British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy | Documentary
Release Date
September 12, 2016
Duration
60 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rebecca Front
Self / Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan
Self / Smithy
James Corden
Self
Hugh Dennis
Self
Lee Mack
Self
Dick Clement
Self
Richard Curtis
Self
Jack Dee
Self
Michael Grade
Self
Jonathan Harvey
Self
Nerys Hughes
Self
Ian La Frenais
Self
Graham Linehan
Self
Jon Plowman
Self
Anna Raeburn
Self
Adil Ray
Self
Beryl Vertue
Self
Josh Widdicombe
Self
Trix Worrell
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Caroline Aherne
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cherie Blair
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Blair
Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Susie Blake
Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Bluthal
Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Bolam
Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Bovell
Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Brenman
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Briers
Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Burke
Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Craig Cash
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cleese
Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Condou
Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annette Crosbie
Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angus Deayton
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dreyfus
Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janine Duvitski
Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Fleet
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn French
Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Frost
Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Giedroyc
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Gwynn
Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathew Horne
Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Inman
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Jason
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue Johnston
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Felicity Kendal
Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman
Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd Pack
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Lumley
Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dermot Morgan
Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Mitchell
Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ardal O'Hanlon
Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Peacock
Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Page
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Saunders
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Sawalha
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