TV Comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. The situation comedy, or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humourous situations. Since the early 1950s with "I Love Lucy" in the US and "Hancock's Half Hour" in Britain, sitcoms have always had a special place in the hearts of viewers and gathered highly devoted followers, as the familar characters often become beloved. Below you may scroll though time to your fondly remembered telly programs. For Alice's motherlode of Television, stay with "Television Shows".
Pictured: Ricky Gervais as The Brentster in the BBC's brilliant 'The Office'.
Dexter: Season 2 (2007)
8.7/10
Starring: Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael C Hall, James Remar, Erik King, Lauren V...
Pitch-perfect Michael C. Hall plays Dexter, the amiable forensic expert by day, who feeds his psychopathic bloodlust at night by hunting down the crim... Read more
Dirt: Season 1 (2007)
7/10
Starring: Courteney Cox, Ian Hart, Laura Allen, Jeffrey Nordling, Shannyn Sossamon
Enter the secret and salacious world of show business through the back door. Courtney Cox stars as Lucy Spiller making the headlines as the woman Holl... Read more
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
7.4/10
Director: Daphne Shadwell
Starring: Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, David Jason, Denise Coffey, Terry Gilliam
Along with 'At Last the 1948 Show' this hilarious innovative series would give birth to several future Pythons. Aimed more at a young audience it bec... Read more
Doc Martin: On the Edge (2006)
8.3/10
Director: Ben Bolt
Starring: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Katherine Parkinson,...
A movie-length Christmas special based on the award-winning ABC comedy-drama series starring Martin Clunes. Portwenn faces several crises as an invas... Read more
Doc Martin: Series 1 and 2 (2004)
8.3/10
Director: Ben Bolt
Starring: Ian McNeice, Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Joe Absolom, Stephanie Cole
A haemophobic surgeon from London moves to a Cornish village where he becomes the local GP. His social awkwardness and secret fear of blood lead to ma... Read more
Doc Martin: Series 3 (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Ben Bolt
Starring: Ian McNeice, Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Joe Absolom, Stephanie Cole
A haemophobic surgeon from London moves to a Cornish village where he becomes the local GP. His social awkwardness and secret fear of blood lead to ma... Read more
Doctor at Large: The Complete Series (1971)
6.1/10
Starring: Arthur Lowe, Richard O'Sullivan, Barry Evans, Geoffrey Davies
Uncover the madness and mayhem created by Dr. Michael Upton as he tries to make a start in his profession as a fully qualified doctor. He takes up num... Read more
Doll and Em: Season 1 (2013)
Starring: Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells
In this behind-the-scenes comedy, Emily Mortimer hires her best friend Dolly Wells to be her assistant on an L.A. shoot, blurring the lines between th... Read more
Don Matteo: Series 4 (2004)
6.7/10
Director: Guilio Base, Andrea Barzini
Starring: Terence Hill, Nina Frassica, Flavio Insinna, Nathalie Guetta, Milena Miconi
Terence Hill stars in this award-winning and popular Italian detective series as Father Matteo, a 'special' investigator whose profound knowledge of t... Read more
Don't Wait Up: Series 1 (1983)
7.1/10
Director: Harold Snoad
Starring: Nigel Havers, Tony Britton, Dinah Sheridan
Nigel Havers plays Tom Latimer, a young doctor who has just come through a particularly nasty, and expensive, divorce. Now it seems his mum and dad a... Read more