Bernard Cribbins, TV Sketch Show
Cribbins, 1969
Bernard Cribbins has had an interesting and varied career spanning over fifty years. He'd on both the big and small screens for almost a decade when he got his own TV series.Bernard Cribbi...
The Larkins
The Larkins, 1958
The Larkins was an early ITV sitcom that ran for forty episodes over six series.The show originally ran for four series between 1958 and 1960. It took a break and with some changes to th...
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 ...
Hancock Switches Sides…..
Hancock, 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 perfect example.Wh...
Father Dear Father
Father Dear Father, 1968
Produced by Thames Television; Father Dear Father ran for 7 series over 5 years totalling 45 episodes and was a regular ratings winner for ITV. The series returned like a number of su...
The Complete and Utter History of Britain
The Complete and Utter History of Britain, 1969
The Complete and Utter History of Britain. Some people saw this, almost forgotten, show as a forerunner to Monty Python. It was created and written by Michael ...
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...
Faces Of Jim,1961
Faces Of Jim, is an umbrella title that relates to three series of individual sitcoms that aired between 1961 and 1963, starring Jimmy Edwards.The idea which of course followed the Comedy Playhouse idea, wa...