Me has a Ferguson 28" Dolby telly about 15 years old wot worked fine for several years and then wouldn't switch on. A mate who repaired computers had a look and it was just a single thingy (resistor or capacitor I think) in what he said was called the power circuit. He soldered a new one in and it worked again for a few more years and then died again. I'm guessing it's the same thing broken. Said mate no longer plays with electrickery things having found himself a bonkable girlfriend finally for the first time in 40 years. I can't argue with that. We all have to lose our virginity sometime.
I know I'll get ripped off in spades if I take it to a "proper" repair shop. Anyone near enough to Amersham that I can drive to fancy having a crack at it? I'm thinking Mr Plowman might have the necesary skills.