Ken Dodd’s Palace Of Laughter
Ken Dodd's Palace Of Laughter 1986 - 1987
It is so difficult to pin down any detailed information on Ken Dodd's TV and Radio work, but we have managed to gather together some information for this post.
This...
The Detectives
The Detectives, 1993
What started life as a five minute sketch as part of Jasper Carrott's sketch/stand-up show Canned Carrott, became so popular that it was adapted for TV. It ran for five series spanning tw...
Wilfrid Brambell In Profile
Wilfrid Brambell, 1912 - 1985
Irish film and TV actor Wilfrid Brambell will always be best known for his roles in the hit BBC comedy Steptoe and Son and as Paul Mc Cartney's fictional Grandfather in The Beatle...
British Classic Comedy Talk To Adrienne Conway
It was a bolt out of the blue, when we ran a post about a 1980’s sitcom “Streets Apart” an email popped up from the writer telling us it was nice to see that people still remembered it, as it was a long time ag...
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...
Kenny Everett At Christmas
Kenny Everett Christmas show - 1981
Having fallen out with Thames, Kenny Everett was offered a prime time live audience,. sketch based show by the BBC.
Entitled "The Kenny Everett Television Show" five seri...
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...
Suits You……
The Fast Show - 1994
The Fast Show was brainchild of Paul Whitehouse and his writing partner and friend, Charlie Higson (who had previously enjoyed some success in the UK as a musician with the band The Higson...
It’s A Square World
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. ...