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Audi10 Fri 15-Apr-22 13:30:18

My favourites were Keeping up Appearances! Steptoe & Son & On the buses! Which were yours!

MissAdventure Fri 15-Apr-22 16:14:28

I used to like Brush Strokes.
Only fools and horses, of course.
Men behaving badly, nearest and dearest.
I love still game, too.
Rising damp, I could go on and fill up the thread.

Ailidh Fri 15-Apr-22 16:10:45

Skomer

Hi everyone, I am brand new on here and hoping it’s ok to join in.
Just wanted to add Dinner Ladies, Victoria Wood was so clever and her observations so succinct.
Cracks me up watching the cast trying to get their lines out with straight faces.

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Hi! Crossed posts with my praise of dinnerladies!!

NanOf8Girls Fri 15-Apr-22 16:10:19

Robin's Nest, Rising Damp and Steptoe and Son. Loved them!

Ailidh Fri 15-Apr-22 16:09:57

dinnerladies
Are you being served?
Dad's Army
To the manor born
Keeping up appearances
Waiting for God
Porridge
Yes, Minister/Prime Minister
Bread
The Royle Family

Not all of them have worn well. I used to love Bread but have for years wondered why a bunch of scammers was meant to be funny. At least with the Royle Family they were fairly feckless but at least Barb had a job.

Dinnerladies was a slow burn for me: the first series I was almost annoyed at the simplistic, old-fashioned slop it appeared to be. In series two the penny dropped, and I loved it. I have it on constant repeat on catch up.

Skomer Fri 15-Apr-22 16:08:09

Hi everyone, I am brand new on here and hoping it’s ok to join in.
Just wanted to add Dinner Ladies, Victoria Wood was so clever and her observations so succinct.
Cracks me up watching the cast trying to get their lines out with straight faces.

Grandmabatty Fri 15-Apr-22 15:59:45

No, definitely Howard and Hilda. It's on the drama channel at five o'clock weekday evenings

Boz Fri 15-Apr-22 15:52:57

Wasn't it Howard and Heather?

sodapop Fri 15-Apr-22 15:52:04

I liked Bread as well ixion " she's a tart" grin
Ever decreasing Circles - another Peter Egan fan
Yes Minister
Sorry - "language Timothy"

So many good comedies remembered on here, I don't know of any good sitcoms on at the moment although I quite like Lee Mack. Not Going Out is a bit dated now.

GillT57 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:48:15

The only one I find funny at the moment is Still Game.

Grannybags Fri 15-Apr-22 15:47:11

Wouldn't be allowed now Audi10!

Audi10 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:42:17

Oh I forgot about Till Death Us Do Part! My grandads fav! The things Alf Garnett used to say! I felt so sorry for his wife ?

Grannybags Fri 15-Apr-22 15:39:27

Rising Damp
Til death us do part
Steptoe & Son

Grandma70s Fri 15-Apr-22 15:37:38

joannapiano

DH and myself try not to be Howard and Hilda. (Ever Decreasing Circles.)
If we find we have the same colour jeans and tops on, we go and change into something else!

There used to be a couple we called Howard and Hilda in our road.

Anniebach Fri 15-Apr-22 15:35:43

Ever Decreasing Circles

To .The Manor Born

Vicar of Dibley

joannapiano Fri 15-Apr-22 15:33:42

DH and myself try not to be Howard and Hilda. (Ever Decreasing Circles.)
If we find we have the same colour jeans and tops on, we go and change into something else!

Grandma70s Fri 15-Apr-22 15:26:37

Oh yes, Hi-de-Hi is another one that’s kept well.

H1954 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:26:12

Grammaretto

Is there anything new worth watching? I could do with a good laugh

Kate & Koji starring Brenda Blethyn, but I think it has finished now but you should be able to get in on itv Hub

Casdon Fri 15-Apr-22 15:26:04

Gavin and Stacey.

H1954 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:23:37

ixion

Bread

Bread is now on BritBox.

Mrsluckhurst Fri 15-Apr-22 15:21:25

I discovered Still Game a few years ago, had never heard of it before, absolutely hilarious, me & dh have watched it so many times but we still laugh hysterically at some of the scenes.
Love all the old classics Hi de Hi, Dad's Army, One Foot In The Grave etc, all great to watch when you need cheering up! grin

Grandma70s Fri 15-Apr-22 15:20:13

Keeping Up Appearances, To the Manor Born and Yes Minister are still funny. I liked Butterflies at the time, but now I find Ria very wet and feeble! The two layabout teenage sons are very funny, though. Ever Decreasing Circles has kept well.

I think the portrayal of women has changed, so Ria is a pain, as is Barbara in The Good Life. I didn’t find this at the time.

Boz Fri 15-Apr-22 15:14:10

Grandmabatty

The good life. The High Life which only ran for eight episodes but I found it hilarious. It started Alan Cummings, Forbes Masson and Siobhan Redmond. Very Scottish so might have been local to me.

I Love The High Life; have the CD's. Who can forget Cummings and Massom doing Torvil and Dean along the empty plane.
Must have Scottish blood for my favourite is R.C. Nesbit and Tales of Para Handy. Great Stuff. It must be Gregor Fisher.

MayBee70 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:06:48

Grammaretto

Is there anything new worth watching? I could do with a good laugh

I’m trying to think if there are any these days. I did like Lead Balloon but even that was a few years ago now.

Grammaretto Fri 15-Apr-22 14:56:40

Is there anything new worth watching? I could do with a good laugh

Grammaretto Fri 15-Apr-22 14:55:45

Farnorth grin