Angels title sequence (1983) - BBC nurses drama

[kitty3309]

I loved this when I was little!!!

[pburr1973]

The graphic at the end is def Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry - demolished & replaced a few years ago.

[gibsosgerbil]

Angels ran from 1976-1983 and it's a hospital drama series before Casulity.

[KaitainCPS]

Was this composed by the same guy who did the theme to The Professionals? Has a very similar feel.

[Dristarg]

@KaitainCPS No, this is called 'Motivation' by Alan Parker. "The Professionals" theme was by Laurie Johnson.

[KaitainCPS]

@Dristarg

Yeah, looked that up subsequently. I can see where I was coming from, though...

[KaitainCPS]

Remember this theme very well, because if memory serves, it was on right before either Star Trek or Blakes Seven in 1979/1980. (I think it was Star Trek.) So I used to watch the end credits every week!

[Ashworth6]

@KaitainCPS

I'm pretty sure it was Blake's 7 (Season 3), as I was (and still am) an avid viewer of that show. Brings back good memories hearing this intro theme in any case.

[poopole]

i used to luve this wasa good prog

[timkirk1ux]

HI there, I played Janet Dickens for 2 years in the series (1981,82 and part 83) I have some of the series on tape but not sure how good the quality is now.

Good to hear that people enjoyed it!

Michelle Martin

[Slaneyvalleyl]

I use to love it. Good to see you saying hello. Do you keep in touch with any of those you acted with?

[MrScottishgreen]

That theme is not the original, it is slightly heavier. The 1975 original version, was best. You can find it on a cd "A-Z of British Tv Themes". There were 3 albums out by 2003. Try keymailorder.

[themachman19691]

ye 3 channels and they stopped at 12 0 clock,lol.

[ryalman21]

This takes me back. TV was so good in those days, and only 3 channels too :-)

[terrycharnley]

@ryalman21 Yes, less was better and sorry to sound so technical, but it was only two channels really, since bbc was split into 2 wasn't it, the more general bbc1 and the more educational bbc2 and all before the massive event of ch4. But yes, a lot of what showed then gives me goosebumps now, very haunting and memory provoking.

[ryalman21]

@terrycharnley Ah no. that's just being pedantic. True BBC1 and BBC2 were run by the same company, but they were still 2 separate channels. Add ITV and you had the Big 3 that existed in the UK during the golden age of TV. I guess you don't work for a cable TV company? As they exaggerate about the number of channels all the time. So do SKY. I mean if you get a package of 200 channels, how many are shopping channels :-) Not real TV at all.

[meljaxon]

Veruca Salt. Julie Dawn Cole from Willy Wonka x.

[fatpizzaman]

Has anybody got a copy of the original theme that came out in the early 70's?

[katherine500]

much better than casualty or holby

[moveitbetts]

I think Rose had gone by this point actually.

[Trotsky130]

By 1983 this was set in Birmingham. The ambulance at the beginning has a west mis health authority logo and much of the fiming was done in Birmingham hospitals. I cant remember why they moved ........

[mommydumplin]

yes, the later ones were filmed at Walsgrave hopspital in Coventry, where I later did my nurse training. Happy days, proper nurses, no mrsa!!!!

[maxinebendix]

Mrs Willoughby:"Beverly, would you mind avin a bath in the morning, only we've run out of hot water......."

[connieisnum1]

I LOVED THIS

[peepipe]

i remember rose, she was vile

[kirsti6798]

Great to hear this again wish this series would come out to buy on dvd!

[dunkiep]

the theme tune is very like a franz ferdinand track.

[bairns4ever]

its also a wee bit like stormbringer by deep purple

[cmwyt1]

About time the BBC repeated this, especially the episode where Fiona Fullerton became the most popular girl in Britain ;-)

[wokingfc2]

who remembers rose butchins in angels

[peepipe]

one of the best tv intros ever

[michaelsouthwest]

If anyone has any episodes of Angels on VHS or any other format please get in touch. A reward available to all those who can copy/sell!