"were produced by John Lloyd. In 2000, the fourth series, ""Blackadder Goes Forth"", ranked at 16 in the ""100 Greatest British Television Programmes"", a list created by the British Film Institute. In the 2004 TV poll to find ""Britain's Best Sitcom"", ""Blackadder"" was voted the second-best British sitcom of all time, topped by ""Only Fools and Horses"". It was also ranked as the 9th-best TV show of all time by ""Empire"" magazine. Although each series is set in a different era, all follow the misfortunes of Edmund Blackadder (played by Atkinson), who in each is a member of a British"
"Britain's Best Sitcom Britain's Best Sitcom was a BBC media campaign in which television viewers were asked to decide the best British situation comedy. Viewers could vote via telephone, SMS, or BBC Online. This first round of voting was conducted in 2003, after which the BBC published a list of the top 100 selections. From this list, they produced a 12-episode television series broadcast by BBC Two from January through March 2004. The series was a retrospective that examined the history and qualities of the contending programmes. In the premiere episode, Jonathan Ross summarised the progress of the poll, and"
"features in polls to find the most popular comedy series, moments and characters. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll, and came 45th in the British Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. It was 3rd on a subsequent viewers' poll on the BFI website. ""Empire magazine"" ranked ""Only Fools and Horses"" #42 on their list of the 50 greatest television shows of all time. It was also named the funniest British sitcom of all time through a scientific formula, in a study by Gold. Scenes such as Del Boy's fall through a"
"Awards. ""Yes Minister"" came sixth in a 2004 BBC poll to find 'Britain's Best Sitcom'. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted by industry professionals, ""Yes Minister"" and ""Yes, Prime Minister"" were jointly placed ninth. They were also placed 14th in Channel 4's ""The Ultimate Sitcom"", a poll conducted by people who work in sitcoms. The series have been cited by political scientists for their accurate and sophisticated portrayal of the relationships between civil servants and politicians, and are quoted in some textbooks on British politics. The"
"presented video clips from the 50 sitcoms that received the most votes. Each of the next ten weekly episodes, one hour in length, focused on one sitcom. In each episode, a different celebrity presenter advocated for a sitcom, delivering 20 reasons why it deserved viewers' votes. The show's writers and actors, as well as celebrity viewers, shared their own perspectives and memories. In the 90-minute series finale, transmitted live, Jonathan Ross announced the top sitcom to be ""Only Fools and Horses,"" with ""Blackadder"" and ""The Vicar of Dibley"" coming in second and third. Britain's Best Sitcom Britain's Best Sitcom was"
"initially muted response may have been caused by Cleese seemingly ditching his label as a comic revolutionary – earned through his years with Monty Python – to do something more traditional. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, ""Fawlty Towers"" was placed first. It was also voted fifth in the ""Britain's Best Sitcom"" poll in 2004, and second only to ""Frasier"" in The Ultimate Sitcom poll of comedy writers in January 2006. Basil Fawlty came top of the ""Britain's Funniest Comedy Character"" poll,"
"the show won Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards, with O'Hanlon receiving Top TV Comedy Newcomer Award. At the 1996 British Comedy Awards the show won Top Channel 4 Sitcom Award, McLynn took the Top TV Comedy Actress award. In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the BFI's 2000 list of the 100 greatest British television programmes of the 20th century, the highest ranking Channel 4 production on the list. In 2004, it came 11th in the poll for Britain's Best Sitcom. In August"
"airs American sitcoms alongside those developed in the United Kingdom. British sitcoms are often seen on the Public Broadcasting Service, usually thanks to the effort of WGBH, and increasingly on cable television, including BBC America and Comedy Central. ""Are You Being Served?"", ""Keeping up Appearances"" and ""As Time Goes By"" became sleeper hits when they aired on the Public Broadcasting Service, while ""Absolutely Fabulous"" enjoyed a significant following when it aired on Comedy Central, and ""The Office"" won a Golden Globe award in 2004 for ""Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy"", beating popular American favourites such as HBO's ""Sex and the"
"Television Sitcom in 1992 from the Royal Television Society and the British Comedy Award for Best Sitcom in 1992, 1995 and 2001. In 2004, ""One Foot in the Grave"" came tenth in a BBC poll to find ""Britain's Best Sitcom"" with 31,410 votes. The programme also came 80th in the British Film Institute's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes A number of complaints were made during the series' run for its depiction of animal deaths. For example, in the episode ""The Valley of Fear"", a dead cat is found in the Meldrews' freezer; in another, a tortoise is roasted in a"
