The Feast Of Steven

The Feast Of Steven

With it being Boxing Day, we've had a bit of spare time this afternoon, so first of all we thought we might as well try out our posh chocolates at the same time as making a video. Though in the end, we decided we were probably better off sticking with our tub of Quality Street.

But if you fancy seeing us do some face-pulling, our chocolates can be seen in action here.

Following this, we plunged headlong into the 'The Feast Of Steven', originally shown on 25th December 1965. sandwiched between Val Doonican & Max Bygraves, with competition from 'Thunderbirds' on the other side.

As fans of 'Z Cars', it's the early stuff in the police station that's of real interest to us. Sadly, most of the late 1965 episodes of 'Z Cars' are also missing and it's only after making our own enquiries that we've found out how a regular cast member was leaving the show around this time.

Robert Keegan as Sergeant Blackitt has been a reliable figure behind the desk at the station, but retires in 'Celebration' (7th December 1965 - missing) with his place being taken by Geoffrey Reed as Sergeant Eccleston (!).

Of course, there was loose talk (and even looser descriptions in Terry Nation's draft script) about getting some of the 'Z Cars' cast on board, but with 'Softly, Softly' launching on 5th January 1966 and the final episode of Season 5, 'That's The Way It Is', scheduled for 21st December, they've got enough on their plate as it is.

As we always say, 'Doctor Who' didn't exist in a vacuum, so tracking down a few episodes of 60s 'Z Cars' to watch is well worth the effort

And you'll always spot some very familiar faces.

And our video about 'The Feast Of Steven' can be seen here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)