Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth - 1989
Blackadder goes Forth was the fourth and final series of Richard Curtis and Ben Elton's popular comedy. There would be one final outing for the character but that was 11 years aw...
Dear John
A Forgotten Classic - Dear John, 1986
Some people regard Dear John as a forgotten classic as it has not enjoyed the exposure from regular repeats on non terrestrial TV as have some other comedies of the time.
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It Takes A Worried Man
It Takes A Worried Man, 1981
Another hit comedy lost in the mists of time. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of great British sitcoms that have aired over the years, yet with all these extra channels we ...
Here They Come It’s……..
The Goodies, 1970
The Goodies had met as undergraduates at Cambridge University. Up until 1973 they were also regulars on the long running BbC Radio series I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.
The Goodies serie...
In Sickness And In Health – Part 2 – Life After Else
In Sickness And In Health 1986 - 1987 (Series 2)
Published today in tribute to Chas Hodges who sadly passed way on Saturday. Chas and Dave wrote the theme tune.
The Story so far... Alf and Else return for a ...
Three Up, Two Down
Three Up, Two Down, 1985
Perhaps one of those less well remembered sitcoms from the 1980's, Three Up, Two Down ran for 25 episodes over four series between 1985 and 1989.
It starred Michael Elphick, who a y...
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
It Sticks Out Half A Mile, 1983
It Sticks Out Half A Mile was the Radio sitcom that ran for 13 episodes between 1983 and 1984. Written By Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad who had previously adapted Dads Army ...
The Grumbleweeds Take A Tumble To TV….
The Grumbleweeds Radio Show, 1984
The Grumbleweeds formed in 1962, turning professional after an appearence on Oppurtunity knocks.
They still enjoy success to this day, although the line up has changed thr...
Just Good Friends
Just Good Friends, 1983
Another John Sullivan classic, his third for the BBC after Citizen Smith and Fools and Horses.
Just Good Friends ran for twenty two episodes, over three series and a 90 min Christmas...
Hospital Antics With Figgis And Friends……
Only When I Laugh, 1979
Only When I Laugh was the hit Sitcom made for ITV by Yorkshire Television,
Set in an NHS Hospital Men's Surgical Ward, the series ran for twenty nine episodes over four series.
S...