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...
Steptoe And Son: The Radio Series
Steptoe And Son - The Radio Series - 1966 - 1976
There was a time when Radio was the medium of the day, then Television arrived and as we have seen some great radio comedy edged it's way onto our TV screens.
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Yus, My Dear
Yus, My Dear - 1976
Another sitcom from the London Weekend stable. Yus My Dear was the spin off sequel from the classic Romany Jones. It starred Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts reprising their roles as Wal...
Pardon My Genie
Pardon My Genie - 1972
Pardon My Genie was a 1970s children's comedy series from the man that went on to create that other children's comedy classic Rentaghost. Although aimed at a younger audience, the show ...
Celebrity Squares
Celebrity Squares - 1975
It was prime time Saturday night viewing at it's peak as one of Britain's best loved comics (Bob Monkhouse) proved he was still king of the game show.Celebrity Squares was in fact ...
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...
Wilfrid Brambell In Profile
Wilfrid Brambell, 1912 - 1985
Irish film and TV actor Wilfrid Brambell will always be best known for his roles in the hit BBC comedy Steptoe and Son and as Paul Mc Cartney's fictional Grandfather in The Beatle...
Spike Milligan – ‘Q’
Q.... 1969
'Q' was Spike Milligan's surreal TV comedy sketch show ran for ten series, totaling thirty eight episodes.Each series was identified by a number from 1 - 9, the final series was entitled There's...
Mind Your Language
Mind Your Language - 1977
Sadly too many people would find it offensive in today's politically correct world. However as with many comedies of this kind it's very cleverly balanced. Whatever you think of the...
Come The Man, Come The Hour
Dad's Army, 1968
Happy Birthday Dad's Army ! 50 TodayIt was fifty years ago today that one of television's most popular sitcoms first arrived on our TV screens.Fifty years on and it's still entertainin...