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ITV / 14x30m-e / 1990-91

Writer: Eric Chappell / Stories: Michael Green / Producer: Vernon Lawrence 

Period sitcom. Exploits of 18th Century Squire Haggard, much given to carousing, drinking, wenching and slothfulness. 

Squire Haggard............................... KEITH BARRON

Roderick Haggard........................... REECE DINSDALE

Grunge.......................................... SAM KELLY

Landlord........................................ WILLIAM SIMONS

Fanny Foulacre.............................. SARA CROWE

Yorkshire / 15x30m-e / 1983-84

Writer: Dick Sharples / Title Music: The James Shepherd Versatile Brass / Producer: Ronnie Baxter

Sitcom. Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley is determined to stamp out sin in a pair of Yorkshire towns.

Emily Ridley..................................... THORA HIRD

Alice Meredith................................... PATSY ROWLANDS

Brother Benjamin(Season2)............... DAVID DAKER

BBC /  56x30m-e 1x43m-e / 1956-60 six seasons + 1 special black and white

 Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Music: Wally Stott / Producer: Duncan Wood 

Sitcom. Episodes in the life of inveterate dreamer Anthony Aloysius Hancock of 23 Railway Cuttings East Cheam. Hancock's Half Hour had been a hugely successful radio show and continued to be equally successful in this TV version, towards the end of the shows run Tony Hancock, never the most secure of people, decided that he was becoming ingrained in people's minds as too much of a double act with Sid James and so brusquely dispensed with his services. This led to the final season being titled simply Hancock. See below for details of that show..

With:- TONY HANCOCK as Hancock / SID JAMES as Sid

BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1961 26 May - 30 June Fridays 8.00pm

Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Producer: Duncan Wood 

Sitcom. Basically the final season of Hancock's Half Hour with Hancock going solo after tiring of working with Sid. 

With:- TONY HANCOCK as Hancock

ATV / 13x30m-e / 1963

Producer: Tony Hancock / Executive Producer: Bernard Delfont 

Sitcom. After Hancock tired of his writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson he decided to switch to the commercial channel for this series offering more of the same kind of material.

With:- TONY HANCOCK as Hancock

ABC / 6x30m-e / 1967 16 June - 18 July

Writers: John Muir, Eric Green / Producer: Mark Stuart 

Sitcom. Tony Hancock lands a job as the host of a swinging London nightspot.

With:- TONY HANCOCK as Hancock / JUNE WHITFIELD as Esmeralda Stavely-Smythe / JOE RITCHIE as Toulouse

ABC / 12x30m-e / 1961/64 1 Season.

Writers: James Kelly, Peter Miller / Director: Philip Jones 

Sitcom. The trials and tribulations of scatterbrained Dora Morgan. The show was based on an American format. Eight episodes were shown 12 Feb - 2 Apr 1961 and the remaining four were shown 10 May -31 May 1964.

With:- DORA BRYAN as Dora Morgan / PETE MURRAY as Peter Morgan / BRYAN COLEMAN as Harry Watkins / AUDREY NOBLE as Grace Watkins

HAPPINESS

BBC2-Tiger Aspect / 12x30m-e / 2001-2002

Writers: Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings / Producers: Rosemary McGowan, Paul Whitehouse / Director: Declan Lowney

Sitcom. Recently widowed and creator of a smash hit cartoon character (Dexter the plasticine bear) Danny Spencer is heading for a mid-life crisis feeling his creation is more important than he is, he determines to discover for himself a sense of happiness.

With:- Paul Whitehouse as Danny / Mark Heap as Terry / Fiona Allen as Rachel / Clive Russell as Angus  / Johnny Vegas as Charlie / Pearce Quigley as Sid

Thames / 7x30m-e / 1983 20 June - 1 August

Writer: Keith Waterhouse / Play: Jack Pulman / Producer/Director: Michael Mills 

Sitcom. Nancy Gray who works for an advertising agency is able to predict whether a campaign will be successful or not thanks to her standing as 'Miss Average'.