"of the UK television channel Channel 4 have voted ""The Simpsons"" at the top of two polls: 2001's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows, and 2005's The 100 Greatest Cartoons, with Homer Simpson voted into first place in 2001's 100 Greatest TV Characters. Homer would also place ninth on ""Entertainment Weekly"" list of the ""50 Greatest TV icons"". In 2002, ""The Simpsons"" ranked #8 on ""TV Guide""s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2007 it was included in ""Time"" list of the ""100 Best TV Shows of All Time"". In 2008 the show was placed in first on"
"Britain's Best Sitcom. It had been placed 13th in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals. The series has influenced popular culture in the United Kingdom, with the series' catchphrases and characters being well known. It highlighted a forgotten aspect of defence during the Second World War. The ""Radio Times"" magazine listed Captain Mainwaring's ""You stupid boy!"" among the 25 greatest put-downs on TV. A film featuring Bill Nighy, Sir Michael Gambon, Toby Jones and Sir Tom Courtenay was released in 2016. The"
"The Sitcom Showdown The Sitcom Showdown is a British television quiz show hosted by Danny Baker. To date, it has run for one five-episode series, and was produced by UMTV for the UKTV Gold digital television channel. Each episode features two teams of three - a 'superfan', their best friend, and a comedian/celebrity. Each team represents their favourite sitcom, and through numerous rounds of quizzes, challenges and good-old laughs, the teams collect points in order to crown an eventual 'winning' show. The show was conceived and developed by Baker who originally envisioned the winning team being allowed to show an"
"and it is not available either on DVD or on 4oD, Channel 4's on demand service. Bedsitcom Bedsitcom is a British reality television hoax series that was broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2003. Pitched as ""somewhere between a sitcom and a reality TV show"", the show documented the lives of six young people living in a loft flat in London. Its hook was that its TV audience was aware that three of the participants—named Mel, Paul and Rufus—were actually actors being directed by a trio of ""writers"" in a garage on the ground floor. ""Bedsitcom"" was commissioned by the"
"the Royal Television Society, as well as winning individual accolades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. The series influenced British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language. It spawned an extensive range of merchandise, including books, videos, DVDs, toys, and board games. A spin-off series, ""The Green Green Grass"", ran for four series in the UK from 2005 to 2009. A prequel, ""Rock & Chips"", ran for three specials in 2010 and 2011. A special ""Sport Relief episode"" aired in March 2014, guest starring David Beckham. In"
"single award at the 2004 Rose d'Or festival, a European awards show that commemorates achievement in entertainment television. The programme was submitted in the Best Situation Comedy category, but was beaten by ""Peep Show"". ""Bedsitcom"" was distributed by the Channel Four Television Corporation, who broadcast the show on its eponymous channel. It premiered in the UK at 10:40 p.m. on 8 December 2003. Bedsitcom's eight episodes were 'stripped' over two weeks: the first four were broadcast nightly until 11 December and the remaining four were shown each night from 15 December. There are currently no plans to revive the series,"
"episode of their favourite sitcom after the episode was over but such a concept never materialized. In a 2014 interview with Richard Herring Baker described the show as a ""stinker"" and ""not the worst show there's ever been but it was close"". The Sitcom Showdown The Sitcom Showdown is a British television quiz show hosted by Danny Baker. To date, it has run for one five-episode series, and was produced by UMTV for the UKTV Gold digital television channel. Each episode features two teams of three - a 'superfan', their best friend, and a comedian/celebrity. Each team represents their favourite"
"Bedsitcom Bedsitcom is a British reality television hoax series that was broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2003. Pitched as ""somewhere between a sitcom and a reality TV show"", the show documented the lives of six young people living in a loft flat in London. Its hook was that its TV audience was aware that three of the participants—named Mel, Paul and Rufus—were actually actors being directed by a trio of ""writers"" in a garage on the ground floor. ""Bedsitcom"" was commissioned by the Channel Four Television Corporation and produced by Objective Productions. Producers auditioned thousands of people to be"
"and ""Time on Our Hands"" saw the show's peak. The first two attracted 21.3 million viewers, while the third episode – at the time believed to be the final one – got 24.3 million, a record audience for a British sitcom. Repeat episodes also attract millions of viewers, and the BBC has received criticism for repeating the show too often. . ""Only Fools and Horses"" won the BAFTA award for best comedy series in 1985, 1988 and 1996, was nominated in 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1991, and won the audience award in 2004. David Jason received individual BAFTAs for"
