THE ARROWS.

The Arrows Show was a weekly TV series in the UK which aired between 1976-77.
It was produced by British pop music icon Muriel Young on the ITV / Granada network.
The band members were Alan Merrill on lead vocals and bass guitar, Jake Hooker on guitar, and Paul Varley on drums. A late addition to the band was Terry Taylor on guitar, who joined for the second series.

Guests included The Drifters, Slade, The Bay City Rollers, Marc Bolan & T Rex, Slik, Pilot, Gene Pitney, Randy Edelman, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Flintlock, Dana, Lindsey DePaul, Billy J Kramer, Sheer Elegance, Paul Nicholas, The Glitterband (G Band), Slik (with Midge Ure), Jonathan King, The Real Thing, Peter Noone, The Wurzels, Showaddywaddy, Billy Ocean.
They were joined each week by Him and Us plus One dancers.

Transmission

Arrows.

The show normally went out at teatime and was 25 mins long.
There were two series:
Series 1: 2nd March 1976 to 22nd June 1976.
Series 2: 28th September 1976 to 21st December 1976.

All 28 editions survive in the ITV archives.
Produced by Murial Young Granada Television/ITV Network.

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Episode Guide

SERIES 1

EPISODE 1 - 2nd March 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Dream of You' by Ralph McTell.
GLYDER perform 'Pick Up and Go'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
JESSE GREEN performs 'Nice and Slow'.
PETER NOONE performs 'We Don't Need the Money'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.

EPISODE 2 - 9th March 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'I Love Rock and Roll'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Something's Been Makin' Me Blue' by Smokie.
BILBO BAGGINS sing 'Back Home'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Do The Buster' by the Bo-Flyers.
SLADE perform 'Let's Call it Quits'.
THE ARROWS perform 'A Touch Too Much'.

EPISODE 3 -  23rd March 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Thanks'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Once Upon A Time' by The Arrows.
PAUL NICHOLAS performs 'Reggae Like it Used to Be'. (with Him & Us plus one).
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Man With A Gun' by Harvey Andrews.
DANA sings 'Never Gonna Fall in Love'.
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.

EPISODE 4 -  30th March 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Don't Worry 'Bout Love', 'Hard Hearted' and 'Love is Easy'.
HELLO perform 'Star Studded Sham'.
SCOTTIE with 'Sweet Rock'n'Roll
No further details available.

EPISODE 5 - 13th April 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'All We Need Is Love' by Dave and June Brown.
RANDY ENDELMAN performs 'Concrete and Clay'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
A RAINCOAT with 'Give Me A Fright' (animated video).
THE DRIFTERS perform 'Hello Happiness'.
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.

EPISODE 6 - 20th April 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Don't Worry 'Bout Love', 'I Love Rock and Roll', 'My Last Night With You', and 'Once Upon a Time'.
BUTTERFLIES perform 'Crazy Legs'
FRANK JENNINGS WITH SYNDICATE perform 'A Good Love is Like a Good Song'.
ALAN WARREN performs 'Without Rhythm'.
No further details available.

EPISODE 7 - 27th April 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Spanish Discotheque' by Les Humphries Singers.
FLINTLOCK sing 'Dawn'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Thanks'.
SHEER ELEGANCE perform 'Life is Too Short Girl'.
LOUISA JANE WHITE sings 'Take the Money and Run'. (with dancers)
THE ARROWS perform 'What Comes Between Us'.

EPISODE 8 - 4th May 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Feeling This Way'. 
SIMON MAY sings 'Never Could I Leave You'.
SHOWADDYWADDY perform 'Trocadero'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Rock'n'Roll Marionette' by Jim & Ady.
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN performs 'Doing What I Know'.
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit'.

EPISODE 9 - 11th May 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town',  'What's Come Between Us', 'Don't Worry 'bout Love' and 'Love is Easy'.
BILBO BAGGINS sings 'It's a Shame'.
SMOKIE performs 'Wild, Wild Angels'.
No further details available.

EPISODE 10 - 18th May 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Thanks'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Arms Of Mary' by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.
ALVIN STARDUST sings 'It's Better to be Cruel Than Kind'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'White Tie and Tails' by Pasadena Roof Orchestra.
LYNSEY DE PAUL sings 'If I Don't Get You the Next One Will'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Feeling this Way'.

EPISODE 11 - 25th May 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Moving Next Door to You'.
STEVENSON'S ROCKET perform 'Here I Am'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Let Your Love Flow' by The Bellamy Brothers.
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'I Wanna See You Dancin' by Terry Webster.
KATHY JONES sings 'Down Our Street'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.

EPISODE 12 - 1st June 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'My World is Turning on You', 'My Last Night With You' and 'Let Me Love You'. GERALDINE sings 'I Gotta Be Near You'.
SLIK (featuring Midge Ure) perform 'Requiem'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'My Dance' by The Majors.
No further details available.

EPISODE 13 - 8th June 1976
THE ARROWS perform  'Don't Worry 'bout Love'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'Home is Home' by Denny Dell.
BUSTER sings 'Sunday'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Hard Hearted'.
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit'.
LIEUTENANT PIGEON performs 'Goodbye'.
THE ARROWS perform 'What's Come Between Us'.
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.