With:- NICKY HENSON as Murray / JEREMY CHILD as Maine / JOHN NETTLETON as Spender / LESLIE ASH as Nancy Gray / DEREK WARING as Bassington / PETER HUGO-DALY as Kenilworth / JUDITH PARIS as Miss Wheeler

BBC1 / 42x30m-e / 1974-78 6 Seasons + 3 Specials

Creators: John Chapman, Eric Merriman / Producer: Peter Whitmore 

Sitcom. Exploits of a middle class middle aged couple. This forerunner of Terry and June was based on a Comedy Playhouse entry of the same name shown 7 May 1974.

Terry Fletcher................................... TERRY SCOTT

June Fletcher................................... JUNE WHITFIELD

Aunt Lucy........................................ BERYL COOKE

Susan Fletcher................................. PIPPA PAGE

Debbie Fletcher................................ CAROLINE WHITAKER

The role of Susan was played by Lena Clemo in the Comedy Playhouse edition.

BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1985 17 October - 21 November Thursdays 8.25pm

Writer: Ben Elton / Producer: Paul Jackson 

Sitcom. An elderly grandmother wishes her grandchildren to pay their last respects to her, unfortunately the children all live in different parts of the world. Guy Fuddle agrees to track them down. Jennifer Saunders played all five of the Fuddle women (these being Edith/Cassie/Roxanne/Joyce/ Madeleine.)

Guy Fuddle....................................... ADRIAN EDMONDSON

Cook................................................ DAWN FRENCH

Dr De Quincy................................... STEPHEN FRY

Flossie............................................ HELEN LEDERER

Dalcroix.......................................... JIM BROADBENT

HARDWARE

ITV1 Network - Thames - Fremantle / 12x30m / 2003-2004 started 23 March 2003

Writer: Simon Nye / Director: Ben Kellett / Producer: Margot Gavan Duffy

Sitcom. Watching an episode of Hardware and you might be forgiven for thinking that you have slipped into a timewarp and its suddenly 1973 again, the limited sets, confined castand dodgy hairstyles of the leads, this is not a bad thing as some of the best sitcoms of all time came from the seventies. Hardware isn't one of the best sitcoms of all time but it is frequently hilarious and never less than funny. Coming from the always dependable pen of Simon Nye (he of Men Behaving Badly) Hardware is set in the kind of retail emporium that has all but been swallowed whole by the giant conglomerates of Bunnings or B&Q. Hamway's Hardware mighty sell all manner of stuff but the guys certainly don't want any pesky customers coming in and threatening to buy any of it. 
The excellent Martin Freeman headlines as Mike whose girlfriend Anne (Susan Earl) works in the cafe across the road (the Hardware shop, the Cafe and Mike's flat are pretty much the only sets on display), the other staff members are Mike's best friend Kenny who thinks he knows it all when it comes to the ways of women, student Steve who works at Hamways part time and is desperate for some regular sex whilst manager Rex (the brilliant Ken Morley) whose seediness knows no bounds. Mike sees himself as somewhat above the laddish behavior that the guys indulge in but deep down knows he is part of it too. 
The series was shown quite late on its original UK run so the language is often on the fruity side, like all good sitcoms its the small things that provide the biggest laughs, one of the episodes is about the lads getting new uniforms and becoming obsessed with them whilst another sees the lads building a well dodgy rabbit hutch. 

With:- MARTIN FREEMAN as Mike / SUSAN EARL as Annie / PETER SERAFINOWICZ as Kenny / KEN MORLEY as Rex / RYAN CARTWRIGHT as Steve / ELLA KENION as Julie

Central / 1x60m-e 6x30m-e / 1987

Writers: Richard Hall, Simon Wright / Producer: Paula Burden / Director: John Stroud 

Sitcom. Life for the besieged staff of a comprehensive school. The series turned into a hot potato, following the 60 minute opener and 1 other episode, there were numerous complaints and ITV pulled the series. The remaining five episodes have yet to be seen. 

