Nationwide

Where to watch Nationwide in United Kingdom

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About Nationwide

Nationwide is a 1969 web series, starring Valerie Singleton, Michael Barratt and Sue Lawley. It spans 4 seasons and 574 episodes, and originally aired on BBC One. It holds an average rating of 5.3/10 from 3 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Nationwide in United Kingdom — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Overview

Nationwide was a BBC News and current affairs television programme which ran from 9 September 1969 to 5 August 1983. It was broadcast on BBC One each weekday following the early evening news. It followed a magazine format, combining political analysis and discussion with consumer affairs, light entertainment and sports reporting. It began on 9 September 1969, running between Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.00pm, before being extended to five days a week in 1972. From 1976 until 1981 the start time was 5:55pm. The final edition was broadcast on 5 August 1983, and the following October it was replaced by Sixty Minutes. The long-running Watchdog programme began as a Nationwide feature. The light entertainment was quite similar in tone to That's Life!. Eccentric stories featured skateboarding ducks and men who claimed that they could walk on egg shells.. Richard Stilgoe performed topical songs.

Seasons (4)

• Season 154 episodes · 1969
• Season 13140 episodes · 1981
• Season 14234 episodes · 1982
• Season 15146 episodes · 1983

Top cast

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Valerie Singleton

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Michael Barratt

Sue Lawley

David Dimbleby

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Suzanne Hall

John Stapleton

Frank Bough

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Sue Cook

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