I also really enjoyed Moving Wallpaper with Ben Miller as a TV executive producing a real companion show soap called Ech
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Picnic10 — 10 years ago(June 03, 2015 05:01 PM)
Hope it rains is not well known although Tom Bell, Holly Aird are very well regarded with excellent eamon boland. Tom Bell specialized in a particular trademark brand of quietly suave demeanour meets seaside seediness. He was in the highly acclaimed film Wish you were here, the best Dennis Potter style play never written.
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CanterburyTale — 10 years ago(August 16, 2015 04:48 PM)
I have yet to see
Rising Damp
mentioned by anybody. It ran for several series' in the '70's, and even had a big screen film version in 1980.Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby, the seedy boarding house landlord gave, what to me, is the best U.K sitcom performance of all time. He really was
that
good.The show was a huge hit, and hysterically funny, helped immeasurably by Mr.Rossiter's superb timing and energy.
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macpro75 — 10 years ago(August 19, 2015 09:36 PM)
I am curious which lesser known Britcoms are among your favourites.
There are so many great ones! One of the best gifts I ever gave myself was a region-free DVD player.
In no particular order:
Chef!
(particularly the first season)
Waiting for God
One Foot in the Grave
Mulberry
Black Books
Let Them Eat Cake
Murder Most Horrid
Thin Blue Line
The IT Crowd
On the Up
Only When I Laugh
Clatterford
(AKA
Jam & Jerusalem
)
Second Thoughts
(with James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham)
I don't know if these are considered lesser known, but I'll throw them in:
The Vicar of Dibley
Coupling
Irish comedies:
Father Ted
Moone Boy
I know they are technically not comedies but I also really love:
Pie in the Sky
New Tricks
Death in Paradise
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lgreatoreau — 10 years ago(October 25, 2015 11:31 PM)
Two Point Four Children (Gary Olsen R.I.P.)
Waiting for God
One Foot in the Grave
Mulberry
Black Books
Let Them Eat Cake
Murder Most Horrid
Thin Blue Line
Only When I Laugh
Second Thoughts (with James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham)
May To December (Anton Rodgers R.I.P.) -
lgreatoreau — 10 years ago(October 25, 2015 11:35 PM)
Forgot to mention 'Desmonds'. It has a real heart and sentiment in with the jokes. There are some touching scenes between Desmond and his wife in Season 1 talking about the 'old days' and wanting to save up enough money to 'go home'to the West Indies) and build a home to retire in.
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zunzun — 10 years ago(November 25, 2015 08:27 PM)
Mr Don & Mr George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SInTUQPaFY0&list=PLnR0Bvwk9MySF7qdw9bSQnYEhFq5Bo6P5 -
FilmCuckoo — 9 years ago(August 15, 2016 01:57 PM)
One of my favourite ones is "Father Ted"
http://www.imdb.com/board/10111958/
. I know a lot of people think it's Irish, due to the fact that it's all Irish cast, Irish creators´, Irish story and Irish locations, but the series is actually produced and made for British Channel 4. The series is about certain, not-so-serene Irish catholic parish, with three nutty priests, one of them is an elderly alcoholic, one of them is a complete dim-wit and one of them is just miserable who are cared by a totally moronic housekeeper. They only made 3 seasons of it, but some of the episodes are beyond classic. Check out especially episodes "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading" and "Hell" from season 2, and "The Passion of Saint Tibulus" from season 1. Hilarious stuff! -
norway-jm — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 05:43 PM)
If we're talking about sitcoms "lesser known" in the US, I'd probably go with these a couple of them are lesser known in the UK too because they either weren't on for long or weren't big hits. But I liked them.
Birds of a Feather
Girls on Top
Just Good Friends
You Rang, MLord
Allo Allo
Life Without George
Screaming
Freddie and Max
Only Fools and Horses
Thats Love
May to December
One Foot in the Grave
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
In Sickness and in Health
French Fields