shows that went tits up when a character left

On The Buses - Stan Butler

ski sunday was never the same after david vine left

Eastenders when Johnnie Clayton left.

My Ma would agree with you HH.

Were there any extras in the first scene of the first episode of "on the buses" or "are you being served" whom never appeared again?  If so there's your answer.

Regards Johnnie Clayton, that scene is going to be reenacted tomorrow.  With Nick Cotton (Reg Cox's killer) sitting dead in a chair in the same spot of the same house 30 years later.  Anyone who likes high quality modern tv drama is in for an absolute treat this week watching Stenders.

Might watch it this week. Apart from the odd couple of minutes here and there, I haven't seen it for about three years.

Re Lucy's killer: I looked at the betting just after the event and the hot favourite was Reg Coker. Never heard of him. Presume he's no longer in it?

Les Coker, the undertaker, he is still around.  The betting has been changing loads.  MIck Carter (chit chat favourtie Mr Danny of Dyer) went from 66/1 to 6/1 the other night.  Think corals must have laid a double digit sum, in pounds, to make that kind of movement.

I thought it might be Whitney Dean but looking more like Abi Branning, with an eachway saver on suicide.  The lovely J Jossa who plays Lauren, who has been a pretty major player in the last few weeks just had her kid so can't see her doing much in the live episodes this week.

Last week I saw Lauren find a piece of paper with dates and times written on it. What was the significance of that; or was the viewer not supposed to know?

Ian Beale has put on some weight though. He was quite a slim guy until relatively recently.

Bullseye - Jim Bowen

miss marple was cr@p until joan hickson played her and cr@p when she stopped playing her.

Hickson was best, end of.

News at Ten after Trevor moved on.

The one and only Miss Marple, together with her OFFICIAN theme music

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQeiZfn2bdI

although a sprog when John Pertwee left Dr. Who, I thought to myself 'fack this' - and haven't watched it since.

thats a good shout Screaming, it wasn't quite the same without him.

Gladiators when Diane Youdale (Jet) left

Rising Damp when Richard Beckinsale left

"Teachers"

Quality sitcom for 2 series. Main character Simon Casey (Andrew Lincoln) left and they attempted to carry the show on but it was truely dreadful and was cancelled after 2 other mini-series.

Noakes, Singleton, Purves ... the guts, the sex, the menace. The ONLY line-up which said to the viewer: "THIS is Blue Peter."

love not going out but not the same without tim vine