http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N05/sets/72157619206330728/

Tellys were EXPENSIVE. The cheapest colour portable tv cost £165. Which is the equivalent of £390 in today's money*. Even a 12" black and white one cost £50 (£120 today).

*http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1633409/Historic-inflation-calculator.html