brian murphy and yootha joyce star in george and mildred

Love And Comedy

Love And Comedy, Comedy's Great Couples It's Valentines day so why not look at some of those great sitcom couples whose relationships have given us all a good chuckle over the years.Perhaps sitcom's favour...

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...

Can You Keep A Good Idea Down?

Can You Keep A Good Idea Down? Sounds like a game show but just this week we've heard about the return of Fawlty Towers.  In recent years there's been a string of re-works so we thought we'd have a look at som...
stanley bxter in one of his many guises for his popular tv shows

Stanley Baxter At Christmas

Stanley Baxter At Christmas, 1976, 1982 and 1985 Stanley Baxter was a regular fixture on TV screens for many years.  Famed for his lavish productions his Christmas Specials were no different.During his car...

On The Buses – Christmas Duty – 1970

On The Buses - Christmas Duty - 1970 In Tribute To Anna Karen, 1936 -2022As we approach New Year we will pay tribute to some of the great names from comedy we've lost this year.On The Buses had two Chr...

Christmas Night With The Stars

Christmas Night With The Stars 1958 - 1972 The variety television show broadcast each Christmas Night by the BBC between 1958 and 1972.  Although the show ended in 1972 the BBC did resurrect the format in 1982...

Eric And Ernie’s Christmas Show

Eric And Ernie's Christmas Show, 1978 Morecambe And Wise's 1977 Christmas show had been one of the most watched TV shows In TV history with ratings estimated at between 1 and 28 million viewers.  It was also t...
brian murphy and yootha joyce star in george and mildred

George And Mildred, Christmas 1979

George And Mildred, The Twenty-Six Year Itch, 1979 One ITV's finest, George and Mildred started in 1976 running for five series.A sixth and final series had been planned but the sad death of Yootha Joyce p...
ronnie barker and ronnie corbett star in their popular christmas specials

The Two Ronnies Bring Some Christmas Magic

The Two Ronnies - Christmas Specials 1982, 1984 and 1987 It's hard to believe that not counting the Sketchbook special it's 35 years since Messrs Corbett and Barker were a regular fixture on festive TV.  Sadly...