Televison Shows Part 1
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1. Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama, Sport
About a Premiere football club facing crisis, with a chairman terrified that lucrative financial deals and perks will be discovered by the tax inspector investigating the club's affairs, ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Hamilton | Stars: James Bolam, Tim Matthews, John Brobbey, Paul Clarkson
Votes: 69
2. British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
The story of the British sitcom from HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR to GAVIN AND STACEY and beyond.
Director: Breid McLoone | Stars: Dick Clement, Steve Coogan, James Corden, Richard Curtis
Votes: 36
3. A Gert Lush Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Dan Colman has met the woman of his dreams, but introducing Lisa to his loveable but eccentric family at Christmas increasingly looks like a bad idea.
Director: Al Campbell | Stars: Russell Howard, Hannah Britland, Neil Morrissey, Sophie Thompson
Votes: 305
4. A Perfect Planet (2021)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Perfect Planet analyzes, in five episodes, how the forces of nature, including the power of the Sun or even humans, drive and shape life on Earth.
Stars: David Attenborough, Toby Nowlan, Chadden Hunter, Rolf Steinmann
Votes: 3,077
5. Richard Briers: A Tribute (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Emma Clarke | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Richard Briers, Alan Ayckbourn, Simon Russell Beale
6. After Life (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After Tony's wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden, Tony Way, Diane Morgan
Votes: 153,348
7. Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy - Live (2007 Video)
82 min | Documentary, Comedy
The first stand-up show from comedian, Alan Carr.
Director: Paul Wheeler | Star: Alan Carr
Votes: 233
8. Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How and Whom? (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary, Comedy
Alan Partridge's journey from broadcaster caricature to award-winning study of pathos.
Director: Joe Fraser | Stars: Steve Coogan, Peter Baynham, Phil Cornwell, Rebecca Front
Votes: 103
9. Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life (2012 TV Special)
42 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge attempts a celebrity travelogue around his beloved Norwich.
Director: Dave Lambert | Stars: Steve Coogan, Dolly Wells, Graham Duff, Harmage Singh Kalirai
Votes: 1,748
10. Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010–2016)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Famous DJ Alan Partridge gives us an insight into what happens behind the microphone at North Norfolk digital radio.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Tim Key, Simon Greenall, Mary Joanna Coogan
Votes: 3,235
11. Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce (2012 TV Movie)
42 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge appears on Open Books with Martin Bryce to promote his new autobiography.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Steve Coogan, Robert Popper, Martin Glyn Murray, Tom Davis
Votes: 791
12. Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy (2005 Video)
84 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge presents an evening of comedy performances to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Rob Brydon, Hugh Parker
Votes: 152
13. An Evening with Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse (2015 TV Special)
55 min | Comedy
The show will celebrate not only their sketch characters, but also, for the first time, will introduce the real Harry and Paul, who appear almost live on stage as themselves as they take ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Kathy Burke, Rosie Cavaliero
Votes: 19
14. An Evening with Robin Williams (1983 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Robin Williams performs his act in San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. Although he does do some of his more well known routines, much of the footage is devoted to Williams' frenetic, completely off the wall improvisation.
Director: Don Mischer | Star: Robin Williams
Votes: 1,304
15. An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
British comedy duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their simple and closed-minded friend Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world to experience a variety of people and cultures.
Stars: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Richard Yee
Votes: 34,341
16. An Inspector Calls (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mysterious inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guest following the suicide of a young woman.
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: Sophie Rundle, Lucy Chappell, Miranda Richardson, Ken Stott
Votes: 15,654
17. 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: 9,233
18. Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)
TV-MA | 1,320 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
After being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Votes: 11,079
19. Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle (2016)
Not Rated | 44 min | Short, Comedy
Alan leaves behind his comfortable existence and heads north to ask whether, in this once United Kingdom, a `schasm` has formed between north and south.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Ben Rufus Green, Jean Ellwood
Votes: 1,815
20. Alas Smith & Jones (1984–1998)
30 min | Comedy
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones present a series of short (often tasteless, always scathing) sketches about modern life and the stupidity and gullibility of those who believe in it.
Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Robin Driscoll
Votes: 1,923
21. Ali G, Aiii (2000 Video)
103 min | Comedy
A straight-to-video release of clips from Da Ali G Show (original, UK series) plus unaired segments from the show, hosted by Ali G himself.
Directors: James Bobin, Steve Smith | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, John Henry, Jenna Jameson, Gail Porter
Votes: 2,632
22. Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
Director: Alasdair Macmillan | Stars: Billy Connolly, Barbara Bach, Barry McGuigan, Chris Quinten
Votes: 538
23. An Audience with Bob Monkhouse (1994 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Patricia Mordecai | Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Peter Amory, Anne Aston, Michael Ball
Votes: 50
24. An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
The British comedy star entertains a celebrity audience with stories of his life and career.
