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This is a list ofBritish television related events from 1975.

• 2 January – The police drama seriesThe Sweeney premieres on ITV, withJohn Thaw andDennis Waterman.
• January – Due to financial cutbacks at the BBC, BBC1 scales back its weekday early afternoon programming. Consequently, apart from schools programmes, adult education and live sport, the channel now shows a trade test transmission between 2pm and the start of children's programmes and when not broadcasting actual programmes, BBC2 begins fully closing down on weekdays between 11:30am and 4pm.
• 20 January – Due to the decision to fully close down the network during the day,Service Information is now broadcast once a day, at 10.30am, rather than three times a day.
• 22 January – 26 February – Drama seriesThe Love School, about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, is broadcast on BBC2.

• 15 February – ITV show the 1969 comedy filmCarry On Camping, starringSid James,Kenneth Williams,Joan Sims,Charles Hawtrey,Terry Scott andBarbara Windsor.
• 25 February – BBC1 begin showing the American Western family dramaLittle House on the Prairie, starringMichael Landon.

• 14 March – After less than two years on the air, theBristol Channel closes.^[1]
• 17 March – BBC1 begins showing theHanna-Barbera cartoon seriesHong Kong Phooey.
• 24 March –Wellingborough Cablevision closes.^[1]

• 1 April – Premiere ofEdward the Seventh, a drama series made byATV in 13 one-hour episodes and based on the biography of KingEdward VII by Sir Philip Magnus.
• 3 April – Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) marries Hugh Mortimer (John Bentley) on the ATV soap operaCrossroads.
• 4 April – TheRichard Briers andFelicity Kendal-starring sitcomThe Good Life makes its debut on BBC1.
• 13 April – Game showThe Golden Shot (hosted byBob Monkhouse) airs its final episode on ITV after an eight-year run.

• 31 May –Jim'll Fix It hosted byJimmy Savile makes its debut on BBC1.

• 3 June – BBC2 showKen Loach's 1969 drama filmKes, starringDavid Bradley as fifteen year old Billy Casper who befriends a wild kestrel.
• 7–21 June – The BBC shows extensive live coverage of thefirstCricket World Cup.^[2][3] The BBC also shows full coverage of the1979 World Cup.^[4]
• 11 June – A pilot of the sitcomThe Melting Pot, written by and starringSpike Milligan (in brownface) withNeil Shand, is broadcast on BBC2. The following year, a full series of six episodes is recorded but never broadcast.

• 5 July – BBC1 launches the long-running Summer variety showSeaside Special.
• 14 July –New Broadcasting House (Manchester) starts broadcasting programming for BBC North West. It becomes fully operational by September.
• 20 July – ITV first airs theBob Monkhouse-hosted game showCelebrity Squares.

• 2 August – BBC2 launch a season of Saturday evening horror movie double bills withMidnight Movie Fantastic. It will continue to be shown until 1983.
• 13 August – BBC1 begins showing the U.S. detective seriesThe Rockford Files, starringJames Garner.

• 2 September –Runaround, the long-running children's game show hosted by comedianMike Reid is first broadcast on ITV.
• 3 September – ITV begins showing the supernatural children's anthology seriesShadows.
• 4 September –Gerry Anderson's live-action science fiction seriesSpace: 1999 airs on ITV, starringMartin Landau.
• 19 September –BFBS Television broadcasts for the first time, in Celle, near Hanover in the West Germany from Trenchard Barracks.^[5] The service consists of taped broadcasts from the BBC and ITV, flown to Germany from London which are then rebroadcast using low-power UHF transmitters.^[6]
• 19 September –John Cleese's much-loved hotel comedy seriesFawlty Towers debuts on BBC2, with the episode "A Touch of Class".
• 20 September – ITV Southern show the 1972made for television horror filmThe Night Stalker, starringDarren McGavin, ahead of other ITV regions.
• 25 September –Yorkshire Television premieresAnimal Kwackers, the British version of the American television seriesThe Banana Splits Adventure Hour which ended almost six years earlier but shorter and very different from the U.S. version. It goes on to air for 3 series.

