Older British Sitcoms

Young Ones

The Many Wives of Patrick

Guy Guden wrote: Do you consider Rumpole of the Bailey a sitcom?  Liked Leo McKern and his supporting cast very much.

chopper wrote: emigre80 wrote: I should vote for Yes Minister or Blackadder...but I loved The Good Life. Felicity Kendal... sigh

JD wrote: But really Terri...you didn't like Fawlty Towers ?? One of the few people I've met that didn't. And I can say that because... I'VE MET YOU

Are You Being Served? 

And seeing as Jan Francis is back on the TV in "I want my wife back" (which is quite funny despite the crap title), I'll throw in a mention for "Just Good Friends", which is something else I haven't seen repeated.

lazland wrote: Logan wrote: I expected a Yes Minister/ Yes Prime Minister vote, Lazland. . Yes, given my avatar, a reasonable statement There is, actually, a reason why not. As brilliant as the tv series were, the books of them were vastly superior, certainly when read through the eyes of a lifelong civil servant. They go into the detail of civil service machinations and manipulations far better than the shows ever did, and come highly recommended if you can get them.

Well, given your avatar, it just goes to show that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover. ;)

That makes sense.

My parents use to have those books, and I may have them in the garage.   They downsized and I took quite a few of their books here. My dad was a civil servant and loved the books.   I'm sure I can get them at amazon if I can't find them here.

Off on a tangent, but while those books which I believe are based on a show may be better than the show, with that other wonderful British Prime Ministerial series, House of Cards, which was based on Dobb's book, I found the television adaptation much more enjoyable than the book.

Two other missing here...

Doctor in the House (1969-1970) & On the Buses (1969)

My folks used to watch them during dinner and even as a kid I actually thought they were pretty funny as well.

But really Terri...you didn't like Fawlty Towers ?? One of the few people I've met that didn't. And I can say that because... I'VE MET YOU

I expected a Yes Minister/ Yes Prime Minister vote, Lazland.

I don't have clear favourite, though the one that started in the 80s that I most recently enjoyed was The New Statesman (with Rik Mayall). I didn't find it a very consistently good show, though, throughout its run. My favourite scene involves a speech given by Alan B'Stard at a conference where he promotes a book called Sex is Wrong.

Favourites in the list have included Yes PM (brilliant show), Porridge, Black Adder and Rising Damp.   The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is an "other" particular favourite. I think I'll give Rising Damp a vote.

Edited by Logan - May 17 2016 at 11:53