1 9 7 7 – 1 9 9 5 (USA) 85 x 30 minute episodes Starting as a monthly item in August 1977, ABC Weekend…
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1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 (USA) 179 x 105 minute episodes This late-night show by ABC was an attempt to put…
1 9 5 6 (UK) 9 x 20 minute episodes The comedy adventures of an engaged couple living separately (this was the 1950s) in London’s bedsitter…
The best British television comedy of 1977 was not exactly written. Abigail’s Party was the BBC’s first full-length play where much of the dialogue was improvised. The…
1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 4 (UK) 40 minute episodes Following on the success of London Town, Richard Dimbleby presented About Britain – a similar series…
1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 1 (UK) 12 x 30 minute episodes This series of twelve unconnected sitcoms spotlighted the many talents of…
1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 (USA) 138 x 30 minute episodes This early ABC game show was broadcast live from Hollywood and…
1 9 5 1 – 1 9 5 8 (UK) About The Home was an essential part of afternoon viewing for many British women in the 1950s.…
1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 2 (UK) 26 x 25 minute episodes “Right answers win letters. Letters build words. Words win cash…
2 0 0 3 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes 2 0 0 5 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes A savage swipe at the…
1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 3 (UK) 28 x 30 minute episodes This anarchic and surreal sketch show – a sort of latter-day Monty…
1 9 9 2 – 2 0 1 2 (UK) 39 x 45 minute episodes Developed from a sketch on French and Saunders, this tale of idle…
1 9 6 1 (USA) 8 x 30 minute episodes Patrick Malone (Ralph Taeger) and Gregg Miles (James Coburn) were Korean-war buddies who “retired” to life…
1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 (USA) 1 9 9 8 – 1 9 9 9 (USA) 48 x 60 minute episodes Former MI6…
1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 (UK) 8 x 50 minute episodes Premiering on Thursday 2 November 1978, this eight-part BBC series…
1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 8 (USA) 16 x 30 minute episodes This Friday night NBC sitcom told the tales of recently widowed…
1 9 6 8 – 1 9 6 9 (UK) 15 x 30 minute episodes A themed-sketch show for funny-lady Dora Bryan who was a dab…
1 9 5 8 – 1 9 5 9 (USA) 30 minute episodes Based on actual case files, this primetime courtroom drama – a spin-off from…
1 9 8 3 (USA) 5 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived (five episodes) CBS sitcom introduced Ace Crawford – probably the world’s worst Private Detective.…
1 9 7 0 (UK) 7 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived BBC series hosted by Michael Aspel featured British club entertainers taking part in a…