ITV’s First Sitcom – The Army Game
The Army Game, 1957
Another show that takes a well known name out of their comfort zone, in this case William Hartnell, who was famed for playing straight parts, he would of course go on to be the first Doctor...
At Home With The Snails
At Home With The Snails, 2001
WARNING: THIS POST DEALS WITH MATERIAL SOME MIGHT FIND DISTURBING!A somewhat surreal comedy from BBC Radio. Certainly not suitable for all, the humour can only be described a...
Hot Metal
Hot Metal, 1986
In the 1980's tabloid newspapers were well known for their journalistic licence and many referred to them as "gutter press". It seemed an obvious subject for a sitcom.Hot Metal was a bitin...
Butterflies, Christmas 1979
Butterflies, Christmas With The Parkinsons, 1979
Butterflies, 1979, it's hard to believe that this classic is now almost forty years old.Hugely popular in it's day Butterflies only ever served up one full...
It’s The One With The Hippo !
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, 1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was a series of novels which were developed into a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role, by their author Da...
Fairly Secret Army
Fairly Secret Army, 1984
Whilst Fairly Secret Army was not a spin off from Reginald Perrin, many people felt that the main character was similar to Jimmy in the popular TV series. Perhaps the reason behind th...
Penelope Keith Has Executive Stress
Executive Stress, 1986
Another of those comedies that were popular at the time, but in today's age of multi- channel TV seems largeley to have been put on the back burner.Executive Stress was inspired by t...
Butterflies
Butterflies, 1978
From the pen of Carla Lane (Liver Birds and Bread) came this clever sitcom about a frustrated housewife and her family. Strangely, despite it's popularity it was broadcast on BBC2. Over fou...
Old Flames Re-United In….
As Time Goes By, 1992
A strong cast, good script writer, all the ingredients for a successful sitcom. As time goes by was a BBC sitcom that ran for a mammoth sixty seven episodes over nine series.Created ...