Peter Wimsey (1972–1975) 10 April – Tales from the Lazy Acre (1972) 12 May – The Man Outside (1972) 15 June – The Burke Special (1972–1976) 30 June – Cabbages and Kings (1972–1974) 10 July – Birds in the Bush (1972) 27 July – Them (1972) 16 August – No Exit (1972) 8 September – Are You Being Served? (1972–1985) 11 September – Mastermind (1972–present) 14 September – Sykes (1972–1979) 19 September – My Wife Next Door (1972) 25 September – The Long Chase (1972) 2 October – Pebble Mill at One (1972–1986) 8 October – The Hole in the Wall (1972) 19 October – Colditz (1972–1974) 16 November – The Film Programme (1972–present) 17 November – Jackanory Playhouse (1972–1985) 26 November – Cranford (1972) 15 December – Record Breakers (1972–2001) 27 December – Thursday's Child (1972–1973) BBC2 6 January – The Shadow of the Tower (1972) 8 January – Ways of Seeing (1972) 16 January – Up Sunday (1972–1973) 30 January – Man of Straw (1972) 18 February – Clochemerle (1972) 29 February – Walk into the Dark (1972) 9 April – Mistress of Hardwick (1972) 21 April – Beyond a Joke (1972) 23 April – The Lotus Eaters (1972–1973) 4 May – The Golden Bowl (1972) 5 June – His Lordship Entertains (1972) 13 June – The Sextet (1972) 15 June – The Visitors (1972) 6 July – Shelley (1972) 20 July – Emma (1972) 31 August – Love and Mr Lewisham (1972) 15 September – Michael Bentine Time (1972) 24 September – Six Faces (1972) 28 September – War and Peace (1972–1973) 1 October – Milligan in... (1972–1973) 8 October – Scoop (1972) 5 November – Dead of Night (1972) 7 November – The Gangster Show: The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui (1972) 12 November – America (1972–1973) 21 November – The Edwardians (1972–1973) 26 November – Grubstreet (1972–1973) 3 December – But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972) 25 December – The Stone Tape (1972) ITV 2 January – The Intruder (1972) 3 January – The Challengers (1972) 8 January – Who Do You Do? (1972–1976) 19 January – Tightrope (1972) 21 January – Spyder's Web (1972) 23 January – Adam Smith (1972–1973) 14 February – Home and Away (1972) 15 February – Romany Jones (1972–1975) 19 February – Both Ends Meet (1972) 24 February – My Good Woman (1972–1974) 27 February – Pretenders (1972) 28 February