What we were watching

Do you remember these shows that were on TV this week ten, 20, 30 and 40 years ago?

1978

Norman Stanley Fletcher was free. The criminal, played by Ronnie Barker, made his first appearance in BBC1 spin-off Going Straight, which saw him enjoy life beyond the walls of HMP Slade, the setting for sitcom smash Porridge.

1988

In Channel 4 comedy Tickets For The Titanic, Tony Robinson was a vicar in trouble with MI5. In 2005 Tony (right) joined James Cameron, director of the film Titanic, for a dive to the ship’s wreck for Titanic Adventure, a documentary.

1998

Charlotte Coleman debuted in How Do You Want Me?, a BBC2 comedy. She played Lisa, the wife of a photographer played by Dylan Moran. It was her last major role – the Four Weddings And A Funeral star died from a severe asthma attack in 2001 aged just 33.

2008

Tea-infused venison and smoked mozzarella ravioli helped James Nathan win MasterChef on BBC2 and the victory was more than a flash in the pan. The former barrister has carried on cooking and is currently head chef at the St Enodoc Hotel in Cornwall.