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BBC1 / 12x30m-e  1x40m-e / 1997-99

Writer/Executive Producer: Andrew Marshall /  Producer: Marcus Mortimer 

Sitcom. Middle aged Alan Horrox copes with looking after his elderly father and his relationship with his son Vincent. Forty minute Christmas special appeared Dec 1999.

With:- KEVIN McNALLY as Alan Hook / GEORGE COLE as Brian Hook / TOBY ROSS-BRYANT as Vincent Hook / JULIA HILLS as Beryl Hook

BBC1 / 77x30m-e 1x35m-e 1x40m-e 1x60m-e / 1968-77 First Episode: 31 Jul 1968 Last Episode:13 Nov 1977 (Seasons one and two were made in black and white)

Writers: Jimmy Perry, David Croft / Theme Music sung by Bud Flanagan / Producer: David Croft 

Period sitcom. Seemingly more popular than ever thanks to frequent re-runs Dad's Army is a period sitcom about the exploits of an ageing home guard platoon during the second world war. In the town of Walmington-On-Sea, a South Coast seaside town, bank manager Captain Mainwaring finds himself in charge of a less than able bunch. His second in command was the very upper class Sgt Wilson (Mainwaring's number 2 at the bank), Wilson was having some kind of affair with the mum of Private Frank Pike (decidedly innocent he called Wilson Uncle Arthur). Also in the platoon was gung-ho butcher Lance Corporal Jones, dour Scots undertaker Private Frazer, retired Godfrey who was always having trouble with his waterworks and black market spiv Private Walker. Other non-army regulars included air raid warden Hodges, the put upon Vicar and his jobsworth Verger (the Platoon used the Church Hall as its headquarters), Frank's Mum Mrs Pike and the amorous Mrs Fox (who later ended up marrying Jonesy). Often heard of but never seen (except once as a shapeless form in an air raid shelter bed) was Mainwaring's wife. 

Boasting a fantastic original but period style theme tune sung by Bud Flanagan the show also had a number of catchphrases including "don't panic", "they don't like it up em" (both by Jones), "stupid boy Pike" by Mainwaring and "put that light out" by Hodges. 

The cast made three appearance in character as part of Christmas Night With the Stars-1968, 1970 & 1972. There was a feature film version released in 1971. Also there was a radio sequel called It Sticks Out a Mile on Radio 2 in 1983, this followed Wilson, Pike and Hodges as they ran a pier. Probably British Televisions most loved sitcom. Two episodes from the second season that were missing believed lost were re-discovered (following the BBC’s Treasure Hunt appeal campaign for the return of missing archive material) and shown on BBC2 on 28/12/2001 for the first time in over 30 years as part of a Dad’s Army night. "Operation Kilt" and "The Battle For Godfrey’s Cottage". They had been in someone’s shed all this time after they were randomly rescued from a skip in the 1970s when the BBC was disposing of its "unwanted" material.

With:- ARTHUR LOWE as Capt George Mainwaring / JOHN LE MESURIER as Sgt Arthur Wilson / CLIVE DUNN as L/Cpl Jack Jones / JOHN LAURIE as Pte James Frazer / JAMES BECK as Pte Joe Walker / IAN LAVENDER as Pte Frank Pike / ARNOLD RIDLEY as Pte Charles Godfrey / BILL PERTWEE as Chief ARP Warden Hodges / FRANK WILLIAMS as The Vicar / JANET DAVIES as Mrs Mavis Pike / TALFRYN THOMAS as Mr Cheeseman / PAMELA CUNDELL as Mrs Mildred Pike / COLIN BEAN as Pte Sponge

Granada / 5x30m-e / 1999 20 Dec - 27 Dec

Writer: Rob Grant / Music: Joby Talbot / Design: John Anderson / Titles: Glam Prod. / Costume: Caroline Pitcher / Executive Producer: Andy Harries / Producer: Justin Judd / Director: Steve Bendelack

Period sitcom. In the year 999 with the world on the cusp of a new Millennium, Britain is facing riots and invasion by the Vikings, but Gudrun of the village of Sludgebrook has more pressing things on his mind, such as where his next meal is coming from. The shows episodes were shown over the festive period in three blocks with 1& 2 and 4&5 being shown together, start time was usually around 10.00pm.

