Howards' Way - opening intro

[katharine8054]

i'd have this as my ringtone lol



[scrutmonkey81]

Oh man this is taking me back

[stevebbuk]

Chopin's Prelude in D-flat Major with seagull droppings,and of course once Howard died the name of the show became a farce..

[1977qpr]

it taking me back this song

[embabe80]

I used to watch this as a kid ........awesome

[mrhomerbojangles]

My dad appeared in many of the episodes of the series and I managed to meet many of the cast, which was interesting. A couple were well stuck up, the rest were down to earth.

Thanks for sharing

[anythinbootneck]

@mrhomerbojangles Who were the "Stuck Up" ones please?

[zerosurfer]

I used to be able to play this on the piano many years ago.

[pufferfishish]

The middle-eight always makes me imagine Jan Harvey, Stephen Yardley, et al drinking champers on board the yacht in the sunshine; probably nibbling on vol-au-vents and passing round a box of Ferrero Rocher too, while discussing all manner of upper-class la di da whatnot.

[Lancaster730]

Best Drama series EVER !! I often visit Hamble River

[mackemlad888]

Memories. My crush on Jan Harvey back then was acute & intense. She was too sexy for words.

[McGuywer]

I was a little boy and I remember that Abby was so depressing throughout the whole series.

[clibil]

I was a powerboar engineer and also crewing on a yacht when this series was going out - it makes me think of happy times. Only thing is that in this series no one gets wet, cold or filthy or uses a chemical toilet - lol ! Maurice Colbourne RIP

[ianupton]

thats right. another of 'howards ways' was to shit in a bag and throw in overboard.

[Martin958]

@ianupton that's class that is.....

[ianupton]

howards way was to get the ladies drunk and take them back to his flashy boat and finger them.

[p1nkAcid]

they seem to have edited that part

[badbob1982]

This always reminds me of when I used to live in Lee-on-Solent, not far from where this was filmed. :-)

[cujo9]

take me back !

3 words : amazing, class, heavenly.

[gazlander]

I had the music on vinyl!!

I really wish I hadn't said that!

[Ajbites]

thats ma aunt and uncles boat!!!!

[davidsan01]

reminds me of bath time on sunday nights before school on a monday :)

[sarahnandy]

Ha thats well funny.Brings back memories of bath night for me too.Bathtime,howards way then bed.The good old days.

[pregiscregis]

dam right, that's exactly what it reminds me of!

[pufferfishish]

@davidsan01 God, me too! :)

[devilonwizz2]

the boat they used for filming this sank last week......good i hated this shit!

[B29197]

I would be in my room upstairs, and then i would hear this tune come on from the TV downstairs, as my mom and dad always watched it without fail!! It always reminded me to think, "Oh crap its a Sunday, i need to get my homework done for school!!" It it was like an alarm call!! Time to turn off the spectrum 128K and study/homework would begin!! I would have failed my exams if it was not for Howards Way so dont slag it off!!! ;)

[bealerDSB]

same routine as me then !! except i used to turn off my amstrad cpc464

[hotwok19]

That's one helluva tremendous advert for Howard's Way there, B29197. The idea that you could make life in a hampshire shipyard seem glamorous was a wretched plot premise from the outset, but that god awful theme music was like sticking the boot into a cripple.

[B29197]

Haha i know yea!! Love the sticking the boot into a cripple comment!!

[dermot51]

And what about the acting ... and i thought the boats were wooden .

[hotwok19]

You are absolutely right about the acting, dermot51. None was more wooden than the shows principal character Tom Howard played by Maurice Colbourne, after whom the show was named. Halfway through the last season he unfortunately popped his clogs which meant the scriptwriters had to do a hasty rewrite to account for his absence. At the start of the fifth season Kate Omara was brought in to try to add some sex & glamour to the proceedings, but not even gorgeous Kate could save this sorry mess!.

[UKSazzy67]

The whole programme was bollocks and I got here by mistake.

[mick818522]

Totally agree

[stevel666]

Don't worry, quite often pregnancies are unplanned.

