Best of Britcoms / British Comedy TV Series
by LlllPppp | created - 30 Jan 2013 | updated - 27 May 2022 | PublicThis list won't be for everybody, but if you have similar taste in humour, you might like these...
In no particular order after 10...
Thank you for the kind comments, Alan, Saff, Gary, Linda, Aria, Harsh, Michael-Scott, & Lori.
Gary, I'm grateful for your suggestion of 'George & Mildred'; watched some on YTb and absolutely love it! As for 'Robin's Nest', it was already in my list of 'British Comedies', but not 'Best of'. I'd never heard of 'Return of Shelly' and could not easily find any samples/previews online, but have added it to my list of 'British Comedies'...
Linda, thank you for your reminder about 'Waiting for God', it is wonderful; I tend to prefer the earlier episodes over the later, but it is always enjoyable!
Aria, thanks, 'Red Dwarf' is a guilty pleasure...
Harsh, I've never had the pleasure of watching 'Inbetweeners'; will give it a go soon, thanks!
Thanks, Michael-Scott; I bet you're referring to 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie'? It's included in my list of 'British Comedies'. I've enjoyed what little I've caught of this, and am a big fan of Stephen's and Hugh's other works [particularly 'Jeeves and Wooster' & 'Black Adder Goes Forth'].
Lori, Thanks for a great list of Britcoms! I've enjoyed some of these [particularly 'Outnumbered'] and they are all included in my "British Comedy TV Series / Britcoms" list, but not in my "Best of..." list.
Srikanth Raman, I've added 'Yes Minister', but I'll have to familiarize myself with 'Citizen Smith'; thanks!
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1. The IT Crowd (2006–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry
Votes: 164,352
2. Coupling (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt
Votes: 47,695
3. 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
45 min | Comedy, History, War
In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.
Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner
Votes: 27,047
4. Black Books (2000–2004)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
Stars: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, Paul Beech
Votes: 61,919
5. The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.
Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock, Gary Waldhorn
Votes: 15,471
6. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,444
7. Are You Being Served? Again! (1992–1993)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
The staff of the defunct Grace Brothers department store reunite to run a rural hotel.
Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard
Votes: 1,514
8. The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996)
30 min | Comedy, Crime
Various mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mina Anwar, James Dreyfus, Serena Evans
Votes: 7,946
9. Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff, Robert Fyfe
Votes: 3,652
10. Moone Boy (2012–2015)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family circa 1990.
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, David Rawle, Deirdre O'Kane, Peter McDonald
Votes: 6,633
11. Extras (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson
Votes: 60,380
12. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard
Votes: 9,226
13. Inside No. 9 (2014– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Votes: 19,621
14. Dad's Army (1968–1977)
30 min | Comedy, War
A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.
Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie
Votes: 7,229
15. FM (2009)
30 min | Comedy
O'Dowd is Lindsay Carol, a DJ on a hip radio station Skin FM. Urbane and witty on air, off-air he's a shambles, as inept in love as he is trying to be cool. Along for the ride are his ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop, Nina Sosanya, Ophelia Lovibond
Votes: 484
16. Which Way to the War (1994 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
In the Western Desert of World War II, a party of British "Desert Rat" soldiers and a party of Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrives.
Directors: Roy Gould, David Croft | Stars: William Tapley, Simon Baker, Terry John, Robert Hands
This was only a pilot; shame it wasn't allowed to develop...!
Very difficult to find; was once available on the 'David Croft' site [c.2007-9] in three parts, but no longer [as of 02/13]...
Highly recommended for Lloyd & Croft fans, fans of WWII comedies in general ['Allo, Allo', 'Dad's Army', 'Hogan's Heroes', 'McHale's Navy', etc...], as well as 'Simon Baker Denny' fans...
17. Miranda (2009–2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and around her crush Gary.
Stars: Miranda Hart, Patricia Hodge, Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland
Votes: 17,138
18. All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Lynda Bellingham
Votes: 4,398
19. Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
TV-PG | 175 min | Comedy, War
Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 56,846
My favorite 'Black Adder'...
