Episode 12 Points of View

It's been a week that's seen some of the BBC's biggest shows back on

our screens, but with them have come some changes,

not all of which you are happy with.

Welcome to this week's Points Of View.

First this week, the long-running criminal-catching series

back on the beat with a new look,

after a six-month absence from our screens.

Crimewatch returned to BBC One on Monday night with new presenters -

myself, joined by Radio 1 newsreader Tina Daheley.

Going weekly for the first time, the live show has also hit the road,

swapping its traditional studio for a mobile one.

We are starting here, at RAF Marham in Norfolk.

Home to the Air Force's Tornado squadrons and the location of

the attempted abduction of a British airman just a few weeks ago.

Well, the verdict on Crimewatch's refreshed format is in.

There was criticism of the content, with some of you questioning

why the show ran films about cases already solved,

and a feature on the perils of online dating.

And finally, you were unhappy with the decision to split a film about

the 1984 murder of a teenager, Melanie Road, in two,

with viewers being encouraged to tune in to tomorrow night's show

to see how the case was resolved.

Well, we put your views on Crimewatch's new format

to the show's executive editor, Joe Mather.

Here's what he had to say.

And following complaints about the way the show handled the film

about Melanie Road, the BBC issued this statement.

Crimewatch continues in its new guise

tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC One.

Now, over on BBC Two, a perennial favourite

has been bedding in nicely.

Kicking off two Fridays ago,

Gardeners' World is back, with episodes doubling in duration

to become an hour-long feast of all that flowers.

The first 60-minute episode saw Monty visit

the longest herbaceous border in the world,

while newcomer Flo Headlam took a trip to Liverpool.

So in this one, I've got hot colours.

Job done. Et voila.

The new extended format, which now includes a live weather forecast,

has left some of you feeling blooming marvellous.

But, rather than digging the longer duration,

others felt it was proof you really can have too much of a good thing.

I must say how disappointed I was

with the first hour-long programme.

It was too long, with not enough practical gardening tips.

Please, BBC, gardeners love Gardeners' World for what it is.

If the format works, don't change it.

The Scottish-based drama One Of Us reached its penultimate episode

this week on BBC One.

The tense thriller follows two neighbouring families who,

after each losing a child in a brutal murder,

have their worlds turned upside down once more

when the killer arrives on their doorstep,

only for him to be found murdered the next morning.

In Tuesday's episode,

mum Moira discovered her husband Bill was suffering from Parkinson's,

but it was this line from him that had you getting in touch.

Did you tell your mother about my condition

on the day of Grace's funeral?

Is that how she needed to find out that I was dying?

You were quick to point out

Parkinson's isn't a terminal disease.

I do have concerns that people that make these kind of programmes and

make these kind of statements need to take into account the feelings

of people, perhaps who have been recently diagnosed themselves,

or who have got relatives who have recently been diagnosed,

before they go making these statements,

even if it is just on a TV drama.

Well, here's what the creators of the series had to say in response.

Next, the much anticipated return of a time-travelling TV repair man,

last on our screens 17 years ago.

As part of the BBC's sitcom season,

the entire cast of Goodnight Sweetheart were reunited last Friday

for a one-off special penned by the show's original creators.

You were right about Cuba, just like you were right about Suez,

and the Berlin Wall.

And skiffle.

I never saw that coming.

Well, sometimes I get lucky, you know.

After mixed reviews for the recent remake of Are You Being Served,

you were in no doubt about this one.

Right, let's keep this simple.

One-off special, Goodnight Sweetheart,

thoroughly enjoyable.

Original writing team, original cast.

Just adds to the magic.

Wow. Goodnight Sweetheart,

the best programme the BBC has ever made,

and then to carry on 17 years later, brill.

And it's left you begging the BBC

not to leave Gary and Co stuck in the past.

I am seriously fangirling over the

new episode of Goodnight Sweetheart.

I think there is a lot of scope for a new series.

A generous offer, if ever there was one.

Are you listening, comedy commissioners?

There's no official word yet

if Goodnight Sweetheart will be making a return.

Such a disa...ppointment.

It's not just sitcoms from yesteryear that have been

back on our screens lately.

BBC Two recently rebooted the '90s bot battle show Robot Wars,

while ITV and Channel 4 have announced both Blankety Blank

and the Crystal Maze are being lined up for remakes.

So, as a wave of telly nostalgia sweeps the nation,

which classic BBC shows do you feel are ripe for a return?

We headed to Holmfirth, setting of the comedy classic

Last Of The Summer Wine, to find out.

I would choose Swap Shop, which was on Saturday mornings.

You could watch it with your kids, have your breakfast,

sit down for a couple of hours. It was just a great family programme.

Why does the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side.

I'd like to see Men Behaving Badly.

Always made me laugh, that programme.

I would like to see Bread come back.

I really liked the way that they all had different jobs,

especially when many of them were unemployed

and at the end of the day, they had

to put all their money and earnings in the bread bin for their mum.

I'd like to bring back The Good Life.

And this is due to the values shown in the programme.

Right. Right. Right.

Margot, I'll stop mine if you'll stop yours.

So, listen very carefully, I shall say this only once.

I'd really like to bring back 'Allo 'Allo.

Listen very carefully, for I shall say this only once.

We used to sit around and watch it.

I think it was on Sunday nights.

It was just such a great show, full of laughs.

And, yeah, I'd love to see that again.

I would like to see SuperTed come back.

I loved it as a child and I would like my daughters,

Jessica and Isabella, to see it too.

Gee, thanks, SuperTed!

I'd like to see Last Of The Summer Wine come back.

It was a really popular programme.

It was lovely to watch it, Sunday evening, sit down,

gentle humour, and everybody could enjoy it.

Give me a sign! Give me a sign!

Plenty of appetite, it appears, for more series to return.

If you've a BBC show you'd love to see make a comeback, let us know.

Contact details coming up at the end of the show.

STRICTLY COME DANCING INTRO PLAYS

That can only mean one thing!

# Everybody dance now! #

Yes, sequins were shimmering and the glitter ball gleaming last Saturday,

as Strictly Come Dancing's 14th series began with a red carpet

launch show which saw this year's line-up,

including singer Will Young and former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls,

paired with their partners.

It's Katya!

Most of you scored this one a firm...

TUNEFULLY: ..ten!

Wow! What a series opener.

Dripping with the sass and razzle-dazzle that we have

come to expect from this funfest of glitz, glamour and glitter.

But not everyone was enthralled by the space-themed opening

that started the show.

So sorry.

The Strictly live shows start in just under two weeks' time

on 23rd September. Can't wait.

Sticking with Saturday nights,

BBC Four has been serving up another slice of Nordic noir in the form of

Swedish detective series Beck,

a modern-day dramatisation of a set of novels penned by a Swedish couple

more than 30 years ago.

It seems you can't get enough of Scandi dramas.

But, in recent weeks, the show has been spoiled for some

by a disappearance, and not one written into the script.

I really enjoy my Scandi thrillers on TV.

So I was a bit put out and upset when, in the last episode of Beck,

you couldn't hear what the characters were saying.

I don't know what you've done to the sound, BBC.

While music and sound effects were perfectly audible,

the actors' dialogue was almost impossible to hear.

And for once, it wasn't down to mumbling actors

or loud background music.

That's all for this week.

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We've been bumped by the tennis next week,

so we will be back here at lunchtime next Sunday, 12.30, to be precise.

Set your generic hard disk recorders now, and I'll see you then.

The case against you is too strong.