That's Life!

TV Series
1973–1994
43m

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Gavin Campbell, Esther Rantzen, Adrian Mills, Doc Cox, and Grant Baynham in That's Life! (1973)

Esther Rantzen and the team present a variety of subjects, including consumer advice, rights and investigations, topical news-related vox pops, and lighthearted items such as clever pets and... Read allEsther Rantzen and the team present a variety of subjects, including consumer advice, rights and investigations, topical news-related vox pops, and lighthearted items such as clever pets and hilarious misspelt signs.Esther Rantzen and the team present a variety of subjects, including consumer advice, rights and investigations, topical news-related vox pops, and lighthearted items such as clever pets and hilarious misspelt signs.

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6.8/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

Episodes436

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21 seasons21 years

Photos7

Trivia
Whilst conducting one of her usual Vox Pops interviews with passing members of the general public on the subject of bat stew, PC A Herbert arrested Esther Rantzen on-camera, for obstructing the peace. Rantzen had to appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Connections
Featured in Scene: Personal View: Victoria Wood (1985)

Soundtracks
That's Life!
(uncredited)
Music composed by David Lee
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
[series theme tune]

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1/10

A ghastly & depressing TV programme

"That's Life" was a very peculiar programme - Esther Rantzen surrounded by a group of rather camp men wearing cardigans and talking in a droning and sanctimonious fashion about subjects ranging from trivia to life-saving. But all terribly boring, and as it was usually broadcast on a Sunday night, a depressing show as well.

All most people can remember of it today was animals who said things - "Sossages" - and some tedious campaigns about diet pills.

I'm told that many of the production team went on to great things elsewhere in television - so I guess the dire state of TV today can be blamed on this frightful show as well Tom