TV Comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. The situation comedy, or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humourous situations. Since the early 1950s with "I Love Lucy" in the US and "Hancock's Half Hour" in Britain, sitcoms have always had a special place in the hearts of viewers and gathered highly devoted followers, as the familar characters often become beloved. Below you may scroll though time to your fondly remembered telly programs. For Alice's motherlode of Television, stay with "Television Shows".
Pictured: Ricky Gervais as The Brentster in the BBC's brilliant 'The Office'.
3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 6 (2000)
7.8/10
Starring: Jane Curtin, John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, French Stewart, Kristen Johnsto...
After six brilliant seasons, over 30 Emmy nominations and more laughs than any superior alien race can possibly tabulate, the Solomon's mission ends h... Read more
A Bit of a Do: The Complete Series (1989)
7/10
Director: John Glenister, Ronnie Baxter, David Reynolds
Starring: David Jason, Nicola Pagett, Gwen Taylor, Tim Wylton, Stephanie Cole
David Jason leads a stellar cast of British legends in this comedy-drama series, based on the novels of David Nobbs ("The Fall and Rise of Reginald Pe... Read more
A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Series 1 (1989)
8.4/10
Director: Kevin Bishop, Peter Orton
Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
One of the greatest sketch shows ever produced by British television, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie made a fantastically witty team. Many of the gags w... Read more
A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Series 3 (1991)
8.4/10
Director: Nick Symons
Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Another six episodes of 'me colleagues' brand of inspired jiggery-pokery, genius word-wrangling and general hilariousness. Season three features the l... Read more
A Fine Romance: Series 1 and 2 (1981)
7.2/10
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael C Williams, Susan Penhaligon, Richard Warwick
Real life husband and wife team, Judi Dench and Michael Williams, played a mis-matched romantic couple in this charmingly low-key and much-loved Briti... Read more
A Home Of Your Own (1964)
6.8/10
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Richard Briers, Peter Butterworth, Bernard Cribbins, Bill Fraser
This wordless, though noisy comedy is a satire on Britain's building industry and stars Ronnie Barker as the put-upon cement mixer, Peter Butterworth... Read more
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Retold (2005)
Director: Ed Fraiman
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Zoe Tapper, Dean Len...
Polly (Imelda Staunton) and Theo (Bill Paterson) have come to Dream Park to celebrate the engagement of their daughter in this updated BBC version of... Read more
A Very English Scandal (2018)
7.9/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Monica Dolan, Alice Orr-Ewing, Alex Jennings, Jonathan...
British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979. Read more
Absolute Power: Series 1 (2003)
8.2/10
Starring: Stephen Fry, John Bird, James Lance, Zoe Telford, Sally Bretton
Set amidst the murky world of Public Relations, this BBC series was adapted from a popular radio show and stars Stephen Fry and John Bird as Prentiss... Read more
Absolute Power: Series 2 (2004)
6.7/10
Starring: Stephen Fry, John Bird, James Lance, Zoe Telford, Sally Bretton
Stephen Fry and John Bird reprise their roles as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe. Machiavelli has nothing on these two. Prentiss and M... Read more