I can't remember this 90's TV show, can you?

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Guys,

This is irritating me. I have a vague memory of a TV show that I can't remember much about other than scant bits of the intro.

Here's how I would describe it:
  • Mid to late 90's (I originally thought '97-'99 but might be earlier or later).
  • Either channel 4 or beeb 2
  • Sometime from 6pm onwards (I think it was probably on later) - Though I might be wrong; it might have been geared towards adolescents at an earlier time.
  • Broadcast once, possibly twice per week
  • Quirky alternative series, possibly a drama or sitcom incorporating dark humour or paranormal activity
  • Based in Florida, possibly the Everglades or near there
  • The end of the intro sequence features a woman with an americana 50's look (big hair, neckerchief, flowery dress, possibly wearing an apron, red lipstick, bug-eye shades with red-frames?), with one hand on her hip and the other maybe holding a spatula possibly doing a BBQ?
  • The words Clearwater, Cleanwater, Freshwater, or something similar were either part of the title or featured in the title sequence. I don't want to push the Florida reference too much though as it might just be my brain making that up.
Any suggestions?
 
Tweek_1984 said:
Nope, sorry.

See description about lady in intro. Pretty sure the one I'm thinking of wasn't a kids programme.
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I think I know the one you're talking about, was there was a creepy boy and i can picture a sheriff who is a well known actor but i can't think of his name.

Strong bayou/Cajun accents?

IIRC it was 10pm-ish on C4, I think it ran for 2 maybe 3 seasons before being cancelled.

I may be thinking of something completely different though, as I think C4 had several set in the bayou/swamps between about 94 and 2005 including a sci-fi one that I never seemed to manage to catch.
 
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Werewolf said:
I think I know the one you're talking about, was there was a creepy boy and i can picture a sheriff who is a well known actor but i can't think of his name.

Strong bayou/Cajun accents?

IIRC it was 10pm-ish on C4, I think it ran for 2 maybe 3 seasons before being cancelled.

I may be thinking of something completely different though, as I think C4 had several set in the bayou/swamps between about 94 and 2005 including a sci-fi one that I never seemed to manage to catch.
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That was the thing where the sheriff was the devil (I keep thinking Billy Bob Thornton but I’m not convinced) and a young lad called Caleb who was the anti-Christ or something and he was being fought over by the good side and the cop.
 
Tweek_1984 said:
Guys,

This is irritating me. I have a vague memory of a TV show that I can't remember much about other than scant bits of the intro.

Here's how I would describe it:
  • Mid to late 90's (I originally thought '97-'99 but might be earlier or later).
  • Either channel 4 or beeb 2
  • Sometime from 6pm onwards (I think it was probably on later) - Though I might be wrong; it might have been geared towards adolescents at an earlier time.
  • Broadcast once, possibly twice per week
  • Quirky alternative series, possibly a drama or sitcom incorporating dark humour or paranormal activity
  • Based in Florida, possibly the Everglades or near there
  • The end of the intro sequence features a woman with an americana 50's look (big hair, neckerchief, flowery dress, possibly wearing an apron, red lipstick, bug-eye shades with red-frames?), with one hand on her hip and the other maybe holding a spatula possibly doing a BBQ?
  • The words Clearwater, Cleanwater, Freshwater, or something similar were either part of the title or featured in the title sequence. I don't want to push the Florida reference too much though as it might just be my brain making that up.
Any suggestions?
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Kinda thinking of Pushing Daisies with Anna Friel for some reason, but I’m not convinced.
 
Werewolf said:
I think I know the one you're talking about, was there was a creepy boy and i can picture a sheriff who is a well known actor but i can't think of his name.

Strong bayou/Cajun accents?

IIRC it was 10pm-ish on C4, I think it ran for 2 maybe 3 seasons before being cancelled.

I may be thinking of something completely different though, as I think C4 had several set in the bayou/swamps between about 94 and 2005 including a sci-fi one that I never seemed to manage to catch.
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aardvark said:
american gothic maybe?
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Jokester said:
That was the thing where the sheriff was the devil (I keep thinking Billy Bob Thornton but I’m not convinced) and a young lad called Caleb who was the anti-Christ or something and he was being fought over by the good side and the cop.
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JohnG7 said:
Gary Cole was the Sherriff

American Gothic (1995 TV series) - Wikipedia
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Guys, you're getting warmer. No, it wasn't American Gothic but it was that sort of time period and channel 4-esque. I don't think it was dark material, I remember it as being quirky and 'adult'.

Despite American Gothic only lasting one season, it was much more rememberable than the programme I'm thinking of. It must've been a stinker.

Liquid_Entity said:
Carnivale?

Edit: nope, that was 2003.
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No, far too recent and wrong genre.

Jokester said:
Kinda thinking of Pushing Daisies with Anna Friel for some reason, but I’m not convinced.
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Again, too recent.
 
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Annoyingly I can't find Channel 4's listings for the 90's. The beeb's are available in several locations, and after searching through several months in the late 90's I didn't spot anything. If somebody knows where I could get full historical Channel 4 listings, that would be handy!
 
Last image in the intro featured a retro 50s style lady something a bit like:

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With this type of pose:
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