"repeated as part of an otherwise wholly serious BBC2 Armistice Day programme without anyone batting an eyelid."" The series won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series in 1989. In addition, for his performance as Captain Blackadder, Rowan Atkinson won Best Light Entertainment Performance. In 2000, the series was placed 16th by industry professionals in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. In 2004, championed by John Sergeant, the whole ""Blackadder"" series came second in the BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom with 282,106 votes. Journalists and historians have"
"got genuinely excited about on British TV was ""Peep Show"", which I thought was the best sitcom since ""Father Ted"""". The BBC hailed Mitchell's performance in the series, citing that ""As Mark Corrigan, David reached out to all those middle-aged men in a twentysomething's body, who believe drugs are boring and systems are necessary if society is to function at all."" Mitchell has stated that he empathises with Mark and enjoys playing him and that he ""agrees with many of [Mark's] opinions."" ""Peep Show"" aired nine series, which makes it the longest-running sitcom in Channel 4 history. In 2009, Mitchell"
"Comedy.co.uk Awards"". ""The Guardian"" newspaper described it as ""the best comedy of the decade"". Ricky Gervais has been cited as saying ""the last thing I got genuinely excited about on British TV was ""Peep Show"", which I thought was the best sitcom since ""Father Ted"""". While presenting an award at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, Gervais called it ""the best show on television today"" and said it was a ""debacle"" that it did not win an award. ""The Times"" praised the show's ""scorching writing"" and named it the 15th best TV show of the 2000s. Despite the critical acclaim, ""Peep"
"The video sales have won eight Gold Awards from the British Video Association, and the series still holds the record for being BBC Two's longest-running, highest-rated sitcom. In 2007 the series was voted 'Best Sci-Fi Show Of All Time' by the readers of ""Radio Times"" magazine. Editor Gill Hudson stated that this result had surprised them as 'the series had not given any new episodes this century'. In January 2017, Series XI was voted ""Best Returning TV Sitcom"" and ""Comedy of the Year"" for 2016 by readers for the British Comedy Guide. A year later Red Dwarf once again was"
"remained too popular for cancellation; even repeats received ratings of as much as five million viewers per episode. The show came 14th in a high-profile 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom, and was praised for portraying older people in a non-stereotypical, positive, and active manner. It was also praised for its clever and at times philosophical writing, and for being a family-friendly show. ""Last of the Summer Wine"" was nominated numerous times for two British television industry awards. The show was proposed five times between 1973 and 1985 for the British Academy Film Awards, twice for the Best"
"2005-2012. Set in the corridors of power and spin, the series satirises the inner workings of modern British Government, accurately highlighting the trials and tribulations between politicians, civil servants, advisers and the media. The series was initially broadcast as two short series of three episodes on BBC Four in 2005 before the cast was significantly expanded for two hour-long specials coinciding with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as Prime Minister in 2007. The series received a plethora of awards including Best Situation Comedy from the Royal Television Society in 2006 and 2010, and best sitcom and writing team in the"
"2009. ""Peep Show"" has aired nine series, making it the longest-running sitcom in Channel 4 history. After the success of ""Peep Show"" Mitchell and Webb returned to sketch comedy with their BBC Radio 4 sketch show ""That Mitchell and Webb Sound"", which ran for four series. The show was adapted for television and became ""That Mitchell and Webb Look"", producer Gareth Edwards described it as ""the shortest pitch (he had) ever written"". Towards the end of 2006 the pair made their first tour, with a show called ""The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb"". The tour was criticised as just"
"""Strictly Come Dancing"", ""House of Cards"", ""Who Do You Think You Are?"" (genealogy series where a celebrity traces their family tree), ""Black Mirror"" (created by Charlie Brooker), ""Sherlock"", ""Doctor Who"", ""Downton Abbey"", ""The Crown"" and ""Top Gear"". David Attenborough's acclaimed nature documentaries, including ""The Blue Planet"", ""Planet Earth"" and ""Life on Earth"", are produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, the largest wildlife documentary production house in the world. The British Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in 2000 was voted by industry insiders. In 2004 the BBC conducted a poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom."
