Tv Theme Crossroads Tony Hatch

[derekthesec]

Lovely theme tune, but a bit strange

[TheMightyThor80]

Dig that 12 string guitar!

[MrStig691]

Theme from James May

[MrCityboy1968]

Crossroads was the best programme - ever! I miss it!

[ORANGES99]

iconic 20th century tv theme

[Pinkletoony]

let's face it the show was shit .... i only tuned in at the end for the tune and the sliding titles.... sad but true

[TheMasterNo6]

My Mum didn't believe me when I said Ronald Allen was a bender....lol.

[squidbeak1]

swingers.all of them.

[RichXbox360]

This was one of the first TV themes I learned to play on the keyboard years ago.

[digitalbroadcaster]

Grrrr! Memories were then shattered with a 'Honda' ad-banner in front! Annoying in-your-face advertising! Yes, I know YT need to advertise......

[SRWB10]

Better than eastenders!

[loftypowell]

sadly this has brought back memories how crap this was

[iloveyouhunny]

@JacquesZupp yeah poles are amazing -how else are we supposed to keep our tents up ?

[concerto1959]

Vic Flick Top session man of the 60`s played the 12 string Electric (VOX MODEL)on this recording

[scarletharlot69]

interesting the end credits did cross over no other tv prog can i remember that happening. very witty :-)

[biobaird]

Awful television.

[SuperWolsey]

@biobaird Yes, anything with Simon Cowell IS awful television.

[future21st]

i remember watching this every evening at dinner with family was a ritual part of TV life

[hulmerist22]

Tony Hatch did crucify TVs Clarinet Man - Ken Worthington on New Faces though.

[Jaysurrey]

Would love to find the version with the Lyrics - Anyone know where I can find it ?

[TheMasterNo6]

For all the wobbly sets and bad acting they got the end credits to run perfectly!

[Theidrid]

I loved this show, Noel Gordon was just so wonderful in the role. It was never the same without her.

[arbutus27]

Is that Kenneth Cope's younger brother coming in in a suit and ordering a room?

Johnny Briggs was in No Hiding PLace

[prettyyounggirl1918]

tony hatch really was a genius and should have been knighted

[Fronika]

I be Benny. lol

[woodster1965]

My mum used to secretly fancy David Hunter (actor Ronald Allen) and watched the show religiously.

[stafylides]

@woodster1965 so did I then! now I think he looks lame! remember cook Amy Turpin? she was a hoot!!

[ILiveOnMyBoat]

Captain Sensible hated Aston Villa quite rightly so

[MsFanmail]

Crossroads was'nt the same when miss diane died it went downhill from 1987 onwards

[20callenderslady]

oh yes, how wonderful to see and hear this. I remember how Amy Turtle used to fluff her lines regularly! And whatever happened to Benny?

[RichXbox360]

I actually used to watch this, chuff me I do feel old remembering it and I'm only 34.

[tenneylt]

I LOVE mp3iffy it WORKS just google mp3iffy.

[MrCol2020]

thanks for posting the theme, great program in the early days, Nice to see ATV was able to proved this program to the networks

[millwallpaul76]

i always remember amy turtle always forgetting her lines lol

[wenger1972]

Ah Crossroads.

Where the sets moved more than the actors.

[smhorse]

@wenger1972 : or possibly the acting was more wooden than the sets!!

[sambda]

It's not quite the version used on TV which had much more "urgency". It sounds like it is being played on a clarinet or something here. The twangy guitar bits sound rougly the same, though.

[realdealzzz789]

this is cool classic.

[axs1559]

Wonderful. Great clips and the theme tune in full. Thanks for posting.

[tvfilmglamdirector]

I'd love to hear something Simon Cowell has written and played!

[pinnell40]

this was the true age of televison cowell couldnt release any that could last thirty years

[hatter23]

@pinnell40 or thirty seconds!

[BARRETBROWN]

tony hatch at his peak perfomance.

[krancioch]

I'd pay double for a guitar as twangy as this...

[themightyrara]

They just stuck the sign outside an old social services building or dentist surgery.

