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To the Manor Born

Series 3

Episode 7: Back to the Manor

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Stately sitcom. Audrey's hopes of regaining her position as lady of the manor look like being dashed when Richard's business crisis forces him to sell up.

Contributors

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton:
Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere:
Peter Bowles
Mrs Polouvicka:
Daphne Heard
Marjory Frobisher:
Angela Thorne
JJ Anderson:
Jonathan Elsom
Brabinger:
John Rudling
Captain Newman:
Tim Barrett
Mrs Beacham:
Betty Tucker
Lumsden:
John Barron
Arnold Plunkett:
Dennis Ramsden
The Rector:
Gerald Sim
Brigadier Lemington:
Anthony Sharp
Mrs Patterson:
Daphne Oxenford

Dad's Army

Series 6

Episode 1: The Deadly Attachment

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Classic wartime sitcom. Captain Mainwaring and his platoon are instructed to guard a captive U-boat crew. Are they up to the job?

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance-Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
U-Boat Captain:
Philip Madoc
Chief Warden Hodges:
Bill Pertwee
The Verger:
Edward Sinclair
GHQ Colonel:
Robert Raglan
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Producer:
David Croft

Miranda

Series 2

Episode 2: Before I Die

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Sitcom. Worried about what people might say about her life, Miranda decides to try and do some good - so she signs up a for a charity parachute jump. Show more

The Royle Family

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 27 days

Sitcom set in a Manchester council house. Barbara and Jim throw a party for Antony's eighteenth birthday and invite all their friends and neighbours.

Contributors

Jim Royle:
Ricky Tomlinson
Barbara Royle:
Sue Johnston
Denise Royle:
Caroline Aherne
Antony Royle:
Ralf Little
Dave Best:
Craig Cash
Joe Carroll:
Peter Martin
Mary Carroll:
Doreen Keogh
Norma Speakman:
Liz Smith
Writer:
Craig Cash
Producer:
Kenton Allen

The Fast Show

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

Fast-moving comedy sketch show. Featuring rare footage of Arthur Atkinson recording his wartime radio show 'How Queer!', and the off-roaders trying out paintballing. Show more

Gavin & Stacey

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Sitcom. Stacey is trying for a new job while ensuring Gavin sticks to his recent promise. Meanwhile, Dave isn't happy with Nessa's plan to take baby Neil to Essex to see his dad. Show more

Nighty Night

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 24 days

Comedy series about a woman who sees her husband's terminal illness as a fresh start for herself. She immediately falls for a new doctor, who moves into the house opposite. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Acclaimed film mystery. Grieving the loss of their young daughter in a tragic accident, Laura and John Baxter visit Venice, where John is helping to restore a dilapidated church. Show more

Contributors

John Baxter:
Donald Sutherland
Laura Baxter:
Julie Christie
Inspector Longhi:
Renato Scarpa
Johnny Baxter:
Nicholas Salter
Bishop Barbarrigo:
Massimo Serato
Heather:
Hilary Mason
Christine Baxter:
Sharon Williams
Producer:
Peter Katz
Director:
Nicolas Roeg

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Popular 1970s sitcom about a middle-class, middle-aged rebel. Why is Reggie referring to his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus? Show more

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

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