Thread:JohnGBell/@comment-78.30.106.39-20140720122823

Hi John,

I saw your entry on here about the series United! I'm thinking of starting a website in memory of this programme, and was wondering if you have more information about it.

Although I was born in 1962, and have no recollection of the series, my interest stems from this.

I love football and I'm also a big Doctor Who fan, and therefore I'm familiar with the saga/history of the BBC wiping episodes of 1960's series.

When I found this page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lost_BBC_episodes

it was sad to see so many BBC programmes wiped!

Anyway it was from this page I read about United! and its demise, plus an added interest for me was to discover that some its writers had also written for Doctor Who.

Although Doctor Who was sold around the world in the late 60's and early 70's it seems United! was not so fortunate.

So, this is what I want to do in regards to the website.

1. Provide as much information about the series, the actors, the production etc.

2. Find out if any of the episodes were sold abroad.

3. Contact any of the surviving actors, writers and production staff for their memories and maybe get any items, such as on set photographs or scripts or media coverage such as Radio Times clippings/articles.

4. Include testimonies from people who remember watching the series.

Even if we don't get one episode back, it would be nice to have one website out there in internet-land as a permanent memorial to the series, yes?

What do you think? A worthwhile project or one of folly? :)

You can contact me direct at simes2011@hotmail.com

Regards

Simon  