Retro TV - the 70s
Colour television was the big change of the 70s. Colour broadcasts started as early as 1968, but it was in the 70s, that colour TV really took off. By 1972, there were 1.6 million licences for colour television, but even then 15 million people were still watching TV in black and white.
In the 70s there were fewer channels than today, just BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. This allowed the talents of writers and actors to concentrate on fewer programmes. As there was less television, some shows had huge audiences compared with those of today. Some of the classics of television comedy and drama come from this era.
70s Sitcoms
This is our selection of some of the classic comedies of the 70s. Most are wonderfully funny, all provide a valuable insight into life in the 70s and a chance to relive past memories.
Retrowow reviews 70s sitcoms: