The Les Dawson Show
The Les Dawson Show 1978 - 1989
Another classic show from the much missed Les Dawson, of which our research turned up very little information. This was the second of four shows he did for the BBC (five, if yo...
Terry And June Christmas 1980
Terry And June, "The Christmas Show (The Mink Coat)"
In the nine series of Terry and June there were four Christmas Specials. The Mink coat which aired in 1980 was the first.
It's classic Terry and June al...
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol - 1988
The second of the one off specials the series produced sees Blackadder in the story of Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) with a twist.
Summary
Ebeneezer Blackadder is the Vi...
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...
Kenny Everett At Christmas
Kenny Everett Christmas show - 1981
Having fallen out with Thames, Kenny Everett was offered a prime time live audience,. sketch based show by the BBC.
Entitled "The Kenny Everett Television Show" five seri...
The Magnificent Evans
The Magnificent Evans - 1984
"There's no point opening the curtains if there's nothing in the parlour"
The Magnificent Evans is largely based on an earlier entry in the Comedy Playhouse series, also from th...
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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