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Britain's Greatest Sitcom

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Easter Road 1980, Jan 21, 2019.

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Britain's Best Sitcom?

  1. Terry And June

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  2. Hi De Hi

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  3. Allo Allo

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  4. Fawlty Towers

    42.9%
  5. It Ain't Half Hot Mum

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  6. 2.4 Children

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  7. Keeping Up Appearances

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  8. Never The Twain

    14.3%
  9. Bread

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  10. Darkie Street

    42.9%
  1. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    Shurely shome mishtake............................
     
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  2. Mick O'Toon

    Mick O'Toon Well-Known Member

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    Fleabag was decent<diva>
     
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  3. Mick O'Toon

    Mick O'Toon Well-Known Member

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    In fairness it wasn't bad:emoticon-0107-sweat
     
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  4. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    I saw him at Aberdeen Music Hall in 2002.

    He was excellent, dunno what he's like these days.
     
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  5. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    Papa's Gotta A Brand New Fleabag?
     
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  6. Mick O'Toon

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    Fatter.
     
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    <switches to Toby account>

    KILL YOURSELF.
     
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    Black Adder 1-3 (didn't like Goes Forth much)
    The Young Ones
    The Fast Show (not really a sit-com unless you count each sketch as its own situation)

    The I.T. Crowd was a chuckle and the redhead burd was/is a Wid
    Gavin and Stacey was practically un-watchable, strange with so much "talent" in the cast
    Red Dwarf was ok in parts but got a bit formulaic after a while

    Nobody getting onto the 70's classics?
    Are You Being Served?
    The Liver Birds (Nerys, Wid)
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
    Get Some In
    Til Death Us Do Part
    On the Buses
    Mind Your Language

    Actually they were all pretty sh.it as it happens.
     
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  9. E.T. Fairfax

    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    Bottom
     
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  10. E.T. Fairfax

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    Hancocks Half Hour
     
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    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    Hancock was great but thought it was all about him, didn't realise how much he relied on Sid James and Galton and Simpson.

    Hancock's Half Hour was fantastic.
     
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    The Young Ones was good but, again, very much of its time.
     
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    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    He was self destructive, never thought he was good enough. In trying to better himself he got worse. This, along with alcoholism, topped himself. He was only 44. Looked 64 in the end.
     
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    In my expert opinion, Goes Forth is the best Blackadder series.

    Bye.
     
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    None of these mentioned yet all of which I like/love:

    Phoenix Nights
    Inbetweeners
    Toast of London
    White Gold
    Detectorists
    Drop the Dead Donkey
    Yes (Prime) Minister
    One Foot in the Grave
     
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    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    Birds of a feather was always a favourite of mine. Truly a one off. Genius
     
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    I used to think this but over time I think the 2nd series is better. 1st series was watchable but hardly a classic.
     
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    I like Scrubs
     
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    Yeah I know. He was great as he was but with those people around him.

    Think he went to Australia and committed suicide there?

    "12 Angry Men" pastiche still cracks me up....................."as Shakespeare said in The Merchant Of Vienna"
     
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    To be blatantly honest, Blackadder is basically the same 2 or 3 jokes over and over again. Another series that has not aged well at all.
     
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