Top 10 British Sitcoms

[Mrs Featherstone]

I don't know if this has ever been done before on this site, but I thought I would share with you my top 10 British Sitcoms of all time, as you all seem to know so much about our sitcoms. The irony I find with all the US support on this website for British Sitcoms is that these days, probably 80% of Sitcoms on major British TV channels are from the US (most of them are actually very good).

My top 10 are:

1. Are You Being Served ?
2. Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister
3. Last of the Summer Wine
4. Open All Hours
5. Red Dwarf
6. George & Mildred
7. Dads Army
8. The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin
9. Fawlty Towers
10. Up Pompeii

Warm Regards,


Mrs F

[Jug Ears]

Great list there Mrs Featherstone 8) . Glad to see Up Pompeii in there, anything with the great Frankie Howerd is always worth watching.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

1. Are You Being Served?
2. Ab Fab
3. The Vicar Of Dibley
4. Keeping Up Appearences
5. Father Ted
6. Monty Pythons Flying Circus
7. Benny Hill
8. Grace and Favour
9. Girls On Top
10. The Young Ones

I have tons more but I can't put them on the list till I've watched them....
I got all of Red Dwarf and ATGB but never got the chance to watch them. I've got "Yes Minister" and the last Season of "Good Neighbours" but have never seen them either.

[Lucas The Tucas]

Greg wrote... 7. Benny Hill

:o Did you fall down on your head again ? :o

:? I thought Benny was number 2 or 3 for you. :shrug:

Lucas :(

[Ronald]

Difficult, difficult, difficult, to I take down my 25 favorites English sitcoms (in random order):

1. Are you being Served?
2. George and Mildred
3. Dad's Army
4. On the Buses
5. The good life
6. Fawlty Towers
7. Porridge
8. Allo' Allo'
9. Oh... doctor Beeching
10. Open all hours
11. Ain't It Half Hut Mum?
12. Only fools and horses
13. Man about the house
14. The Vicar of Dibley
15. Waiting for God
16. Absolutely Fab
17. One foot in the grave
18. To the Manor Born
19. Executive Stress
20. Grace and Favour
21. Keeping Up Appearances
22. The two Ronnies
23. Monthy Pytons Flying Circus
24. You Rang My'Lord?
25. Last of the Summer Wine

[Jug Ears]

1. Rising Damp
2. Steptoe And Son
3. Dad's Army
4. Are You Being Served?
5. Hancock's Half Hour
6. On The Buses
7. Sykes
8. Bless This House
9. Up Pompeii
10. Porridge

My list could go on & on, probably reach about 100 :)

[Ronald]

Happy so see On the Buses in the top 10 of JugEars.

[Jug Ears]

7. Porridge
10. Open all hours
22. The two Ronnies


I see you are a fan of the late Great Ronnie Barker :thumb:

[Ronald]

Yes, I am. Sadly, he passed away, but Ronnie Barker was a favorite of mine.

In fact, I've enjoyed the Dutch version of the show 'Porridge', which we called 'Laat maar zitten.'

The big Dutch television Star John Kraaykamp played the role that Ronnie Barker had in Porridge. John met Ronnie sometime and he heard that Ronnie liked the way he did the part.

Now, John Kraaykamp is 81 years old en still play parts in Dutch sitcoms en theathre shows.

[Tiddles]

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served Again (Grace and Favor)

Good Neighbors

Keeping Up Appearances (not too fond of the title...)

To The Manor Born

Solo

Agony

Man About The House

Doctor In The House

That's My Boy

Take A Letter, Mr. Jones

Ab Fab

And there's an animated cartoon I like...I think it was called Bob and Margaret

There are more, I am sure. Some of which appear on the lists of others above. :)

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Greg wrote... 7. Benny Hill

:o Did you fall down on your head again ? :o

:? I thought Benny was number 2 or 3 for you. :shrug:

Lucas :(

I should have said "Not necessarily in that order...."

[Ronald]

Benny Hill was no favorite of mine. However: I enjoyed Mr. Bean.

[Assistant 134]

My list won't come anywhere near Top 10...

1) Are You Being Served?
2) Grace and Favour
3) To The Manor Born
4) Keeping Up Appearances
5) The Thin Blue Line
6) Black Adder
7) The Last of the Summer Wine
8) As Time Goes By
9) Two's Company

See, I fall one short. :lol: But that's all I liked :love:

[Old Mr. Grace]

Here's my list:

1. Are You Being Served?
2. Absolutely Fabulous
3. My Hero (I have not seen the episodes with James Dreyfus as George.)
4. Coupling (so much funnier than 'Friends'.)
5. The Office (so much funnier than the American version.)
6. Keeping Up Appearances
7. Grace & Favour
8. The Vicar of Dibley
9. Monty Python
10. Benny Hill

[Pamela]

Anyone else love The Brittas Empire?

