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'.
And Mother Makes Three: The Complete Series (1971)
7.3/10
Starring: Wendy Craig, Julie Dawn Cole
Sally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons. Read more
Angry Boys (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Chris Lilley
Starring: Chris Lilley, Deborah Jones, Greg Fairall
A mockumentary exploring the issues faced by young males in the 21st century - their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions. Read more
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 2 (2003)
7.7/10
Starring: Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Dave Willis
Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad are still living completely unsupervised in New Jersey, continuing to get into crazy scrapes and annoying their long... Read more
Archie's Funhouse: The Complete Series (1970)
7.6/10
Archie and the gang are some of the most memorable comic book characters ever created, and each generation is drawn to the lovable teenagers. Here the... Read more
Are You Being Served? - Christmas Specials (2000)
Starring: John Inman, Frank Thornton, Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Wendy Richard, Arth...
The barmy sales team from Grace Bros are back in these four Christmas-themed episodes, two of which are the rare seldom-seen Christmas Specials 'Chris... Read more
Are You Being Served? - Series 1 (1972)
8.1/10
Starring: Frank Thornton, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard, Harold Bennett, Nichol...
Welcome to Grace Brothers, an ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing! This is the... Read more
Are You Being Served? - Series 2 (1974)
8.1/10
Starring: Frank Thornton, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard, Harold Bennett, Nichol...
Welcome to Grace Brothers, an ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing! This is the... Read more
Are You Being Served? - Series 3 (1975)
8.1/10
Starring: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Trevor...
Join Mrs Slocombe, Mr Humphries, Captain Peacock, Miss Brahms, Mr Rumbold and the rest of the staff for the complete third season of the camp comedy s... Read more
Arms and the Man / The Man of Destiny (1989)
Director: Desmond Davis, James Cellan Jones
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Patsy Kensit, Dinsdale Landen, Kika Markham, Pip Torrens,...
First produced for the stage in 1894, 'Arms and the Man' established Shaw's reputation as one of London's great wits. Helena Bonham Carter is Raina,... Read more
Arrested Development: Season 1 (2003)
8.9/10
Director: Greg Mottola, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Liza Minnelli, Ron Howard, Alia Shawkat, Will Ar...
In this critically acclaimed hit sitcom, you'll meet the suddenly penniless, and equally clueless, Bluth family. Accustomed to their wildly affluent l... Read more