R.G. Wickham.................................. ROY KINNEAR

Paul Mackintosh............................... ROGER SLOMAN

Cynthia Crabbie................................ PAM FERRIS

Herbert Fowl..................................... GRANVILLE SAXTON

Dick Flashman................................. GAVIN RICHARDS

Erik 'Moose' Magnusson................... DUNCAN PRESTON

Harry Savage................................... TONY HAYGARTH

Peter Philpott.................................. NICK WILTON

Slasher Bates................................. KEVIN ALLEN

Agnes............................................ LIZ FRASER

Ernie.............................................. MICK O'DONOUGHUE

Spotty............................................ PAUL SPURRIER

LWT / 15x30m-e / 1969-70  season 1 black and white

Creator: Alun Owen / Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Misadventures of the crotchety old Lord Rustless and his dodgy servants at his stately home Chrome Hall. The series switched to BBC2 under the title His Lordship Entertains for one season in 1972. Alan Ackybourn and Ronnie Barker (both under aliases) were among the writers.

Lord Rustless..................................... RONNIE BARKER

Badger............................................... FRANK GATLIFF

Dithers............................................... DAVID JASON

Mildred Bates.................................... JOSEPHINE TEWSON

Effie(S2)............................................ MOIRA FOOT

Cook................................................. MARY BAXTER

HARRY WORTH

BBC1 / 37x30m-e / 1966-70 Four seasons.

Writer: Ronnie Taylor / Producers: Graeme Muir, Duncan Wood, Eric Fawcett, Douglas Argent 

Sitcom. The misadventures of the bumbling accident prone Harry. See also Here's Harry.

Harry................................................... HARRY WORTH

HAVE I GOT YOU...WHERE YOU WANT ME?

Granada / 7x30m-e / 1981 3 June - 15 July

Writers: Philip Harland, Paul Ferris / Producer: Brian Armstrong / Direector: Malcolm Taylor 

Sitcom. The ups and downs of the long standing relationship between Dentist Tom and his teacher girlfriend Valerie.

Tom.................................................... IAN LAVENDER

Valerie................................................ KIM BRADEN

Monty................................................. JOHN ALKIN

Jason................................................. JEREMY SINDEN

Vicky................................................. SUSANNAH FELLOWS

Vera.................................................. JOANNE ZORIAN

BBC1 / 12x30m-e / 1993-95  Season One: 30 Dec 93 - 3 Feb 94 / Season Two: 6 Jan - 10 Feb 95

Writer: Andrew Marshall / Producer/Director: Richard Boden 

Sitcom. The harassed staff of Surgical B Team at St James' General Hospital do their best in a world of cutbacks and dilemmas.

Michael............................................... GARY OLSEN

Kate................................................... FELICITY MONTAGU

Rex.................................................... ROGER LLOYD PACK

Phil.................................................... VICTOR McGUIRE

Beth................................................... ADJOA ANDOH

Diana................................................. DEBORAH NORTON

BBC1 / 12x30m-e / 1998 and 2000

Writers: John Sullivan, Steve Glover / Producer: Gareth Gwenlan 

Sitcom. Harry Springer runs the Hotel from Hell, he mistreats his nephew, staff and is horrible to his mostly long term stay immigrant residents. 

Harry Springer................................ TIM HEALY

Duggie Strachan............................. CLIVE RUSSELL

Simon Thorpe................................. PETER GUNN

Debbie........................................... ZITA SATTAR

Baker............................................ KIM WALL

Morgan.......................................... IFAN HUW DAFYDD

Scouse......................................... STEPHEN AINTREE

HEIL HONEY I'M HOME

British Satellite Broadcasting-Noel Gay TV / 8x30m-e / 1990

Writer: Geoff Atkinson / Producer: Harry Waterson / Executive Producer: Paul Jackson

Incredibly bizarre attempt to make a sitcom around Adolf Hitler's home life painting him as a suburbanite living in an apartment with Eva Braun next door to a Jewish family in 1938. Highly controversial the show was pulled after one episode with the other seven remaining unseen. The show was made by fledging satellite channel BSB so it's highly likely that hardly anybody saw the show anyway.

