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Jack Benny

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Jack Benny

From the vaudeville circuit to a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. Jack Benny was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a pregnant pause or a single expression.

Touched by An Angel

Touched by An Angel (1994)

Touched by An Angel

Monica, Tess and Andrew are angels sent on Earth to help people who are struggling with difficulties and heartache.

Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins (1983)

Who Dares Wins

Daring 1980s comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of a number of British comedians.

The Aweful Mr Goodall

The Aweful Mr Goodall (1974)

The Aweful Mr Goodall

Widower Jack Goodall is a 55-year-old former civil servant who worked for M.I.5. He is hoping to enjoy his retirement - but his section have other plans for him.

Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie (1972)

Pardon My Genie

When a young shop assistant casually tries to polish an old watering can he releases a genie who is as rusty as the can he lives in; he’s four thousand years old, and his magic doesn’t always work as well as it should.

Generation Kill

Generation Kill (2008)

Generation Kill

Emmy Award winning mini-series following the Marines of the First Recon Battalion as they attempt to survive the first forty days of the Iraq War.

Six of the Best

Six of the Best (1965)

Six of the Best

Six individual sitcoms that ITV hoped would produce a full series and do for them what 'Comedy Playhouse' did for the BBC.

Manchild

Manchild (2002)

Manchild

Comedy drama series about a group of stylish and solvent middle-aged men determined to live life to the full, especially if it involves behaving badly.

Dave Allen

Dave Allen at Large (1971)

Dave Allen

Hugely popular award winning sketch and stand-up (although he was mostly seated) comedy that often courted controversy for tackling taboo subjects.

Mad Men TV series

Mad Men (2007)

Mad Men TV series

Drama about the lives of the men and women who work in one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s.