The sex-comedy series Alvin Purple, based on the earlier successful film of the same name, was due to commence its 13-episode run. Starring Graeme Blundell in the title role, Alvin Purple featured the amorous escapades of a young man who had an effect on women of all types.
It was front page news (below) when, one day before going to air, Alvin Purple was bumped off the schedule — with ABC management and its new chairman Sir Henry Bland accused of “censorship” of the controversial series.
The program didn’t appear as listed below. ABC management suggested some edits but the show’s producer Maurice Murphy did not make any. Alvin Purple managed to make a belated debut the following week.
Source: TV Times, 7 August 1976
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| 6AM | 6am Thunderbirds | |||
| 7AM | 7am The Super Flying Fun Show | 7am Wilma The Witch’s Club 7.01 Jeff’s Collie (B&W) 7.30 Emergency +4 |
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| 8AM | 8am Sesame Street | 8am Sky Hawks 8.30 Movie: Stranger At My Door. 1956 (B&W) [IMDB] |
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| 9AM | 9am For Schools: Starters 9.30 Play School (B&W) |
9am Here’s Humphrey | 9.55 That’s The Difference | |
| 10AM | 10am For Schools: Behind The News, Secondary Social Sciences, Starters, Watch, Music Time (B&W) | 10am Romper Room | 10am Celebrity Squares 10.30 Here’s Lucy |
10am Switched On Living 10.15 Swami Sarasvati 10.30 The Real McCoys (B&W) |
| 11AM | 11am Eleven AM. Roger Climpson | 11am Another World 11.55 News |
11am The Maggie Eckardt Hour | |
| 12PM | 12pm Movie: Painting The Clouds With Sunshine. 1951 (B&W) [IMDB] | 12pm Days Of Our Lives 12.55 News |
12pm The Mike Walsh Show | |
| 1PM | 1pm ABC News 1.10 Horizon 5 1.30 For Schools: Watch, The Wanderer Butterfly, En Francais |
1pm Search For Tomorrow 1.30 The Young And The Restless |
1.30 Pot Of Gold | |
| 2PM | 2pm Ben Casey (B&W) | 2pm General Hospital 2.55 News |
2.30 Casino 10 | |
| 3PM | 3pm Sesame Street | 3pm Mannix | 3pm Dinah! | 3pm Matlock Police (B&W) |
| 4PM | 4pm Play School 4.30 Flashez. Ray Burgess |
4pm Jeopardy. Andrew Harwood 4.30 My Three Sons (B&W) |
4pm Cartoon Corner. Daryl Somers, Ossie Ostrich. Includes The New Adventures Of Superman, Birdman And The Galaxy Trio | 4pm Abbott And Costello (B&W) 4.30 Daniel Boone |
| 5PM | 5.05 The Wombles 5.10 Last Of The Wild 5.30 The Goodies |
5pm The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones |
5pm The Monkees 5.30 Celebrity Squares. Jimmy Hannan |
5.30 The Brady Bunch |
| 6PM | 6pm Dirty Sally 6.25 Dad’s Army 6.55 Gardening |
6pm The Beverly Hillbillies 6.30 Seven National News. Roger Climpson |
6pm National Nine News. Brian Henderson 6.30 A Current Affair. Mike Minehan |
6pm Eyewitness Newshour. Eric Walters |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.26 Weather 7.30 This Day Tonight. David Flatman |
7pm I Dream Of Jeannie 7.30 Opportunity Knocks. Johnny Farnham |
7pm Laverne And Shirley 7.30 McCloud |
7pm The Celebrity Game. Mike Preston 7.30 Sara |
| 8PM | 8pm Pot Black 8.30 Alvin Purple PREMIERE |
8.30 Movie: The Yearling. 1948 [IMDB] | 8.30 Movie: The Big Bounce. 1969 [IMDB] | |
| 9PM | 9pm Sportscene 9.10 New Scotland Yard |
9pm Movie: Return Of The Seven. 1966 [IMDB] | ||
| 10PM | 10pm Sportscene 10.10 ABC News, Weather 10.20 Sportscene |
10.50 Movie: Weekend Of Terror. 1970 [IMDB] | 10.25 Movie: Heartbeat. 1946 [IMDB] | |
| 11PM | 11pm Close | 11pm Movie: King Kong. 1933 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 12AM | 12.20am Movie: The Face Of Fu Manchu [IMDB] | 12.20am Movie: Juarez. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 1AM | 1am Close | |||
| 2AM | 2am Movie: Brainstorm (B&W) [IMDB] | 2.25 That’s The Difference 2.30 Movie: The Man With The Grey Gloves [IMDB] |
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| 3AM | 3.45 Movie: King Dinosaur (B&W) [IMDB] | 3.50 Movie: International Lady [IMDB] | ||
| 4AM | 4.50 Movie: Spanish Sword (B&W) [IMDB] (Continues to 6am) |
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| 5AM | 5.30 Movie: Bride Of Vengeance [IMDB] (Continues to 7am) |
