Come Back Mrs Noah
Come Back Mrs Noah - 1977
A Forgotten Gem Or The Worst Sitcom in history ?
After a pilot episode in 1977, Come Back Mrs Noah ran for five more episodes in one series.
The series was written by the succe...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus became a television phenomenon that would change the face of British Television Comedy forever.
First airing on BBC1 in October of 1969 the se...
Rutland Weekend Television
Rutland Weekend Television, 1975
Rutland Weekend Television was a BBC sketch show created by Eric Idle, it was his first TV project following the end of Monty Python's Flying Circus the previous year.
The s...
Scotch and Wry
Scotch and Wry - 1978
Scotch and Wry was the popular Scottish comedy sketch show, broadcast on BBC1 Scotland, for 2 series in 1978 and 1979, then returning annually between 1980 and 1992 as part of BBC Scotlan...
The Other One
The Other One, 1977
From the writers of The Good Life came this hit follow up written for Richard Briers.
The Other One ran for two series. The first in 1977 running for seven episodes and returning for a ...
Breaking Of Bumbo
Breaking Of Bumbo, 1970
This British Comedy Film, originally made in 1970 never quite made it out of EMI's studio. However things managed to get as far as creating posters and brochures - and a trade exhibiti...
Going Straight – 1978
Fletch Is Out Of Prison And Going Straight
Direct spin-off from Porridge and sadly often forgotten, Going Straight ran for only six episodes in 1978.
Although not as well received as Porridge the show did w...
The Picnic
The Picnic, 1976
The first of two short films from The Two Ronnies. Unlike the lavish dialog used in the TV series "The Picnic" is silent, relying instead on visual gags, various sound effects and a musical s...
Chalk And Cheese
Chalk And Cheese, 1979
Chalk and Cheese was a short lived sitcom made by ITV and staring Michael Crawford and Robin Hawdon.
The idea for the series came from a one off comedy also screened in 1977 called: S...
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part - 1965
Till Death Us Do Part started life as a Comedy Playhouse pilot, before running for seven series between 1965 and 1975, it became one of the most controversial programs of it's time...