The Good Life – 1977 Christmas Special

Christmas TV
It's Silly, But It's Fun - The Good Life Christmas Special - 1977 It's amazing to think how much hindsight television writers during the 1970's had.  In 1977 most people would buy their presents in the traditi...

Yes Minister

1980's BBC Comedy
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Yes Minister, 1980 Yes Minister was a satirical British sitcom that ran on BBC television and radio for three series of seven half hour episodes.The series was a great success both critically and in it's p...
paul eddington , nigel hawthorne and derek fowlds star in yes prime minister

Yes Prime Minister

1980's, 1980's BBC Comedy
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Yes Prime Minister, 1986 It's been thirty years since this classic sitcom ended and it's as funny now as it was in the day.Running for five series totalling thirty eight episodes Yes Prime Minister is set ...

The Goods Meet The Royals…

1970's BBC Comedy
The Good Life, When I'm Sixty Five, 1978 This popular ground breaking sitcom gave us a glimpse  into the future with it's green themed issues.  When I'm Sixty Five was the final episode filmed before Her Majes...

The Good Life

1970's BBC Comedy
Going Green With The Goods In.. The Good Life, 1975 Perhaps one of the most endearing sitcoms ever written, The Good Life was the original environment friendly comedy.  It covered so many issues so well.  Fro...
frank muir presents a selection of special sketches from BBC's top sitcoms in a special one off show: The Funny Side Of Christmas

The Funny Side Of Christmas – 1982

1980's BBC Comedy
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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...

Christmas Yes Minister

1980's BBC Comedy
Yes Minister - Party Games, 1984 Over thirty years since it was first screened Yes Minister remains as sharp as ever.In 1984, almost two years after the last episode, the BBC aired a one-hour long Christma...