An Audience With Dame Edna Everage
An Audience With Dame Edna - 1980 and on
In March 2012, Barry Humphries announced he was retiring his legendary comic creation Dame Edna at the end of the current tour.Now whilst Dame Edna is not British, ...
Richard O’Sullivan Is…..
Dick Turpin - 1979
Another of those golden oldie TV series that used to air on a Saturday night. This time we have Richard O'Sullivan, famed for his comedy performances in Man About The House, Robin's Nest an...
The One That Started It All – An Audience With Jasper Carrott
An Audience With Jasper Carrott - 1978
"An Audience With..." is now one of the most widely recognised formats on British TV, these days it's singers and groups of the moment, but in the early days it was comed...
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father, 1978
Bless Me Father marked something of a departure for Arthur Lowe taking him away from the middle class ‘bank manager’ type roles that he had become associated with and placing him in charg...
Yes, Honestly
Yes, Honestly, 1976
Another of those great London Weekend Television sitcoms that seems to have been forgotten about.A spin off from No, Honestly, Yes, Honestly ran for twenty six episodes over two series ...
No, Honestly
No Honestly - 1974
Commissioned by Michael Grade in his early days as a Controller at London Weekend Television, this 1970's sitcom is another that sits gathering dust without a repeat outing. It starred real...
Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings, 1978
Mixed Blessings was an ITV sitcom that ran for three series over twenty three episodes between 1978 and 1980.Written by Sid Green of Hills and Green fame (Two Of A Kind, Citizen James...
It’s Commercial Break Time – With Bob Monkhouse
Bob's Fab Ads - 1996
We came across this by accident.From a time when there was always a piece of comic genius to look forward to on a Bank Holiday Monday. A one off show presented by the late great Bob M...
Game For A Laugh
Game For A Laugh, 1981
Remember the catchphrase? "Watching you, watching us, watching you!"Yes folks it's the London Weekend Television "Light Entertainment" show that was reputably the reason for the BBC'...
Maggie’s Having Problems With A Nosey Neighbour
Maggie And Her, 1978
Maggie And Her was an ITV sitcom produced by London Weekend Television.It ran for two series between 1978 and 1979, after a 1976 a pilot episode, entitled Poppy A Her. Including the p...