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What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:25 pm  
Well, obviously the answer is Steptoe and Son but what do you think?

My top ten

Steptoe and Son
Dad's Army
One Foot in the Grave
Porridge
Till death us do part
Fawlty Towers
The Royle Family
Rising Damp
Blackadder
Hancock's half hour
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:21 am  
My favourite has to be father Ted an Irish programme
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:53 am  
Mine

The Office
Phoenix Nights
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Early Doors
Knowing Me Knowing You/I'm Alan Partridge
Peep Show
Extras
This Country

I think the top two are my favourites because I find them so relatable, you feel like you have met a lot of the characters. Only Fools and Horses usually gets picked top when they put it to a vote, and I do enjoy it when it's on, but I can't pick a series who's greatest moment is someone falling over. Special mention to Vic and Bob, I probably should have found a place for Shooting Stars in there somewhere.
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:54 pm  
Grimmy wrote:
Mine

The Office
Phoenix Nights
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Early Doors
Knowing Me Knowing You/I'm Alan Partridge
Peep Show
Extras
This Country

I think the top two are my favourites because I find them so relatable, you feel like you have met a lot of the characters. Only Fools and Horses usually gets picked top when they put it to a vote, and I do enjoy it when it's on, but I can't pick a series who's greatest moment is someone falling over. Special mention to Vic and Bob, I probably should have found a place for Shooting Stars in there somewhere.


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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:20 pm  
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My favourite has to be father Ted an Irish programme


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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:43 pm  
Top 10, in no particular order.

Only Fools & Horses
The Office
The Inbetweeners
I'm Alan Patridge
Nathan Barley
Men Behaving Badly
Game On
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Phoenix Nights
The Young Ones
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:13 pm  
giddyupoldfella wrote:
Well, obviously the answer is Steptoe and Son but what do you think?

My top ten

Steptoe and Son
Dad's Army
One Foot in the Grave
Porridge
Till death us do part
Fawlty Towers
The Royle Family
Rising Damp
Blackadder
Hancock's half hour




Steptoe and Son (not # 1 for me, but of it's time and funny)
Dad's Army (as above)
One Foot in the Grave (Sponsored by RLFans?) :lol:
Porridge #1 for me
Till death us do part (no comment, unless ypu like racism and xenophobia)
Fawlty Towers #2, Cleese knew when to stop
The Royle Family (have a word, it's crap)
Rising Damp (as above)
Blackadder (#3)
Hancock's half hour (not a sitcom)

I wouldn't include The Office in any list as Gervais is a (insert word here), likewise Phoenix Nights because of Peter Kay, I would chuck Butterflies, Lovejoy lots of others in there, Red Dwarf, Minder. One thing is for certain, all of them were better than the American garbage we have to flick past now.
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:35 am  
Only Fools and Horses.
No question.
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:16 pm  
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Steptoe and Son (not # 1 for me, but of it's time and funny)
Dad's Army (as above)
One Foot in the Grave (Sponsored by RLFans?) :lol:
Porridge #1 for me
Till death us do part (no comment, unless ypu like racism and xenophobia)
Fawlty Towers #2, Cleese knew when to stop
The Royle Family (have a word, it's crap)
Rising Damp (as above)
Blackadder (#3)
Hancock's half hour (not a sitcom)

I wouldn't include The Office in any list as Gervais is a (insert word here), likewise Phoenix Nights because of Peter Kay, I would chuck Butterflies, Lovejoy lots of others in there, Red Dwarf, Minder. One thing is for certain, all of them were better than the American garbage we have to flick past now.
Very odd.

So according to you, You have to be into racism and bigotry to like a comedy show that's mocking racism and bigotry?

And you're trying to tell me that the situation comedy "Hancock's half hour" isn't a situation comedy?
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Re: What is Britain's greatest ever sitcom? : Sat Dec 03, 2022 4:53 pm  
Strange that no-ones mentioned the longest running,(1973-2010) and best of the lot, Last of the Summer Wine.
Also Auf Weidersehen, Pet deserves a mention, as well as On the Buses.
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