Gudrun................................................ PHILL JUPITUS

Redwald.............................................. ALISTAIR McGOWAN

Agnes................................................. PAULINE McLYNN

Baldsmith........................................... DAVE LAMB

Bigwart............................................... PAUL PUTNER

Byrnoth.............................................. MIKE HAYLEY

Matilda............................................... SHERIDAN SMITH

Cedric................................................ LAURENCE HOWARTH

Arland................................................ JASON BYRNE

Starbuck............................................ TONY GARDNER

THE DAVE SAINT SHOW

UK Play - Channel X / x30m-e / 2000   

Writers: Alexander Kirk, Simon Messingham / Script Consultant: Stacy Herbert / Music: Steve Cripps, Dan Mendford / Costume: Pookie Russell / Producer: Jim Reid / Director: Mark Mylod

Comedy about a useless heavy metal DJ on a local radio station. As was usual with with shows on extra terrestrial channel UK Play music videos were interspersed throughout the show.

With:- JOHN THOMSON as Dave Saint / ALEXANDER KIRK as AK / KATE LOUSTOU as Jeneane

ATV / 6x30m-e / 1964  21 October - 9 December Wednesdays 9.10pm

Producer: Francis Essex 

Sitcom. Episodes (often fantasy based) in the life of Dave King, usually set in his apartment.

With:- DAVE KING as Dave / VICTOR MADDERN / PAT GOH / JACK DOUGLAS / BILLY CORNELIUS

ITV/Casey-Werner / 10x30m-e / 1999

Creators: Bonny & Terry Turner / Music: Graham Jarvis / Costume: Jacqueline Parry / Producer: John Bartlett

Sitcom. An adaption of the US's That Seventies Show. The exploits of a group of teenagers and their parents in mid-1970's Luton. This troubled show began in a prime time slot at 8.30pm on 12 Jan and was hyped by ITV as being the great new sitcom but after a critical mauling at the hands of the popular press Days Like These was taken off mid way through it's run. Several months later it returned in a late night slot to limp to a close (but with three episodes still unshown.) The full series was repeated in late 2001 (in some ITV regions) very late at night (e.g. 2:30am) including the previously unshown episodes.

With:- ANN BRYSON as Kitty Forman / TREVOR COOPER as Ron Forman / MAX WROTTTESLEY as Eric Forman / ROSIE MARCEL as Donna Palmer / STEVE STEEN as Bob Palmer / SARA STOCKBRIDGE as Midge Palmer / JAMIE BECK as Torbjorn Rasmussen / JAMES CARLTON as Michael McGuire / HARRY PEACOCK as Dylan Jones / EMMA PIERSON as Jackie Burget

Central/Witzend / 6x30m-e / 1982 15 Feb - 29 Mar Mon 8.00pm

Writers: Julian Roach, John Stevenson / Executive Producer: Allan McKeown / Producers: Alan Wallis, Tony Charles / Director: Alan Wallis 

Sitcom. After he dies Ernest Springer finds himself in Heaven.

Ernest Springer............................... ANDREW SACHS

Archangel Derek............................. KEN JONES

Cherub Fred................................... HARRY FOWLER

Archangel Doreen........................... JANET RAWSON

Edna Springer................................ ZENA WALKER

Arthur ........................................... BILL WADDINGTON

Alice ............................................ GRETCHEN FRANKLIN

BBC / 6x30m-e / 1954 13 Jul - 6 Oct / Fortnightly

Writers: Sid Colin, Talbot Rothwell / Producer: Bill Ward 

Sitcom.  Dotty Binns, a dogsbody at a woman's magazine would love to become a proper journalist.

