Forces TV to close

[Markymark]

It's a shame That's TV is going at the end of the month too, they had some good old shows on too

You need to move house to a That's TV local mux area !

[Brekkie]

This would be about time for the likes of Great TV to buy this slot and launch it their own Great TV Gold/Classics.

That's MUCH easier said than done, though

The slot is gone though - that is essentially why it is closing.

I would imagine Together (The Community Channel) may be for the chop too with it set to lose it's slot but that would be a good fit for Forces TV News and a programming slot if it worked for both.

[Inspector Sands]

It's a shame That's TV is going at the end of the month too, they had some good old shows on too

You need to move house to a That's TV local mux area !

Maybe I like my 23 hour feed of Judge Judy? 

[London Lite]

Can't say I was a fan of what became two archive tv channels with a token news bulletin tagged on it, but I appreciate that especially for Forces TV, it became a lot more accessible when they started acquiring rights to tv shows not scheduled for decades.

[James2001]

I even enjoyed the early stuff they showed when it was military themed- for example they showed all 6 seasons of Hogan's Heroes when ITV4 only showed the first 3 (albeit Forces TV showed some pretty grotty old prints of the first 4 seasons, when ITV4 had HD ones), and I'm not sure if Gomer Pyle USMC had actually ever been shown in the UK before Forces showed it (a shame they didn't show the Andy Grffith Show too, which it was spun off from- also not sure that's ever been shown in the UK even though it's an institution in the US).

[bbctvtechop]

Worst Week of My Life which is a great series but not repeated anywhere else, (presumably partly because of one of the guest characters in series 2).

Who are you referring to?

[Inspector Sands]

Worst Week of My Life which is a great series but not repeated anywhere else, (presumably partly because of one of the guest characters in series 2).

Who are you referring to?

One episode in  was one of Chris Langham's last acting roles. He appears in series 2 I think, but because its a continuous farce plot across each series it's near impossible to edit out one episode or scenes with one character as it makes no sense

[harshy]

I hope they hire the people who manage to get these shows in the first place so it can be shown on the established archive channels who themselves repeat the same shows over and over again without their original endcaps.

[Rex]

Looks like Forces TV is closing pretty early today, 11am. The same time when Sky updates its EPG/Freeview changes will happen

[RDJ]

A very nice traditional closedown complete with National Anthem and a reminder to switch off your set. Very classy!

https://youtu.be/Z7y2W5V8rR8

[Roger Darthwell]

A very nice traditional closedown complete with National Anthem and a reminder to switch off your set. Very classy!

https://youtu.be/Z7y2W5V8rR8

This is quite frankly the best closedown I have ever seen

[Larry the Loafer]

Tell me I wasn't the only one who found that closedown oddly emotional.

[JetixFann450]

The slide at the end there strongly gives me Sky Movies 2002 vibes.

[Roger Darthwell]

Tell me I wasn't the only one who found that closedown oddly emotional.

You are not the only one, I would love to think that the folks at Forces TV did that last closedown with us TV pres anoraks in mind, and I will forever be thankful for that!

[Steve in Pudsey]

Can I get in an early nomination for TV moment of the year? That was a thing of beauty.