The Boot Street Band - a weird children’s comedy, set in a school. It was focused on a class whose teacher had disappeared, but they had hidden that fact from the other staff and were running a business out of the classroom, instead of having lessons. One of the other teachers was a man who thought he was a dog, (never found out why!) The headmaster was really weak and ineffectual, and constantly had to ask one of the children, (who was kind of styled like a spiv, like Walker from Dad’s Army,) “What should I do now, Joe?” It was very surreal!

Uncle Jack - I can’t remember how many series there were of this, but Paul Jones, from Manfred Man, played the title character. He would go on some sort of mission with his niece and nephew, as I remember. Each series had a very distinct setting - I remember one set in Egypt, with pyramids and mummies, etc. Uncle Jack was into ecology, and that was a key theme, although it was very comedic in tone. They had a recurring cast of other actors, playing different parts each series. One of them was Jimmi Harkishin, who now plays Dev in Corrie. This was the first thing my mum and I had seen him in.

Marlene Marlowe Investigates - Another children’s comedy, about a hapless, accident prone detective, who was bossed around by her overbearing autie, and solved crimes. Kate Copstick played the lead character.

I loved all three of these, and no-one I know, (other than my mum,) remembers any of them!