Rhubarb And More Rhubarb
Rhubarb The Film, 1969 and Rhubarb, Rhubarb, TV, 1980
Like 'The Plank' before it Rhubarb was an Eric Sykes short film that had a Television remake of a similar name.The original Rhubarb went on general rel...
Leonard Rossiter’s Last Work – Tripper’s Day
Tripper's Day - 1984
Viewed by some as a classic today, but not critically acclaimed at the time, Tripper's Day is largely remembered as Leonard Rossiter's last work. Sadly the actor died between the broadcas...
Beadle’s About !
Watch Out ! ....Beadle's About ! 1986
After Game For A Laugh, the presenters went onto other projects, perhaps one of the most popular was Jeremy Beadle's Saturday Nigh Classic: Beadles About.The show was ...
Me And My Girl
Me And My Girl - 1984
In Tribute to Tim Brooke-TaylorThere is so much comedy doing the rounds on various channels these days, but it never ceases to amaze me just how many have fallen into obscurity.Me...
Cooper’s Half Hour
Cooper's Half Hour - 1980
With his trademark Fez and tricks that always seem to go wrong Tommy Cooper was one of the most popular and recognisable comedians in the world. Unfortunately by 1980 drink had got t...
Fresh Fields
Fresh Fields 1984
Was this ITV's version of Terry and June ? Fresh Fields was the ITV sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV that ran for 27 episodes over four series, between 1984 and 1986.It is pe...
Home To Roost
Home To Roost, 1985
Think John Thaw and you'll almost certainly think of The Sweeney or Inspector Morse and you'd be right.However, in 1985 he starred in this ITV sitcom and it was rather funny. So much s...
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Wood, 1988
Continuing the long running An Audience With series, in 1988 this lady was top of the pile.An Audience With Victoria Wood won the comedienne her second BAFTA in two yea...
Spitting Image Present….
The Sound Of Maggie, 1989
Spitting Image was riding high with the public and Margaret Thatcher had been in power for ten years.Already a regular target for the Spitting Image team now Maggie was getting he...
Take A Letter Mr Jones
Take A Letter Mr Jones - 1981
Another outing for John Inman, again short lived, he never seemed to equal the success he enjoyed in Are You Being Served ? despite being a hugely popular actor.Take A Letter ...