With:- NEIL McCAUL as Adolf Hitler / DENICA FAIRMAN as Eva Braun  

BBC2 / 6x30m-e / 1984  5 January - 9 February Thursdsays 9.00pm

Writer: David Nobbs / Producer/Director: Alan J.W. Bell 

Sitcom. The misadventures of 42 year old Denis Ailing, a salesman with Cookham's Cures.

Denis Ailing....................................... IAN LAVENDER

Jennifer Reynoldston.......................... MARY TAMM

Ken Harrington.................................. PAUL CHAPMAN

Glenn Harris...................................... DOMINIC GUARD

BBC / 6x30m-e / 1986  9 June - 14 July Monday 8.30pm 

Writer: Jan Butlin / Producer: Mike Stephens 

Sitcom. Misadventures of the bumbling Dean of Norchester Cathedral.

Dean Selwyn Makepeace............... DEREK NIMMO

Bishop Hethercote......................... ROBERT STEPHENS

Emma Hethercote.......................... SUSAN JAMESON

Edith Makepeace........................... PHYLLIDA LAW

BBC1 / 12x30m-e / 1986-88 Season One: 2 Sep - 7 Oct 1986 / Season Two: 9 Apr - 14 May 1988

Writer: Joe Boyle / Producer: Mike Stephens 

Sitcom. Stories of three unemployed Liverpool youths.

Lennie.................................................. DAVID ALBANY

Tex...................................................... STEPHEN McGANN

Davva................................................... JAKE ABRAHAM

Annie................................................... SHEILA FAY

HERE'S HARRY

BBC1 / 59x30m-e / 1960-65 7 Seasons black and white

Producers: John Ammonds, John Street 

Sitcom. The misadventures of bumbling trilby hatted ditherer Harry Worth.

Harry.................................................. HARRY WORTH

Mrs Williams....................................... VI STEVENS

Mrs Benson........................................ DORIS GAMPBELL

Tommy............................................... REGINALD MARSH

Alf...................................................... JOE GLADWIN

Granada / 13x25m-e / 1968-69

Creator: Leslie Duxbury / Writers: Leslie Duxbury, John Stevenson / Producer: Peter Eckerley 

Sitcom. The exploits of a group of prison officers and the convicts they guard.

Prison Officer Mills.......................... KEN JONES

Prison Officer Clisset...................... JOHN SHARP

Pongo Little................................... JOHN NETTLETON

Arthur........................................... NEVILLE SMITH

Grizzly Bear Ryan......................... TOMMY MANN

Mushy Williams............................ JOHN NORMINGTON

Freda Little................................... KATE BROWN

BBC1 / 53x30m-e 1x40m-e  3x45m-e 1x60m-e / 1981-88 8 seasons First Ep:26 Deb 1981 Last Ep:30 Jan 1988

Writers: Jimmy Perry, David Croft / Theme sung by Paul Shane / Producers: David Croft, John Kilby, Mike Stephens 

Period sitcom. Stories of the staff at Maplin's holiday camp in the late fifties and early sixties, especially comedians Ted and Spike, hungry for love Gladys Pugh, chalet maid and would be yellow coat Peggy and the put upon entertainments officer Jeffrey Fairbrother(later Clive Dempster).There was a 40 minute pilot broadcast in 1980.