20. My Hero (2000–2007)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Thermoman is a multiple-powered superhero who originates from the planet Ultron. In an attempt to do his best to fit in with life on earth, he creates the human alias of George Sunday.
Stars: Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Hugh Dennis, Lill Roughley
Votes: 2,153
21. Clone (2008)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
It centres on the creation and education of the world's first human clone.
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Stuart McLoughlin, Mark Gatiss, Fiona Glascott
Votes: 238
Too bad it was only one series...
22. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,124
23. Still Game (2002–2019)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional area of Craiglang, Glasgow.
Stars: Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Paul Riley, Mark Cox
Votes: 9,276
24. Bottom (1991–1995)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Steven O'Donnell, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 14,188
25. Vexed (2010–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Two Detectives Jack and Georgina who share chemistry but have complicated personal lives.
Stars: Toby Stephens, Ronny Jhutti, Roger Griffiths, Miranda Raison
Votes: 3,833
26. Brotherly Love (1999– )
Stars: Gregor Fisher, James Fleet, Caroline Langrishe, Tom Watson
Votes: 16
27. Father Ted (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 43,782
28. As Time Goes By (1992–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Romance
The Korean War, and a long lost letter, separate the lives of young lovers Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, whose paths cross again by happenstance.
Stars: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Moira Brooker, Philip Bretherton
Votes: 4,956
29. Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, Judy Cornwell
Votes: 17,867
30. British Men Behaving Badly (1992–2014)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Two early thirties best friends live together while having completely different personalities. While their girlfriends try to help them take on more responsibilities the boys seldom respond well and usually end up drinking together.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 8,654
31. Spy (2011–2012)
30 min | Comedy
Tim is in a custody battle with his ex-wife, when he quits his job. He applies for a job as a civil servant doing data entry, but discovers during the job interview that he has been offered a job as a trainee spy for MI5.
Stars: Tom Goodman-Hill, Darren Boyd, Jude Wright, Robert Lindsay
Votes: 3,916
32. Wasted (I) (2016)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Surreal slacker comedy set in a West Country village where the lives of a group of twenty-something friends are changed forever by the appearance of a familiar figure as a spirit guide.
Stars: Danny Kirrane, Dylan Edwards, Gwyneth Keyworth, Rose Reynolds
Votes: 1,218
33. My Family (2000–2011)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Ben Harper, a misanthropic dentist, has little time for most people, including his wife Susan, and their children Nick, Janey, and Michael.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson, Daniela Denby-Ashe
Votes: 10,540
34. Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011)
26 min | Comedy
The lives and loves of five friends in the Northern town of Runcorn.
Stars: Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Sheridan Smith, Kathryn Drysdale
Votes: 4,860
35. Doc Martin (2004–2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom
Votes: 20,206
36. Detectorists (2014–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
Stars: Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Rachael Stirling, Gerard Horan
Votes: 21,322
37. To the Manor Born (1979–2007)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Following her husband's passing, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell her stately home. While she comes to terms with her downward mobility, she decides to show the new owner a thing or two about "nobility".
Stars: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne, Daphne Heard
Votes: 2,723
38. The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.
Stars: Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Jackie Wright, Bob Todd
Votes: 5,510
39. The Good Life (1975–1978)
28 min | Comedy
Tom Good quits the rat race, and with wife Barbara turns the garden of their Surbiton house into a smallholding. Their neighbours, snobbish Margo Leadbetter and her conventional husband Jerry, feel variously amused, offended and impressed.
Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
Votes: 4,018
40. The Detectives (1993–1997)
50 min | Comedy, Crime
In the never ending, high tech war against crime, Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs are the Scud missiles of the police arsenal of intuition, hunches and inspired guesses... all of them hopelessly wrong.
Stars: Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell, Frank Windsor
Votes: 1,610
41. Wild West (2002–2004)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Mary Trewednack lives above her post office in the Cornish village of St. Gweep, with her neurotic partner Angela. Lesbians until something better comes along. Witchcraft and wife-swapping ... See full summary »
Stars: Dawn French, Catherine Tate, David Bradley, Sean Foley
Votes: 265
42. Zomboat! (2019)
24 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A Zombie apocalypse is unleashed in Birmingham and sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar must flee for their lives...by canal boat.
