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. ...
Blackadder: Back And Forth
Blackadder: Back And Forth - 1999
Blackaddder Back & Forth brought the famous historical send up series to an end. Screened some ten years after what was to have been the final instalment, Blackadder Goes...
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,...
Come The Man, Come The Hour
Dad's Army, 1968
Happy Birthday Dad's Army ! 50 Today
It was fifty years ago today that one of television's most popular sitcoms first arrived on our TV screens.
Fifty years on and it's still entertainin...
The Blackadder Begins
The Blackadder, 1983
Despite it's extensive location shooting and that it cost £1 million to make, this first series is not always held in the same high esteem as the three series that would follow. However, ...