Ted Bovis.......................................... PAUL SHANE

Gladys Pugh..................................... RUTH MADOC

Jeffrey Fairbrother(Seasons 1-4)......... SIMON CADELL

Peggy Ollerenshaw........................... SU POLLARD

Spike Dixon..................................... JEFFREY HOLLAND

Sq Ldr Clive Dempster(Seasons 5-8).. DAVID GRIFFIN

Mr Partridge..................................... LESLIE DWYER

Fred Quilley..................................... FELIX BOWNESS

Barry Stewart-Hargreaves.................. BARRY HOWARD

Yvonne Stewart-Hargreaves............... DIANE HOLLAND

Sylvia.............................................. NIKKI KELLY

The Twins........................................ THE WEBB TWINS

April(Seasons 5-8)............................ LINDA REGAN

Julian Dalrymple-Sykes..................... BEN ARIS

Yorkshire / 6x30m-e / 1986 7 Jan - 18 Feb  Wed 8.30pm

Writers: Alan Sherwood, Michael Knowles / Music: Neil Innes / Producer/Director: Ronnie Baxter 

Period sitcom. At the end of the second world war Ron Archer takes over the running of a down at heel pier. The BBC broadcast a pilot version called Walking the Planks .

Ron Archer...................................... BERNARD CRIBBENS

Richard Talbot................................. RICHARD WILSON

Miss Baxter.................................... VIVIENNE MARTIN

Trevor Archer.................................. ANGUS BENNETT

Fred Whattle.................................. ARTHUR ENGLISH

Mrs Briggs..................................... DIANA COUPLAND

BBC2 / 6x30m-e / 1995 6 Jan - 10 Feb

Writers: Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson / Producer: Tony Dow 

Sitcom. A pair of Scottish air stewards yearn for something more out of life. A pilot was broadcast in 1994 under the Comic Asides banner.

Sebastian Flight................................. ALAN CUMMING

Steve McCracken.............................. FORBES MASSON

Shona Spurtle................................... SIOBHAN REDMOND

Captain Duff...................................... PATRICK RYECART

LWT / 6x30m-e / 1989 6 Jan - 10 Feb  Fri 7.00pm

Writers: Jimmy Perry, Robin Carr / Executive Producer: Marcus Plantin / Producer/Director: Robin Carr 

Sitcom. A quartet of high street shop owners fight to prevent their shops being bought out by a hypermarket.

With:- PHIL McCALL as Charlie McFee / RON PEMBER as Chesney Black / VALERIE WALSH as Rita Franks / ELIZABETH STEWART as Mavis Drinkwater / CHRIS PITT as Bob Farthing / VICTORIA HASTED as Susan Drinkwater / EVE BLAND as Sheila / GEORGIA MITCHELL as Paul Franks / JOHNNY SHANNON as Sharpe / MARTIN TURNER as Valentine

HIGH STAKES

ITV Network / 6x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Sunday 22 April / 10.00pm)

Writer: Tony Sarchet / Producer: Ann Scott / Director: Dewi Humphreys

Sitcom. Stories of Bruce Morton, managing director of an investment bank, Morton is none too happy when former civil servant Nicholas Quinn is made chairman.

With:- RICHARD WILSON as Bruce Morton / JACK SHEPHERD as Nicholas Quinn / JASON O'MARA as Greg Hayden / DAVID WALLIAMS as Stephen Clay / TAMSIN GREIG as Delphina / DANIELLE TARENTO as Rebecca

BBC2 / 12x30m-e / 1984-86 2 seasons Mon 9.00pm

Writers: Peter Robinson, Peter Vincent / Producer/Director: Harold Snoad 

Sitcom. Single mum works hard on a TV show whilst bringing up her teenage son.

With:- MARTI CAINE as Hilary / PHILIP MADOC as George / JACK SMETHURST as Kimberley / CAROLYN MOODY as Lyn

BBC2/Talkback /  6x30m-e / 1999 12 Nov - 17 Dec Fri 9.30pm

Writer: Arthur Matthews / Music: Simon Brint / Costume: Caroline Pitcher / Design: Dennis De Groot / Executive Producer: Peter Fincham / Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

Period sitcom. In 1969, at the fag end of the swinging sixties, a bunch of hippies run their own underground magazine called Mouth.