• 1 October – The long-running arts documentary seriesArena makes its debut on BBC2.
• 24 October – BBC2 broadcast the iconicFawlty Towers episodeThe Germans, in which a concussedBasil startsgoose-stepping and impersonatingAdolf Hitler to his German guests,
• 28 October – ITV shows aJames Bond film on British television for the first time:Terence Young's 1962 big screen debut of 007 inDr. No, withSean Connery starring asIan Fleming's British secret agent.^[7]

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• 9 December – 15th anniversary of the first episode ofCoronation Street.
• 16 December – BBC1 show the courtroom dramaRumpole of the Bailey, as part of thePlay for Today series. The titular character played byLeo McKern proves so popular that the ITV would develop it into a full series in 1978.
• 17 December
  • TheThames Television filmThe Naked Civil Servant, based onQuentin Crisp's memoirs, is broadcast on British television. The film starsJohn Hurt in the title role.
  • The final episode of sitcomTill Death Us Do Part is broadcast on BBC1.
• 22 December – ITV screen the network premiere ofDavid Lean's 1962 epic historical filmLawrence of Arabia, starringPeter O'Toole asT. E. Lawrence withAlec Guinness,Omar Sharif,Anthony Quayle andClaude Rains. The film is split into two parts and shown over consecutive nights.
• 23 December
  • The animated children's seriesBod debuts on BBC1.
  • BBC1 show the television premiere of the 1968 comedy filmCarry On Up the Khyber, starringSid James,Kenneth Williams,Charles Hawtrey,Joan Sims,Bernard Bresslaw andRoy Castle.
• 24 December – BBC1 show the 1974 animated film version ofOscar Wilde's children's storyThe Happy Prince, narrated byChristopher Plummer. The short film would be shown several times on the BBC until 1986.
• 25 December – As part of the Christmas Day highlights BBC1 screens the UK television premiere of the 1939MGM fantasy musicalThe Wizard of Oz, starringJudy Garland. The film will go on to be shown regularly on the BBC during the Christmas period until the 1990s. Also receiving a world television premiere on BBC1 isButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starringRobert Redford andPaul Newman.^[8]
• 26 December – BBC1 Boxing Day network premiere of the popular 1970 family filmThe Railway Children, starringJenny Agutter andBernard Cribbins.
• 27 December – BBC1 show the 1973made for television horror dramaFrankenstein: The True Story, starringJane Seymour andJames Mason.
• 31 December – BBC2 showTom Stoppard's adaptation ofJerome K. Jerome's critically acclaimed boating holiday comedyThree Men in a Boat, directed byStephen Frears and starringMichael Palin,Tim Curry andStephen Moore.

• 1 January –The Secret Garden (1975)
• 6 January
  • Philbert Frog (1975)
  • Public Account (1975–1978)
  • The Changes (1975)
• 7 January –The Venturers (1975)
• 26 January –Anne of Avonlea (1975)
• 25 February –Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
• 5 March –You're on Your Own (1975)
• 9 March –The Master of Ballantrae (1975)
• 17 March –Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
• 4 April –The Good Life (1975–1978)
• 16 April –Survivors (1975–1977)
• 23 April –Wodehouse Playhouse (1975–1978)
• 24 April –Sam and the River (1975)
• 2 May –Private Affairs (1975)
• 31 May –Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994)
• 11 June –The Melting Pot (1975)
• 5 July –Seaside Special (1975–1979)
• 14 July –My Honourable Mrs (1975)
• 16 July –The Rough with the Smooth (1975)
• 27 July –Zot the Dog (1975)
• 9 August –Sportscene (1975–present)
• 13 August –The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
• 26 August –Oil Strike North (1975)
• 27 August –I Didn't Know You Cared (1975–1979)
• 29 August –Quiller (1975)
• 1 September –Angels (1975–1983)
• 2 September –The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)
• 11 September –Days of Hope (1975)
• 24 September –The Hill of the Red Fox (1975)
• 26 September –The Invisible Man (1975)
• 5 October
  • Ballet Shoes (1975)
  • Poldark (1975–1977)
  • Little Monsters (1975–1978)
• 12 October –On the Move (1975–1976)
• 18 November –Emu's Broadcasting Company (1975–1980)
• 23 November –The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)
• 25 November –Francis Durbridge Presents: The Doll (1975)
• 4 December –State of Emergency (1975)
• 23 December –Bod (1975–1976)
• 31 December –Striker (1975)

