"I Love 1980's" (2001) TV series

Director:

Gerard Barry

Writer:

James Eatock (additional material)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 January 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A nostalgic look at the pop culture and fads of the 1980s.

Plot Keywords:

1980s | Nostalgia

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vas Blackwood	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2001)
Michelle Gayle	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2001)
Wayne Hemingway	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2001)
Nigella Lawson	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2001)
Jayne Middlemiss	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2001)
Sue Perkins	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2001)
Arabella Weir	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2001)
Adam Bloom		(3 episodes, 2001)
Emma Boughton	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Sarah Cawood	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Terry Christian	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Andrew Collins	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Ekow Eshun		(3 episodes, 2001)
Mel Giedroyc		(3 episodes, 2001)
Clare Grogan	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Mary Ann Hobbs		(3 episodes, 2001)
Peter Kay	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Iain Lee		(3 episodes, 2001)
Stuart Maconie		(3 episodes, 2001)
Ben Miller		(3 episodes, 2001)
Ross Noble	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Simon O'Brien	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Katie Puckrik	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Lisa Rogers	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Miranda Sawyer		(3 episodes, 2001)
Jamie Theakston		(3 episodes, 2001)
Beverley Turner	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Johnny Vegas	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Pete Waterman	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2001)
Quentin Willson		(3 episodes, 2001)
Gina Yashere	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2001)
Adam Ant	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Mina Anwar	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Rhona Cameron		(2 episodes, 2001)
Brian Cosgrove	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Gary Davies		(2 episodes, 2001)
Amanda Donohoe	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Jason Donovan	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Robert Elms		(2 episodes, 2001)
Samantha Fox	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Caryn Franklin		(2 episodes, 2001)
Ed Hall	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
David Hasselhoff	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Ian Hislop	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Ice-T	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Vernon Kay	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Gary Kemp		(2 episodes, 2001)
Don Letts	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Phil Oakey		(2 episodes, 2001)
Alan Parker	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Nigel Planer	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Gail Porter	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Jenny Powell	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Greg Proops	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Kate Robbins	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
June Sarpong	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Trevor Sorbie		(2 episodes, 2001)
Michaela Strachan	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Susanne Sulley	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
Louis Theroux	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Dave Lee Travis	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
David Van Day	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
Toyah Willcox	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in It's Your New Year's Eve Party (2001) (TV)

Rose-coloured glasses time again, people...

Following the success of "I Love 1970's," BBC2 did it again with "I Love 1980's," which replicated the formula with much the same success. But as pointed out, it suffered from some poor research (among other things, is it fair to mention "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" as a TV success when it's best known in its radio version? And as for having the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [hosts of the 1988 edition] singing along to Bros' "When Will I Be Famous?"... which they never were in the US - plus the Turtles didn't take off until the following year), and the same recurring talking heads being fatuous...

That said, it was great to see Stephen J. Cannell, Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson and Alan Oppenheimer (the voice of Skeletor) in front of the cameras for once; and for an idea of how bad this could have been, look no further than Sky One's ripoff "TV Years." Followed by "I Love 1990's," but I refuse to watch that - how can you be nostalgic for the 1990s?

Not to be confused with VH-1's "I Love The 1980s," the US version of th show - which I would love to see. Not even the Bush administration can halt my life-long love affair with American pop culture...