EPISODE 14 - 15th June 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'I Love Rock and Roll', 'Love Is Easy', 'Feeling This Way',and 'A Touch Too Much'.
MARMALADE perform 'Walking a Tightrope'.
THE REAL THING perform 'You to Me Are Everything'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to 'I Love To Boogie' by T.Rex & 'Sunshine Saturday' by New Edition.
No further details available.

EPISODE 15 - 22nd June 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You', 'Moving Next Door to You', 'My World is Turning On You'.
GLITTER BAND (G BAND) perform 'Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep'.
THE WURZELS perform (I've Got a Brand New) Combine Harvester'.
HIM & US PLUS ONE dance to ' Goodbye' by Lieutenant Pigeon. 
No further details available.

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SERIES 2

EPISODE 16 - 28th September 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Sunrise' by Eric Carmen.*
REAL THING perform 'Can't Get By Without You'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Bring Back the Fire'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Don't Worry 'bout Love'.
PAUL NICHOLAS sings 'Dancing With the Captain'.(with Him and Us Plus 3)
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.

EPISODE 17 - 5th October 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Moving Next Door to You'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'It's No Use Telling Me No' by John Rossal.
DANA sings 'Fairytale'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Faith in You'.
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS sing 'I Only Wanna Be With You'.
THE ARROWS perform 'I Love Rock and Roll'.

EPISODE 18 - 12th October 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Bring Back the Fire'.
PILOT perform 'Penny in My Pocket'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Don't Worry 'bout Love'.
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Don't Forget Me When I'm On Your Island' by 100 Ton and a Feather.
THE DRIFTERS perform 'Every Night's a Saturday Night With You'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Feeling this Way'.

EPISODE 19 - 19th October 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Love is Easy',
J VINCENT EDWARDS performs 'Love Hit Me'. (with Him and Us Plus 2)
THE ARROWS perform 'Love Rider'.
THE ARROWS perform 'My World is Turning On Love'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'I Only Wanna Be With You' by the Bay City Rollers.*
SHOWADDYWADDY perform 'Under the Moon of Love'.
THE ARROWS perform 'A Touch too Much'.

EPISODE 20 - 26th October 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.
CHILD sing 'Maybe Baby Someday'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Faith in You'.
THE WURZELS sing 'I Am a Cider Drinker'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'I'll Meet You At Midnight' by Smokie.
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN performs 'To Each His Own'.
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit'.

EPISODE 21 - 2nd November 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Don't Worry 'bout Love'.
SUNSHINE sing 'Bye, Bye Mama'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Bring Back the Fire'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Once Upon a Time'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' by Leo Sayer.
MARC BOLAN performs 'Laser Love'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Moving Next Door to You'.

EPISODE 22 - 9th November 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'I Love Rock and Roll'.
KEELEY FORD sings 'Blackwater Mill'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Try It On' by Exile.
THE ARROWS perform 'Dare You Not to Dance'.
ARBRE perform 'Senorita'.
BILLY OCEAN performs 'Stop Me'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Feeling This Way'.

EPISODE 23 - 16th November 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Love Rider'.
RED HURLEY sings 'Tennessee Special'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Faith in You'.
CHRIS NEAL performs 'Viva California'.(with Him and Us Plus 3)
THE ARROWS perform 'Dare You Not to Dance'.
THE GLITTER BAND (G BAND) perform 'Lay Your Love on Me'.
THE ARROWS performand 'Bring Back the Fire'.

EPISODE 24 - 23rd November 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Gotta Be Near You'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'The Floral Dance' by Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band.
KETTLE perform 'Thinking of You'.
THE ARROWS perform 'My World is Turning On You'.
BILLY J KRAMER sings 'Little Children'.
PAUL NICHOLAS performs 'Grandma's Party'. (with Him and Us Plus 3).
THE ARROWS perform 'Love is Easy'.

EPISODE 25 - 30th November 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'I Love Rock and Roll', 'Once Upon a Time', 'Dare You Not to Dance' and 'A Touch Too Much'.
THE DODGERS perform 'I Just Wanna Love You'.
JONATHAN KING sings 'When I Was A Star'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Beautiful Noise' by Neil Diamond.
No further details available.

EPISODE 26 - 7th December 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'First Hit', 'Goodbyes Don't Bother Me', 'Don't Worry 'bout Love'.
GLYDER perform 'Hold On'.
GENE PITNEY sings 'Twenty Four hours from Tulsa'.
No further details available.

EPISODE 27 - 14th December 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'The Boogiest Band in Town'.
THE WURZELS perform 'Morning Glory'.
JOHN CHRISTIE performs 'Here's To Love'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Bring back the Fire'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Teenage Depression' by Eddie and the Hotrods.
ROBIN SARSTEDT sings 'Sitting in Limbo'.
THE ARROWS perform 'My World is Turning On Love'.

EPISODE 28 - 21st December 1976
THE ARROWS perform 'Faith in You'.
SLIK (with Midge Ure) sing 'Don't Take Your Love Away'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'The Floral Dance' by Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band.(rpt)
THE ARROWS perform 'Hard Hearted'.
HIM AND US PLUS 3 dance to 'Chicken Funk' by Clover.
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS perform 'You're a Woman'.
THE ARROWS perform 'Love Rider'.


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28 Shows reside in the ITV archives.
Sources: BFI. Granada Tv / ITV Archives, ITN Source, TV Times.

 


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Thanks to BFI, Kaleidoscope, Granada TV, Missing Episodes Forum and various other sources of information.