ITV’s First Sitcom – The Army Game
The Army Game, 1957
Another show that takes a well known name out of their comfort zone, in this case William Hartnell, who was famed for playing straight parts, he would of course go on to be the first Doctor...
Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width
Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width, 1967
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width was originally a British television sitcom.Starting out in February 1967 as a single episode play in another TV series: Ar...
Doctor In The House
Doctor In The House - The TV Series - 1969
Based on a set of books and a film of the same name, this TV series was the first of eight that followed the books of Richard Gorden.Doctor In The House introduce...
Pardon The Expression
Pardon The Expression, 1965
When you mention Arthur Lowe, you instinctively think of Dad's Army. however, there were many great comedies to feature Arthur Lowe.Produced by Granada TV for ITV and running f...
Nice Time
Nice Time, 1968
An early Kenny Everett sketch show produced by John Birt who would go on to be a future Director General of the BBC.Originally the show was produced just for the Granada region. However, N...
Howerd’s Hour
Howerd's Hour, 1968
A one off special starring the late, great, Frankie Howerd and guests. Not to be confused with the later Frankie Howerd's Hour, screened in 1971.The show was first screened in 1968.
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No – That’s Me Over Here!
No – That's Me Over Here! 1967
Ronnie Corbett was one of Britain's best loved comics, probably best remembered as one half of The Two Ronnies. However Corbett appeared in a number of his own sitcoms.We go...
That’s My Boy – 1963
We spend many hours looking for often forgotten or rare sitcoms, so you can imagine our delight when out of the blue into our inbox popped an email from DVD retailer Network On Air. It detailed a sitcom we had...
The Dustbinmen
The Dustbinmen, 1969
The Dustbinmen was a spin off from a one off TV movie "There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah" (1968) written by Jack Rosenthal and directed by Michael Apted.This TV sitcom ran for th...
Please Sir !
Please Sir ! 1968
Classic comedy from the London Weekend Television stable.Please Sir! ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972. Newly qualified teacher Bernard Hedges is given the task of taming the most...