Schedule Wednesday 17th October 1979

Grandad

Series 1, Episode 3

Grandad's umbrella becomes the target of two notorious thieves. It contains a necklace worth £10,000.

My Word!

Series 30, Episode 4

Long-running panel show with regulars Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Rings On Their Fingers

Series 2, Episode 7 - Ours Is A Dosshouse - Ours Is

Sandy is finding it hard to settle in their new flat and a visit to their old home hardly helps the situation. Oliver realises that he is going to have to take desperate measures to make her happy but doesn't realise just how far he will have to go...

Ripping Yarns

Series 2, Episode 2 - Golden Gordon

A rare look at football fanaticism in the 1930s. Superfan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team that has not won a match for six years. But worse is to come. Will their tragedy bring Gordon's triumph? Or not? These are some of the questions this film hopes to answer. Or not.

The News Huddlines

Series 8, Episode 5

To close out the 70s, The News Huddlines returned later in 1979, with eight more episodes and an hour long special looking back at the decade.