Harry Hill’s TV Burp
Harry Hill's TV Burp, 2001
Harry Hill’s TV Burp was the hugely popular TV comedy show that each week took a satirical look at the week’s TV.
It started life as a pilot episode in December 2001, after the s...
Headcases
Headcases - 2008
Following on from Spitting Image and 2DTV, came this short - lived satirical show. Lasting only one series of eight shows in 2008.
Spitting Image had used latex puppets, 2DTV used 2D anima...
An Audience With Al Murray
An Audience With has been around for many years now (30 +), but in more recent years the format has been dominated by music rather than comedy. However in 2005, one of the more popular comics of recent times -...
Bad Move
Bad Move, 2017
With all the daytime TV relocation shows it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a sitcom based around the idea.
Bad Move, an idea from comedian Jack Dee and comedy writer Pe...
The Grimleys
The Grimleys, 1999
The Grimleys was the comedy drama series that ran for 22 episodes over three series from 1999 after a pilot in 1997.
Like Bread before it, The Grimleys typified life in the era it was set...
David Jason Embarks On A Quest…..
The Quest, 2002
The Quest, The Second Quest and The Final Quest were a series of one off comedy dramas that aired on ITV between 2002 and 2004.
They were created by and starred Sir David Jason. Despite the...
The Royal Variety Performance
The Royal Variety Performance 1912 - Present
The Royal Variety performance is the Great British Tradition of a gala evening attended by senior members of the Royal Family.
It's first performance was in the ...
From Radio To TV, Teenage Kicks
Teenage Kicks, 2008
This forgotten gem started life in 2007 as a sitcom on BBC Radio 2. It was a year later that it was picked up by Phil McIntyre Productions and launched as a TV sitcom on ITV.
Editor's Not...
Ant And Dec Take On The Likely Lads
No Hiding Place, A Tribute To The Likely Lads, 2002
Probably the best known episode of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, but with a twist. This particular episode, originally screened as part of series on...
Les Dawson, An Audience With That Never Was
Shortly before his untimely death in 1993, Les Dawson had been invited to record an an ediion of the popular An Audience With.. series.
The set was ready, the audience booked, but sadly the star died two wee...