Coogan’s Run
Coogan's Run - 1995
Coogan's Run was the 1995 BBC TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle.
It consisted of six self-contained stories, although C...
Fawlty Towers
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...
A History Of Christmas Specials
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
We recently started a run of Christmas themed posts starting with Hancock's 45 minutes. An extended Christmas type episode, although not officially billed as a Christmas...
Keeping Up Appearences, Christmas 1995
"The Pageant"
The third and final Christmas special and as it turned out the final episode, except two special compilations.
Summary
Hyacinth and Richard arrive at the church hall as Hyacinth takes it on...
The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show, 1978
Ground-breaking in it's day, The Kenny Everett Video Show was made by Thames TV and broadcast on ITV for four series between 1978 - 1981. In all 32 episodes were made, inclu...
Blackadder Goes Forth
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...
Tony Hancock, Profiled
Tony Hancock 12th May, 1924 - 24th June, 1968
Continuing our look at some of the biggest and most important names from comedy over the last 70 years. Today it's the lad himself: Tony Hancock.
Regarded by m...
Curry And Chips
Curry And Chips - 1969
Perhaps the most controversial sitcom ever made. Curry And Chips was a six part comedy based on an idea from Spike Milligan and featured an all star cast.
The series was supposed to ...
The Goodies
The Goodies, 1970
The Goodies had met as undergraduates at Cambridge University. Up until 1973 they were regulars on the long running BBC Radio series "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again".
The series combined...
The Royal Bodyguard
The Royal Bodyguard, 2011
This forgotten little gem was to prove that even the best comic talent can't always hold the audience.
In 2011, following the success of their BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life,...