The Alpine Holiday
Hancock's Half Hour, The Alpine Holiday, 1957
The first episode of series two sees a change of cast. Sid James featured in the Hancock's Half Hour TV series but is absent in this episode.Instead Hancock s...
Elderly Care, Steptoe Style
Steptoe And Son, Homes Fit For Heroes, 1964
Proving that elderly care was a problem even back then is this gem that kicked off series 3 of the hugely popular BBC sitcom: Steptoe and Son.There are some clas...
The Galton And Simpson Playhouse
The Galton And Simpson Playhouse - 1977
After Steptoe ans Son ended in 1974, Galton and Simpson continued to write but the media would have us believe any further high profile hits seemed to alude them.In ...
Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comedy writing duo Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.Having...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973
It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was..Harold’s ...
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...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1950’s
The 1950's - The Great British Sitcom Is Born
Continuing our look back at some of the key moments in the changing face of comedy over the last 70 years.In the history of British Comedy the 1950's is perhap...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
Citizen James
Citizen James, 1960
A forgotten BBC comedy starring the late Sid James. With Hancock's Half Hour behind him James strikes out in his own sitcom, Citizen James ran for three series and thirty two episodes betw...
Steptoe And Son: The Radio Series
Steptoe And Son - The Radio Series - 1966 - 1976
There was a time when Radio was the medium of the day, then Television arrived and as we have seen some great radio comedy edged it's way onto our TV screens.
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