Stars: Leah Brotherhead, Ryan McKen, Hamza Jeetooa, Cara Theobold
Votes: 2,183
43. Chickens (2011–2013)
Comedy
Comedy sitcom set in a small English village during the first world war. It follows three young men who are not on the front line, but fighting each other.
Stars: Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet, Joe Thomas, Sarah Daykin
Votes: 939
44. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,693
45. Hippies (1999)
30 min | Comedy
In 1969 London, the editor of an underground magazine and his friends get into wacky situations.
Stars: Simon Pegg, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, Darren Boyd
Votes: 450
46. Red Dwarf (1988– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn
Votes: 37,282
47. How Do You Want Me? (1998–1999)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ian has recently eloped with country girl Lisa. The have moved from London back to her hometown Snowle, and comedy ensues.
Stars: Dylan Moran, Charlotte Coleman, Emma Chambers, Frank Finlay
Votes: 488
48. dinnerladies (1998–2000)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
Comedy about the workers in a factory canteen.
Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 2,771
49. Teachers (2001–2004)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
Comedy drama that follows the exploits of school staff both inside and out of the classroom.
Stars: Ursula Holden Gill, Lloyd McGuire, Gillian Bevan, Ellen Thomas
Votes: 3,884
50. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf. Follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
Stars: Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy, Kevin Whately
Votes: 4,002
51. Fortysomething (2003)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul Slippery (Hugh Laurie), a forty-something doctor, lives with his wife Estelle and three sex-obsessed sons Rory, Daniel and Edwin in the west London suburb of Putney. On top of coping ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Sheila Hancock, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 2,264
52. Twenty Twelve (2011–2012)
30 min | Comedy
The team responsible for organizing the 2012 Olympics in London faces many challenges.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Karl Theobald
Votes: 2,276
53. Peep Show (2003–2015)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman
Votes: 66,570
54. The Army Game (1957–1961)
30 min | Comedy
The exploits of a bunch of army conscripts.
Stars: Harry Fowler, Frank Williams, Ted Lune, Alfie Bass
Votes: 96
55. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.
Stars: Barry Evans, George Camiller, Jacki Harding, Zara Nutley
Votes: 9,719
56. The Old Guys (2009– )
Comedy
Two retired gentleman share a house together , always competing for the affections of their attractive neighbour Sally
Stars: Roger Lloyd Pack, Clive Swift, Jane Asher, Katherine Parkinson
Votes: 334
57. Open All Hours (1976–1985)
30 min | Comedy
Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville and a particularly dangerous till.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 5,952
58. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
British sitcom in which an unhappily married man discovers he can time travel back to 1940s war-torn London where he masquerades as an MI5 agent and part-time songwriter whilst courting the local barmaid.
Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Victor McGuire, Christopher Ettridge, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 3,334
59. Hello Ladies (2013–2014)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
A gawky Englishman comes to Los Angeles to find the woman of his dreams.
Stars: Stephen Merchant, Christine Woods, Nate Torrence, Kevin Weisman
Votes: 13,522
60. Waiting for God (1990–1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
When Tom Ballard moves to Bayview Retirement Vilage, he meets Diana Trent, a feisty old woman who complains about everything and wants nothing more than just to die. Much to the dislike of ... See full summary »
Stars: Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole, Daniel Hill, Janine Duvitski
Votes: 2,004
61. Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy
Bertram Wooster, a well-intentioned, wealthy layabout, has a habit of getting himself into trouble and it's up to his brilliant valet, Jeeves, to get him out.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Richard Dixon, Robert Daws
Votes: 13,145
62. Are You Being Served in Australia? (1980–1981)
25 min | Comedy
Old Mr. Grace lends Mr. Humphries to his Austrailian cousin, Mr. Bone, to take over as head of Men's Wear at Bone Brothers, where the staff closely resemble the staff of Grace Brothers.
Stars: John Inman, June Bronhill, Reg Gillam, Basil Clarke
Votes: 203
63. The Invisibles (2008– )
60 min | Comedy, Crime
After 15 years of living it up in the Costa Del Crime, ex-criminals Mo and Sid soon discover that everyday life is a far cry from the white-knuckle ride of a spot of breaking and entering.
