ITV’s First Sitcom – The Army Game
The Army Game, 1957
Doctor Who At 60!As Doctor Who prepares to celebrate 60 years we are going back in time to look back at it's comedy connections. Today it's the turn of the original Doctor William Hart...
On The Curries?
On The Buses, The Canteen, 1969
The Canteen was the sixth episode of the first series of the popular sitcom and sees the busmen running their canteen.First broadcast in 1969 it's surprising how some of the...
From Coronation Street To A New Position For Arthur Lowe
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...
No ! Not Those Larkins, The Original Larkins…
The Larkins, 1958
As the title suggested it's not The Larkins as recently seen on ITV , or those from the original Darling Buds Of May.The Larkins was an early ITV sitcom that ran for forty episodes over s...
Arthur Lowe Takes The Cloth In…
Bless Me Father, 1978
Bless Me Father marked something of a departure for Arthur Lowe taking him away from the middle class ‘bank manager’ type roles that he had become associated with and placing him in charg...
Two in Clover
Two in Clover, 1969
Two in clover ran for two series between 1969 and 1970, totalling thirteen episodes.It's one of the lesser remembered Sid James sitcoms and barring a brief run on the now defunct Forces...
At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show - 1967
When people talk of comedy greats there is someone who often gets overlooked. That someone is Marty Feldman.At Last The 1948 show was his first TV outing, although he had some...
Hello, Good Evening And Welcome
Frost On Sunday, 1968
Frost On Sunday was a David Frost show that ran for 2 series over 37 shows between 1968 and 1970, including the special David Frost On The Moon.The launch of the show was marred by a ...
Candid Camera
Smile You're On Candid Camera
Judging by the response we get to this post Candid Camera is as popular now as it was when it last appeared on our TV screens over 40 years ago.Candid Camera was adapted from ...
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...