The Smoking Room
The Smoking Room, 2004
At the time of it's first transmission this unusual sitcom was hailed as the next classic. It's important to remember that at the time of it's transmission there was no smoking ban in f...
Vintage Satire With David Frost….
The Frost Report, 1966
There can be no doubt about the importance of The Frost Report in British Comedy history.Famed for bringing messrs Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker together, the writing team which i...
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...
The Young Ones
The Young Ones - 1982
Perhaps not so young as this show is celebrating it's 40th birthday this year.Perceived by many at the time as the birth of alternative comedy The Young Ones was the cult BBC comedy c...
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...