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THE SPIKE (1978): Who remembers The Spike? Who, of a certain age, could ever forget it? Urban malaise and a failed education system were its themes, but the storyline was ludicrous, the script unplayable, the dialogue risible and the acting inept. A nude scene caused uproar and the RTE director general axed the series in mid- run, though that makes it sound a lot more interesting than it was. Had to be seen to be disbelieved.