The story of how one of Britain's all-time favourite sitcoms came to our screens
Set in a small Yorkshire town where everybody knows everybody else's business, 'A Bit Of A Do' gave another British comedy writer the chance to poke fun at one of the country's favourite preoccupations - class distinction.
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
Children's cartoon series centred around Duckula's adventures in search of riches and fame.
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...
Danger Mouse was a British Secret Service Agent who worked out of a post-box in London's famous Baker Street.
Remembering some of Britain's favourite sitcoms over the last 70 years
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.
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When simultaneous American and Soviet nuclear tests knock Earth from its orbit, a group of London journalists uncover a government cover-up as rising temperatures, climate chaos and social collapse threaten humanity's survival in this haunting and timeless science-fiction thriller
From Clumsy Capers to Timey-Wimey Tales: Richard Hearne, TV’s first clown created mayhem and disaster - was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and was once considered to take control of the TARDIS!
A group of ex-Vietnam Commandos band together to form an unlikely partnership in order to assist the victims of injustice, whilst on the run themselves for a crime that they did not commit.
When a photographer dies under mysterious circumstances on Rhodes, his widow uncovers a sinister conspiracy linked to medieval secrets and supernatural forces. As she investigates, a charismatic and powerful villain draws her into a deadly battle against ancient evil
In the breathtaking Swiss Alps, a spirited orphan melts her stern uncle’s heart with resilience and optimism, in this faithful retelling of a beloved classic
A series of delightful expeditions through the English countryside
When the mysterious Axons offer Earth a miracle substance capable of ending world hunger, the Doctor suspects a trap. As the truth behind the alien gift emerges, he must stop a parasitic organism from consuming the planet—and time itself
Two feisty flatmates navigate love, work, and friendship in 1970s Liverpool. The Liver Birds—witty, warm, and wonderfully of its time. A true British sitcom classic!
A suave private investigator navigates the glitz and danger of 1970s Las Vegas, with a guest cast that is a veritible Who's Who of American talent, solving crimes with charm and style in a city that never sleeps
An iconic English comedienne, Hylda Baker, short in stature and with a rich Lancashire accent, became a star later in life until finally, her career came to a shuddering halt
Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.
Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen looking for new careers. But things don't go according to plan until Ken turns his hand to courier driving, private investigating, minding and general troubleshooting
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases in this ground-breaking drama that treated mental illness with humanity and grit, in the first British series to be set in a psychiatric unit
