First Impressions: Monkey Business

The number of obscure, forgotten British television shows from the distant past still boggles my mind. I've been writing Curious British Telly for close to 15 years and I'm still being knocked sideways by the obscurities which suddenly present themselves. Monkey Business is yet another oddity which deserves to be held up and examined with modern eyes.

Reservations (1985)

The path to manhood is a troublesome one, particularly when the male ego weighs heavy on your shoulders. And there's no beating about the bush: sex is crucial in reaching true manhood. Social constructs mean that men simply have to have sex to be considered a man. Better yet, being highly skilled in the old art of the bedroom Olympics will only enhance your manliness.

Agree or roll your eyes as you please, but these expectations create a special brand of angst for young men. Exhibit A arrives in the form of young Gary in Reservations.

The Adventurers Handbook

For many children of the 1970s and 80s, Christopher Lillicrap is an instantly recognisable name. Starting off with Playboard in 1975, Lillicrap would go on to front other series such as We’ll Tell You a Story, Flicks and Busker, whilst also writing for Rainbow and Fimbles.

So surely I, of all people, should have been aware of him. But I wasn’t. Somehow, as a child devotee of all things television, he completely passed me by. It was only when I started delving deeper into British television that I discovered who he was.

Camberwick Green's Forgotten Adventures

Camberwick Green ran for a single series of 13 episodes in 1966, but did you know that this wasn't the end of life in Camberwick Green? This extended universe was contained within the pages of the Pippin in Playland comic and remained forgotten by almost everyone. Until today.

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