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Magpie (1968-80)

• British children's TV series

• Created by Lewis Rudd & Sue Turner

• Produced by Thames Television for ITV

• Series: N/A (1,000+ episodes, 1965-80)

• Debut: July 30, 1968 (ITV)

Presenter(s)

• Susan Stranks (July 30, 1968 - October 1, 1974)

• Tony Bastable (July 30, 1968 - April 10, 1973)

• Douglas Rae (August 30, 1971 - August 30, 1977)

• Mick Robertson (October 27, 1972 - June 6, 1980)

• Jenny Hanley (October 1, 1974 - June 6, 1980)

• Tommy Boyd (1977 - June 6, 1980)

Dates not confirmed

Man About The House (1973-76)

• British sitcom TV series

• Created by Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer

• Produced by Thames Television for ITV

• Series: six (39 episodes, 1973-76)

• Debut: August 15, 1973 (Most ITV regions including Thames)

Presenter(s)

• Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Tripp

• Paula Wilcox as Chrissy Plummer

• Sally Thomsett as Jo

• Yootha Joyce as Mildred Roper

• Brian Murphy as George Roper

• Writer(s): Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer; Cooke, two episodes series 4 (1975)

• Director(s): Peter Frazer-Jones

• Producer(s): Peter Frazer-Jones

• Theme tune: "Up to Date" by Johnny Hawkesworth [Listen on Spotify]

Mooncat & Co (1984-85)

• British children's educational TV series

• Created by David Claridge & Rick Vanes

• Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV

• Series: two (32 episodes, 1984-85)

• Debut: July 5, 1984 (ITV)

Main presenters

• Christopher Leith as Mooncat

• Stephen Boxer as Stephen (series 1, 1984)

Co-presenters (varying numbers of episodes)

• Patsy Rowlands as Patsy

• Pat Coombs (series 1, 1984)

• Kenny Lynch as Kenny (series 1, 1984)

• Pam Ayres (series 1, 1984)

• Berni Flint as Berni (series 2, 1985)

• Wilf Lunn as Wilf (series 2, 1985)

• Writer(s): Rick Vanes from stories by Shirley Isherwood and Sally Wells (also educational adviser)

• Producer(s): Len Lurcuck

• Director(s): Len Lurcuck

• Music: Alan Hill

Mr Benn (1971-72)

• British children's animated TV series

• Created by David McKee

• Produced by Zephyr Films for BBC

• Series: two (13 episodes, 1971-72)

• Debut: January 25, 1971 (BBC 1)

Main cast

• Ray Brooks (narrator)

Murder, She Wrote (1984-96)

• American crime drama TV series

• Created by Peter S Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link

• Produced by Universal Television for CBS; Corymore Productions made seasons 9-12 (1992-96)

• Series: 12 (264 episodes, 1984-96; four TV movies, 1997-2003)

• Debut: 

Main cast (1984-90)

• Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

• William Windom as Dr Seth Hazlitt (52 episodes, 1985-96)

• Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger (39 episodes, 1988-96)

• Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper (19 episodes, 1984-88)

• Writer(s): Various

• Producer(s): Angela Lansbury (1992–96), Peter S Fischer (1984–91), Richard Levinson, William Link

• Director(s): Various

• Theme music composed by John Addison