Channel 1 · Shows
Shows we still talk about
Sitcoms your parents quoted, cop shows that changed television, and the soaps that never stopped. Every one has its own page with the facts and a reason to watch.
THE GIST
68 shows from six decades, 37 of them British. Dates and episode counts come from TVmaze, refreshed on 2026-10-14; the channel each show started on is noted from broadcast history.
- Pick a mood to thin the shelf out.
- Each page links to tapes that sit well next to it, shows and films alike.
- Prefer it blocky? The whole list is on teletext page 500.
The sixties
The whole 1960s shelf
The seventies
The whole 1970s shelf
The eighties
The whole 1980s shelf
The nineties
The whole 1990s shelf
1992Absolutely Fabulous
1995Father Ted
1993The X-Files
1990Twin Peaks
1993Frasier
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1992Men Behaving Badly
1990Mr. Bean
1990One Foot in the Grave
1993Cracker
1991Prime Suspect
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1990Keeping Up Appearances
1998The Royle Family
1998dinnerladies
1992Gladiators
1999Spaced
