The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies, 1971
Perhaps one of television’s most loved Saturday night shows, The Two Ronnies ran for a staggering 98 episodes over 12 series.First appearing in that now famous sketch about class with...
Ronnie Barker – Seven Of One
Seven Of One - 1973
Seven Of One was a series made by Ronnie Barker in 1973. It was effectively a series of possible sitcom pilot episodes. It was a similar idea to a series Barker had done two years earlier...
Whoops Baghdad – 1973
Frankie Howerd's Full Of Eastern Promise
Whoops Baghdad was effectively a harmless re-working of Up Pompeii, screened on the BBC in 1973, it ran for one series only totalling six episodes.Written by the sa...
His Lordship Entertains
His Lordship Entertains, 1972
His Lordship Entertains was the second outing for Ronnie Barker's Lord Rustless character, who we had first seen three years earlier in Hark at Barker.As well as getting a wh...
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads ?
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads ? 1973
Originally broadcast over two series in 1973 and 1974, This was the colour follow up to the successful 1960's series The Likely Lads.Whatever Happeneed To The Li...
Rings On Their Fingers
Rings On Their Fingers, 1978
There are so many sitcoms that get forgotten about, despite their poularity at the time of broadcast. Rings On Their Fingers is a perfect example running for twenty episodes over ...
Rentaghost, 1976
Rentaghost, 1976
Readers of a certain age will remember this kids comedy series with varying fondness.Rentaghost was the long running kids TV Comedy that perhaps ran for too long and towards the end of it'...
Steptoe And Son – The Sketches
Steptoe And Son - The Sketches - 1962 - 1978
Everybody remembers the popular TV series, two movies and possibly the radio series, but this collection of sketches often gets passed by. We've covered some befor...
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...
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
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...