David Jason

The story of how one of Britain's all-time favourite sitcoms came to our screens

Whether it's pratfalls or pathos, awkward silences or extravagant chaos, British sitcoms have given us a treasure trove of moments that we’ll be quoting and re-enacting forever. Join us for 12 sitcoms with 15 iconic-never to be forgotten moments...

Remembering some of Britain's favourite sitcoms over the last 70 years

Following the success of Hogfather, Terry Pratchett's earlier Discworld novels were adapted for the small screen. Blending fantasy and comedy, the story follows a naïve tourist and an incompetent wizard who are roped into a series of misadventures

Gentle comedy/drama set in rural Kent in the 1950s.

A series of crazy, zany, mad half hours of comedy for children in the late 1960s would soon develop into one of the most fondly remembered series of crazy, zany, mad half hours of comedy for adults. And now for something not so very different...

Ronnie Barker starred in this sitcom as Lord Rustless, an ageing but perennial scatterbrain.

South London wheeler dealer and his hapless brother try to make ends meet with schemes and dodgy deals.

Miserly shopkeeper and his hapless nephew run a small business.

Life behind bars for an habitual thief is made easier by winning 'little victories' over the system.