Dotty Binns....................................... AVRIL ANGERS

Mr Tibbett......................................... JACK MELFORD

Margo Fairfax.................................... NAOMI CHANCE

Ian Prendergast(1)............................. CECIL BROCK

Ian Prendergast(2)............................. STEPHEN HANCOCK

BBC1 / 13x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1986-87  Season 1:17 Feb - 31 Mar 86   Season 2: 7 Sep - 12 Oct 87   Special: 21 Dec 1987

Writer: John Sullivan / Producer: Ray Butt / Theme sung by Paul Nicholas 

Sitcom. A divorced schoolteacher joins the 1-2-1 encounter group where he meets a motley collection of characters.

John Lacey........................................ RALPH BATES

Kate.................................................. BELINDA LANG

Kirk St Moritz..................................... PETER BLAKE

Ralph Dring........................................ PETER DENYER

Louise Williams.................................. RACHEL BELL

Mrs Arnott......................................... JEAN CHALLIS

Mrs Lemenski.................................... IRENE PRADOR

Sylvia Watkins................................... LUCINDA CURTIS

Ricky Fortune(1987)........................... KEVIN LLOYD

Wendy.............................................. WENDY ALLNUT

BBC2 / 20x30m-e  1x40m-e / 1983-84 3 Seasons + 1 Special

Writers: George Logan, Patrick Fyffe, Gyles Brandreth / Director: Mike Stephens 

Sitcom. Life for Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda in the village of Stackton Tressel. Hinge and Bracket were in fact played by a pair of cross dressing men.   

Dr Evadne Hinge............................ GEORGE LOGAN

Dame Hilda Bracket....................... PATRICK FYFFE

Thames/Yorkshire / 26x30m-e / 1969-72

Writer/Producer: Rodney Bewes, Derrick Goodwin / Theme sung by Rodney Bewes / Executive Producer: John Duncan

Sitcom. Naive northern lad Albert Courtnay moves to London but sends regular letters home to his mother. Season one made by Thames rest Yorkshire. Season four called simply Albert.

Albert Courtnay................................... RODNEY BEWES

Mr A.C. Strain.................................... GARFIELD MORGAN

Vivien McKewan................................. SHEILA WHITE

Leslie Willis....................................... LUAN PETERS

Doreen Bissel.................................... LIZ GEBHARDT

Doreen(Albert)................................... CHERYL HALL

ATV / 2x30m-e / 1962 16 - 23 June / Saturday 10.20pm

Writers: Jeremy Lloyd, Stan Mars / Producer: Colin Clews 

Sitcom. Misadventures of the stage manager of the Sedgewick Empire.

With:- DENNY WILLIS / JOHNNIE MACK / JANIE MARDEN / BILLY McCOMB

C4/HBP / 70x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1989-94

Creator: Trix Worrell / Music: John Collins Lyrics by Trix Worrell and theme sung by Norman Beaton / Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Exploits of Desmond Ambrose the West Indian proprietor of a barber shop in the heart of Peckham. See also Porkpie.

With:- NORMAN BEATON as Desmond Ambrose / CARMEN MUNROE as Shirley Ambrose / RAM JOHN HOLDER as Pork Pie / ROBBIE GEE as Lee / GYEARBOUR ASANTE as Matthew / KIM WALKER as  Gloria Ambrose

BBC1/Celador / 29x30m-e 1x50m-e / 1993-97

Writers: Steve Knight, Mike Whitehill / Producers: Ed Bye, Nic Phillips 

Sitcom. Cases of two inept detectives. This show was originally a five minute segment in the Jasper Carrott Sketch show.

Bob Louis.......................................... JASPER CARROTT

Dave Briggs....................................... ROBERT POWELL

Supt Frank Cottam............................ GEORGE SEWELL

Granada / 13x30m-e / 1977-78 2 Seasons

Writer: Anthony Couch / Producer: John G. Temple / Director: Brian Mills 

Sitcom. The exploits of Arthur Prufrock Devenish who cannot resist interfering in the running of the toy factory where he works.

