British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Duration: 60 min
Release date: 2016-09-12
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Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.

Comedy Documentary

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
as Self / Alan Partridge
James Corden
James Corden
as Self / Smithy
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis
as Self
Lee Mack
Lee Mack
as Self
Dick Clement
Dick Clement
as Self
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis
as Self
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
as Self
Michael Grade
Michael Grade
as Self
Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey
as Self
Nerys Hughes
Nerys Hughes
as Self
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais
as Self
Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan
as Self
Jon Plowman
Jon Plowman
as Self
Anna Raeburn
Anna Raeburn
as Self
Adil Ray
Adil Ray
as Self
Beryl Vertue
Beryl Vertue
as Self
Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe
as Self
Trix Worrell
Trix Worrell
as Self
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Susie Blake
Susie Blake
as Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Bluthal
John Bluthal
as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Bolam
James Bolam
as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell
as Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman
as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Briers
Richard Briers
as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Craig Cash
Craig Cash
as Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cleese
John Cleese
as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Condou
Charlie Condou
as Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annette Crosbie
Annette Crosbie
as Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angus Deayton
Angus Deayton
as Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus
as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski
as Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Fleet
James Fleet
as Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn French
Dawn French
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Frost
Nicholas Frost
as Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc
as Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathew Horne
Mathew Horne
as Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Inman
John Inman
as Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Jason
David Jason
as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue Johnston
Sue Johnston
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman
as Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dermot Morgan
Dermot Morgan
as Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
as Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Lyndhurst
as Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon
as Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock
as Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Page
Joanna Page
as Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Saunders
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Sawalha
Julia Sawalha
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
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