[lhrlyc]

that old dyke used to chat up one of my friends [ a young girl dancer ] when she was on tour in GYPSY

[ALNEAL]

@lhrlyc Really? What a surprise! Your comment made me smile. My mother though she was a really nice person. Just goes to show!

[crowd44]

wow....!

[haveagoodweek]

God my kids have missed out in life

[AngloAmalgamated]

On being sacked from Crossroads, Noel Gordon is purported to have said that she was "too young to be thrown OFF the rubbish heap".

[jonboy4969]

@AngloAmalgamated

one year later after ratings slipped they got her back for a one of episode, and tried to get her back full time, it is said that she died of a broken heart at being kicked out, as she passed away soon after this episode

[unclemort1960]

@AngloAmalgamated susan hanson (miss diane) recently said she`d like to do some comedy -was`nt crossroads comedy?

[AngloAmalgamated]

Oh the glamour, the glitz and the big spectacles.

[lincsposter]

I see Johnny Briggs in the credits!

[newmark401]

So Johnny Briggs went from "Crossroads" to "Coronation Street" (where he played Mike Baldwin). Is that a step up or a step down on the career ladder?

[kayvodames]

What do you think?

[harry1552]

step down, Crossy was on 4 nights a week with 15m viewers!

[cleaverp]

Where's Sandy? Where's Benny? And why did Meg always look so sad?  Maybe she knew she'd never get another job after running Crossroads . . .

[RazzleDazzle030]

amazing to archive these classic shows - what memorys relived

[stevensm100]

benny hawkins should have got a spin off programme of his own ,called simply "benny".

[dramaticguy]

Totally agree bring Sue Hanson back as Miss Diane's twin!

[Ashworth6]

Did Benny ever find his spanner?

[skodas]

dont you just miss it loads i do

[bigboaby0000]

crossroads? , more like acorn antiques

[bigboaby0000]

loved the programme, but adam chance looked lika a 70's porn star.

[newmark401]

He does sound like a gay porn star...

[saab900se]

It's what Acorn Antiques wa based upon.

[dramaticguy]

Great stuff,great theme for a show,unfairly knocked as the DVD sales have proved.Shame no clips of Amy Turtle,Miss Luke or Benny.Love Miss Diane staggering into reception,half cut.lol

[charliespearman]

yes keith64 he did a version of this title son think it was the early 80's he did it with wings mate

[MrBooojangles]

Johnny Briggs was in these credits, aka Mike Baldwin of Corrie.

[regentv980]

Coronation Street,speak properly

[keith64]

I can remember Paul McCartney did a version of the theme tune with Wings which was used. Anyone else remember?

[tvtestcard]

I remember it was on the Venus & Mars Album

[SeventiesMania]

Which is a fantastic album, won't hear a word said against Wings... well, apart from the dodgy drug-fuelled lyrical ramblings of Jimmy McCulloch, who should've stuck to playin the guitar...

[steviesmovies]

I remember when Paul McCartney done it too, I thought it sounded really cool so It was one of the first songs I taught myself on my electric guitar. Everyone loves it.

[bisomscott2]

yeh it was used at the sad endings!!!!!

[custardaghost]

@keith64

They used the Wings version in the late 70s to end emotionally-charged episodes (eg. Sharon Metcalfe forgets to lock the the garage or Shughie burns a sauce). Except for Benny - he had his Theme like when Maureen jilted him/got run over. The fact that I know this stuff is a source of eternal anguish and shame.

[landefeldfilms]

@keith64 youtube.com/watch?v=4Ewnzgg4qU­E&feature=related

[showsimon]

I wonder if the Xroads Theme had any lyrics to it as EastEnders had with "Anyone Can Fall in Love" by Anita Dobson.

[anorak64]

There were at least two versions of the Crossroads Theme with the Tony Hatch Orchestra - this, I think, is the later one. The original (and perhaps better, that's a personal preference) dates from 1964 and is on the reverse side of 'Goodbye', the single made by the cast to mark the show's demise in 1988.

[MasterofTraken]

Brings back some many nostalgic memories

[QueenieandVivian]

The fabulous 1975 Tony Hatch PYE version of the theme. Love it.

[mart7676]

bring back crossroads