1970's Archives - British Classic Comedy

the cast of the bbc tv series are you being served?

Department Store Antics At Grace Brothers

June 8, 2018

1970's, 1970's BBC Comedy, 1980's, 1980's BBC Comedy, BBC Comedy, TV Comedy

Are You being Served? 1972 Are You Being Served, started life as an episode in the long running BBC Comedy Playhouse series. Set in the men's and women's departments of the fictional Grace Brothers Departm...

Bill Oddie, Graham Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are the goodies

Here They Come It’s……..

May 20, 2018

1970's, 1970's BBC Comedy, 1980's, 1980's BBC Comedy, 1980's ITV Comedy, TV Comedy

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The Goodies, 1970 The Goodies had met as undergraduates at Cambridge University. Up until 1973 they were also regulars on the long running BbC Radio series I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again. The Goodies serie...

Terry Scott and June Whitfield star in their earlier sitcom happy ever after

Terry And June Make Their TV Debut

May 10, 2018

1970's, 1970's BBC Comedy, BBC Comedy

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Happy Ever After - 1974 This is one of those sitcoms that needs dusting down and re-showing if only out of pure nostalgia. Happy Ever After was the forerunner to Terry and June. It ran for five series totali...

Could This Be ITV’s Best Sitcom?

May 4, 2018

1960's, 1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy, ITV Comedy

On The Buses, 1969 On The Buses was a hugely successful sitcom that was initially rejected by the BBC, who did not see any great comedy potential in the idea, despite the writers having had previous success fo...

Blakey’s Off To Retire In Spain…….

May 3, 2018

1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy, TV Comedy

Don't Drink The Water, 1974 Not many people remember this On The Buses spin-off. Don't drink The Water ran for thirteen episodes over two series. Regrettably the series failed to capture the success of On ...

title card for the monty python film life of brian

Monty Python’s Life Of Brian

April 29, 2018

1970's

Monty Python's Life Of Brian - 1979 Perhaps the best remembered and best loved of the Python movies. Life Of Brian was hugely controversial, but hysterically funny. The film does contain themes of religiou...

Larry Grayson Shut The Door And Then….

April 8, 2018

1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy

The Larry Grayson Show, 1975 With all the recent activity around The Generation Game you might have noticed that most of the comparisons were with Bruce Forsyth and Jim Davidson, Larry Grayson seemed to have b...

Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..

March 26, 2018

1960's, 1960's ITV Comedy, 1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy

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...

Only When I Laugh, 1979

March 25, 2018

1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy, 1980's, 1980's ITV Comedy

The hit Sitcom made for ITV by Yorkshire Television, set in an NHS Hospital Men's Surgical Ward. It ran for twenty nine episodes over four series. Summary The show revolves around the antics of three mal...

Look, Mike Yarwood

March 3, 2018

1970's, 1970's BBC Comedy

Mike Yarwood's BBC shows were part of the Saturday night legends genre (those Saturday night shows everyone remembers: Generation Game, Dads Army, The Two Ronnies, Doctor Who etc). Look, Mike Yarwood was his...

Could Porridge About To Be Served Up Again?

Royal Mail To Celebrate 50 Years Of Dad’s Army

It’s Not About Baking….

At Last A Comedian Wins Britain’s Got Talent !

Car Share With A Twist?

Granville Is Opening For Series Five

Dale Winton Has Died

The Comic Strip Presents

Department Store Antics At Grace Brothers

The Young Ones

Here They Come It’s……..

British Classic Comedy Talk To Carla Lane

British Classic Comedy Talk To Roy Clarke

We Talk To Tessa Le Bars

Galton and Simpson Discuss The Beginnings Of Hancock.

British Classic Comedy Talk to Galton and Simpon – Hancock, 1961

Galton and Simpson’s 60th Anniversary Interview – Comedy Playhouse

Galton And Simpson Talk Steptoe – Part 2

Ken Dodd's Palace Of Laughter

Rodney Bewes Moves North…..

And There’s More On The Radio….

Happy Christmas Tony Hancock Style

Music And Comedy It Must Be…..

To The Manor Born On The Radio ?

All Aboard For The Navy Lark

Department Store Antics At Grace Brothers

Here They Come It’s……..

Terry And June Make Their TV Debut

Could This Be ITV’s Best Sitcom?

Blakey’s Off To Retire In Spain…….

Monty Python’s Life Of Brian

Larry Grayson Shut The Door And Then….

Les Dawson Has Something To Say…..

Only When I Laugh, 1979

Look, Mike Yarwood