A History Of Christmas Specials
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
As we approach the festive season we look out for those timeless pieces of TV - the Christmas Special. With modern sitcoms failing to live up to the standards of the fi...
Steptoe And Son – The Sketches
Steptoe And Son - The Sketches - 1962 - 1978
Everybody remembers the popular TV series, two movies and possibly the radio series, but this collection of sketches often gets passed by. We've covered some befor...
Clochemerle, 1972
Mention Galton and Simpson and most will say Hancock or Steptoe, but there was a great deal morer to the legendary scriptwriters' work including this adaptation.Clochemerle, was originally a 1934 French sat...
Hancock’s Half Hour, TV Show
Hancock's Half Hour, 1956
The original radio series is often referred to as the first British sitcom. Hancock’s Half Hour, transferred onto television alongside the popular radio show of the same name in...
Back From His Holidays Tony Is Looking Forward to Being Home
Tony Hancock, The Unluckiest Man To Return From Holiday
Poor old Tony Hancock, not only does he have a miserable time on holiday but things don't get much better on his return.In perhaps one of the best ep...
Steptoe and Son – Night Of 100 Stars
Steptoe and Son - Night Of 100 Stars, 1964
Steptoe and Son is one of our best loved sitcoms, but apart from the TV series and two feature films there's a wealth of other Steptoe material out there. This is ju...
To All The Stars We’ve Loved Before
A Tribute To The Entertainers We've Lost Since 2009
We've been doing this since 2009 and in that time we have lost some of the biggest names in entertainment. From writers of some of our best loved sitcoms to...
A Junk Yard Full Of Laughs On The Big Screen….
Steptoe and Son The Movie - 1972
Like many popular sitcoms of the day Steptoe and Son was given the big screen treatment in 1972. Written by the same writing team that were responsible for the television show...
Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky, 1951
Last week we told you the story of two Englishmen a boat trip to the USA and the influence they would have over comedy as we know it.Whilst the movies kept the world laughing for many...
Cruising With Hancock
Hancock's Half Hour, The Cruise, 1959
From the fifth series of this classic series comes a little gem. First broadcast in 1959 it shows Hancock at his best and features an all star line up in the cast includi...