Name of an old TV series

[celinov]

Can someone help, there used to be a tv series several years ago, the opening sequence was shot in black and white, set i think in around the 40's, i believe there is some sort of car accident. The theme tune was, i believe, that 'What is a youth' sung by Nino Rota, also comes on the Radio (R1) for those lovers stories. I know very wishy washy but can anyone think back and remember the name of the tv series ? Help !

[gazzawazza]

Celinov, this is one of my "total guesses," but could it be Payton Place, (not sure about the spelling there) a soap type programme which may have featured Ryan O' Neal???

[gazzawazza]

I can remember Payton Place starting, and every time my mam used to say, "Oh no, not bloody Payton Place!" But I'm sure I can remember a car driving up in the opening credits... (I was a teeny-weeny little kid!!!)

[gazzawazza]

Can someone please confirm or deny whether this answer is right and put me out of my misery?

[football]

There was a car accident in the original "Randel & Hopkirk Deceased." aswell. Thats how he ended up as a ghost. Its probably "Peyton Place" 1957 & TV series, you were looking for.

[trough]

I remember a 70s TV drama about a boy trying to discover if his parents have really been killed in a mysterious car crash. The crash is shown in the open credits, but I seem to recall the music is played by the boy himself, on a flute (he's a professional flautist or something). If this isn't the programme being sought after here, does anybody else know the one I'm on about? It's bugged me for years. Oh, and sorry if I'm inadvertantly hijacking this thread!

[celinov]

Trough, you are thinking exactly the same as me, It seems you are the closest anyone has come to getting on the right track !! Yes, mysterious car crash in the opening sequence, god damn it man if only someone could help us out with this !!

[trough]

Nice to know someone else out there remembers this, Celinov. For years it was a case of "...or did I dream it?" I have an inkling the programme was a children's drama, shown at weekends (in the LWT region), and might have been dubbed, because IIRC a lot of it was set on the Continent (possibly Germany?). Might be wrong though.

[trough]

Don't know if you're still there, Celinov, but I've found out the name of the programme I was thinking of. It was called Barriers and was shown in 1983. Look it up on http://tv.cream.org/. Hope this is the one you're thinking of too. Oh, and it wasn't a flute, it was a cello. Easy mistake to make...

[celinov]

Trough, you are the man, yes this is exactly what i was asking about at the very beginning of the thread, checked on the link you gave me and spot on...so now i'll be searching for more on 'Barriers'. Thank you so much and it now puts my mind at rest :) God bless you lol Vinny Celino aka celinov