[sonosun]

Anyone else love The Brittas Empire?

Oh Yes. I do,but it's been years since I have been able to see it.

[Mrs Featherstone]

The Brittas Empire was an excellent over the top comedy. Especially the Performances by Chris Barrie as Gordon Brittas and Pippa Haywood as Helen Brittas. As a big Red Dwarf fan I like anything with Chris Barrie in.

Mrs F

[Bangers&MrMash]

I love The Brittas Empire. That show made me a certified Harriet Thorpe fan.

[offthefloor]

i have only seen one eppy of the brittas empire, i loved it, anyone know where i can find it on video or dvd?

[Diana Yarswick]

10. Dad's Army (Don't panic! Don't panic!)
9. Blackadder (I have acunning plan, M'Lord)
8. Monty Python's Flying Circus (It's!)
7. Waiting for God (Come back Tom)
6. Bless me Father (Mrs Pring, I love you)
5. Mr. Bean (boom!)
4. Vicar of Dibley (A babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom)
3. Father Ted (Tea, Father?)
2. Keeping Up Appearances (sorry Hyacinth I know how you feel about being second in anything)
1. Are You Being Served? (Funnier than all of the others combined):emotlol:


runners up include Fawlty, Chef!, Benny Hill, and Yes Minister.

[offthefloor]

my top 10

1. AYBS?
2. Keeping Up Appearances
3. Vicar of Dibley
4. Fawlty Towers
5. Mr. Bean
6. Waiting for God
7. Monty Pythons Flying Circus
8. Grace and Favour
9. As Time Goes By
10. Blackadder

[Captain Peacock's Carnation]

Are you being served?
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Father Dear Father
Mr. Bean
Good Neighbors
On the Busses
Fawlty Towers
Father Charlie
Butterflies
Darling Buds of May

[sirrichard]

NUMBER #1 ALL TIME BEST

1. GRACE AND FAVOR !!!!!! :anglophile:
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2. FAWLTY TOWERS :australia:
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3. THE VICAR OF DIBLEY :england:
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4. ARE YOU BEING SERVED :thumbup:
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5. OPEN ALL HOURS :hat:
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6. THE GOOD LIFE
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7. FATHER TED :ireland:
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8. LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE
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9. KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
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10. WAITING FOR GOD :theclock:

[offthefloor]

i completely forgot about last of the summer wine on my list....put that in in place of blackadder

[sirrichard]

i completely forgot about last of the summer wine on my list....put that in in place of blackadder

I would like to see them come out with DVDs with Frank Thorton in them!

:peacock01:

[offthefloor]

i completely agree sir richard, that is a show i have come to love even though it was not at first one of my favs, now i love it and need to get get my hand son some dvds or videos of it

[Diana Yarswick]

Wish I could slip in a vote for "ALLO ALLO" but I fulfilled me quota.

[sirrichard]

Wish I could slip in a vote for "ALLO ALLO" but I fulfilled me quota.

Here in Florida, we slipped a lot of votes in! I don't think anyone will mind.

:saludando:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Here in Florida, we slipped a lot of votes in! I don't think anyone will mind.

:saludando:

:lol: :lol:

[Ms. Laurie]

My personal top 10

1. AYBS
2. Father Ted
3. Take A Letter, Mr. Jones
4. Monty Python
5. Grace & Favour
6. Ab Fab
7. Keeping Up Appearances
8. Vicar of Dibley
9. May to December
10. Fawlty Towers

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Great choices there Ms. Laurie !!! :thumbup:

[SamuelCrawford]

Mine would be;

1. AYBS?
2. Keeping Up Appearances
3. Fawlty Towers
4. Hi-de-Hi!
5. The Good Life
6. Nearest and Dearest/Not on Your Nellie
7. George and Mildred
8. 'Allo 'Allo
9. Waiting for God
10. The Vicar of Dibley

[Evey]

My favourites -

1. Are you being served? / AYBS?A
2.Keeping up appearances
3. The thin blue line
4. My Family
5. Blackadder
6. Only fools and horses
7. The Brittas Empire
8. as time goes by
9. The detectives
10. The Good Life

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

My Family is one I've just recently purchased on DVD but never watched.

[Evey]

'My Family' is great! I like Robert Lindsay as an actor anyway so that was a bonus to have him in it. I personally think it got funnier as it went on. :lol:

[Lucas The Tucas]

MMMMM______I see that I haven't listed my faves yet.


