Could This Be ITV’s Best Sitcom?
On The Buses, 1969
On The Buses was a hugely successful sitcom that was initially rejected by the BBC, who did not see any great comedy potential in the idea, despite the writers having had previous success fo...
Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..
Sez Les, 1969 - 1976
Sez Les was the TV show that firmly established Les Dawson’s reputation, running for over seven years (11 series and 68 episodes) and bringing his humour to a wider viewing public.
Sum...
Hancock Switches Sides…..
Tony Hancock the ATV series, 1963
There are a surprising number of sitcoms either starring or written by well known names that perhaps could be classed as.....but not as you know them. This ITV series is a pe...
The Likely Lads, 1964
The Likely Lads, 1964
A classic of it's time and now often forgotten, alongside regular repeats of it's successor Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads and lack of surviving material. This black-and-white sitc...
In Tribute To Richard Gordon, 1921 – 2017
This Post Is In Tribute To Author: Richard Gordon, Who Died 11th August 2017
Doctor On The Box - 1969 - 1977
Doctor On The Box is the generic title given by Network DVD (who released a box set of the same nam...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
Galton and Simpson Present – Our Favourite Hancock – Part 1
In Tribute To Alan Simpson Who Passed Away Yesterday
To celebrate the 60th anniversary, in 2014, of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio. Comedy scriptwriting legends Ray Galton and Alan Sim...
Sykes And A….
Sykes And A....
The BBC sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques that aired for sixty episodes (59 and 1 short) over nine series on BBC1 from 1960 to 1965.
Sykes And A was ther first time Eric Sykes a...
The Gnomes Of Dulwich – 1969
There's not much in the way of pictures and no video in existence for this little gem, but we thought you'd find it interesting anyway. It's always good to find something you've never come across before.
Th...
Tony Hancock, Profiled
Tony Hancock 12th May, 1924 - 24th June, 1968
Continuing our 60th anniversary celebrations of Hancock's Half Hour, to close the week we'll look at some of those behind the show: starting with the lad himself.
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