Stars: Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter, Dean Lennox Kelly
Votes: 253
64. Outnumbered (2007–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.
Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche
Votes: 12,170
65. George & Mildred (1976–1979)
30 min | Comedy
George and Mildred Roper have just moved into a middle-class neighborhood.
Stars: Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Norman Eshley, Sheila Fearn
Votes: 1,717
66. Grass (2003– )
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Billy Bleach is a Londoner and pub know-it-all who is relocated to Norfolk in rural England under a witness protection programme after he witnesses a gangland killing in this spinoff of the fast show
Stars: Simon Day, Philip Jackson, Robert Wilfort, Tristan Gemmill
Votes: 95
67. World of Pub (2001– )
30 min | Comedy
Barry and Garry run a pub in the West End of London. Each week their friend, certified cockney geezer Dodgy Phil, comes up with scheme to attract more punters. For example, turning the pub ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Cornwell, Peter Serafinowicz, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall
Votes: 81
68. Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Dawn French stars in this dark and twisted comedy series, in which she plays a different character embroiled in murder, in each hilarious episode.
Stars: Dawn French, Paul Mark Elliott, Soo Drouet, Henry Naylor
Votes: 690
69. Girls on Top (1985–1986)
30 min | Comedy
Four women who are nothing alike end up living together in a flat in England.
Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Joan Greenwood
Votes: 333
70. On the Up (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter struggles his way through life, dealing with a snooty wife, troublesome daughter, opinionated mother and quirky domestic staff.
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell
Votes: 249
71. Trivia (2011–2012)
Not Rated | Comedy
Calling themselves "The Team with No Name", Lawrence, Adam, Cathy, and Molly are four individuals who gather each week to take part in a local pub quiz, each with his or her their own particular strengths--and reasons for taking part.
Stars: David Pearse, Keith McErlean, Janet Moran, Aoibhinn McGinnity
Votes: 268
72. Kim's Convenience (2016–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.
Stars: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu
Votes: 24,189
73. Rab C. Nesbitt (1988–2014)
50 min | Comedy
Rab C. Nesbitt is lowlife scum (and proud of it) in Glasgow, Scotland who spends his time drinking in his local and speaking to the camera about the state of society as he sees it.
Stars: Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Elaine C. Smith, Barbara Rafferty
Votes: 1,618
74. Only When I Laugh (1979–1982)
30 min | Comedy
A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff.
Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli, Richard Wilson
Votes: 991
75. Threesome (I) (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Threesome is a comedy about three inseparable friends in their 30s. Alice lives with her boyfriend Mitch and her gay best friend Richie. Together they form three points of an unlikely triangle.
Stars: Emun Elliott, Amy Huberman, Stephen Wight, Isabella O'Brian
Votes: 1,466
76. The High Life (1994–1995)
30 min | Comedy
A strangely, short-lived Scottish sitcom chronicling the eccentric passengers and crew of a fictional small airline operating out of Prestwick Airport. Notable for some very surreal comedy and the all singing, all dancing titles.
Stars: Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, Patrick Ryecart
Votes: 470
77. On the Buses (1969–1973)
30 min | Comedy
Jack-the-lad bus driver and conductor Stan and Jack enjoy the female employees more than their work and Inspector Blake is relentless in his attempts to make their lives a misery.
Stars: Anna Karen, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Reg Varney
Votes: 2,652
78. Absolutely (1989–1993)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy sketch show.
Stars: Peter Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter
Votes: 284
79. Up the Women (2013–2015)
TV-PG | 174 min | Comedy, History
A group of Suffragists band together to spread the word--but they need to learn their own lessons first.
Stars: Jessica Hynes, Vicki Pepperdine, Emma Pierson, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 426
80. On the Buses (1971)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
When the bus company finds itself short-staffed, Inspector Blake comes up with the brilliant idea of employing female drivers. The company is delighted, but the bus crews are horrified and try to get rid of the women.