Director: Alasdair Macmillan | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Gyles Brandreth, Trevor Brown, Judith Chalmers
Votes: 122
25. 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: 4,014
26. Bad Education (2012–2024)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches.
Stars: Layton Williams, Mathew Horne, Charlie Wernham, Jack Whitehall
Votes: 13,728
27. Being Evel (2015)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
The real story behind the myth of American icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel and his legacy.
Director: Daniel Junge | Stars: Ken Berg, Seth Enslow, Ray Gunn, George Hamilton
Votes: 1,217
28. Bernard and the Genie (1991 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After mild-mannered art-buyer Bernard Bottle is fired by his greedy boss and abandoned by his girlfriend, he discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Lenny Henry, John Gabriel, Alan Cumming, Rowan Atkinson
Votes: 1,847
29. 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: 61,944
30. Blackadder (1982–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny
Votes: 41,094
31. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,496
32. Bo' Selecta! (2002–2004)
30 min | Comedy
Comedy involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and a whole host of "celebrities".
Stars: Leigh Francis, Craig Phillips, Patsy Kensit, Karen Hayley
Votes: 1,608
33. Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand (2016 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Recorded in 2003 live on stage, interspersed with interviews with comedians and celebrities that were in the audience that night.
Director: Mark Lucey | Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Mike Yarwood, Jon Culshaw, Fiona Allen
Votes: 49
34. Bostock's Cup (1999 TV Movie)
75 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty-five years previously during which a shocking truth is revealed.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Nick Hancock, Philip McGough, Neil Pearson, Tim Healy
Votes: 192
35. 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: 14,201
36. Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
50 min | Drama
Five unemployed men would do anything just to have a job in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon, Peter Kerrigan
Votes: 1,577
37. Brass Eye (1997–2001)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Controversial spoof of current affairs television, and the role of celebrity in the UK.
Stars: Christopher Morris, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Doon Mackichan
Votes: 11,559
38. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 25 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 2068, the indestructible Captain Scarlet leads the agents of Spectrum in a war of nerves against the Mysterons from Mars.
Stars: Ed Bishop, Donald Gray, Francis Matthews, Sylvia Anderson
Votes: 1,901
39. The Challenger Disaster (2013 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, History
Factual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 disintegration.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Joanne Whalley, Eve Best, Bruce Greenwood, William Hurt
Votes: 4,591
40. Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (2013–2015)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Charlie Brooker highlights the week's news in a comic fashion.
Stars: Charlie Brooker, Diane Morgan, Al Campbell, Doug Stanhope
Votes: 1,586
41. Cheers (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt
Votes: 62,082
42. Citizen Smith (1977–1980)
30 min | Comedy
Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting. He leads a small group called the Tooting Popular Front with aspirations to create a communist Britain. However, as a result of being disorganised, his chances range from slim to none.
Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid, Tony Millan
Votes: 1,055
43. Clarence (1988)
30 min | Comedy
Clarence is a myopic delivery man who retires to the countryside, and goes from one mishap to another due to his short-sightedness
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Josephine Tewson, Phyllida Law, Richard Caldicot
Votes: 221
44. Click & Collect (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Comedy
Two mismatched neighbours drive across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl's Christmas dreams come true.
Director: Ben Palmer | Stars: Stephen Merchant, Asim Chaudhry, Sophia Di Martino, Emily Aston
Votes: 3,772
45. Clive Dunn: A Tribute (2012 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Samantha Peters | Stars: Meera Syal, Clive Dunn, Carol Smillie, Graham McCann
Votes: 8
46. Colin's Sandwich (1988–1989)
30 min | Comedy
Struggling writer Colin has the unenviable daytime job of listening to the complaints of the public using British Railways.
Stars: Mel Smith, Louisa Rix, Tony Haase, Mike Grady
Votes: 145
47. Derek (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama
Derek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tim Barlow
Votes: 35,599
48. Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
Unrated | 89 min | Comedy
Russell Mulcahy (of "Highlander" fame) films British comedy luminaries Peter Cook and Dudley Moore recording their last comedy album featuring two of their most beloved characters, lavatory... See full summary »
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Judy Huxtable, Nicola Austin
Votes: 442
49. Dermot Morgan Live (1994 Video)
66 min | Comedy
Dermot Morgan performs his one man show live at Olympia Theatre, Dublin.