[RexBanner1980]

Jesus Christ! This brings back memories alright, cant believe I only would have been 9 when it finished.

[Nobel200]

The series was pure aspirational 80s..

[PIGGYMONGOL]

CHEESE.

[rob332009]

i never cease to see idiots like you on youtube. go away and try to think of something intelligent to say

[mrhomerbojangles]

Well said...

Totally agree..

[berlinmitte10117]

So do I

[berlinmitte10117]

Spot on!

[PIGGYMONGOL]

I was most probably upstairs wanking myself off to the porn mags my Mum would always end up finding (sooner or later) when this pile of horses' shite was on.

[HeathenPapistFilth]

Saturdays? Sundays? FUCK! I'm mistaking it for that other pile of shit...... TRIANGLE!!!!

[HeathenPapistFilth]

This programme was torturous boredom for working class teenagers with no money and nowhere to go on Saturday nights.

LOATHED it.

[sneezymonkey]

..reminds me of when life was so uncomplicated back in the day...

[c0011y5383]

OMG watching this is like having splinters of bamboo Kane driven under your finger nails EEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeggggghh­hhh

[Toob41]

God that Abbey was a misery-guts. I loved the sailing and the music but Abbey brought a real East-Enders gloom to things.

[PIGGYMONGOL]

FFS, the whole lot of them were a load of miserable bloody posh sods.

Same for that Saanz n blaady Doewttaz shawah Daaan Undah.

[ngaitom]

How about Emmerdale Farm, Crossroad, Coronation Street, Van Der Valk,Hazel,This is your life,top of the pops,Bouquet,Another Bouquet,Mike Yarwood, Benny Hill, Michael Crawford, the two Ronnies, Match of day (Jimmy Hill)..,, many many more.....They're all TV favourites in 50's,60's,70's , what the wonderful good old days.

[mrhomerbojangles]

lets not forget the black and white minsterals. & morcombe and wise.

All the ones you have mention bring back so many memories and my dad was an extra in so many of the shows you mentioned.

So i got to meet some of the stars of the shows.

[nm1270]

Howards Way,Bullseye,The Last Of The Summer Wine,That's Life,Highway,The Antiques Roadshow...great Sunday night viewing.The only thing that spoilt the 1980's was the Thatcher Government.

[mrhomerbojangles]

Great Music ! Great Show ! I was lucky enough to watch several episodes being made & met several of the cast as my father acted in several of the episodes.. So it brings back many fond memories listening to this...

[Rosiemoore]

Just gorgeous. Even though it was played by a full orchestra, it wasn't the tune itself that was so popular I think but the arrangement. The whole thing is held together like glue by some lush synth !!!!

[southamptongayguy]

Reminds me of home!

[kittytwister]

Excellent series and whilst now dated was the source of much happiness in our house watching all the carry on

[alphauktelepictures]

was this the intro for series 2

[howardsway86]

Yes, this is the intro for Series 2.

[danbo1984]

fascinating to watch this again, 20 years after it was broadcast, and realise how bobbins it all was, but how massively nostalgic: I'm instantly 11 again! The incidental music sounds like "High Flying Adored", from Evita; bet Lloyd-Webber ripped it off Howards Way - he'll plunder anything, the ropey old sod.

[dyhappy1]

yes i accept i am sad but this was one of the most popular things on tv at the time. excelent

[GSIBOSS]

Sunday nights - Bath night ARRRGGHHHH!

[cillaaanderson]

I loved this when i was younger, bought the record,

[theohaigy]

For 2 mins and 4 seconds, my childhood was back! Gracias for posting.

[evie1887]

Ace!

[flegsiboy]

I remember this cheesy shit.

[newagent]

Yeah, it's bloody Hamble, in'it?!

[bjtc99]

More clips, more more more :)

[steps1]

loved the themetune..makes me feel emotional..takes me back..jan harvey = fricking diva

[madhobbit]

the song was the only best thing about the show!

[eddiebirmingham]

they don't make em like that anymore