The Marti Caine Show
The Marti Caine Show, 1979
Marti Caine had found initial fame on the ITV talent show New Faces (a show she would herself present in later years). She would go to find success as a comedian, dancer and singer ...
You Are Invited To: An Evening With Francis Howerd
An Evening With Francis Howerd, 1973
An Evening With Francis Howerd was first broadcast by the BBC in three weekly parts under the BBC's 'Show Of The Week' banner.The show was a one off and the three episo...
Last Of The Summer Wine – Comedy Playhouse Pilot
Last Of The Summer Wine - Of Funerals And Fish - 1973
It's 10 years since this long running sitcom left our screens and as we get towards that date we'll be publishing a series of Last Of The Summer Wine posts...
The Secret Policeman’s Ball (part one)
The Secret Policeman's Ball, 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball is the generic title given to a series of benefit shows to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. There have been fo...
A Day Out With Frank
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Fathers' Clinic, 1973
A classic episode taken from the second series of the hit BBC sitcom.If you're going for a day out with Frank Spencer what could go wrong?SummaryIn p...
Fawlty Towers, Communication Problems
Fawlty Towers, Communication Problems, 1979
Fawlty Towers remains one of Britain's most beloved sitcoms, even if it is over forty years since it ended.Everybody has a favourite episode and this has to be o...
The Tea Ladies
The Tea Ladies, 1979
In talking to Tessa Le Bars she told us about a sitcom that we hadn't heard of, naturally we wanted to know more. Very little information exists on this show and regretably Tessa couldn't...
Eric Sykes Goes Colour
Sykes, 1972
Sykes was the full colour BBC sitcom written by and Starring Eric Sykes. It ran for sixty eight episodes over seven series between 1972 and 1979.Of sixty eight episodes forty three were re-ma...
Last Of The Summer Wine – Enter Foggy
The Brian Wilde Years - Part One, 1976 - 1985
Perhaps the most popular time in the long running sitcom's time was the first tenure of Brian Wilde.After the departure of Michael Bates there was a vacancy fo...
Saturday Night Vintage From Syd and Eddie
The Little and Large Show, 1977
Well perhaps not a classic in everybody’s mind, but Little and Large were a huge hit with TV audiences during their 14 year run.The comedy double act comprising straight man...