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It Ain’t Half Hot Mum!

It Ain’t Half Hot Mum! – 1974 Running for 56 episodes over 8 series It Ain’t Half Hot Mum was the BBC sitcom centering around the Royal Artillery Concert Party. Set in British India and Burma towards the end of …

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Bridging The Generation Gap

In many posts we've referred to polls conducted to find the most popular sitcom of all time, invariably Only Fools And Horses comes out top. 

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Are You Being Served? – The Pilot Episode

Are You Being Served? - Comedy Playhouse - 1972

Continuing to look at how some of our most famous TV sitcoms started life, after the BBC's recent Royal Bodyguard

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A Forgotten Gem Or The Worst Sitcom in history ?

Come Back Mrs Noah - 1977 - 1978

After a pilot episode in 1977, Come Back Mrs Noah ran for five more episodes in one series.  The series was

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The Return Of ‘Allo ‘Allo !

Filmed in Manchester before a live audience on 22nd March 2007, The Return Of 'Allo 'Allo ! was written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd and sees the

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Oh Doctor Beeching

Oh Doctor Beeching is remembered by many comedy fans for being the last in a series of three comedies by co-writer David Croft to use many of the

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David Croft – 1922 – 2011

Major David John Croft, OBE (born David John Andrew Sharland; 7 September 1922 – 27 September 2011) was an English writer, producer and director. He is perhaps best

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David Croft Dies

It was announced today that one of British Comedy's greatest writer and producers David Croft, has died at his home in Portugal, aged 89. David Croft was responsible for

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You Rang M’Lord

You Rang M'Lord 1990 - 1993

You Rang M'Lord was the sitcom from the writers of Dads Army, He De Hi, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and used many

Hi-De-Hi Tour

HI-DE-HI goes on tour!

HI-DE-HI could be coming to a theatre near you A full cast stage production of favourite 80's sitcom HI-DE-HI is currently touring the country to great reviews.  Featuring some

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