The 1970s: Those Were the Days: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series presents an affectionate look back at what it was like living through the early 1970s in Britain. The news stories, fads, fashions, and new essential items of a decade that moved into colour and changed everything. From Marc Bolan and David Bowie setting the new era of glam rock, eye-liner on men and the biggest platform heels and kids obsessing over new toys and transport like Clackers, Choppers and the Space hopper.

Series details

• Title: The 1970s: Those Were the Days
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2024-05-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-12-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 77277
• TVDB ID: 450508

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-05-25; final listed air date 2024-12-15; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The 1970s: Those Were the Days on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.