"""a brilliant, sophisticated, low-key show"" and ""as smart and original as it is sad and funny"", ""The Mirror"" as an ""understated, subtle and very clever comedy"", ""Heat"" as ""The best new comedy on the BBC for a long time"" and the ""Financial Times"" felt that it ""attained the same balance of tenderness and acuity that has characterised so many of the greatest British sitcoms, from ""Porridge"" to ""The Office"""". ""Home Time"" was also nominated for Best Sitcom at both the 2010 South Bank Show Awards and The Rose D'Or. ""Home Time"" Was Released On DVD On 22 August 2011 Home"
"as ""Best Situation Comedy"" in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Also, Arthur Lowe was frequently nominated for ""Best Light Entertainment Performance"" in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1978. In 2000, the show was voted 13th in a British Film Institute poll of industry professionals of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. In 2004, championed by Phill Jupitus, it came fourth in the BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom with 174,138 votes. In June 2010, a statue of Captain Mainwaring was erected in the Norfolk town of Thetford where most of the exteriors for the TV series were filmed. The statue"
"in 2012. In 2004, ""Bottom"" came in at No. 45 in the ""Britain's Best Sitcom"" poll by the BBC. Eddie and Richie are two pathetic, misogynistic, slobby flatmates living in a filthy, damp flat at 11 Mafeking Parade in Hammersmith, London. Mayall described them as ""unemployed survivors"". They spend their time concocting desperate schemes to convince women to have sex with them, including buying sex spray, forging money, and pretending to be aristocrats. Their plans are never successful however, and the stress of their miserable lives can cause them to become irritable with each other. Whenever tensions hit breaking point,"
"Thompson and Rowan Atkinson and was produced by Working Title films. The TV movie ""Bernard and the Genie"" followed in 1991. In 1994, Curtis created and co-wrote ""The Vicar of Dibley"" for comedian Dawn French, which was a great success. In an online poll conducted in 2004 Britain's Best Sitcom, ""The Vicar of Dibley"" was voted the third best sitcom in British history and ""Blackadder"" the 2nd, making Curtis the only screenwriter to have created two shows within the poll's top 10 programmes. Curtis achieved his breakthrough success with the romantic comedy ""Four Weddings and a Funeral."" The 1994 film,"
"in a BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It had been placed 13th in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals. The series has influenced British popular culture, with the series' catchphrases and characters being well known. The ""Radio Times"" magazine listed Captain Mainwaring's ""You stupid boy!"" among the 25 greatest put-downs on TV. A second feature film of ""Dad's Army"" with a largely different cast was released in 2016. Originally intended to be called ""The Fighting Tigers"", ""Dad's Army"" was based"
"same cast and followed Jim Hacker after his unexpected elevation to Number 10 upon the resignation of the previous Prime Minister. The series received several BAFTAs and in 2004 was voted sixth in the ""Britain's Best Sitcom"" poll. It was the favourite television programme of the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher. The series opens in the wake of a general election in which the incumbent government has been defeated by the opposition party, to which Jim Hacker MP belongs. His party affiliation is never stated, and his party emblem is clearly neither Conservative nor Labour. The"
"Way. Many of the BBC's most successful television comedies began life as radio shows. These include ""Hancock's Half Hour"", ""Goodness Gracious Me"", ""Knowing Me, Knowing You"", ""The League of Gentlemen"", ""Whose Line Is It Anyway?"", ""Room 101"", ""Have I Got News For You"", (based on Radio 4's ""The News Quiz""), ""Dead Ringers"" and most recently ""Little Britain"" and ""Absolute Power"". The science fiction comedy ""Red Dwarf"" was developed from ideas in a radio show called ""Son Of Cliché"". Another science fiction comedy ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" was created for radio, but also went on to great success in"