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 ...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, 1966
Before we went Up Pompeii there was "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" a British-American comedy film based on a stage musical of the same nam...
The Dick Emery Show
The Dick Emery Show, 1963
From a time when Saturday night television was the highlight of the week. The Dick Emery show kept millions of us entertained with his hilarious sketches and vast array of eccen...
George and Mildred
George and Mildred, 1976
Almost certainly one of ITV's all time classics, George and Mildred was produced for ITV by Thames Television.A spin off from the popular Man About The House it starred Brian Murph...
Looking For A Builder? Don’t Trust….
The Cowboys 1980 - 1981
One of many great sitcoms that gets overlooked by TV schedulers for repeats.Starring the late great Roy Kinnear. Cowboys was the ITV sitcom that ran for two series totalling 13 epis...
Anyone For Dennis?
Anyone For Dennis? 1982
Anyone For Dennis? was a one off TV version of the hit West End stage play of the same name. Based on the hilarious 'Dear Bill' letters for satirical magazine: Private Eye.Starring...
That Was The Week That Was !
That Was the Week That Was, 1962
The fore-runner to The Frost Report, That Was The Week That Was, ran for two series in 1962 and 1963.November 1962: Britain was changing, deference was on the way out, The ...
Roy Kinnear’s Last TV Role Was In This Cancelled Sitcom
Hardwicke House
One of the last roles Roy Kinnear played before his sad death in 1988. Hardwicke House was a seven part ITV sitcom. Too say this sitcom was a little contraversial might be an understatement. ...