The Upchat Connection
The Upchat Connection, 1978
Sounds more like a spy thriller than a sitcom, but this was an ITV sitcom.Produced by Thames Television, it ran for six episodes (one series) in 1978. It was created by Keith W...
The Upchat Line
The Upchat Line, 1977
Created by Keith Waterhouse, this ITV sitcom was the predecessor to The Upchat Connetion and often gets forgotten about.It ran for a series of seven episodes in 1977.SummaryMe...
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, 1974
He's starred in some of our best loved sitcoms and these days when we hear the name David Jason we immediately recall Del Boy or Granville.This early David Jason s...
Spring And Autumn
Spring And Autumn, 1973
Another forgotten sitcom. Not so much forgotten, more it hasn't benefited from frequent repeats.Spring and Autumn was written by the successful writing duo that brought us Nearest ...
The Rag Trade
The Rag Trade - BBC Years - 1961 - 1963, ITV Years 1977 - 1978
The Rag Trade was the classic sitcom that had two bites of the cherry. Famous for the catchphrase of it's Shop Steward "Everybody Out!" it's one...
Room Service
Room Service, 1979
Looking at the lesser known works of some of our greatest comedy writers, this week it's Jimmy Perry.Alongside writing partner David Croft, Perry was responsible for some of our best lov...
The Last Of The Baskets
The Last Of The Baskets, 1971
A forgotten sitcom starring Arthur Lowe. We say forgotten in that it's not a regular on the repeat schedules, there are no clips as such on You Tube and as far as we can tell no ...
The Cuckoo Waltz
The Cuckoo Waltz, 1975
Another forgotten comedy, presented here as a tribute to Lewis Collins, who, probably best remembered for his role as Bodie in The Professionals, passed away in 2013. The Cuckoo Waltz w...
And Mother Makes Three
And Mother Makes Three, 1971
And Mother Makes Three was produced by Thames Television for ITV and ran for four series between 1971 and 1973. It polled number 96 joint with it's spin off And Mother Makes Five ...
Agony
Agony, 1979
Agony was the ITV sitcom that ran for 31 episodes (3 Series) between 1979 and 1981.It was voted in that now famous poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom at No 92. Agony was also noted for being t...