Arthur Prufrock Devenish..................... DINSDALE LANDEN

Hugh Fitzjoy...................................... TERENCE ALEXANDER

Neville Liversedge.............................. GEOFFREY BAYLDON

Admiral Wallow................................. GEOFFREY CHATER

Angela Nuttall................................... VERONICA ROBERTS

George Craddock.............................. MICHAEL ROBBINS

Prudence Devenish........................... POLLY ADAMS

Associated-Rediffusion / x30m-e / 1958-59 black and white

Writer: Harry Kurnitz / Producer/Director: Sheldon Reynolds 

Sitcom. An American insurance agent is transferred to London where he falls in love and marries the titled Jane.

With:- PATRICK O'NEAL as Dick Starrett / HAZEL COURT as Jane / RICHARD WATTIS

Associated-Rediffusion / 115x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1960-65/68   9 seasons

Writer:(mostly) Jimmy Grafton / Executive Producer: Ben Lyon / Director: Bill Hitchcock 

Sitcom. Episodes in the domestic life of comedian Dickie Henderson. Clearly based on the American model of sitcom popular at the time.

Dickie................................................. DICKIE HENDERSON

June................................................... JUNE LAVERICK

Jack................................................... LIONEL MERTON

Richard Sr.......................................... DANNY GROVER

John.................................................. JOHN PARSONS

Jane(season 9)................................... ISLA BLAIR

BBC1 / 16x30m-e / 1998-99

Writer: Victoria Wood / Producers: Geoff Posner, Victoria Wood 

Sitcom. The exploits of a group of dinner ladies working in a factory canteen. With most of the time just the one canteen set, the show is more a procession of one liners than a sitcom.

Bren..................................................... VICTORIA WOOD

Dolly.................................................... THELMA BARLOW

Tony.................................................... ANDREW BROWN

Anita................................................... SHOBNA GULATI

Phillippa.............................................. CELIA IMRIE

Twinkle............................................... MAXINE PEAKE

Stan................................................... DUNCAN PRESTON

Jean................................................... ANNE REID

Petula................................................. JULIE WALTERS

Mr Michael......................................... CHRISTOPHER GEET

Lisa................................................... JANE HAZLEGROVE

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1987-88  10 Nov 87 - 5 Jan 88 / Tuesdays 7.00pm

Writer: Myra Taylor / Directors: Sue Bysh, Harold Snoad 

Sitcom. A husband and wife separate but neither is prepared to leave their house - so they split it down the middle.

Maisie................................................ ANNA KEAVENEY

Bert................................................... SHAUN CURRY

Rita................................................... MAGGIE McCARTHY

Jack.................................................. PETER CHILDS

Edna ................................................ VIVIENNE MARTIN

Susan............................................... MICHELLE HOLMES

London Weekend Television / 26x30m-e / 1969-70

Creator: Frank Muir / Book: Richard Gordon / Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Exploits of a group of medical students at St Swithins teaching hospital. The other doctor series are :-1.Doctor At Large, 2.Doctor In Charge 3. Doctor at Sea, 4. Doctor on the Go, 5.Doctor At the Top. See below for details of each. 

Michael Upton................................... BARRY EVANS

Dick Stuart Clark............................... GEOFFREY DAVIES

Paul Collier....................................... GEORGE LAYTON

Huw Evans........................................ MARTIN SHAW

Prof Geoffrey Loftus........................... ERNEST CLARK

Danny Hooley.................................. JONATHAN LYNN

London Weekend Television / 29x30m-e / 1971 28 February - 12 September Sundays 7.25pm

Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. The doctors are now qualified and working at St Swithins.

Michael Upton.................................... BARRY EVANS

Paul Collier........................................ GEORGE LAYTON

Dick Stuart-Collier.............................. GEOFFREY DAVIES

Laurence Bingham............................. RICHARD O'SULLIVAN

Prof Loftus......................................... ERNEST CLARK

The Dean.......................................... RALPH MICHAEL

LWT / 43x30m-e / 1972-73 Season One:  9 Apr - 8 Oct 72(27 eps) / Season Two:15 Sep - 29 Dec 73(16 eps)

Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Further exploits, again at St Swithins.

