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'.
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Starring: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis, Cleo Laine, Joan Sims, Bill...
Recent widow, Elizabeth (Judi Dench), begins playing her tenor sax again, remembering back to when she was in an all-girl (almost) swing band back in... Read more
Campion: Series 1 (1989)
7.7/10
Starring: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Gordon Jackson, Timothy West, Michael...
Based on the mystery novels by Margery Allingham, and featuring the genteel 1930s sleuth, Albert Campion (Peter Davison), whose owlish good manners ma... Read more
Kath and Kim: Series 2 (2003)
Starring: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski, Glenn Robbins
Look at moiye, look at moiye, look at moiye. Look out peoples! Kath and Kim, the suburban nightmare living the suburban dream, are back in 2003. Big t... Read more
New Tricks: Series 1 (2003)
7.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Dennis Waterman, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong
This BBC production is full of gripping cases and hilarious exchanges, starring a top ensemble cast (Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, James Bolam, Alun... Read more
The Last Detective: Series 3 & 4 (2005)
7.8/10
Starring: Sean Hughes, Emma Amos, Peter Davison
Peter Davison returns for the complete third and four series as the offbeat detective 'Dangerous' Davies whose gentle nature makes him the Last Detect... Read more
Doc Martin: On the Edge (2006)
8.3/10
Director: Ben Bolt
Starring: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Katherine Parkinson,...
A movie-length Christmas special based on the award-winning ABC comedy-drama series starring Martin Clunes. Portwenn faces several crises as an invas... Read more
Back of the Y Masterpiece Television (2001)
8/10
Director: Chris Stapp
Starring: Chris Stapp, Matt Heath, Phil Brough
All seven mind-numbing episodes from the original series of 'possibly the greatest series ever broadcast on New Zealand television' are now available... Read more
3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 1 (1996)
7.8/10
Director: James Burrows, Robert Berlinger
Starring: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Curti...
Season One of the hit series about a bunch of clueless aliens disguised as humans in order to research Earth's customs and people. John Lithgow was c... Read more
Gimme Gimme Gimme (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Liddy Oldroyd
Starring: Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus
'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme a man after midnight' as the song goes. But Linda and Tom would settle for a man, any man, at any time! Unfortunately they couldn... Read more
Dad's Army: Series 4 (1970)
5.2/10
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, Bill Pertwee, John Laurie, James Beck...
The hilarious adventures of Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard continue with all 13 episodes from the fourth series. 'The Big Parade'; 'Don't Forget the... Read more