Ray Purbbs........................................ SIMON PEGG

Alex Picton-Dinch............................... JULIAN RHIND-TUTT

Jill Sprint........................................... SALLY PHILLIPS

Hugo Yemp....................................... DARREN BOYD

Mum................................................. GERALDINE McNULTY

Dad................................................... JOHN BENFIELD

Jeremy Gurvitz................................... ROLF SAXON

Peter Mountstewart............................ KEVIN ELDON

Desmond Kemp................................. PAUL SHEARER

BBC2 / 7x30m-e / 1972  5 June -17 July Mondays 8.55pm

Writer: Jonathan Cobbald (AKA Ronnie Barker) / Producer: Harold Snoad 

Sitcom. A change of channel and title for Ronnie Barker's series Hark at Barker and continuing the misadventures of Lord Rustless at Chrome Hall.

Lord Rustless................................. RONNIE BARKER

Mildred Bates................................. JOSEPHINE TEWSON

Dithers........................................... DAVID JASON

Cook............................................... MARY BAXTER

Effie............................................... MOIRA FOOT

Badger........................................... FRANK GATLIFF

Yorkshire / 19x30m-e / 1970-72

Writers: Ken O'Hare, Mike Sharland / Executive Producer: John Duncan / Producer: Graham Evans 

Role reversal sitcom. A freelance journalist stays at home while his wife goes to work in the city.

Rupert Sherwin.................................... RONALD LEWIS

Kay Sherwin (Season 1)...................... SUE LLOYD

Kay (Season 2).................................. BARBARA MURRAY

Toby Burgess (Season 1).................... TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR

Janet Burgess (Season 1)................... MADELINE SMITH

Dorothy............................................. JANIE BOOTH

BBC2 /  6x35m-e / 1981 5 Jan - 9 Feb Mon 9.00pm

Writer: Douglas Adams / Music: Paddy Kingsland / Animation: Rod Lord / Producer: Alan J.W. Bell 

Scifi sitcom. After the Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent finds himself taken on a trip across the galaxy by his alien friend Ford Prefect.

Arthur Dent...................................... SIMON JONES

Ford Prefect..................................... DAVID DIXON

Voice of the Box.............................. PETER JONES

Zaphod Beeblebrox.......................... MARK WING-DAVY

Trillian............................................. SANDRA DICKINSON

Voice of Marvin................................ STEPHEN MOORE

Slartifartbast.................................... RICHARD VERNON

Associated-Rediffusion / 26x30m-e 1x55m-e / 1964-65 17 July 64 - 17 January 65 Thursday 7.00pm

Writer: Sid Colin 

Sitcom. A group of sailors are posted to the island of Boonsey off the coast of Dorset.

Capt Turvey........................................ RICHARD CALDICOTT

Lt Pouter............................................ ROBIN HUNTER

C.P.O. Banyard.................................. RONALD RADD

Cmdr Fairweather................................ FRANK THORNTON

Carlton / 14x25m-e / 1997-98

Producer: Justin Judd 

Sitcom. Father Gordon Muir copes with bringing up his young son alone and holding down a responsible job.

Gordon Muir(97)............................... NICK HANCOCK

Gordon Muir(98).............................. HUGH BONNEVILLE

Rob Muir........................................ JOE DUTTINE

Laura............................................. SALLY PHILLIPS

Daniel(98)...................................... ADAM SANDFORD

LWT / 20x30m-e / 1980-82 Three seasons

Writers: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran / Music: Denis King / Producer: Derrick Goodwin 

Sitcom. Russell Milburn stays at home bringing up baby and running his own small brewery business in the basement whilst his wife Penny works for the army. The character of Fitz (general help and hindrance in equal measure to Russell) later garnered his own spin off called Relative Strangers.

