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...
Hancock’s
Hancock's, 1967
No it's not Hancock's Half Hour but a complete departure for the comic as he gets his own variety show.
Tony Hancock had split from his successful writing partnership with Ray Galton and Ala...
Bless Me Father
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...
The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show, 1955
One of the longest running comedy shows on British Television The Benny Hill Show ran for forty years from it's early days in the 1950's to 1992. Initially the show aired on BBC1, tr...
The Arthur Haynes Show
The Arthur Haynes Show, 1957
Arthur Haynes is a name that many younger readers will never of heard of unless they've seen the DVD's.
However in his time Haynes was at the very top of his game, but now sadl...
Life With Cooper
Life With Cooper, 1966
Tommy Cooper was a constant and instantly recognisable presence on television for four decades. Everybody loved him. He had the unique ability to make an audience laugh just by looking...
Nearest And Dearest
Nearest And Dearest - 1968
Another ITV classic that never makes the repeat radar.
Nearest and Dearest was an ITV sitcom produced by Granada Television, that ran for seven series with a total of forty six ep...
George And The Dragon
George And The Dragon - 1966
An early Sid James sitcom that ran for four series between 1966 and 1968. Sid plays George Russell a chauffeur and handyman at the home of Colonel Maynard. It's notable that this...
Hark at Barker
Hark at Barker, 1969
Hard to believe this show is fifty years old. An often overlooked ITV show from the late, great Ronnie Barker. Hark at Barker ran for fifteen episodes over two series between 1969 and 19...