Arrows (TV series)

Arrows
Genre	Music
Starring	Arrows
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	28
Production
Producer(s)	ITV / Granada
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	1976 – 1977

Arrows was a pop television series aimed at the teen market, which aired in 1976 and 1977 in the UK.

The show was produced by British TV legend Muriel Young, and ran for two full 14 week series on the ITV network, produced by Granada Television.

The show format was that the band would perform their own songs, and would introduce the guest artists. There was also a pop dance troupe called Him and Us who were regulars on the series. Arrows consisted of (lead singer) Alan Merrill, (guitarist) Jake Hooker and (drummer) Paul Varley.

Guests on Arrows included such artists as Marc Bolan, The Bay City Rollers, The Drifters, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Peter Noone, Alvin Stardust, Gene Pitney, Slade, Pilot, Billy J. Kramer, The Real Thing, and many more.

The band Arrows were very popular in the teen print media in the mid-1970s, appearing in interviews and as pin-ups in all the glossy fan magazines of the day. They even had their own weekly cartoon strip which ran in Music Star magazine. A book was written about the band by Bill Harry in 1976.

Historically, Arrows are now best known for writing, recording, and releasing the first version of the song "I Love Rock 'N Roll" in 1975, a year before the band had their TV series. The song served the band well. Arrows' performance of the song so impressed television producer Muriel Young when they did her show "45" in 1975 she decided to give the band their own weekly TV series on that day. The song is now an international rock classic, recorded by many well-known artists, including Joan Jett and Britney Spears.

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