Russell Milburn................................. PETER DAVISON

Penny Milburn.................................. PATRICIA HODGE

Fitz................................................. MATTHEW KELLY

Capt Hector Quilley.......................... CHRISTOPHER GODWIN

HOME JAMES

Thames / 24x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1987-90 4 Seasons + 1 Special

Creator: Geoff McQueen / Script Editor: John Junkin 

Sitcom. Cockney wideboy Jim London gets a job as chauffeur to millionaire Robert Palmer.

Jim London..................................... JIM DAVIDSON

Robert Palmer................................. GEORGE SEWELL

Henry Compton............................... HARRY TOWB

Sarah(Seasons 1-2)........................ VANESSA KNOX-MAWER

Paula (Seasons 1-2)....................... SHERRIE HEWSON

Yorkshire / 28x30m-e 1x60m-e /  1985-90 4 Seasons + 1 Special

Writer: Eric Chappell / Producers: David Reynolds, Vernon Lawrence 

Sitcom. Divorced middle aged father Henry Willow is put out when his teenage son Matthew turns up to live with him after years spent living with his mother. See also the American version You Again. 

Henry Willow.................................... JOHN THAW

Matthew Willow................................ REECE DINSDALE

Enid Thompson(Seasons 1-2)............ ELIZABETH BENNETT

Fiona Fennell(Season 3)................... JOAN BLACKHAM

HONEY FOR TEA

BBC1 / 7x30m-e / 1994 13 March - 1 May Sundays 7.00pm

Writer: MIchael Aitkens / Producer/Director: Gareth Gwenlan

Sitcom. Widow Nancy Belasco leaves Los Angeles with her twenty year old son to go to Cambridge where her son is to study at the college her husband had a financial stake in.

With:- FELICITY KENDAL as Nancy Belasco / NIGEL LE VAILLANT as Prof Simon Latimer / LESLIE PHILLIPS as Sir Dickie Hobhouse / PATRICK McCULLOUGH as Jake Belasco / CAROLINE HARKER as Hon Lucy Courtney   

Thames /  13x30m-e / 1991-92

Writers: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey / Producer/Director: John Howard Davies 

Sitcom. Jace Elliott helps her godfather Harry run his waxworks museum in a seaside town.

Harry Nash........................................ TOM BELL

Jace Elliott........................................ HOLLY AIRD

Dennis Portland................................. EAMONN BOLAND

Associated-Rediffusion / 24x30m-e / 1958-60 black and white

Writer: Alan Melville / Executive Producer: Michael Westmore(Season 2) 

Sitcom. Exploits of the staff and guests of London Hotel, the Imperial as seen from the point of view of the Hotel Orchestra's conductor Monsieur Victor.

Monsieur Victor................................. VIC OLIVER

Mr Hay............................................. BRIAN OULTON

Mr Pettigrew..................................... TOM GILL

Mr Griffiths........................................ LESLIE HERITAGE

Kate Brett(Season 2)......................... JOAN BENHAM

Henry(Season 2)............................... EDDIE MALIN

LWT/Humphrey Barclay / 12x30m-e / 1986-88 Sundays 10.00pm

Writers: Andrew Marshall, David Renwick / Producer: Humphrey Barclay 

Sitcom. Outrageous media baron Twiggy Rathbone takes over run down newspaper The Daily Crucible and begins to revolutionise it.

Terence 'Twiggy' Rathbone............... ROBERT HARDY

Harry Stringer(86)........................... GEOFFREY PALMER

Richard Lipton(88).......................... RICHARD WILSON

Russell Spam................................ ROBERT HARDY

Greg Kettle.................................... RICHARD KANE

Bill Tylla(86).................................. JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR

Granada / 6x30m-e / 1994  15 May - 26 June Sundays 10.30pm

Producer: Anthony Wood / Executive Producer: Andy Harries / Director: Graeme Harper 

Sitcom. Behind the scenes with the staff of Buckingham Palace.