Duncan Waring................................ ROBIN NEDWELL

Paul Collier..................................... GEORGE LAYTON

Dick Stuart-Collier........................... GEOFFREY DAVIES

Laurence Bingham........................... RICHARD O'SULLIVAN

Loftus............................................. ERNEST CLARK

LWT / 13x30m-e / 1974  21 April - 14 July

Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. After getting the sack from St Swithins Dick Stuart-Clark gets a job aboard the HMS Begonia. Duncan Waring walks out in support and joins Dick aboard the ship.

Duncan Waring................................... ROBIN NEDWELL

Dick Stuart-Clark................................ GEOFFREY DAVIES

Capt Loftus........................................ ERNEST CLARK

The Pursur........................................ JOHN GRIEVE

Nurse Wynton................................... ELIZABETH COUNSELL

Entertainments Officer....................... BOB TODD

LWT / 26x30m-e / 1975/77  Season One: 27 Apr - 20 Jul 75 / Season Two: 16 Jan - 10 Apr 77

Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Further exploits with Stuart-Clark and Waring back at St Swithins. The final LWT series see also brief 1991 BBC revival Doctor at the Top. 

Duncan Waring.................................. ROBIN NEDWELL

Paul Collier....................................... GEORGE LAYTON

Dick Stuart-Clark............................... GEOFFREY DAVIES

Loftus............................................... ERNEST CLARK

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1991 21 February - 4 April  Thursdays 8.30pm

Writer: George Layton / Producer/Director: Susan Belbin 

Sitcom. The doctors of St Swithins return as older family men.

Duncan Waring................................. ROBIN NEDWELL

Paul Collier...................................... GEORGE LAYTON

Prof Stuart Clark............................... GEOFFREY DAVIES

Sir Geoffrey Loftus............................ ERNEST CLARK

Dr Lionel Snell.................................. ROGER SLOMAN

Emma Stuart-Clark........................... JILL BENEDICT

Rebecca Stuart-Clark....................... CHLOE ANNETT

Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies appeared as Waring and Stuart-Clark in an Australian version  called Doctor Down Under for 13 episodes made in 1979 and 1980. ITV broadcast 12 of these in 1981. 

DOCTORS AND NURSES

BBC1 / 6x30m / started 13 January 2004 / 10:35pm

Sitcom set in an NHS hospital on the Isle of Wight.

With:- ADRIAN EDMONSON as Roy Glover / MADHAV SHARMA as George Banatwala / MINA ANWAR as Zita Khan / DAVID MITCHELL as Toby Stephens / ABIGAIL CRUTTENDEN as Lucy Potter / STEVEN ALVEY as Flapper / SUSAN EARL as Tara Cummings

ATV / 6x30m-e / 1980 22 February - 29 March Sunday 7.15pm

Writers: Richard Gordon, Ralph Thomas / Producer: Stuart Allen 

Sitcom. A trio of elderly doctors allow their daughters to take over their practice.

Dr Lucy Drake.................................. LESLEY DUFF

Dr Fay Liston................................... VICTORIA BURGOYNE

Dr 'Biggin' Hill................................... RICHARD MURDOCH

Dr Freddie Fellows-Smith.................. BILL FRASER

Archdeacon Bellweather.................... PATRICK NEWELL

Dr Roland Carmichael....................... JACK WATLING

Mr Mindows..................................... NORMAN CHAPPELL

Liz Arkdale...................................... BRIDGET ARMSTRONG

DOCTOR TERRIBLE’S HOUSE OF HORRIBLE

BBC2 / x30m (possibly 6eps) / Started 12 November 2001

Writers: Graham Duff, Henry Normal, Steve Coogan; Producer: Alison MacPhail

An anthology series of horror film spoofs in which Steve Coogan played a different character each week with a different supporting cast.  Coogan also played Dr Terrible who opened and closed each show with a short piece to camera.  

With:- STEVE COOGAN as Dr Terrible/Various Characters

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