DEPARTMENT S / JASON KING [ ROYAL MIX ] THEME

[MisterBlue55]

I knew Peter Wyngarde in the '70s. I loved his voice and he was a fab cook. He taught me, a naive young thing, to eat spaghetti properly!

[sewitt60]

Class tune! Very funky.

[skunkhead2007]

my mate went to london to work from the north east were we are all very poor :-) being from the north and not knowing wat the smoke (london) was like the 3 lads ended up in a gay bar we didnt av gay bars up here then,dont really av em now! anyway jason king tried to chat up one of the lads he was blonde haired and quite a good looking lad in his day,so the lad being a Durham lad rough as fuck to jason to fuck off,jason wasnt aving it and tried again so the lad went to hit jason,jason chined him

[steve01274]

@skunkhead2007 Oh right. I didnt know "JASON KING" was GAY! well you live and learn.

[kaferere]

Jason King was NOT gay! Peter Wyngarde was though. We all dressed like him ADMIT IT!

[MsMrReason]

@kaferere I am watching this right now on DVD and he is the only one that dresses like Jason King . At present he is wearing a woman's scarf and earlier on he seemed to be wearing Dot Cotton's coat and hair.

If you dressed like that good for you , but I am sure my dad did not and he was younger than King at the time.

[kaferere]

@MsMrReason Brace yourself for a shock. I knew your dad and he did dress like Jason King, we all did, and we were all great and we all drove Capri Ghia's. Your Dad was an amazing dancer too.

[ahsall10002]

Great tune and voice mix:)

[bdf2718]

Cool series. Both of them. Even though in neither of them did I think he was straight (even with an underdeveloped gaydar at that time).

His lifestyle had some difficulties. To say the least. Still cool series.

[MyMREDDIE]

Well HEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOO!

[BLUEHIPPO47]

The epitome of cool.

[ballygeale1]

he looked in his 50ssss

[FiresideMusings]

Did you know that the famous moustache was his version of a Russian moustache, not inspired by a Mexican style at all!

[09SRILANKA]

This s a quality soundtrack...............Like the tash. Im going have one of them Mexican styleees...........

[09SRILANKA]

Quality soundtrack. I want a tasho like his!

[MyLalinea]

iremenber it.

[rarebutgreat]

Great version of one of the best TV themes ever

[scousesonata]

Rosemary Nicols was a very attractive & underrated actress in Dept S. Fabulous legs too.

[62daveben]

great stuff

[jsilence418]

I kept trying to explain these shows to my brother, but never knew anything but Jason king! thanks for solving an old puzzle !

[1970ferret]

this was from the 90,s cassette, "power themes 90"

[BONGOMAN3003]

reality was he was gay

[luciremagazine]

Nice version of the theme!

[jettscream]

part 5

maybe if you ever feel theatrical or maybe daydream the thought of different outfits and disguises in interesting jobs and varied locations then the eccsentric costume role play seen in department s is giving people a bit of escapism in a short t.v programme fit for the era.

thanks ,jett

[jettscream]

part 4

i personal thought that Jason king was sophisticated, handsome and suave as did many others i knew, he certainly had the bond charm and could also show a masculine side in fights. today we would not, in my opinion , see a character on the television, who possessed both the eccentric and serious whilst working for the betterment of the united kingdom and the further safety of the world,

[jettscream]

part 3

Peter playing the role of Jason king was one of those role models. considered flamboyant even at the time and now certainly an exponent of the fashion of that era. to draw a comparison, Elvis wore a jumpsuit in the 70,s but so did many more of his contemporaries such as tom Jones, so not outstandingly different, Mabel the belts were outstanding?.

[jettscream]

part 2

in my opinion We had a phenomenal diversity of styles and culture on the t.v and to kids, this gave an endless selection of role models. sportsman, secret agent, astronaut, time traveller, gun slinger and detective (maybe we found a neutral island whilst watching t.v to rest upon and enjoy the stability of in good old Blue Peter .

[jettscream]

. part 1 As a boy of 6 in 1970 and now a dad kids its interesting that the 1970s i feel there was so very much more diversity, interest and different styles, that everyday t.v programmes offer today. but still, if they were so bad then or they are much better now, the fact remains that they must be considered as memorable and sturdy by the mere fact they can be found and uploaded to a medium like U tube to draw debate in public WITH SUCCESS.

[TheGnomeCity]

Excellent remix

[Ganbareg]

who gives a shit if he was gay, fuk off with you mindless bullshit you closed minded twats.

[VoxJoxx]

@Ganbareg he was gay...? That explains the look then. Not unlike my gay uncle. Now there's a name for a band 'Gay Uncle"

[Ganbareg]

lets have one for the persuaders/the saint/randall&hopkirk god british stuff.

[ddavies1967]

You can't beat Orbital's version of the Saint theme (superb video too). Don't bother with the movie, it was pants but the theme - class.

Yes, these series were wonderful. I fondly remember Jason King, Dept S, Champions, Persuaders, I'm a bit too young for Prisoner, Dangerman, although I've seen the odd epi in recent years.

[dcf77]

Awesome remix!

[mrdee11091]

thanks for this post of department s where is king now?? i remember meeting this guy many years ago he was openig a freezer store in long eaton thanks for the post

[paulyoung68]

jason king,che figata qsto telefilm!

[Firelogger]

NICE UPDATE ON THAT MATE

[barabbones66]

Great!!Jason King & Shaft..

[jsilence418]

I remember this and the subsequent spinoff thanks

[66chrissy66]

let us reflect on the prog instead of reflecting on his life style live and let live.i am a firm believer of.

[TheHolySpirit]

@Kenfig. It's not what you were stating, it's the way you attempted to state it. Words are pretty powerful, try to be a be a bit more careful about the ones you use. Using the phrase "Queer as hell" was bound to cause a bit of a reaction, don't you think? Peter Wyngarde was definitely a queer sort of chap (as in odd/eccentric). The fact that he was gay in real life is irrelevant, because he was an actor. You know, someone who acts out the role of a character in a story.

[Ganbareg]

piss of you idiot.

[nallanewo]

are you the vicar

[NoBlood4Oil2007]

cool music, what is it?

[mutinyonthekitkat]

It's the theme tune to Department S, a UK tv show from about 1969. The original openining has been put on youtube - see the clip Department S by TheRageTV.

[NoBlood4Oil2007]

thanks

[mutinyonthekitkat]

Jason King was probably the coolest dude on the planet in the early 70s.

[twiggystick]

Really enjoyed this - thanks for posting!