Freewheelers
A group of teenager sleuths fight evil.
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"As far as I know, this show was never repeated on UK television after its original run in the late '60s / early '70s, and most episodes are now sadly "missing presumed wiped". Series 6 from 1971 however still exists in its entirety, and I recently got the chance to watch it all, the best part of 4 decades on. After rushing home from school, Freewheelers was essential viewing for me and many of my contemporaries back in those halcyon days of flared trousers, Slade and Chicory Tip. And watching it again brought a nostalgic lump to the throat. Never mind the bad / hammy act..."
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Made by Southern TV in Southampton - the company had spent a fortune in kitting out a boat as an Outside Broadcast Unit, believed to be the first time it had been done in the U.K. There was an idea in addition to covering Cowes Week, they could press it into service for other programming - and Freewheelers was seen as a great opportunity (which explained the many 'boat chase' scenes in multiple episodes.
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A group of teenager sleuths fight evil.