ATV Archives | Visual Mutterings https://visualmutterings.com/tag/atv Archive television thoughts Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:29:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://visualmutterings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png ATV Archives | Visual Mutterings https://visualmutterings.com/tag/atv 32 32 178785585 The Saint – The Latin Touch https://visualmutterings.com/the-saint-the-latin-touch https://visualmutterings.com/the-saint-the-latin-touch#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:01:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-saint-the-latin-touch First broadcast 11th October 1962 Plot On holiday in Rome, Simon is witness to the kidnap of a US diplomat’s daughter. A mafia man, Tony Unciello, is responsible. His brother is about the be executed in the US and Governor Inverest has the power to stop it. Guest stars Alexander Knox plays the governor and …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-saint-the-talented-husband/feed 0 38 Callan – Wet Job https://visualmutterings.com/callan-wet-job https://visualmutterings.com/callan-wet-job#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:08:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/callan-wet-job Bringing back a popular show can be enormously tempting. It worked once, so why wouldn’t it work well again? I wasn’t keen on the idea of a revival and reviews from others set my expectations low, then lower again, so I had put off watching this for some time. Wet Job does start reasonably well …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/callan-wet-job/feed 1 57 The Prisoner – Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:16:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling Episode 13 – Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling First ITV broadcast: Friday 22nd December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 7.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 3rd August 1968, 7.30pm From the very beginning this episode is different as we have a pre-titles sequence, instead of going straight into the usual title …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling/feed 3 116 The Prisoner – A Change of Mind https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:41:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind There has been an unplanned extended break at Visual Mutterings. I was rather busy and then I got a new job so I have been even busier. But I was missing Number Six so I finally found the time to get back to the Village via a raft, a boat, a wooden box and a …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-a-change-of-mind/feed 0 117 The Prisoner – It’s Your Funeral https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral#comments Tue, 19 May 2015 16:07:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral Episode 11 – It’s Your Funeral First ITV broadcast: Friday 8th December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 10th August 1968, 7.30pm The new Number Two looks like a Thunderbirds‘ character. He doesn’t look like a real person. I spent the entire episode doubting his ability to …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-its-your-funeral/feed 2 118 The Prisoner – Hammer Into Anvil https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 18:20:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-hammer-into-anvil Episode 10: Hammer Into Anvil First ITV broadcast: Friday 1st December 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 31st August 1968, 7.30pm This episode is a rare example of Number Six getting one over Number Two and the Village. I have written before about ‘little victories’, little acts …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-checkmate/feed 1 121 The Prisoner – Dance of the Dead https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:41:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead Episode 8: Dance of the Dead First ITV broadcast: Friday 17th November 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 9.1 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 27th July 1968, 7.30pm For the first time, Number Two speaking in the title sequence is a woman. We have had a couple of female Number Two’s so far. …

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]]> https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-dance-of-the-dead/feed 3 122 The Prisoner – Many Happy Returns https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns https://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/the-prisoner-many-happy-returns Episode 7: Many Happy Returns First ITV broadcast: Friday 10th November 1967, 7.30pm [ATV Midlands/Grampian] Estimated first run ratings: 10.3 million First CBS broadcast: Saturday 20th July 1968, 7.30pm This episode goes for over 20 minutes without a single English word being spoken on screen. The episode is over half way through before we get …

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