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A Comprehensive List Of British TV Comedies

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  • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

    1. Absolutely Fabulous

    1992–201239 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (22K)
    The wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.
    StarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJulia Sawalha
  • Arthur Bostrom, Kirsten Cooke, Sue Hodge, Gorden Kaye, Richard Marner, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, and Guy Siner in 'Allo 'Allo! (1982)

    2. 'Allo 'Allo!

    1982–199285 epsTV Series
    8.4 (28K)
    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.
    CreatorsDavid CroftJeremy LloydStarsGorden KayeCarmen SilveraVicki Michelle
  • Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? (1972)

    3. Are You Being Served?

    1972–198569 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (9.8K)
    The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
    CreatorsJeremy LloydDavid CroftStarsMollie SugdenJohn InmanFrank Thornton
  • Paul Bazely, Janine Duvitski, Kate Fitzgerald, Julie Graham, Selina Griffiths, Tim Healy, Mark Heap, Sherrie Hewson, Elsie Kelly, Bobby Knutt, Tony Maudsley, Johnny Vegas, Steve Edge, Jake Canuso, Shelley Longworth, Adam Gillen, Josh Bolt, Nathan Bryon, and Danny Walters in Benidorm (2007)

    4. Benidorm

    2007–201874 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (8K)
    British comedy series following holidaymakers at the Solana Resort in Benidorm. Hilarity ensues as guests try to get value for their Euros.
    CreatorDerren LittenStarsJake CanusoJanine DuvitskiTony Maudsley
  • Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in Bottom (1991)

    5. Bottom

    1991–199518 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (15K)
    Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.
    StarsAdrian EdmondsonRik MayallSteven O'Donnell
  • Dad's Army (1968)

    6. Dad's Army

    1968–197780 epsTV Series
    8.1 (7.6K)
    A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.
    CreatorJimmy PerryStarsArthur LoweJohn Le MesurierClive Dunn
  • Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)

    7. Father Ted

    1995–199825 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (46K)
    Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
    StarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank Kelly
  • James Corden, Ruth Jones, Joanna Page, and Mathew Horne in Gavin & Stacey (2007)

    8. Gavin & Stacey

    2007–202422 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (27K)
    Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love, bringing their friends, family and baggage with them.
    CreatorsJames CordenRuth JonesStarsMathew HorneJoanna PageJames Corden
  • Fawlty Towers (1975)

    9. Fawlty Towers

    1975–197912 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.8 (105K)
    Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
    CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew Sachs
  • Green Wing (2004)

    10. Green Wing

    2004–200718 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (13K)
    Funky hospital-based sketch-comedy-drama type show.
    CreatorVictoria PileStarsSally BrettonOliver ChrisOlivia Colman
  • Man About the House (1973)

    11. Man About the House

    1973–197639 epsTV Series
    7.2 (1.7K)
    Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
    CreatorsBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsRichard O'SullivanPaula WilcoxSally Thomsett
  • Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)

    12. The Young Ones

    1982–198412 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (17K)
    The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
    StarsRik MayallAdrian EdmondsonNigel Planer
  • Ricky Gervais in The Office (2001)

    13. The Office

    2001–200314 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (128K)
    The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
    CreatorsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie Crook
  • John Challis and Sue Holderness in The Green Green Grass (2005)

    14. The Green Green Grass

    2005–200932 epsTV Series
    6.6 (1.2K)
    Shifty car salesman Boycie and his wife Marlene leave their council estate in Peckham, London to start a new life in a rambling farmhouse in Shropshire.
    CreatorJohn SullivanStarsJohn ChallisSue HoldernessDavid Ross
  • Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)

    15. On the Buses

    1969–197374 epsTV Series
    7.0 (2.8K)
    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.
    CreatorsRonald ChesneyRonald WolfeStarsAnna KarenBob GrantStephen Lewis
  • Steptoe and Son (1962)

    16. Steptoe and Son

    1962–197457 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (3.6K)
    British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
    StarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettFrank Thornton
  • Katy Carmichael, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost, Mark Heap, and Simon Pegg in Spaced (1999)

    17. Spaced

    1999–200114 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (60K)
    Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.
    StarsSimon PeggJessica HynesJulia Deakin
  • Georgina Cates, Julia Hills, Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen, and John Pickard in 2point4 Children (1991)

    18. 2point4 Children

    1991–199956 epsTV Series
    6.9 (1.8K)
    Follows the lives of the Porters; a seemingly average family whose world is frequently turned upside-down, due to bad luck and bizarre occurrence.
    StarsBelinda LangGary OlsenJulia Hills
  • Sean Lock in 15 Storeys High (2002)

    19. 15 Storeys High

    2002–200412 epsTV Series
    8.1 (2.3K)
    The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.
    StarsSean LockBenedict WongDan Mersh
  • ...And Mother Makes Three (1971)

    20. ...And Mother Makes Three

    1971–197326 epsTV Series
    7.3 (72)
    Sally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons.
    StarsWendy CraigValerie LushRobin Davies
  • Richard Coleman, Wendy Craig, Robin Davies, Maxine Gordon, and David Parfitt in ...And Mother Makes Five (1974)

    21. ...And Mother Makes Five

    1974–197626 epsTV Series
    7.0 (64)
    Newly remarried Sally Redway (formerly Harrison) finds that her children, now augmented by the daughter of her new husband, may be a little older, but are just as troublesome as before.
    CreatorRichard WaringStarsWendy CraigRichard ColemanRobin Davies
  • Peter Butterworth, John Le Mesurier, and Seretta Wilson in A Class by Himself (1971)

    22. A Class by Himself

    1971– 7 epsTV Series
    StarsJohn Le MesurierRichard StilgoePeter Butterworth
  • A Fine Romance (1981)

    23. A Fine Romance

    1981–198426 epsTV Series
    7.1 (795)
    Perplexed and unmarried Laura and sweet but inept Mike form an unlikely union after meeting. Despite differences and lack of chemistry, an undefinable connection keeps the stubborn Laura and grinning Mike together.
    StarsJudi DenchMichael WilliamsSusan Penhaligon
  • Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, and Tim Healy in A Kind of Living (1988)

    24. A Kind of Living

    1988–199026 epsTV Series
    6.8 (18)
    Trevor Beasley, a school teacher, has his head stuck firmly in the past, despite having a new house, a new job and a new baby
    StarsRichard GriffithsTim HealyFrances de la Tour
  • A Perfect State (1997)

    25. A Perfect State

    1997– 7 epsTV Series
    7.3 (25)
    Deputy Mayor Laura Fitzgerald is informed that the town of Flatby on the coast of England has never actually been conquered. The town wasn't even in the Domesday Book as the area was flooded when the King's survey came to visit. Also, there has never been any official incorporation of Flatby into any country. It follows that Flatby was never officially annexed into the United Kingdom. Taking advantage of the situation, Laura rallies the townsfolk to declare Flatby an independent state, much to the displeasure of the Government in London.
    StarsGwen TaylorTrevor CooperEmma Amos

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