Director: Harry Booth | Stars: Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Michael Robbins, Anna Karen
Votes: 2,180
81. Raised by Wolves (2013–2016)
30 min | Comedy
A large family is raised by an unconventional single mother on a council estate in Wolverhampton, England.
Stars: Philip Jackson, Rebekah Staton, Helen Monks, Alexa Davies
Votes: 1,845
82. Yanks Go Home (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Meg Johnson, Bruce Boa, Stuart Damon, Catherine Neilson
Votes: 17
83. First of the Summer Wine (1988–1989)
30 min | Comedy
Set Just before WW2, this involves the younger lives of some of the Last of the Summer wine characters. Norman Clegg's father is played by Peter Sallis who plays Norman Clegg in Last of the summer wine.
Stars: David Fenwick, Paul Oldham, Paul Wyett, Peter Sallis
Votes: 149
84. Hunderby (2012–2015)
30 min | Comedy
Set in the 1830s, this black comedy centers on a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast.
Stars: Julia Davis, Alexandra Roach, Alex Macqueen, Rufus Jones
Votes: 1,241
85. Are You Being Served? (2016 TV Movie)
31 min | Comedy
A reboot of the classic sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972).
Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Jason Watkins, Sherrie Hewson, John Challis, Roy Barraclough
Votes: 603
86. Health and Efficiency (1993–1995)
30 min | Comedy
Adventures in St James's General Hospital - between the administration, doctors, and the nurses, with constant battles in the operating theatre, rising costs and chaotic relationships.
Stars: Gary Olsen, Felicity Montagu, Roger Lloyd Pack, Deborah Norton
Votes: 16
87. People Just Do Nothing (2014–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Music
A mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.
Stars: Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp
Votes: 8,145
88. Marley's Ghosts (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 40 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Marley has a rare gift, she can talk to the dead. However, this gift is a mixed blessing as the ghosts she can currently communicate with sadly include her husband Adam, her lover Michael and the local vicar.
Stars: Sarah Alexander, Jo Joyner, Nicholas Burns, John Hannah
Votes: 389
89. Murder in Successville (2015–2017)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Each week D.I. Sleet is partnered by a celebrity guest as they investigate a murder in the titular town, which is in turn seemingly peopled entirely by 'celebrities'.
Stars: Tom Davis, Liam Hourican, Luke Kempner, Nico Tatarowicz
Votes: 1,422
90. Over the Rainbow (1993– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Bronagh Gallagher, Angeline Ball, Peter Sullivan, Ian Targett
Votes: 15
91. French Fields (1989–1991)
30 min | Comedy
The British family from "Fresh Fields" (1984) move to France. The episodes revolve around their adjustment to and difficulties dealing with French culture. Much humour is also derived from ... See full summary »
Stars: Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers, Pamela Salem, Valerie Lush
Votes: 222
92. The Job Lot (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The daily troubles of everyone who works at the job centre.
Stars: Sarah Hadland, Russell Tovey, Angela Curran, Jo Enright
Votes: 2,154
93. Together (2015)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
A mismatched couple tries to forge a relationship with the "help" of friends and family.
Stars: Sarah Daykin, Alex Macqueen, Vicki Pepperdine, Jonny Sweet
Votes: 228
94. Stath Lets Flats (2018– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy following incompetent Greek-Cypriot lettings-agent Stath, who works for the family business, Michael and Eagle.
Stars: Jamie Demetriou, Al Roberts, Natasia Demetriou, Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Votes: 4,894
95. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,540
96. The Kennedys (2015)
30 min | Comedy
The Kennedy family move to the New Town of Stevenage and are excited at the prospect of being considered middle-class.
Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Dan Renton Skinner, Lucy Hutchinson, Emma Pierson
Votes: 748
97. Spreadsheet (2021)
Comedy
A divorced, hectic mother-of-two who is looking for sex without commitment.
Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Rowan Witt, Zahra Newman, Maila Latukefu
Votes: 538
98. Here Comes the Queen (2008– )
Comedy
The pilot follows the story of a brother and sister from Romford who discover they are the two remaining heirs to a Russian throne.
Stars: Les Dennis, Wendy Richard, Burt Kwouk, Philip Madoc
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