Viewers’ views

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32703, 4 September 1971, Page 4

Viewers’ views

Letters on television topics are subject to the rules applying to general correspondence. JED STONE I heartily agree with “A Listener” regarding Jed Stone of "Coronation Street.’’ This series would rate very highly for all the artists taking part, except Jed "Stone. I would like to think the script-writers could think up something better to take his place in the series.—PLEASE. I think the writers of “The Street” are just trying to create a character from the past. As I remember, before the last war the Lancashire lads used to stand on street corners with caps on. Per-« sonaily, I enjoy this character very much and. Kenneth Cope is to be congratulated. “A Listener” might consider the point that there are different levels of humour that different people enjoy.—J. SAXON. “THE TROUBLESHOOTERS” ' What has happened to “Mogul?” It used to be one ' of my favourite programmes 1 —exciting and dramatic and full of action and impact. | Now it has turned into a pale imitation of “The Plane Makers” or something in a similar vein and -is a wishywashy bore. In the last epi- ‘ sode I think the producers got the scripts mixed—l expected to see at any minute Dr Cameron inveigled by ■ Agnes to drop in and check up on James McTavish's incipient stomach ulcer and : to tell him not to sell his 1 soul to the Americans for ’ dollars. If Roz had been along ’ with Stewart a chat with ' Janet and a mild flirtation 1 with Dr Finlay would have ! done her a power of. good too. Where is Peter Thornton? To ' me he used to be the king- ’ pin on which the whole show ‘ rested and without him the ! series has lost its appeal.— ’ PETER THORNTON FAN. I “THE YOUNG REBELS” I would like to commend [ C. Grant’s reply to' the correspondence about “The 1 Young, Rebels.” He alone • seems able to look at the ■ series, and see the veiled insult to the British nation. : A young nation decided to >throw off the rigid - domina- • tion of an older nation—fair ■ enough. If they had not done [ so, perhaps we New Zea- . landers would have had to do so later. But where did ' they get the courage and re- ‘ sourcefulness to do this? ’ Surely from the common stock of us all, which when faced with pioneering conditions, with hardships and trials, could rise to any heights to conquer them? So let us honour our common heritage and not belittle it; and let us help to bind the nations of the world, together, instead of separating them by insidious propaganda. Perhaps this propaganda has been more successful than we thought.—FAlß PLAY. [This correspondence is closed.]