Seventies TV Intros

Lets see how many must see TV opening themes from the 1970s you remember.

As you watch this video, keep this page open to see if you were right.

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1.Dan August starring Burt Reynolds ran 1970 to 1971.
Also starred Richard Anderson who was a bigger name during his time in "The Six Million Dollar Man"

2. Bayon  starring Robert Forster ran 1972 to 1973.
Only fifteen episodes were ever made.

3.The Streets Of San Francisco starring Michael Douglas and Karl Malden (Died 2009) ran from 1972 ton 1977.

4. Police Story  with a huge range of stars including  Vic Morrow(Died in 1982 during filming of "The Twilight Zone"), Don Meridith, James Farentino and ran from 1973 to 1978.

5.Matt Helm starring again Tony Franciosa (Died 2006) and ran 1975 to 1976.

6.Search Control starring Doug McClure (Died 1995),Hugh O Brian, Burgess Meredith (Died 1997) and  Tony Franciosa (As above), the "Mission Impossible" style series ran 1972 to 1973.

7.The Persuaders starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as two crime fighting lady killers, the series ran in 1971, but in US was pulled off the air during its run.

8.The New Avengers, following up from the sucess of the 60s "The Avengers", this series starred Patrick Macnee as "Steed" along with Gareth Hunt (Died 2007) and the beautiful Joanna Lumley, the series ran 1976 to 1977.

9.Serpico played by David Birney a  series from 1976 to 1977, and based on the real life character, the book and the film.

10.Baretta starring Robert Blake in the series that ran 1975 to 1978, the actor was charged with murder in 2002.

Tony Hatch TV Themes

Born in 1939 in the UK, Tony Hatch  is well known for his pop career, including bringing "Downtown" by Petula Clark, but in this article we look at his huge influence on TV in the 1970s.

In the 1960s wrote TV themes like "Sportsnight" "The Champions" and so many more.

Some of the themes he did in the 60s were still used throughout the 70s, here are two examples the first being the midweek BBC sports programme "Sportsnight", that's followed by two versions of his theme for the classic soap opera called "Crossroads" that ran through the 60s,70s into the 80s. The theme was so popular that Paul McCartney made a version that was used for a while on the show.

And now both the "Crossroads" themes.

The original theme was written by Tony back in 1964.

Another soap theme from Tony written in 1972 for the ITV programme "Emmerdale Farm".

Because of his proven ability in the pop charts and theatre, and making TV and Film themes Tony became an even bigger celebrity when in the 1970s he was a host in an ITV series called "New Faces", where he was very much like a Simon Cowell  character, as especially he was saying what you at home were thinking.

Heres a clip of the "New Faces" show.

For me he was best known for his theme to the Roger Moore and Tony Curtis classic "The Persuaders".
Tony Hatch in a radio interview.

The Persuaders

Its back to 1971 now for one of the most expensive shows of that time, this must see TV starred the soon to be James Bond man, Roger Moore and the ad libbing hell raiser Tony Curtis. It was a series that the two were paid big money to come together in an adventure series that went to some of the  most exotic location around the world.

Roger Moore starred as Lord Brett Sinclair and Tony Curtis played Danny Wilde a playboy oil tycoon from the states. The comedy between the characters and the actors made them a great on screen team, even-though Curtis was not one to stick to the script, it allowed the shows chemistry to really work. Tony was even arrested when he came to start filming in the UK as he was carrying Cannabis.

Lew Grade persuaded Roger to make this after his time in "The Saint", and the ATV and ITV networks made the show and sold it to the American audience. Its true to say it was a worldwide hit, however the US dropped The Persuaders before the end of the run of the 24 episodes, although it has now become a cult must watch tv show in the states too.

Despite numerous people indicating that Roger  and Tony did not get on, was always been denied by both the actors, who maintain they had a good working relationship despite Tony's well known temper.

The Main Cast
Roger Moore born in 1927 and after a huge successful career in the 1960s he also appeared in a selection of James Bond films in the 1970s.


Tony Curtis born in 1925 died in 2010  SEE BELOW

At the end of September 2010 the actor Tony Curtis died at the age of 85 years of old, here is Tony talking in 2006 about the series.