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...
Black Adder Becomes Archbishop
The Black Adder - The Archbishop, 1983
It's hard to believe that Black Adder first hit our screens 35 years ago. To many the original series falls short of the standard of what was to come. However it remain...
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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Jim Hacker Wants To Put Patients in An Empty Hospital…
Yes Minister, The Compassionate Society, 1981
Yes Minister is perhaps one of the cleverest sitcoms ever written. Like many of the classics it brings together brilliant writing with exactly the right casting.
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The Goodies
The Goodies, 1970
The Goodies had met as undergraduates at Cambridge University. Up until 1973 they were regulars on the long running BBC Radio series "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again".
The series combined...
Danger UXD ?
Only Fools And Horses, Danger UXD, 1989
When you talk Only Fools And Horses classic episodes most will say "The one where the chandelier smashes on the floor" or "the one where Del falls through the bar". Cla...
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 ...
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...