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Bill fawcett
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Congratulations Shelagh, a good start to the new year.

Over to you

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Shelagh
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Thanks Bill, the second clue helped, couldn’t get past the word ‘matter’ (Big Bang theory) until then :)

Little Jack Sounds Like A Knockout - seventies :D
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Further Clue - Perhaps we should give him a lollipop 🍭
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"Who loves ya baby?" - Kojak?
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He didn’t half get through some lollipops 🙂
Kojak 😎 one cool dude!

Over to you Bern 🙂
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80s

Sounds like a horrible way to meet your end in the USA!
Here in the UK though, it's just an awful noise.
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Miami Vice seems like a horrible way to meet your end :shock:
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It does indeed but doesn't quite fit my clue.
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Seems help needed so I've added a second line to the clue.
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Dynasty...me thinks 🤔
Good cryptic, second clue helped :D
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The very one Shelagh - over to you.
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Thanks Bern :)
Fred enters into sin for his mates - 90s to 2004..
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Friends?
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Very good, Bern, Friends it is :D

Back over to you :)
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60s-Noughties

Planet Wednesday?
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Tomorrow’s World :)
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Back to you Shelagh :wink:
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Nice easy one 🙂
Dark Snake - 80s
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Blackadder?
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Blackadder it is...

Over to you again Bernie :)
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70s

Red lofts?
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Telfords Change :?:
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Well done Shelagh - back to you.
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Thanks Bern :)

Mia And Peg Meet Up For Lunch Before Having To Fly Off - 60s to 80s

(Clue) One For Sorrow, Two For Joy,
Three For A Girl, Four For A Boy :D
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Not sure about the lunch bit but obviously going for Magpie given the follow up clue.
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Yes Bernie, Magpie it is :)
Mia And Peg Meeting Up (Magpie) For Lunch (Mag Pie) Then Having To Fly Off (Bird 🦅 )
Every other sort of pie...why not :lol:

Over to you Bernie :)
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60s onwards - dead easy one

Dad of the year?
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Top Of The Pops ...again :D
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It is indeed Shelagh - have we had that one before then?? :wink: :lol:

Over to you.

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We have Bernie..you set it, I answered it :lol:
(P4- 5) we’ve covered so many, just can’t remember them all :D

One From The Early Sixties - Express Gratitude To The Twinkling Things Above!!
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ooooops! :oops:

As you say - hard to remember all we've had.

For this, I'll give it foive and say - Thank Your Lucky Stars?
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Bernie, you’re far too young to remember that show :D Marlene and Billy Butler..talk about clash of accents :lol

You to go :)
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Good old Janice Nicholls - you're right though, I don't actually remember the show.

Anyway, fresh from my befuddled session on the pop quiz, here's that TV question I mistakenly posted over there. :lol:

70s

Jacket or small chopper?
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Forgot about Janice, thinking ‘Brummie’ accent with Beryl Reid’s ‘Marlene’ :)

Jacket or Small Chopper ??? Came Up With Chips 🍟 :lol:
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You've had your chips there Shelagh as that's not it :D
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