The Crystal Cube, 1983
Originally intended as a pilot for a full series The Crystal Cube was one of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's first TV appearances and the first show the pair had written themselves.Fir...
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
So did the Christmas Special start?We've done a fair bit of research on this and it's very difficult to place the first offerings. Concentrating just on TV, certainl...
Kenny Everett Christmas show - 1981
Amongst all the madness going on at the moment let's have some real madness from Kenny Everett.Having fallen out with Thames, Kenny Everett was offered a prime time liv...
Yes Minister - Party Games, 1984
Over thirty years since it was first screened Yes Minister remains as sharp as ever.In 1984, almost two years after the last episode, the BBC aired a one-hour long Christma...
Only Fools And Horses Christmas Specials 1991 - 1993
Britain’s favourite sitcom came to an end as a regular series in 1991. After this the series appeared in annual Christmas Specials that became the must see...
"The Pageant"
The third and final Christmas special and as it turned out the final episode, except two special compilations.SummaryHyacinth and Richard arrive at the church hall as Hyacinth takes it on...
Cool It - 1985 - 1990
You don't hear much about this guy these days, having retired from live performances, but during his time he was one of the biggest names on television.During the 1980’s there was a m...
It's A Square World - 1960
Groundbreaking comedy from an all too often forgotten comedy genius - Michael Bentine. It's A Square World was a sketch based series that appeared on the BBC between 1960 and 1964. ...
John Sullivan - 1946 - 2011
Forty years since Only Fools and Horses, it's ten years since the ad passing of creator John Sullivan.John Sullivan was perhaps one of the most prolific comedy script writers of...
Carrie And Barry, 2004
From the writer of Men Behaving Badly, came this BBC sitcom that ran for two series of six episodes each between 2004 and 2005. It starred Neil Morrissey who found himself re-united wit...