• 2 January –After That, This (1975)
• 22 January –The Love School (1975)
• 19 March –The Fight Against Slavery (1975)
• 29 March –A Legacy (1975)
• 3 May –The Girls of Slender Means (1975)
• 12 May –Rutland Weekend Television (1975–1976)
• 24 May –Looking for Clancy (1975)
• 13 June –Ten from the Twenties (1975)
• 18 June –The Poisoning of Charles Bravo (1975)
• 2 August –Midnight Movie Fantastic (1975)
• 19 September –Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979)
• 22 September –Madame Bovary (1975)
• 25 September –Making Faces (1975)
• 26 September –The Wild West Show (1975)
• 1 October –Arena (1975–present)
• 29 October –The Philanthropist (1975)
• 21 November –Trinity Tales (1975)
• 26 November –Moll Flanders (1975)
• 1 December –North and South (1975)
• 21 December –The Punch Review (1975–1977)
• 29 December –How Green Was My Valley (1975–1976)
• 31 December –Three Men in a Boat (1975)

• 2 January –The Sweeney (1975–1978)
• 4 January –Carry on Laughing (1975)
• 6 January –The Life of Riley (1975)
• 10 January –Dog of Flanders (1975)
• 12 January –Joby (1975)
• 14 January –Nightingale's Boys (1975)
• 15 January –Cilla's Comedy Six (1975)
• 15 February –The Hanged Man (1975)
• 19 March –The Wackers (1975)
• 24 March –Noddy (1975)
• 1 April –Edward the Seventh (1975)
• 7 April –Sky (1975)
• 20 April –Winner Takes All (1975–1988, 1997)
• 21 April –Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1975)
• 26 April –Tarbuck and All That! (1975)
• 27 April –Doctor on the Go (1975–1977)
• 7 May –The Loner (1975)
• 28 May –You Must Be Joking! (1975–1976)
• 8 June –The Siege of Golden Hill (1975)
• 12 June –Dawson's Weekly (1975)
• 3 July –
  • Three Comedies of Marriage (1975)
  • Gambit (1975–1985, 1995)
• 13 July –Against the Crowd (1975)
• 20 July –Celebrity Squares (1975–1979, 1993–1997, 2014–2015)
• 22 July –Johnny Go Home (1975)^[9]
• 23 July –Down the 'Gate (1975–1976)
• 2 August –The Summer Show (1975)
• 7 August –Comedy Premiere (1975)
• 2 September –Runaround (1975–1981, 1985–1986)
• 3 September –Shadows (1975–1978)
• 4 September
  • The Stars Look Down (1975)
  • Space: 1999 (1975–1978)
• 6 September –Two's Company (1975–1979)
• 7 September –My Brother's Keeper (1975–1976)
• 8 September
  • Hogg's Back (1975–1976)
  • My Son Reuben (1975)
• 9 September –Shades of Greene (1975–1976)
• 19 September –Larry Grayson (1975–1977)
• 25 September –Animal Kwackers (1975–1978)
• 8 October
  • It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975)
  • Rule Britannia! (1975)
• 14 October –Couples (1975–1976)
• 15 October –Cooper (1975)
• 16 October –Get Some In! (1975–1978)
• 27 October –The Cuckoo Waltz (1975–1980)
• 17 December –The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
• Unknown –The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)

• Ivor the Engine (1959,1975–1977)

• BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)

• Trooping the Colour (1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present)
• The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present)
• BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024)

• Come Dancing (1949–1998)

• The Good Old Days (1953–1983)
• Panorama (1953–present)
• Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976)
• Crackerjack (1955–1984, 2020–present)
• Opportunity Knocks (1956–1978, 1987–1990)
• This Week (1956–1978, 1986–1992)
• Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)^[10]
• What the Papers Say (1956–2008)^[11]
• The Sky at Night (1957–present)
• Blue Peter (1958–present)
• Grandstand (1958–2007)

