British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
6.5
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
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Rebecca Front
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Avenue 5
Humans
Steve Coogan
Self / Alan Partridge
Known for
Minions
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
James Corden
Self / Smithy
Known for
Peter Rabbit
The Emoji Movie
Hugh Dennis
Self
Known for
Fleabag
No Time to Die
Lee Mack
Self
Known for
Not Going Out
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Dick Clement
Self
Also in
Drama Connections
Richard Curtis
Self
Also in
British Film Forever
Dead on Time
Jack Dee
Self
Also in
Bad Move
Lead Balloon
Michael Grade
Self
Also in
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song
Jonathan Harvey
Self
Known for
Beautiful Thing
Nerys Hughes
Self
Also in
The Liver Birds
Gallowglass
Ian La Frenais
Self
Breid McLoone Director
First release September 12, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 12, 2016
TV · BBC Four
No release date listed for United States.
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