Retro telly!

[Annoyed Grunt]

Chocky.

Kids TV.

Not many people remember that.

[bobo the clown]

Chocky.

Kids TV.

Not many people remember that.

I can agree there !!

Who/what was it ?

[Annoyed Grunt]

Chocky.

Kids TV.

Not many people remember that.

I can agree there !!

Who/what was it ?

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About an alien life form that uses a young boy to gain knowledge about earth.

[cophilie]

I have this poster.







Also, another oppurtunty to try to find out one of the mysteries of my life. Does anyone else (no-one does) remember a programme about a young lad who was ill off school (like glandular fever or something big) for aaaages. While off he wrote a computer game, which he sent off to Japan where it was really popular and one day he got a cheque for like £1million or somesuch. Programme is then about how he spends that money, his mum lets him spend the daily interest or something, at one point he buys a chauffered Rolls. Anyone?

Matt's Million? He learnt all kinds of lessons about life and stuff, and in the end started making another game?? I think it was based on a book. Or a book was written about afterwards. I think I read it once, as well as watching it.

[Gooner Girl]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

[Annoyed Grunt]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

Only one that springs to mind is Rosie and Jim.

[Gooner Girl]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

Only one that springs to mind is Rosie and Jim.

No, that was a bit after my time and was for younger kids. This was a drama series aimed at 8-12 year olds i reckon.

[TANGODANCER]

Loved Billy Bunter of Greyfriars and the BBC mini dramas like Tom Brown's Schooldays with arch bully Flashman and William Tell with the 29 stone Llamberger Gesller.

[Lofthouse Lower]

I still recommend that folk of all ages check out Horrible Histories.

Really funny stuff

[bobo the clown]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

Only one that springs to mind is Rosie and Jim.

No, that was a bit after my time and was for younger kids. This was a drama series aimed at 8-12 year olds i reckon.

I recall it, it was based around North Cheshire. Drama for young adults I think. About 15-20 years ago. I can't recall it's name & failed on google last evening.


Mind you ... "Watching", with Patsy Byrne, Emma Wray, Paul Bown as 'Malcolm' and Lisa Tarbuck was v good.

[Gooner Girl]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

Only one that springs to mind is Rosie and Jim.

No, that was a bit after my time and was for younger kids. This was a drama series aimed at 8-12 year olds i reckon.

I recall it, it was based around North Cheshire. Drama for young adults I think. About 15-20 years ago. I can't recall it's name & failed on google last evening.

Up north and 15/20 years ago may well be right but i thought it was more for pre/early teens? I've tried google with no luck...

[Annoyed Grunt]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Oh, and i always wanted to have a go on 'Fun House' with Pat Sharpe

Only one that springs to mind is Rosie and Jim.

No, that was a bit after my time and was for younger kids. This was a drama series aimed at 8-12 year olds i reckon.

I recall it, it was based around North Cheshire. Drama for young adults I think. About 15-20 years ago. I can't recall it's name & failed on google last evening.

Doesn't ring any bells at all.

[TANGODANCER]

there was a kids programme back in the early/mid 90's set on the river - locks, narrow boats and a cafe featured and i can;t remember the name of it, has been bugging me for ages. Was on ITV.

Joshua Jones ?.

[Gooner Girl]

No tango, right era but this was a drama not a cartoon.

Annoyed grunt, if bobo didn't remember it I'd think I was going mad in my old age... This is going to really bug me now!

[thebish]

No tango, right era but this was a drama not a cartoon.

Annoyed grunt, if bobo didn't remember it I'd think I was going mad in my old age... This is going to really bug me now!

I don't know why Bobo would remember childrens drama from when you were a child GG - yours isn't even very retro - it was in colour FFS!!

it's entirely possible that Bobo is remembering the BBC series "The Canal Children" from the mid-seventies... that was before you were born!! It was a Brummie series on a canal barge called the Water Rat - set way back in the mid 19th century.

[Gooner Girl]

Perhaps he has kids that watched it? He is quite old after all

[Lofthouse Lower]

River Family?

Kevin & Co?

[bobo the clown]

Perhaps he has kids that watched it? He is quite old after all

ooooooh, you deserve such a slap. I'll leave 'Pet-Food Boy' to deliver it (is he your Chum ??).

No, it wasn't "The Canal Children" programme suggested. Brummie you say ? No, definately north west. They mauled around the north Cheshire canals, lived on a canal boat, moored by a canal-side pub and they were doing a bit of a famous-five type thing with a couple of adults in tow. It showed in the 5.30-6.00pm slot.

[Gooner Girl]

I deserve a slap for telling the truth Bobo?!

'Kevin and co' rings a bell actually, will google it when I'm off my phone and back on the pc...

[bobo the clown]

Kevin & Co. that's the begger.

Would never have got the name, but I googled it & got a very short clip. Certainly that.