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19 unusual facts about British sitcom


A Prince Among Men

A Prince Among Men is a somewhat unsuccessful British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1997 to 1998 lasting 12 episodes.

Big Brother Panto

The pantomime performed, Cinderella, was written by Jonathan Harvey, who wrote the sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme.

Candy Davis

She won the Miss Nude pageant in 1982 and subsequently took on the role as the buxom blonde secretary, Miss Belfridge, on the last two series of the British sitcom Are You Being Served?.

Cheryl Hall

She is best known for playing the role of Shirley, the girlfriend of Wolfie Smith in the British sitcom Citizen Smith.

Don Estelle

He eventually landed the role of Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the 1970s British sitcom, It Ain't Half Hot Mum.

Harold Bennett

Harold Bennett (17 September 1899 – 15 September 1981) was an English actor best remembered for having played 'Young Mr. Grace' in the 1970s British sitcom Are You Being Served?.

John Howard Davies

He is best known for his adult career as a director and producer of several highly successful British sitcoms.

Keiron Self

Keiron Self (born 1971, in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh actor and writer most famous for playing Roger Bailey Jnr in the BBC sitcom My Family.

Keith Clifford

He played Billy Hardcastle on the British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1999 until he decided to leave the series following the 27th series of 2006.

Marriage Lines

Marriage Lines is a British television sitcom first broadcast from 1961 to 1966 which was made in black-and-white.

New Scientist

In the first episode of the 2012 British sitcom Friday Night Dinner, a character is shown to obsessively collect the magazine.

Nikki Kelly

Nikki Kelly (born Nicola Caroline Kelly 23 November 1951) is an English actress, who is best known for her role as Sylvia Garnsey in the long-running British sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.

Philip Franks

Franks is perhaps best known for his roles as tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton in the British sitcom The Darling Buds of May, and Sgt. Raymond Craddock on Heartbeat.

Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates (12 February 1940 – 27 March 1991) was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and for being one of Hammer Horror's best-known actors from the latter period of the company.

Richard Beckinsale

Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan Moore in the British sitcom Rising Damp.

Still Open All Hours

Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom sequel to the series Open All Hours, written by original series writer Roy Clarke and featuring several of the permanent cast members of the original series, including David Jason and Lynda Baron.

The Arthur Askey Show

The Arthur Askey Show was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961.

The Robin Flies at Dawn

"The Robin Flies at Dawn" is a special edition of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, filmed specifically for the British troops serving in the 1990-91 Gulf War.

Wendy Craig

From the mid-1950s Craig appeared in British films such as The Servant (1963) and The Nanny (1965) with Bette Davis, but it was her appearances in British sitcoms of the late 1960s and 1970s which led to her becoming a household name, usually playing a scatty middle class housewife.


Comedy of manners

In the 20th century, the comedy of manners reappeared in the plays of the British dramatists Noël Coward (Hay Fever, 1925) and Somerset Maugham and the novels of P.G. Wodehouse, as well as various British sitcoms.

Jinkx Monsoon

His last name, Monsoon, is derived from the character Edina Monsoon from the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Nicholas Frankau

Nicholas Frankau (born 16 July 1954 in Stockport) is an English actor best known for playing the role of Flt. Lt. Carstairs in the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! whose recurring theme involves failure to get back to England.

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones

Take a Letter, Mr. Jones was a short-lived British sitcom from Southern Television starring John Inman and Rula Lenska which aired in 1981.