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What do you think is the best ever British sitcom? And does anyone remember the one set in the sausage factory, with Dora Bryan, called 'Both Ends Meet'?
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In no specific order
Porridge
One Foot In The Grave
Spaced
I'm Alan Partridge
Red Dwarf, series 4 to 6
Dad's Army
Only Fools I'd include but only the latter half-hour ones and the earlier 50-minute ones (plus the Jolly Boys Outing special which is a classic).
violet, you mentioned some real old chestnuts there. Yes I remember Both Ends Meet - what an odd one to suddenly pluck out of the ether! I also remember Chance In A MIllion being on but only saw a snippet of it. My brother said it was very funny and that one thing that appealed to him was the Callow character's stilted way of speaking - "Brick. Through window. Note attached." Another short-lived, one-series one was An Actor's Life For Me, which bordered on the surreal at times and featured a great turn from Victor Spinetti. It also had an amazingly downbeat ending and then that was it - gone, never to return.
littleoldme, you are NOT alone - Victoria Wood did some good stuff but yes she is massively overrated and seems to be treated (along with Julie Walters) as some sort of national treasure. If I'm watching something with her on and she sits at the piano to do one of her songs, my heart sinks and I switch over. Dinnerladies was okay, a bit dull, I've seen worse but it's not that great.
Porridge
One Foot In The Grave
Spaced
I'm Alan Partridge
Red Dwarf, series 4 to 6
Dad's Army
Only Fools I'd include but only the latter half-hour ones and the earlier 50-minute ones (plus the Jolly Boys Outing special which is a classic).
violet, you mentioned some real old chestnuts there. Yes I remember Both Ends Meet - what an odd one to suddenly pluck out of the ether! I also remember Chance In A MIllion being on but only saw a snippet of it. My brother said it was very funny and that one thing that appealed to him was the Callow character's stilted way of speaking - "Brick. Through window. Note attached." Another short-lived, one-series one was An Actor's Life For Me, which bordered on the surreal at times and featured a great turn from Victor Spinetti. It also had an amazingly downbeat ending and then that was it - gone, never to return.
littleoldme, you are NOT alone - Victoria Wood did some good stuff but yes she is massively overrated and seems to be treated (along with Julie Walters) as some sort of national treasure. If I'm watching something with her on and she sits at the piano to do one of her songs, my heart sinks and I switch over. Dinnerladies was okay, a bit dull, I've seen worse but it's not that great.
Does Peep Show count?
The great thing about this debate is that they are all great shows that people are listing and a nice mix of older and recent programmes.
Far too many to pick from, but here is a few from my list....
Nighty Night
Dad's Army
Spaced
Porridge
Citizen Smith
Only Fools...
Phoenix Nights
The Young Ones
On The Buses
Father Ted
Red Dwarf
The great thing about this debate is that they are all great shows that people are listing and a nice mix of older and recent programmes.
Far too many to pick from, but here is a few from my list....
Nighty Night
Dad's Army
Spaced
Porridge
Citizen Smith
Only Fools...
Phoenix Nights
The Young Ones
On The Buses
Father Ted
Red Dwarf
i love Butterflies, just watched the re run on sky gold. i love the one where Ria is fed up of clearing away the table so she just puts another tablecloth over it and the family sit there with their next meal on top of the old one. also love the jelly and flan recipie she is trying to copy from the tv.
also loved:
bless this house
porridge
open all hours
fawlty towers
my family
robins nest
george and mildred
on the buses
get some in - can anyone remind me about this in detail?
some mothers do ave em
it aint arf hot mum
mind your language i adored!!!!
ciitizen smith- power to the people!!!!!!!!
gosh,there are so many, those were the days, mainly oldies arent they!
also loved:
bless this house
porridge
open all hours
fawlty towers
my family
robins nest
george and mildred
on the buses
get some in - can anyone remind me about this in detail?
some mothers do ave em
it aint arf hot mum
mind your language i adored!!!!
ciitizen smith- power to the people!!!!!!!!
gosh,there are so many, those were the days, mainly oldies arent they!
