The Grove Family - Episode One - Part One

[Glinkaism1]

Ahhh! Silent TV, just like when movies started out: silent films. :)

[aptsarchive]

@Glinkaism1 I'm not sure what you mean, as there is audio on the whole of this clip!

[Glinkaism1]

@aptsarchive The audio is on the right channel ONLY, rather on the left and right. If the audio is sent mono one-channel, it's typically on the left. Your is on the right. So I switched over to the right channel mono, and there tis.

Cheers.

[aptsarchive]

@Glinkaism1 Many thanks for explaining the audio issue on this upload.

[Glinkaism1]

@aptsarchive Therefore it is best to feed the same audio in mono on both left and right channels or just the left channel. If it's stereo, best to combine the left and right channels together for mono.

That way, your audio will be compatible to everyone. :)

[justafool1]

Double your Money was broadcast on Radio Luxemburg long before it was taken up by ITV

[xandy1959]

double your money was a radio luxemburg show before it was on tv so that explains how it was mentioned

[CBETelevisionNetwork]

@aptsarchive he could have ment to say if you listen to double your money as i think it was transmitted on radio Luxemberg.

Also, have you noticed that all they are doing is advertising how to keep your house safe!I can imagine what many contreversial topics they covered..

'now margret, put 8oz of flour in the bowl wi' 'alf a stck of marg. next add 3oz of sugar and 1teaspoon of vanila esscence.you can decorate if you like.'

'yes i shall.ill pop it in the oven.'

later on

'oh no, its burnt!

[CBETelevisionNetwork]

how could this have been transmitted in 1954 when in this the police officer mentions double your money when that was on itv in 1955?

[aptsarchive]

@CBETelevisionNetwork The transmission date of this episode is 2nd April 1954 so I'm afraid I don't know why the police officer mentions Double Your Money.

[irontown]

@aptsarchive

double Your Money I think may have also been a radio programme before it went ti ttlevision. During this period radio was still 'king'

[kbram1]

Have you noticed Christopher Beeny, this was before Coronation Street., oh happy days, lol.

[aptsarchive]

@kbram1 Christopher Beeney wasn't in Coronation Street - do you mean Emmerdale (he was in the series in 2006).

[kbram1]

@aptsarchive Hi, sorry, I didn't mean he was in Coronation Street, I meant that The Grove family was made before Coronation Street, it certainly brought back memories, lovely.

[CBETelevisionNetwork]

@aptsarchive after testing on a friends laptop, turns out its my crap earphones!

[CBETelevisionNetwork]

at first there is but when the actual show comes on it has sound but it is like wind, the actual audio is not playing.

[aptsarchive]

@CBETelevisionNetwork Have now had this clip checked by various members of APTS volunteers on different computers and on different browsers and it plays with sound on all of them - so sorry can't understand why you are not hearing it with sound.

[CBETelevisionNetwork]

there is no sound

[aptsarchive]

@CBETelevisionNetwork Have just played this clip and there is a complete soundtrack, so not sure why you are saying there is no sound!

[flammasherman]

I actually just remember watching this as a 5 year old on our Pye B16T television.Although a wonderful ' period piece ' as an early soap, it's more a public information film and woodenly acted !.Young Christopher Beeney , now in ' Last Of The Summer Wine ' as an old git !.Are any episodes of ' The Appleyards ' existing that were recorded , which predated this?.Thanks for posting .

[MrKanehague]

02:30 is classik

[lyndloo]

Im gobsmacked too ..lol..this is brilliant ... I was very young when this aired on tv back in Yorkshire .. love it .. thanx for posting ,this treasure . ...Lyndloo..

[AndrewJimScott]

I'm gobsmakced this still survives in the archives.

[aptsarchive]

As far as I'm aware this is the only episode of The Grove Family that you can watch online. Only a very few were recorded and little has been heard of The Grove Family since its demise.

Simon Vaughan

Archivist

for an on behalf of

Alexandra Palace Television Society

[AndrewJimScott]

Shame that being that this is Britians first soap.