The Tube (TV series)

The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme, which ran for 5 series, from 1982 until 1987. Many other specials were made, including one for the eve of the millenium. It was produced in Newcastle upon Tyne by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast on Channel 4 television. The Tube was presented live by such talented luminaries as Jools Holland, Manchester's Terry Christian, and the late Paula Yates.

Demise

In January 1987, during the fifth series, Jools Holland accidentally swore with the words "groovy fuckers" during a live trailer for the show. The incident caused a national scandal, as the trailer was transmited at a peak children's viewing time and the show was taken off air for 3 weeks as a result. Holland was reprimanded by Channel 4. The show's producer, Malcolm Gerrie, and Tyne Tees' Director of Programmes, Andrea Wonfor, announced their resignations in March. They cited as reasons for doing so a mixture of internal bickering, political pressure and "stifling bureaucracy and heavy handed moralism". A further series was never commissioned.

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1987 - Swore

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