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Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The Two Ronnies delve into the backstage stories behind classic comedy moments as they reveal memories from their impressive careers. Including the 'fork handles' sketch. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ronnie Barker
Presenter:
Ronnie Corbett
Executive Producer:
Beatrice Ballard
Producer:
Sam Donnelly

Are You Being Served?

Series 5

Episode 7: It Pays to Advertise

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic sitcom set in a department store. The Grace Bros staff dream of stardom when young Mr Grace gets a bee in his bonnet about making a promotional film. Show more

Contributors

Mr Rumbold:
Nicholas Smith
Mr Grainger:
Arthur Brough
Miss Brahms:
Wendy Richard
Mr Humphries:
John Inman
Mrs Slocombe:
Mollie Sugden
Young Mr Grace:
Harold Bennett
Captain Peacock:
Frank Thornton
Miss Bakewell:
Penny Irving
Mr Harry Harman:
Arthur English
The Ten-Pound Perfume:
Ferdy Mayne
Producer:
David Croft

The Vicar of Dibley

Series 3

Episode 1: Autumn

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Ecclesiastical sitcom about the unconventional Rev Geraldine Granger. The vicar is caught in a dilemma when David's handsome brother comes to stay. Show more

Contributors

Geraldine Granger:
Dawn French
David Horton:
Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Horton:
James Fleet
Alice Horton:
Emma Chambers
Frank Pickle:
John Bluthal
Jim Trott:
Trevor Peacock
Owen Newitt:
Roger Lloyd Pack
Simon Horton:
Clive Mantle
Executive Producer:
Peter Bennett-Jones

One Foot in the Grave

Series 4

Episode 1: The Pit and the Pendulum

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Sitcom about grumpy senior citizen Victor Meldrew. Patrick's cherry tree launches an attack on Victor's junipers. Show more

dinnerladies

Series 1

Scandal

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Not only does Bren's mother Petula cause mayhem in the factory with her ill-considered romance, but her caravan gets in the way of Stan's work.

Still Game

Series 4

Episode 6: Who's the Daddy

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 weeks

Sitcom. It's three men and a baby all over again, except the baby is a grown man wanting to knock down the Clansman, and the three men are Jack, Victor and Winston.

Celebrating the British sitcom and looking at the social and political context from which our favourites grew, with help from Steve Coogan, Richard Curtis, Jack Dee and others. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Rebecca Front
Producer:
Breid McLoone
Director:
Breid McLoone
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny
Participant:
Steve Coogan
Participant:
James Corden
Participant:
Lord Grade
Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
Dick Clement
Participant:
Ian La Frenais
Participant:
Graham Linehan
Participant:
Josh Widdicombe
Participant:
Jack Dee
Participant:
Hugh Dennis
Participant:
Beryl Vertue
Participant:
Jonathan Harvey
Participant:
Lee Mack
Participant:
Nerys Hughes
Participant:
Anna Raeburn
Participant:
Trix Worrell
Participant:
Adil Ray
Participant:
Jon Plowman

Wild China

Episode 3: Tibet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series about the creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. This episode looks at the remote Tibetan Plateau, home to chiru antelopes, wild yaks and bears. Show more

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost entirely by the 19th century. Show more

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