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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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...
Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates, 2012
Pearly Gates was an un-broadcast BBC Pilot episode directed by Sir David Jason.Whilst a pilot episode was made, the project was abandoned and has therefore never been broadcast on TV. I...
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...
Hancock’s Half Hour, TV Show
Hancock's Half Hour, 1956
Often referred to as the first British sitcom. Hancock’s Half Hour, transferred onto television from the popular radio show of the same name in 1956 and continued until 1960, after ...
Galton and Simpson Present – Our Favourite Hancock – Part 1
Hancock, The Blood Donor, 1961
To celebrate the 60th anniversary, in 2014, of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio. Comedy scriptwriting legends Ray Galton and Alan Simpson presented a very ...
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...
ITMA – It’s That Man Again
Can I Do You Now Sir ?Today 20th March Dame Vera Lynn celebrates her 103rd birthday. To mark the occasion we’re running this war time classic that kept a nation laughing through it’s darkest days.It’s ...
Blackadder – The Missing Bits ?
Blackadder - The Missing Bits
So you thought if you'd seen all four series of Blackadder, the Comic Relief sketch and Back and Forth you'd seen all of the classic series. Think again we've dug up some sketche...
Come Back Mrs Noah
Come Back Mrs Noah - 1977
A Forgotten Gem Or The Worst Sitcom in history ?After a pilot episode in 1977, Come Back Mrs Noah ran for five more episodes in one series.The series was written by the succe...