, where it lasted for 7 seasons, where it was also the first comedy ever to feature 4 older women in the title show, and ""227"", was originally the sitcom vehicle for Marla Gibbs, who previously starred in ""The Jeffersons"", that"
"Phillip Spaulding, Mindy Lewis, and Beth Raines. She also introduced characters Alexandra Spaulding, performed by actress Beverlee McKinsey, of ""Another World"" and ""Texas"" fame; and Reva Shayne, played by Kim Zimmer. The ratings in the mid- to late 1980s were solid and healthy. Pamela K. Long returned for a second head writer stint from 1987 to 1990. The characters of Roger Thorpe and Holly Norris returned to the series during the late 1980s. Maureen Garrett reprised her role of Holly #2 in 1988, followed by Michael Zaslow as Roger in 1989. With the new decade, the series' storytelling transitioned from"
"Davis (Sandi Toksvig), an eccentric old lady who progressively got younger as the show went on, owned the place. Harry Stern (Nick Staverson) was introduced as her bumbling nephew. Dawn Lodge (Andrea Arnold), the roller-boot-wearing female lodger, quickly became the go-to person for the animal spot with international vet David Taylor. Most eccentric of all, Patrick Doyle appeared as Percy Simmonds, inventor and love interest to Ethel. Each episode ended with Ethel hosting the (""daring, dazzling, death-defyingly dull, devastatingly dangerous, delectable, delicatestible, divinely decadent"") Sandwich Quiz, a madcap-general knowledge game pitting two of that week's guests against each other. The"
"impersonation of Nancy Reagan). Featured players/writers Al Franken and Tom Davis also contributed more heavily during the season, giving themselves more prominent roles as Aykroyd and Belushi departed. Another surprise contributor was writer Don Novello, whose ""Father Guido Sarducci"" character was especially popular and appeared repeatedly during the 1979–80 season. In May 1980, as the season was wrapping, Lorne Michaels decided he was ready for a break. Knowing that most of the cast and many of the writers would be departing, he attempted to persuade the network to put the show on hiatus for six months to recast; NBC refused"
"Best of the West Best of the West is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1981 through August 1982. The Old West spoof featured the misadventures of Sam Best (Joel Higgins), a Civil War veteran who becomes a marshal in Copper Creek after accidentally scaring off an incompetent gunfighter called the Calico Kid. Sam's family was made up of his Southern-belle wife Elvira (Carlene Watkins) and his smart-mouthed son Daniel (Meeno Peluce). The cast also included Leonard Frey as villain Parker Tillman, Tom Ewell as drunken town doctor Jerome Kullens, and Tracey Walter as Tillman's clueless but"
"be taken up by other ITV franchises around the country. The show was hosted by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin, John Craven and, from 1978, Maggie Philbin. Also featured was Posh Paws, a stuffed toy dinosaur. Edmonds once explained that his name was actually spelt ""Pohs Paws"", because that is ""Swap Shop"" backwards as suggested in the phone in by 5 year old Duncan Beck. Another person named was ""Eric"" (Ilett), the often-referred to but never seen technician whose job was to lower a plastic globe containing postcards sent in by viewers as answers to competitions. Eric performed a similar"