We look at British sitcoms of the last sixty years, laugh at them, and talk about them.
13/09/2025
On 13th September 1987, ITV broadcast the first episode of The New Statesman. In "Happiness Is A Warm Gun," we see Alan Beresford B'stard elected to the House of Commons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku0G_S8EtUY
13/09/2025
We saw Joanna Lumley appear twice in Are You Being Served, providing some shop floor distraction.
Mr Rumbold is yer classic middle management, and will be the first to go when Grace Brothers is modernised. Nicholas Smith was 38 when this started, ffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tayLHgQaIj8
11/09/2025
On 11th September 2000, Al Murray The Pub Landlord pulled the first pint in his new Sky sitcom Time Gentlemen Please. We talked about it on our podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAbOKTBxtfw
11/09/2025
It's the second half of our Are You Being Served review this week. On your podcatchers now. We talked about the later cast changes, including the tailors that followed Arthur Brough. We've talked about Alfie Bass before. Nice to see him pop up for a series of AYBS.
11/09/2025
Happy Birthday to Craig Cash.
10/09/2025
The second half of our Are You Being Served review drops tomorrow morning. Don’t be late.
10/09/2025
On 10th September 1984, Channel 4 broadcast the first episode of Chance in a Million. A new sitcom starring Simon Callow as Tom Chance, a man cursed by coincidence. Here's our review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nl3jlskmGs
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