by Patchwork. End In 1986, Bill Cotton, managing director of television at the BBC, decided that a full daytime service was required on BBC1. As part of this new service, the decision was taken by BBC1 controller Michael Grade to replace Pebble Mill at One with a new lunchtime news bulletin, the One O'Clock News. Over 30,000 viewers wrote to the BBC to complain. A previous Assistant Editor of the programme, Roger Laughton (later to become a senior executive with the BBC and Meridian Broadcasting) was given responsibility for planning the BBC's new daytime schedule. The Pebble Mill format returned on 21 October 1987 as Daytime Live,. It was renamed as Scene Today in October 1990 and finally Pebble Mill in October 1991 though none of these programmes were broadcast at 1:00pm. Spin-offs There were several Pebble Mill spin-offs, particularly in the 1970s, such as the late night chat show Saturday Night at the Mill which began in 1976. Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen were the regular house band, and they performed the signature tune. Until 1978, the spin-off was hosted by Bob Langley and Donny MacLeod, who was replaced by Tony Lewis, and who in turn was replaced in 1980 by Arianna Stassinopoulos, though she was dropped after just five editions. For the remainder of the season, Langley was joined by a different female co-host each week, which included Hayley Mills, Sue Cook, Liza Goddard, Maureen Lipman, Jill Townsend, Jackie Collins and Jenny Hanley, who became the permanent co-host to Langley for the final season broadcast in 1981. In its final year, an early evening version called Six Fifty-Five Special surfaced when Pebble Mill was on its summer break, presented by Sally James, Paul Coia, David Soul and Bob Langley. In 1986, The Clothes Show, presented by Jeff Banks and Selina Scott, was created from a strand produced by Roger Casstles, first shown on Pebble Mill at One. References External links Pebble Mill at One at IMDb Pebble Mill at One at Radio Times 1972 British television series debuts 1996 British television series endings 1970s British television talk shows 1980s British television talk shows 1990s British television talk shows BBC Birmingham productions BBC Television shows Lost BBC episodes