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...
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...
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...
Tony Hancock, Profiled
Tony Hancock 12th May, 1924 - 24th June, 1968
Continuing our look at some of the biggest and most important names from comedy over the last 70 years. Today it's the lad himself: Tony Hancock.Regarded by m...