British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie

Comedy

Documentary

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.

Date: 09/12/2016

Rating: 5.7

Cast: Rebecca Front, Steve Coogan, James Corden, Hugh Dennis, Lee Mack, Dick Clement, Richard Curtis, Jack Dee, Michael Grade, Jonathan Harvey, Nerys Hughes, Ian La Frenais, Graham Linehan, Jon Plowman, Anna Raeburn, Adil Ray, Beryl Vertue, Josh Widdicombe, Trix Worrell, Caroline Aherne, Cherie Blair, Tony Blair, Susie Blake, John Bluthal, James Bolam, Brian Bovell, Owen Brenman, Richard Briers, Kathy Burke, Craig Cash, John Cleese, Charlie Condou, Annette Crosbie, Angus Deayton, James Dreyfus, Janine Duvitski, James Fleet, Dawn French, Nicholas Frost, Mel Giedroyc, Michael Gwynn, Mathew Horne, John Inman, David Jason, Sue Johnston, Felicity Kendal, Maureen Lipman, Roger Lloyd Pack, Joanna Lumley, Dermot Morgan, Warren Mitchell, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Ardal O'Hanlon, Trevor Peacock, Joanna Page, Jennifer Saunders, Julia Sawalha

Rebecca Front