sit coms from back in the day.

We love the early episodes of Benidorm. Whoever came up with all those characters was brilliant.

I love all the 70s/80s sitcoms. Just Good Friends has just been on again and we have Bless this House on at the moment. It brings lovely memories of my youth.

I remember a lot of those mentioned and in particular liked The Rag Trade. I vaguely remember the phrase 'Have you been Walter' but not the programme. I'd be interested to see all of these again, even if they're dated and not pc.

georgia101

I remember a lot of those mentioned and in particular liked The Rag Trade. I vaguely remember the phrase 'Have you been Walter' but not the programme. I'd be interested to see all of these again, even if they're dated and not pc.

Hilda Baker was known to say ‘have you been Walter?’
I don’t think was in a show but just her catchphrase.

They always asked poor Walter if he'd "been".

Does anyone remember My Wife Next Door? I liked that show a lot. Starred John Alderton and Hannah Gordon.

MissAdventure, I always watch The Ghost and Mrs Muir whenever it's on but I don't like the new version they brought out. A film not a sitcom, but brilliant nevertheless.

I feel I was quite young when the programme was on, georgia

I've always liked things that are magical in some way.

I've not seen the film or anything.

Deedaa,did you live in Pilley?

Father dear Father?
I didn't watch it, just remember the name.

I loved watching the original series of The Larkins starring Peggy Mount and David Kossoff, also Charlie Drake in The Worker.
Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer in Butterflies, Patrick Cargill in Father, Dear Father and Sid James and Diana Coupland in Bless This House to name just a few.

Randall and Hopkirk (deceased)

Was there a sit com called 'Nanny'?
She wore a plaid poncho type thing and a hat to match, I seem to think.

@Cold, Ever Decreasing Circles is one of my all-time favourite sitcoms. A gentle, grown up comedy, with a cast of stars. Although I enjoyed The Good Life, I actually prefer Richard Briars' character in Ever Decreasing Circles (as, l believe, did he). He portrayed a character with Asperger's Syndrome to a tee and with great sympathy, at a time before there was a name for it.
I also enjoyed Dear John, with its cast of misfits at the 1-2-1 club.

I am currently watching Jam & Jerusalem and really enjoying it. I love Ever Decreasing Circles as well. There are so many old ones that were so good

By chance while having lunch I saw 'Bless this house' was on. We howled from beginning to end!!!

Fidelity2

Wish they would put the old version of Coronation Street with Nora Batty and Minnie Caldwell on again

Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and the sour-faced one I think was Martha Longhurst... A witty twist on Shakespeare's witches ("When shall we three meet again...?"). Ah, they don't take that much trouble in soaps any more.

georgia101

Does anyone remember My Wife Next Door? I liked that show a lot. Starred John Alderton and Hannah Gordon.

I liked that one too. A nice gentle comedy.
Also liked 'please sir' with John Alderton.

Enjoyed many of the above.

There was one which involved garden gnomes coming to life.
If I sat very quietly as a child and not bring attentsion to myself I could sometimes get away with watching it as it was past my bedtime.

Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell, and Martha Longhurst in the early Corrie episodes reminded me of my great aunts in Oldham. Real Northern matriarchs, tough women who didn't suffer fools gladly. Alan Bennett would bear testimony to the same.
I can recall being scared of my great aunt Mary who constantly sucked cough sweets and told me not to stand on her corns.

There was one that started with a song playing as a young guy painted a wall, wearing overalls. It was about his life, but can't remember the name!

Brush Strokes?
Dexy's Midnight Runners sang the theme tune.
A beautiful, gentle song.

All gas and gaiters made my father howl with laughter.

Why are people talking about dramas and soaps. I thought the thread was about sitcoms. Ena Sharples, for crying out loud. The best sitcoms were made by the BBC, without a doubt. ITV didn't get a look in. On The Buses and Mind Your Language were garbage. Those two are better than the dreadful Mrs Browns Boys a BBC series. How the mighty has fallen.

Generally I find people do things because they want to.
We are allowed to talk about what we want.