To be honest I tried to pick the 5 I enjoyed the most at the time of their original broadcast. As some of them are 50+ years old I doubt I'd like them so much if I was watching them now with an older mans eyes.
This Country Detectorists Dad's Army Porridge Blackadder
This Country is underrated, one the funniest things thatvhas ever been on telly.
I think it's criminally underrated - the writing is superb and the characters are all well developed. It's a great observation of rural life for the young in modern Britain. Hard to choose a favourite character.
The Vicar is a fantastic character, however the actress who plays Kerry is just boss.
The actors playing Kurtan and Kerry are brother and sister in real life and also wrote it which perhaps explains why the dialogue is so good and the acting so natural. The vicar I agree is a great character.
I think you're absolutely right about this. The master stroke though is making them cousins rather than siblings, it gives so much scope for that little bit of difference between them.
The vicar is great, made all the better for me by the fact that he looks just like a guy I used to work with who was very nice but more than a bit nerdy.
FFS The Office? Not a single vote for Monty Python or Men Behaving Badly or The Young Ones, Hancock, The Worker. Liked Derry Girls, Bilko, Fonz. Personally Steptoe, Young Offenders, Inbetweeners are up there but hard to narrow down to five. Comedy you consistently laughed at or ones that occasionally actually split your sides?
Never saw Monty Python as a sitcom. It was more a sketch show wasn’t it? Lots of votes for the Young Ones and MBB, I think.
Sorry. Senior moment. Shout then for Brittas Empire.
Surprised at the lack of My Family from people although I suppose it is a top 5 and isnt one that automatically springs to mind, as I said in my list I think it was better before Nick left and is probably one of those series were the dragged it on to long
I'm surprised how many people are saying The Young Ones. Is that from memory or have people watched it recently? I used to love it when I was young, but I saw one a little while ago, the University Challenge one, and thought it was dreadful.
I'm surprised how many people are saying The Young Ones. Is that from memory or have people watched it recently? I used to love it when I was young, but I saw one a little while ago, the University Challenge one, and thought it was dreadful.
Ditto. When it came out I thought it was genius but it absolutely does not stand the test of time.
Surprised nobody's mentioned Spaced which would be up there for me.
I'm surprised how many people are saying The Young Ones. Is that from memory or have people watched it recently? I used to love it when I was young, but I saw one a little while ago, the University Challenge one, and thought it was dreadful.
Ditto. When it came out I thought it was genius but it absolutely does not stand the test of time.
Surprised nobody's mentioned Spaced which would be up there for me.
I didn't do a list as I'd mostly be repeating what everybody else has said but I'd include Spaced.
Fawlty Towers Porridge M.A.S.H. Blackadder, especially the Elizabethan and WW1 series. The Young Ones
There were too many naff episodes of Dads Army to include it in my top five but it has some classics, especially "Don't tell him, Pike!".
Just seen Father Ted on someone's list. Brilliant show, it would have to be in my top five. I'd probably want to put Derry Girls in there, too, but I'd like another series before I make up my mind.
And just remembered Green Wing. I can honestly say I have never laughed so much so consistently while watching the telly.
So I'm now on a top eight which I shall reduce to five
Fawlty Towers M.A.S.H. Blackadder Father Ted Green Wing
Parks and Recreation Curb Your Enthusiasm Camping Extras Flight of the Concords
Never heard of any of ‘em?
The three I've heard of are absolute crackers, so on that basis I'll be checking out Parks and Recreation and Camping.
Parks and Rec is superb, but be warned - season 1 isn’t all that. It only starts getting really good when Adam Scott and Rob Lowe turn up near the end of season 2. It then becomes terrific.
Thanks for that. We tried watching S1 Ep1 and thought it was shit. Will try again from where you suggest.
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Peep Show
IT Crowd
Fawlty Towers
Car Share
Whatever happened to the likely lads
Porridge
Hancock's half hour
Fawlty towers
Animation would be the Simpsons (first 12 or so series)
Steptoe and Son
Dads Army
Only Fools and Horses
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
The Office
Peep Show
Partridge
The Inbetweeners
The vicar is great, made all the better for me by the fact that he looks just like a guy I used to work with who was very nice but more than a bit nerdy.
The good life
Dinner ladies
Derek
The wonder years
As an extra...The Goldbergs
fools and horses
just good friends
two and half men
Gavin and Stacy
Even look at IMDB series 1-8 all episodes rated between 7-9, series 9-12 not one episode got above 7
Instead of sacking Charlie Sheen they should have just ended the programme
Porridge
M.A.S.H.
Blackadder, especially the Elizabethan and WW1 series.
The Young Ones
There were too many naff episodes of Dads Army to include it in my top five but it has some classics, especially "Don't tell him, Pike!".
Surprised nobody's mentioned Spaced which would be up there for me.
I'v heard of Nighty Night - Julia Davis wrote it and stars in it. None of the others though.
Just seen Father Ted on someone's list. Brilliant show, it would have to be in my top five. I'd probably want to put Derry Girls in there, too, but I'd like another series before I make up my mind.
And just remembered Green Wing. I can honestly say I have never laughed so much so consistently while watching the telly.
So I'm now on a top eight which I shall reduce to five
Fawlty Towers
M.A.S.H.
Blackadder
Father Ted
Green Wing
with Derry Girls on the subs' bench.
Black Books
Friday Night Dinner
Lead Balloon
Psychoville
Saxondale
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfield
Arrested Development (up until end of series 3)
IT Crowd
Peep Show