About this season
A humorous documentary looking at the life, presentation, and death of the companies responsible for bringing the ITV network to the regions of Britain.
Episodes (16)
1. Gus Honeybun's Tears
Aired 9 June 2015 • 37 min
The South West. From Westward to Carlton, starring Ian Stirling, Peter Griffin and Gus Honeybun.
2. It's Glam Up North
Aired 16 June 2015 • 30 min
Granada. The North West in excelsis, starring Charles Foster, the Bernstein Brothers and Colin Weston.
3. From Hell to Breakfast
Aired 23 June 2015 • 42 min
TV-am. The eighties' morning glory and despair, starring David Frost, Anne Diamond, Timmy Mallett and Roland Rat.
4. South of Heaven
Aired 30 June 2015 • 39 min
The South. Coast to Coast with taters and toast, starring Christopher Robbie, Brian Nissen, Fred Dinenage and Wizadora.
5. On Emley Moor Baht'At
Aired 7 July 2015 • 29 min
Yorkshire. Looming brass-band terror, starring Redvers Kyle, Paul Lally and Bruce Gyngell again.
6. Survival of the Fittest
Aired 14 July 2015 • 20 min
Anglia. The Wales of the East, starring Aubrey Buxton, Nicholas Parsons and some sort of puppet cat.
7. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Aired 21 July 2015 • 32 min
The centre of the network, starring Lew Grade, Benny from Crossroads and a cake.
8. Bread of Heaven
Aired 28 July 2015 • 38 min
Wales. Obviously the most important place in the whole world, with two Lords, Annie St. John and some dragons.
9. River Run
Aired 4 August 2015 • 31 min
Tyne Tees. The Local Heroes, starring Colin Weston (again), Annie St. John (again) and Bruce Gyngell (yet again).
10. Sunrise/Sunset
Aired 11 August 2015 • 35 min
GMTV. Another morning in a different kitchen, starring Eamonn Holmes, Fiona Armstrong and a working fireplace.
11. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Aired 18 August 2015 • 32 min
Border and Channel. Two companies that couldn't sustain a full half hour, mashed together into one, starring Craig Austin, Oscar T. Puffin and Rudyard Kipling.
12. No Sleep 'Til Nightscreen
Aired 25 August 2015 • 32 min
Night Time. The story of the late, late shift, starring a cat, some owls, some dancing light and Dani Behr.
13. War and Peace
Aired 1 September 2015 • 32 min
Ulster. Troubled television, starring Julian Simmons, the IRA and a telly on a stick. This episode was completed shortly before UTV placed their television assets up for sale.
14. Space Invaders
Aired 8 September 2015 • 31 min
Satellite and Digital. GSkyB and what followed. Repeats, mulch and third-division football, beamed from space into the homes of almost no-one, starring the wasted talent of Lambie-Nairn, a big capital G, and a stuffed monkey.
15. Caledonia Uber Alles
Aired 15 September 2015 • 31 min
Grampian and Scottish - a parcel of rogues and rouge, starring Tony Currie, Colin Lamont, Kay Duncan, a thistle and the Saltire.
16. Let Me Take You By the Hand...
Aired 22 September 2015 • 65 min
London. Where all things begin and where all things end, with Philip Elsmore, David Frost and Michael Green.