First Of The Summer Wine
First of the Summer Wine, 1988
Roy Clarke’s prequel to the long running Last Of The Summer Wine portrayed the youth of the principal characters from the main show in the months leading up to World War II. Wit...
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...
Felicity Kendal Goes Solo
Solo, 1981
After the success of The Good Life, it's stars were household names and went on to star in their own right in other projects. Solo was a vehicle for Felicity Kendal.Written by Carla Lane, of Bu...
Colin’s Sandwich
Colin's Sandwich - 1988
This British Rail Worker Wants to Be a Writer....An often forgotten sitcom starring the late great Mel Smith.Colin's Sandwich was Mel Smith's only venture into the world of sitc...
Blackadder – The Cavalier Years
Blackadder - The Cavalier Years - 1988
The Cavalier Years was a 15 minute one-off edition of Blackadder set during the English Civil War, shown as part of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day in 1988.It is set betw...
Suburban Comedy With Terry And June
Terry and June - 1979
The follow up to Happy Ever After, Terry and June ran for sixty five episodes over nine series.The show was generally regarded by critics as a" bland middle-class sitcom", however, i...
Last Of The Summer Wine – All Mod Conned
Last Of The Summer Wine - All Mod Conned, 1982
All Mod Conned was the 1982 Christmas offering and kicked off series 7. By now Brian Wilde had been playing Foggy for 4 years. Although it was broadcast at Chri...
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...
The Frontline
The Frontline, 1984
Starring Paul Barber (Denzil , Only Fools and Horses), The Frontline was a BBC sitcom that aired for six episodes in late 1984.A pilot episode was broadcast in the 1970's entitled "On T...
The Two Ronnies Bring Some Christmas Magic
The Two Ronnies - Christmas Specials 1982, 1984 and 1987
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett's magnificent partnership became a cherished British institution.However The Two Ro...