Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News For You, 1990
Have I Got News For You is the long running BBC panel show that's still running. Up to April 2021 there have been 535 episodes and 61 series. The format is loosely based around ...
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...
Watching
Watching, 1987
Another great comedy that almost seems to be forgotten about this time from the eighties/nineties.The show about mismatched couple Malcom and Brenda was a huge hit for ITV running for seven ...
On The Up
On The Up, 1990
Thought we'd try a new post format, see how it goesFrom the pen of Good Life writer Bob Larbey, came this 90's sitcom with an all star cast. It ran for three series and nineteen episodes...
The Two Of Us
The Two Of Us, 1986
The Two Of Us is an often forgotten little gem from ITV starring Nicholas Lyndurst.Thirty two episodes screened over four series, usually going out on a Saturday night.There are som...
The Comic Strip Presents
The Comic Strip Presents, 1982
Making it's debut in November 1982 on Channel 4, The Comic Strip Presents is an ongoing project by a group of prominent comedians, although at the time many of them were just sta...
Father Ted
Father Ted, 1995The multi award winning Channel 4 sitcom: Father Ted ran for twenty five episodes over three series.It was produced by Hat Trick Productions especially for Channel 4. As well as being ...
Emu’s Last Stand….
Emu TV - 1989
Running for just one series of 22 episodes in 1989, Emu TV was the last 'live action' television series to feature the famous bird, alongside it's creator Rod Hull, that had enthralled British au...
Celebrity Squares
Celebrity Squares - 1975
It was prime time Saturday night viewing at it's peak as one of Britain's best loved comics (Bob Monkhouse) proved he was still king of the game show.Celebrity Squares was in fact ...
Monty Python – Live At Aspen
Monty Python - Live At Aspen - 1998
In 2014 they announced their final show. For this post we go back to 1998 and what was billed as the last reunion.It's 1998 and the Pythons re-unite along with a specia...