• Coronation Street (1960–present)
• Songs of Praise (1961–present)
• Z-Cars (1962–1978)
• Animal Magic (1962–1983)
• Doctor Who (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
• World in Action (1963–1998)
• Top of the Pops (1964–2006)
• Match of the Day (1964–present)
• Crossroads (1964–1988, 2001–2003)
• Play School (1964–1988)
• Mr. and Mrs. (1965–1999)
• Call My Bluff (1965–2005)
• World of Sport (1965–1985)
• Jackanory (1965–1996, 2006)
• Sportsnight (1965–1997)
• It's a Knockout (1966–1982, 1999–2001)
• The Money Programme (1966–2010)
• Playhouse (1967–1982)
• Reksio (1967–1990)
• Dad's Army (1968–1977)^[12]
• Magpie (1968–1980)
• The Big Match (1968–2002)
• Nationwide (1969–1983)
• Screen Test (1969–1984)

• The Goodies (1970–1982)
• Bless This House (1971–1976)
• The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
• The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971–1987)
• The Two Ronnies (1971–1987, 1991, 1996, 2005)
• Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976)
• Thunderbirds (1972–1980, 1984–1987)
• Clapperboard (1972–1982)
• Crown Court (1972–1984)
• Pebble Mill at One (1972–1986, 1991–1996)
• Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
• Rainbow (1972–1992, 1994–1997)
• Emmerdale (1972–present)
• Newsround (1972–present)
• Weekend World (1972–1988)
• Pipkins (1973–1981)
• We Are the Champions (1973–1987)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
• That's Life! (1973–1994)
• Porridge (1974–1977)
• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974–1977)
• Happy Ever After (1974–1978)
• Rising Damp (1974–1978)
• Within These Walls (1974–1978)
• It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
• Tiswas (1974–1982)
• Wish You Were Here...? (1974–2003)

• 31 March –Up Pompeii! (1969–1975, 1991–1992)
• 7 April –Public Eye (1965–1975)
• 12 April –My Old Man (1974–1975)
• 13 April –The Golden Shot (1967–1975)
• 31 May –Vicky the Viking (1974-1975)
• 17 June –Captain Pugwash (1957–1975, 1997–2002)
• 23 June –Churchill's People (1974–1975)
• 10 August –Top of the Form (1962–1975)
• 29 August –Not On Your Nellie (1974–1975)
• 6 December –Don't Drink the Water (1974–1975)
• 17 December –Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975)
• 21 December –Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975, 2010–2012)
• 31 December –Dog of Flanders (1975)
• Unknown –Watch with Mother (1952–1975)

• 13 February –Katie Hopkins, reality show contestant and journalist
• 25 February –Naga Munchetty, presenter and journalist
• 3 March –Patricia Potter, actress
• 16 May –Charlotte Hawkins, journalist and newsreader
• 21 May –Ruth Wignall, journalist and broadcaster
• 27 May –Jamie Oliver, chef and television personality
• 29 May –Mel B, singer (Spice Girls), actress and television presenter
• 1 July –Trey Farley, television presenter
• 2 July –Melanie Clark Pullen, actress (died 2022)
• 15 July –Jill Halfpenny, actress
• 17 July –Konnie Huq, television presenter
• 22 July –Hannah Waterman, actress
• 22 August –Sheree Murphy, actress
• 25 August –Sarah Manners, actress
• 25 September –Declan Donnelly, TV presenter and one half ofAnt and Dec
• 28 September –Kelly Cates, née Dalglish, Scottish sports presenter
• 26 October –Michael Underwood, television presenter
• 7 November –Francine Lewis, comedian, actress and model
• 18 November –Anthony McPartlin, TV presenter and one half ofAnt and Dec
• 11 December –Dawn Steele, actress
• Unknown
  • Laura Jones, television journalist

• 26 February –Denis Goodwin, 45, comedy scriptwriter (Fast and Loose,Bright's Boffins), suicide.
• 23 April –William Hartnell, 67, actor (Doctor Who).
• 18 October –Graham Haberfield, 33, actor (Coronation Street).

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