From left to right: David Jason, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle.

Do Not Adjust Your Set was a classic children's television series produced originally by Associated-Rediffusion, then by the fledgling Thames Television for British commercial television channel ITV from 26 December 1967 to 14 May 1969. Download high resolution version (900x940, 47 KB)Cast of Do Not Adjust Your Set. ... Download high resolution version (900x940, 47 KB)Cast of Do Not Adjust Your Set. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for London, on weekdays between 1954 (transmissions started on September 22, 1955) and July 29, 1968. ... The classic Thames Television logo (1969 - 1989), featuring a geographically incorrect montage of London landmarks. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

The show took its name from the message (frequently seen on the TV screen in those days) which was displayed when there was a problem with transmission. Although originally conceived as a children's programme, it quickly acquired a cult crossover following amongst many adults. Indeed quite a lot of material could be considered adultish. In aiming at a family audience it is similar to The Goodies. The Goodies - Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Graeme Garden The Goodies was a surreal British television comedy series of the 1970s combining sketches and situation comedy and starring Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie. ...

This was an early appearance of many actors and comedians who later became famous: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, David Jason, Denise Coffey, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, and others. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band performed a song in each programme and Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band also appeared. The musicians frequently appeared as extras in sketches. Michael Palin Michael Edward Palin (born May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python, as well as for his travel documentaries. ... Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (born February 1, 1942) is a British comedian and writer. ... David Jason in A Touch of Frost. ... Denise Coffey playing the part of Juliet in Do Not Adjust Your Set Denise Coffey (born 12 December 1936 in Aldershot) is a British actress. ... Chapman in one of his calmer moments Graham Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was a British comedian and writer. ... Eric Idle Eric Idle (Born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor and film director, as well as an author and accomplished guitarist/songwriter. ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (more often the Bonzo Dog Band) was the brainchild of a British art-school set of the 1960s. ...

The programme comprised a series of sketches, often bizarre and surreal, frequently satirical with a disjointed style which was to become more famous in the subsequent and more daring Monty Python's Flying Circus which followed five months later. At least one DNAYS sketch was re-used in Monty Python. Strange animations between sketches were crafted by the then unknown Terry Gilliam in the final episodes, who also graduated to Python - part of his `Christmas cards' animation reappearing there, in the "Joy to the World" segment. Monty Pythons Flying Circus (aka Flying Circus or MPFC) was the popular BBC sketch comedy show from Monty Python. ... This is a Root page - a common introduction to several more specialised pages. ... Terry Gilliam at Cannes 2001 Terence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is a film director and a member of the Monty Python comedy group. ...

Denise Coffey playing the part of Juliet in the programme.

One long running feature of the show was Captain Fantastic, featuring a parody superhero (Jason) in improbable, even macabre adventures against villainess Mrs. Black (Coffey). The rather eerie foes bear comparison with those in The Avengers. These segments were shot entirely on film, on location in London. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (542x700, 67 KB) Summary Picture taken by pointing a digital camera at the TV, constituting fair use screenshot of the Do Not Adjust Your Set DVD release. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (542x700, 67 KB) Summary Picture taken by pointing a digital camera at the TV, constituting fair use screenshot of the Do Not Adjust Your Set DVD release. ... Denise Coffey playing the part of Juliet in Do Not Adjust Your Set Denise Coffey (born 12 December 1936 in Aldershot) is a British actress. ... From left to right: David Jason, Denise Coffey. ... Spider-Man, one of the best-known superheroes. ... A stereotypical villain. ... The Avengers can refer to several things: The Avengers - a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ...

In 1968 it won an international award, the Prix Jeunesse, in Munich. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Episodes

• Series
  • Series one: 14 episodes of 30 minutes broadcast between 26th December 1967 to 28th March 1968, Thursdays at 5.25pm.
  • Series two: 13 episodes of 30 minutes broadcast between 19th February 1969 to 14th May 1969, Wednesdays at 5.20pm.
• Specials
  • Untitled special of 30 minutes broadcast 29th July 1968, Monday at 7pm.
  • Do Not Adjust Your Stocking, 50 minutes broadcast 25th December 1968, Wednesday 4.10pm.

In common with another important Monty Python predecessor, At Last the 1948 Show, many episodes were wiped despite their importance to the history of British television comedy, and the surviving episodes are seldom repeated. From top to bottom: Aimi MacDonald, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and John Cleese. ... Wiping or junking is an economic move by radio and television companies in which old audiotapes, videotapes and telerecordings are wiped (deleted) and reused or destroyed. ...

DVD release

Nine of the fourteen episodes from the first (Rediffusion) series (presumably all that survive) were released on DVD in the UK and USA in August 2005. Both releases use the same NTSC Region 0 discs made from telerecordings of the original videotapes. The packaging claims that Gilliam's animations appear in these episodes, but they do not. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band is seen playing its song "Death Cab for Cutie" in the DVD, Episode 7. The indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie took its name from the song. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NTSC is the analog television system in use in Korea, Japan, United States, Canada and certain other places, mostly in the Americas (see map). ... Telerecording (known as kinescoping in the USA) is the British name for a process pioneered during the 1940s for the storing of electronically-shot television programmes on film, which was used for the preservation, re-broadcasting and sale of television programmes before the use of commercial broadcast-quality videotape became... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. ...

External links

• British Film Institute Screen Online
• A Review of DNAYS