The Train Now Standing The Train Now Standing The Train Now Standing is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1972 to 1973. Set in a quiet country railway station, the series starred Bill Fraser, known by that point for playing Smudge in the sitcoms "The Army Game" and "Bootsie and Snudge". The outdoor scenes for "The Train Now Standing" were filmed at the then disused Bodiam railway station in East Sussex. War veteran Hedley Green has been the station master of Burberry Halt railway station for 30 years. It is a quiet, run-down country station on the Milchester line that sees three
Comedy-drama the series "Moonlighting". It generated critical acclaim and was a highly rated series worldwide. Another example of a successful comedy-drama was the television series "Eight Is Enough". The show was distinct, because it was not a comedy-drama in the traditional sense. It was an hour-long series that used a laugh track, which was very unusual, but is considered a comedy-drama for the fact that it alternated between drama and comedy. In the United Kingdom, the format first appeared successfully in 1979 with the long-running series "Minder", along with other notable comedy-dramas such as "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" and "Big Deal." In