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Clinton Hunt
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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
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posted June 13, 2015 05:18 AM

Hi all, lucky me to have recently won on 16mm film episode 52 from 1961 , B/W obviously [Smile]

it is complete with opening and closing credits and "end of part one" and "part two" titles.great picture and sound from the 1960's.Purchased here in New Zealand and I've never seen these for sale anywhere? Am I right?
Cheers [Smile]

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted June 13, 2015 05:27 AM

Wow that is a find Clinton! Couldn't be further away from its origins if it tried! Lol. I wonder if Granada TV studios know this one is at large?

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Nigel Higgins
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posted June 13, 2015 05:35 AM

One of these sold on ebay uk only last week was said to be a colour episode ,i also saw someone selling a whole load at blackpool some 20 years ago ,but these are a rare find if cornation street films are your thing.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted June 13, 2015 05:49 AM

So I suppose there must be plenty of these that escaped the vaults of the tv studios then.

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Robert Crewdson
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posted June 13, 2015 06:00 AM

Well done Clinton, an episode from the classic years of Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Len Fairclough, and Elsie Tanner. I haven't seen any ITV material surface in England. What I have seen (Roger Moore as Ivanhoe, Boris Karloff as Colonel March, and Richard Green as Robin Hood) have all been copies that were sent to American TV studios.

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Clinton Hunt
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posted June 13, 2015 06:13 AM

A film friend told me that they were sent to New Zealand on 16mm to be screened on NZBC (N.Z. Broadcasting Corporation) in each region before we had network television!
It has all those characters except Ena Sharples,it has Ken Barlow and his brother and his parents. I may have one of the few that weren't returned to the U.K. or disposed off?

Nigel do you remember what the episode on eBay sold for last week?
I paid
NZ$41 for my film , that's about £20

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Nigel Higgins
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posted June 13, 2015 08:04 AM

Yes it went for £41 plus postage ,said was color slight musty/vinegar smell untested ,so someone took the chance
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161722127643?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

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Clive Carmock
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posted June 13, 2015 02:05 PM

It was me that bought that episode. It arrived today and have just run it. It dates from 1977. It's suffering from VS The opening 'chalkboard' and countdown clock is quite warped and distorted, but the rest runs reasonably well with some focus drift.

Sadly it is completed faded to red/brown with the exception of some green in places.

Was interested to get a piece of TV history on film.

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Clinton Hunt
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posted June 13, 2015 05:19 PM

Well Clive ... that's 2 of us that I know of that have Coro on 16mm film!
That's the beauty of B/W I suppose - no colour fade - but I would've bought a colour one just to have a piece of Tele history , as you said.

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Clive Carmock
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posted June 14, 2015 08:35 AM

Yes in some ways it might have been better if it was a B&W print. But even so getting some UK TV on 16mm is good.

I have a few episode of Minder, an Episode of the 1970's Tomorrow People and an episode of 1970's Famous Five on 16mm.
The Minders & Famous Five are in good condition with good colour, but the Tomorrow People is faded to pink like the Coronation Street.

First 16mm print I have that suffers VS too - so will keep it well aired and away from other prints.

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David Guest
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posted July 14, 2015 05:55 PM

I have 3 half shows one in black and white and 2 in colour of coronation st all nice prints would swop for a feature called holiday camp stars jack warner

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Clinton Hunt
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posted July 15, 2015 03:14 AM

Hi David, lucky you with 3 episodes! Does the b/w episode have Ena Sharples in it? Mine has most of the original characters except Ena [Frown]

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David Guest
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posted July 15, 2015 04:55 AM

yes ena sharples Minnie Caldwell albert tatlock and a few more
the colour one has hilda ogden in where her and stan are celebrating their wedding anniversary

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Steven Sigel
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posted July 27, 2015 02:51 PM

Telerecordings (aka Kinescopes) of UK TV shows are not particularly common -- but they are around (especially in Australia and New Zealand) The holy grail shows, of course, are things like "Dr. Who", "Out of the Unknown" or "Adam Adamant Lives!" (to name a few).

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Clive Carmock
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posted August 04, 2015 06:36 PM

I have several episodes of Minder, not telerecordings, as these were shot on 16mm. Also a single episode of the Southern TV Series the Famous Five, one episode of the Tomorrow People, and one Follyfoot.

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Clinton Hunt
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posted August 05, 2015 12:03 AM

I would love a copy of The Tomorrow People ... I remember watching it as a kid [Smile]

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Steven Sigel
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posted August 09, 2015 09:22 AM

I had a bunch of Tomrrow People episodes years ago -but sold them all - they were from Australia, I believe. They had been run a lot (worn, splicey) and the color was pretty badly faded.

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