All posts tagged bbc 1990′s comedy

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The League of Gentlemen – 1999

Somthing a little different.  This show has been labelled with a bit of every tag in TV: Horror, Comedy, Cult.  Officially it was written as a comedy. The League of Gentlemen are a quartet of British dark comedy writers/performers, formed …

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Auntie’s Bloomers

What Happens When It All Goes Wrong ? - Auntie's Bloomers - 1991

A comparison could be drawn with the Dennis Nordan show It'll Be Alright On The Night

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Mrs Merton And Malcolm

Here's another rarity, when you talk about Mrs Merton you always remember that great chat show.  until recently I didn't realise that there was a spin off show. Mrs

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As Time Goes By – 1992

A strong cast, good script writer, all the ingredients for a successful sitcom.  As time goes by was a BBC sitcom that ran for a mammoth sixty seven

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Only Fools And Horses – the Buster Merryfield years, 1985 – 1991

Only Fools And Horses had now established itself as one of the BBC’s more popular comedies, the Christmas Special of 1983 marked a significant point in the series. 

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Britain’s Third Most Popular Comedy?

The Vicar Of Dibley, 1994

In 2004 the BBC commissioned a poll to find Britain's most popular sitcom.  The results collated the most popular sitcom from the 1950's to

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The Brittas Empire

The Brittas Empire, 1991

Combining farce with surreal and dramatic elements (deaths were not uncommon in this sitcom) The Brittas Empire was the hit BBC comedy centering around a

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Brush Strokes

Brush Strokes, 1986

Another sitcom put to the back of people's minds, but in it's day it really caught on.  However if you've ever seen it all the way

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Game On

Another of those sitcoms that's largely overlooked by satellite/digital.  Whilst possibly not in the league of Men Behaving Badly there was a loose similarity, two lads lust after

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The New Statesman

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

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