Rising Damp – Christmas Special
Rising Damp - For The Man Who Has Everything - Christmas Special - 1975
Despite running for 4 series Rising Damp only ever had 1 Christmas episode. It came at the end of series two while Frances De La Tour wa...
The Commercial Break
British Classic Comedy's Commercial Meltdown
We often feel that ITV don't get the credit they deserve for some of their comedy output. They were of course were the first channel funded by commercials. Over t...
If There Weren’t Any Blacks….
....You'd Have To Invent Them
A one off made for television play from the pen of Johnny Speight. Made by London Weekend Television for ITV and originally screened in Black and White in 1968.
This dark, but...
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin - 1996
The 1990's seemed to love revivals. The BBC had resurrected the Doctor In The House series and The Liver Birds, now it was the turn of Reginald Perrin.
As Leonard Rossi...
Leonard Rossiter Moves Into Wrestling ?
The Losers, 1978
Leonard Rossiter was riding high on the back of two hugely successful sitcoms: The Rise And Fall Of Reginald Perrin and of course Rising Damp.
Unfortunately 'The Losers' did not match up to...
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...
The Perishers
The Perishers, 1979
Another popular newspaper cartoon strip that made it to TV screens. The Perishers featured the among others the voice of Leonard Rossiter.
The TV series ran for one series of twenty epi...
Rising Damp
The Course Of True Love Never Runs Smooth In Rising Damp
We are looked at what an ITV Landmark comedy season might look like. We picked six of our favourite ITV sitcoms andthis was rumber four.
Without dou...
The Funny Side Of Christmas – 1982
We're always on the lookout for somthing that doesn't get a mention very often, imagine our delight when we came across this little gem from the BBC.
It's very difficult to get exact details on this piece, v...
Leonard Rossiter’s Last Work – Tripper’s Day
Tripper's Day - 1984
Viewed by some as a classic today, but not critically acclaimed at the time, Tripper's Day is largely remembered as Leonard Rossiter's last work. Sadly the actor died between the broadcas...