All posts tagged 1990′s ITV Comedy

April 7, 2013 · 3 Comments

Looking Back At London Weekend Television – Part One

Long Way For A Titter, Ken Dodd called it during his first Audience With. London Weekend Television was one of the major regional ITV franchises broadcasting from Fridays at 5:15pm (prior to 1982 at 7:00pm) to Monday mornings at 6:00am. …

Never The Twain

January 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

Never The Twain - 1981

A genuine side splitter and one of my favourite TV sitcoms. Made by Thames Television for ITV Never The Twain ran up 67 episodes

The Dave Allen Show

January 24, 2013 · No comments

The Dave Allen Show - 1993

We started the week looking at re-makes and comebacks, in view of the new series of Yes Prime Minister. Much of what we

The Upper Hand

January 12, 2013 · No comments

The Upper Hand - 1990

Adapted from an American sitcom, Who's The Boss ? The Upper Hand made it's TV debut in 1990. It ran for seven series totalling

Frankie Howerd on Campus

January 7, 2013 · No comments

Frankie Howerd on Campus - 1990

One of the all time greats and master of the double entendre Frankie Howerd was a regular fixture on our Television screens throughout

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Home To Roost – 1985

September 28, 2012 · No comments

Think John Thaw and you'll almost certainly think of The Sweeney or Inspector Morse and you'd be right. However in 1985 he starred in this ITV sitcom and

Babes In The Wood

May 2, 2012 · 1 Comment

Babes In The Wood, 1998

No, it's not the old pantomime. Babes In The Wood was the ITV sitcom that ran for fourteen episodes (including a Christmas special) over

The New Statesman

April 22, 2012 · No comments

Hard hitting satire staring Ric Mayall. The New Statesman ran for four series and three specials between 1987 and 1994. In 2006 there was also a stage show