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  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)

    1. Only Fools and Horses

    1981–200364 epsTV-PGTV Series
    9.0 (61K)
    Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
    CreatorJohn SullivanStarsDavid JasonNicholas LyndhurstRoger Lloyd Pack
  • Ronnie Barker in Porridge (1974)

    2. Porridge

    1974–197720 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (7.2K)
    The prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.
    StarsRonnie BarkerBrian WildeFulton Mackay
  • Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)

    3. On the Buses

    1969–197374 epsTV Series
    7.0 (2.8K)
    Jack-the-lad bus driver and conductor Stan and Jack enjoy the female employees more than their work and Inspector Blake is relentless in his attempts to make their lives a misery.
    CreatorsRonald ChesneyRonald WolfeStarsAnna KarenBob GrantStephen Lewis
  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

    4. Last of the Summer Wine

    1973–2010295 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.1 (3.9K)
    Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
    CreatorRoy ClarkeStarsPeter SallisJane FreemanKathy Staff
  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)

    5. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    1973–197823 epsTV Series
    7.6 (4.4K)
    Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.
    StarsMichael CrawfordMichele DotriceJessica Forte
  • Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)

    6. Waiting for God

    1990–199447 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (2.1K)
    An unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.
    StarsGraham CrowdenStephanie ColeDaniel Hill
  • Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal in The Good Life (1975)

    7. The Good Life

    1975–197830 epsTV Series
    8.0 (4.4K)
    Tom Good quits the rat race, and with wife Barbara turns the garden of their Surbiton house into a smallholding. Their neighbours, snobbish Margo Leadbetter and her conventional husband Jerry, feel variously amused, offended and impressed.
    StarsRichard BriersFelicity KendalPenelope Keith
  • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)

    8. To the Manor Born

    1979–200722 epsNot RatedTV Series
    7.4 (2.9K)
    Following her husband's passing, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell her stately home. While she comes to terms with her downward mobility, she decides to show the new owner a thing or two about "nobility".
    CreatorPeter SpenceStarsPenelope KeithPeter BowlesAngela Thorne
  • Are You Being Served? (1972)

    9. Are You Being Served?

    1972–198569 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (9.8K)
    The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
    CreatorsJeremy LloydDavid CroftStarsMollie SugdenJohn InmanFrank Thornton
  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981)

    10. The Kenny Everett Television Show

    1981–198845 epsTV Series
    7.2 (1.1K)
    Zany antics and sketches by the anarchic camp comic.
    StarsKenny EverettCleo RocosSheila Steafel
  • As Time Goes By (1992)

    11. As Time Goes By

    1992–200567 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.3 (5.3K)
    The Korean War, and a long lost letter, separate the lives of young lovers Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, whose paths cross again by happenstance.
    StarsJudi DenchGeoffrey PalmerMoira Brooker
  • Patricia Routledge in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

    12. Keeping Up Appearances

    1990–199544 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.9 (19K)
    A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
    StarsPatricia RoutledgeClive SwiftGeoffrey Hughes
  • Joanne Heywood, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? Again! (1992)

    13. Are You Being Served? Again!

    1992–199312 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (1.6K)
    The staff of the defunct Grace Brothers department store reunite to run a rural hotel.
    StarsMollie SugdenFrank ThorntonJohn Inman
  • Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)

    14. One Foot in the Grave

    1990–200144 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.9 (7.7K)
    Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.
    StarsRichard WilsonAnnette CrosbieDoreen Mantle
  • Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours (1976)

    15. Open All Hours

    1976–198525 epsTV Series
    7.6 (6.3K)
    Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small-town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville, and a particularly dangerous till.
    StarsRonnie BarkerDavid JasonLynda Baron
  • The Two Ronnies (1971)

    16. The Two Ronnies

    1971–198793 epsTV Series
    7.8 (3.8K)
    This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
    StarsRonnie BarkerRonnie CorbettThe Fred Tomlinson Singers
  • Steptoe and Son (1962)

    17. Steptoe and Son

    1962–197457 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (3.6K)
    British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
    StarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettFrank Thornton
  • Are You Being Served? (1977)

    18. Are You Being Served?

    19771h 35mNot Rated
    6.1 (3.1K)
    The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodeled.
    DirectorBob KellettStarsJohn InmanMollie SugdenFrank Thornton
  • Ronnie Barker and Paul McDowell in Going Straight (1978)

    19. Going Straight

    19786 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.0 (1.4K)
    Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
    StarsRonnie BarkerPatricia BrakeRichard Beckinsale
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, and Derek Fowlds in Yes Minister (1980)

    20. Yes Minister

    1980–198422 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (18K)
    The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
    StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek Fowlds
  • Yes, Prime Minister (1986)

    21. Yes, Prime Minister

    1986–198716 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (14K)
    James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
    StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek Fowlds
  • Dave Allen in Dave Allen (1990)

    22. Dave Allen

    1990– 6 epsTV Series
    8.1 (43)
    A few years after announcing his retirement, Dave Allen is back to share his views on the absurdities of modern life.
    StarDave Allen
  • Dave Allen in Dave Allen at Large (1971)

    23. Dave Allen at Large

    1971–197933 epsTV Series
    8.4 (423)
    Comedy show by Irish comedian
    StarsDave AllenMichael Sharvell-MartinJacqueline Clarke
  • Terry and June (1979)

    24. Terry and June

    1979–198765 epsTV Series
    6.4 (514)
    Terry and June Medford are a middle aged couple who find the trials of life more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives.
    StarsTerry ScottJune WhitfieldReginald Marsh
  • Rising Damp (1974)

    25. Rising Damp

    1974–197828 epsTV Series
    7.7 (3K)
    Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.
    StarsLeonard RossiterDon WarringtonFrances de la Tour

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