British Comedy TV

TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes). Sid James is there to bring him back to earth.

The Benny Hill Show 1957.

Anthology series of one-off, unrelated situation comedies.

Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.

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.

Terry and Bob have been friends since childhood. Bob is the sensible one, trying hard to get on with his job and life. Terry is the wild one, always ready to lead Bob astray.

A working-class Cockney bigot with biased and ill-informed opinions of everything shares them bluntly and carelessly.

A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.

The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.

The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.

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.

Lurcio is a much-put-upon slave in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. More often than not, Lurcio finds himself keeping his owner's family members apart, in order to keep them together.

The adventures of a crazy trio whose motto is "we do anything, anytime, anywhere."

Sid and Jean Abbott struggle to understand their teenage children's progressive ways. The couple live in London with protest-loving son Mike and trendy daughter Sally.

This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.

The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.

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.

Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.

Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.

Returning from the Army, Terry finds his best mate Bob is marrying Thelma, Terry's former partner. Their lives intertwine as Terry reintegrates, challenging the relationships between the three.

The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.

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.

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.