Max Kelvin.......................................... WARREN CLARKE

Lord Montague Bermondsey................. LESLIE PHILLIPS

Sir Nicholas Foulsham......................... NEIL STACY

Caroline Finch.................................... SERENA GORDON

Giles Huntingdon................................ JEREMY SINDEN

Ray Barker........................................ SEAN GALLAGHER

Kate Hargreaves................................. LOUISE GERMAINE 

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

BBC1 / 6x30m / started 2 August 2002 / 9:00pm

Writers: Gary Lawson, John Phelps / Director: Nic Phelps / Producer: Tony Charles

Jack Squire is a rich self-made man with a loud wife and three selfish children. Despite a stated 6 episodes when the series began, only 5 episodes were shown. It was critically panned so may have been pulled early (unless the original episode count was incorrect)

With:- ADAM FAITH as Jack Squire / GILLIAN TAYLFORTH as Maxine / RICHARD LUMSDEN as Roger / CARLI NORRIS as Vicky / KELLIE BRIGHT as Lisa 

BBC2/Kensington / 12x30m-e / 1998-99

Writer: Simon Nye / Producer: Margaret Gavan Duffy / Music: Michael Storey / Executive Producer: Roderick Gilchrist, Geoffrey Perkins

Sitcom. Young newly married couple Ian and Lisa Lyons move back to the village where Lisa was brought up. Photographer Ian finds it hard to settle in and becomes convinced that his father in law Astley is out to kill him.

Ian Lyons .......................................... DYLAN MORAN

Lisa Lyons ........................................ CHARLOTTE COLMAN

Astley Yardley .................................. FRANK FINLAY

Helen Yardley ................................... EMMA CHAMBERS

Dean Yardley .................................... PETER SERAFINKOWCZ

Derek Few ........................................ MARK HEAP

Granada / 13x30m-e / 1974

Writer: John Stevenson / Director: Bill Podmore 

Sitcom. Misadventures of the three male members (Grandad, Dad and Son) of the Cropper family.

Eddie Cropper ............................... MICHAEL ROBBINS

Doreen Cropper.............................. BARBARA YOUNG

Edward.......................................... NICHOLAS HOYE

Christine........................................ GEORGINA MOON

Ted............................................... ARTHUR ENGLISH

Ivy Watkins................................... SHEILA STAEFAL

Yorkshire / 13x30m-e / 1979-80

Writers: Pam Valentine, Michael Ashton / Producer: Graeme Muir / Music: Denis King / Lyric: Myles Rudge / Theme Sung By Harry Worth

Sitcom. Middle aged Harry brings up his teenage son Martin and daughter Shirley.

With:- HARRY WORTH as Harry / GILES WATLING as Martin / DEBBY CUMMING as Shirley / FANNY CARBY as Vera Blacker (season one) / SONIA GRAHAM as Mrs Simkins (Season 2)

BBC / 77x30m-e / 1962-68 7 Seasons black and white

Writer: John Chapman / Producers: David Croft, Duncan Wood 

Sitcom. Misadventures of two friends who were desperate to improve their lot. Season 7 called Hugh and I Spy to cash in on the then craze for all things spy. (I Spy/James Bond/Man From Uncle etc).

With:- TERRY SCOTT as Terry / HUGH LLOYD as Hugh / VI STEVENS as Mrs Scott / WALLAS EATON as Mr Crispin / MOLLIE SUGDEN as Mrs Crispin

HUMAN REMAINS

BBC2 / 6x30m-e / 2000 (First Episode: Monday 13 November 10.00pm)

Writers: Rob Bryden, Julia Davis / Producer: Alison MacPhail / Director: Matt Lipsey

6 spot on Spoof documentaries about couples with relationship problems, writers Bryden and Davis also starred as the couple in each of the spoofs.

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