1. AYBS? {simple}

2. Chef {Lenny Henry}

3. Dad & The Last Of The Summer Wine {Truly of the Yard}

4. 'Allo 'Allo & KUA {Richard gets help from Rene'}

5. {It' The Benny Hill Show !} & The Vicar of Dibley {NO,NO,NO,NO,___YES !}

6. Brittas Empire {see below}

7. Red Drawf {yes the lizard guy}

8. As Time Goes By

9. Fawlty Towers

10. Mr. Bean


Lucas

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

'My Family' is great! I like Robert Lindsay as an actor anyway so that was a bonus to have him in it. I personally think it got funnier as it went on. :lol:

Is this a British version of "Married With Children" ??? I'll have to watch them now.

[offthefloor]

i just though of another one i really love but the name of it excapes me...it has penelope keith as a grandmother who, with her husband are forced into becoming gaurdians for their three grandchildren....anyone know the one i'm talking about?

[SamuelCrawford]

It was called "Next of Kin" offthefloor.

[offthefloor]

thats it!! thanks so much

[Ms. Laurie]

Is this a British version of "Married With Children" ??? I'll have to watch them now.



"Married for Life" was based on the US version of "Married with Children". Only a handful of eppys. But I don't think "My Family" was though.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

"Married for Life" was based on the US version of "Married with Children". Only a handful of eppys. But I don't think "My Family" was though.

I'll have to watch them then.

[Spode Finknoddle]

1. Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
2. A Bit Of Fry And Laurie
3. Chef
4. Fawlty Towers
5. Black Adder
6. Red Dwarf
7. Jeeves And Wooster (not really a sit-com)
8. Rumpole Of The Baily (also not really a sit-com)
9. Piglet Files
10. Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

[Uranus Ridesupwithwear]

Mr. Bean
Monty Phyton
Ab Fab
Are you being served
Doctor in the House
The Good Life
To the Manor Born
Keeping Up Appearances
Black Adder
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

[ceasar]

My top ten is -

1 - Only fools and horses
2 - AYBS ?
3 - You rang m'lord
4 - Grace and Favour
5 - Thin Blue line
6 - Father Ted
7 - Fawlty Towers
8 - Still Game ( Scottish sitcom )
9 - Open all hours
10 - Blackadder

[Dean]

Anyone else love The Brittas Empire?

oh an absolute classic!

[Dean]

It's interesting that there are almost none - maybe none? - that are from this decade. Has the days of classic British sitcoms passed by.....?

Anyway.... my list in rough order

Ever Decreasing Circles
The Royle Family
Game On
Dads Army
Are You Being Served
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Auf Wiedershein Pet
Fawlty Towers
The Brittas Empire
Porridge

[Lucas The Tucas]

Dean, I hope by now that Pam, has read this post.

But ... 6. Brittas Empire {see below}

7. Red Drawf {yes the lizard guy}


If she hasn't.


Lucas :p

[offthefloor]

As Victor would say " I Don't belieeeve it!"

Can't believe I left off one foot in the grave....I need a top 20..not a top 10 :lol:

[Lucas The Tucas]

OTF..... As Victor would say " I Don't belieeeve it!"

Can't believe I left off one foot in the grave....I need a top 20..not a top 10


Blimey ! ...... Just do a new one. :beerchug:


Lucas

Ps... And put your foot in the grave, on this time. :emotlol:

[luvtrevor]

My top ten:

1. Are You Being Served
2. As Time Goes By
3. Allo Allo
4. Keeping Up Appearances
5. Grace & Favour
6. Mr. Bean
7. Thin Blue Line
8. To the Manor Born
9. Last of the Summer Wine
10. Yes Minister

[minki]

I can not believe I haven't answered this...

In no particular order:
3: Chef!
7: Blackadder
4: Vicar of Dibley
8: Are You Being Served?
5: Coupling
1: Red Dwarf
6: Father Ted
10: Brittas Empire
2: 'Allo 'Allo
9: The Young Ones

Honorable mentions: Open All Hours, G&F, Waiting for God, Last of the Summer Wine, Absolutely Fabulous, Keeping Up Appearances, Next of Kin

[minki]

It was called "Next of Kin" offthefloor.

Thank you, I was looking for that name! I used to watch it when I lived in RI.

[MissRnR]

1) AYBS?
2) Porridge
3) The Vicar of Dibley
4) The Two Ronnies
5) Open all Hours
6) One Foot in the Grave
7) Father Ted
8) Dad's Army
9) 'Allo 'Allo
10) Keeping Up Appearances

[Eva]

1. AYBS
2. AYBS?A!
3. The Vicar of Dibley
4. AbFab
5. Keeping Up Appearances
6. Girls on Top
7. Open All Hours
8. On The Buses
9. Man About The House
10. George & Mildrid