Fawlty Towers, 1975
A timeless classic that remains funny no matter how many times you watch it. Broadcast on BBC 2 over two series of six episodes each, the first in 1975 and the second in 1979, Fawlty Tower...
Blackadder Goes Forth - 1989
Blackadder goes Forth was the fourth and final series of Richard Curtis and Ben Elton's popular comedy. There would be one final outing for the character but that was 11 years aw...
Dad's Army At Fifty, Day 3, A chance Meeting With The Captain
Celebrating fifty years of Dad's Army today we look back at a 1970's interview with Arthur Lowe. https://youtu.be/McAOuZLIZX...
Celebrating Dad's Army At 50, Day 2 John Le Mesurier
As we look back at fifty years since Dad's Army first aired we thought we'd search for some archive interviews with cast members and writers.Yesterday w...
Jimmy Perry And David Croft Recall With Their Dad's Army Memories
Dad's Army is 50 years old this week so we're joining the celebrations with our own look back.Today we feature interviews with writers Jimm...
Department Store Antics With The Grace Brothers Staff!
Are You being Served? 1972
Are You Being Served, started life as an episode in the long running BBC Comedy Playhouse series.Set in the men's and wom...
We talk to Roy Clarke about his classic sitcoms and catch up with Still Open All Hours.The Misfit (1970-71)
Last Of The Summer Wine (1973 - 2010)
Oh No It's Selwyn Frogitt ( Pilot, 1974)
Open All Hours (...
In order to cover the whole 2016 Landmark Comedy Season, we've put this short post together to cover the two documentaries screened as part of the schedule.First up is:
Let's Talk about Alf
Screened to su...
We've published articles on BBC Comedy Playhouse: Comedy Feeds is the BBC Three equivilent, the main difference being that BBC Three is aimed at a much younger audience than it's mainstream counterparts.In ...
BBC Landmark Comedy Season - The Lost Sitcoms
On 14th September as the season begins to draw to a close BBC 4 broadcast the last of their lost sitcoms. This time it's Steptoe and Son - A Winter's Tale.Ori...