Director: Gerard Stembridge | Star: Dermot Morgan
Votes: 14
50. 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: 2,773
51. An Adventure in Space and Time (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History
An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: David Bradley, Ross Gurney-Randall, Roger May, Sam Hoare
Votes: 7,547
52. Dracula (2020)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
In 1897 Transylvania, the blood-drinking Count draws his plans against Victorian London.
Stars: Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, Morfydd Clark, Lydia West
Votes: 52,600
53. Drifters (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
After graduating from university, twenty something year-olds Meg, her cousin Bunny and their friend Laura share a flat and face the ups and downs of love and life.
Stars: Jessica Knappett, Lydia Rose Bewley, Lauren O'Rourke, Bobby Hirston
Votes: 1,861
54. Earth from Space (2019– )
232 min | Documentary
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing.
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lilian Pintea, Joseph Sekar, Billy Ellis
Votes: 583
55. Emo Philips Live (1987)
55 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Cynthia Lovelace Sears | Stars: Emo Philips, Frank Buxton
Votes: 35
56. Eric & Ernie (2011 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A telling of the fledging careers and early days of the comedy duo that was Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, from their dance-hall performances of northern England to cult status.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Josh Benson, Tom Atkinson, Victoria Wood
Votes: 807
57. 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: 60,396
58. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization!
Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez
Votes: 109,653
59. Nighty Night (2004–2005)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Although Jill's husband seems to respond well to cancer treatment, she tells him that he's dying. Jill pretends she's already a widow and pursues her next-door neighbor, Don. Jill manipulates and torments Don's wife, who suffers from MS.
Stars: Julia Davis, Angus Deayton, Rebecca Front, Ruth Jones
Votes: 3,108
60. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 483,891
61. Come Fly with Me (2010–2011)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
This is a parody of shows about the inner workings of an airport.
Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Lindsay Duncan, Sally Rogers
Votes: 9,865
62. Coogan's Run (1995)
30 min | Comedy
A short series portraying six different people who all live in a town called Ottle; all played by Steve Coogan.
Stars: Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Malcolm Raeburn, Adrian Scarborough
Votes: 543
63. Cor, Blimey! (2000 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the 'Carry On' films during the 1960s and 1970s.
Director: Terry Johnson | Stars: Jacqueline Defferary, Geoffrey Hutchings, David McAlister, Jason Round
Votes: 430
64. Cunk & Other Humans on 2019 (2019)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Politics returns as the humans look at the historic December General Election.
Stars: Diane Morgan, Hammed Animashaun, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Al Campbell
Votes: 477
65. Curry & Chips (1969)
30 min | Comedy
A Pakistani Irishman Kevin O'Grady arrives in England and joins the workforce at a novelty objects manufacturers. He also shares digs with his factory manager. He quickly becomes bemused ... See full summary »
Stars: Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Kenny Lynch, Norman Rossington
Votes: 149
66. 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: 7,234
67. Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian (2013 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary
Friends, family and co-workers discuss Dave Allen's comedic themes, especially those regarding religion.
Director: Verity Newman | Stars: Dave Allen, Kevin Day, Maggie Smith, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 82
68. The Day of the Triffids (1981)
50 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.
Stars: John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 2,438
69. Dear John.... (1986–1987)
30 min | Comedy
John Lacey comes home one evening to discover a letter from his wife, starting with "Dear John" and informing him that she is leaving him. Lonely and now divorced, John joins a club where lonely divorced people can meet.
Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 555
70. 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: 100,187
71. Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
204 min | Comedy
A satire about three losers: a failed actor, his sleazy agent, and a permanently drunk bodyguard.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Michael Redfern
Votes: 1,552
72. Fireball XL5 (1962–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The interplanetary adventures of the crew of the World Space Patrol (W.S.P.) spacecraft Fireball XL5, patrolling Sector 25 of the galaxy in the year 2062.
Stars: David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell, John Bluthal
Votes: 706
73. Frasier (1993–2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 95,509
74. Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Two siblings share their Friday-night dinners at their parents' home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Paul Ritter, Tom Rosenthal
Votes: 22,216
75. Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel (2021 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, Comedy
Cast, crew and fans reflect on the last 10 years of sitcom Friday Night Dinner (2011).
Director: Sean Doherty | Stars: Matt Lucas, Kenton Allen, Nihal Arthanayake, David Baddiel
Votes: 218
76. From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TV (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Verity Newman | Stars: Nigel Planer, Valerie Singleton, John Craven, Clive Doig
Votes: 20
77. Futurama (1999– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 261,060
78. Gavin & Stacey (2007–2024)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them?
Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman, Ruth Jones
Votes: 22,717
79. Happy Families (1985)
35 min | Comedy
Guy Fuddle (Ade Edmondson) lives with his grandmother (Jennifer Saunders). He has four sisters(Saunders) who were sent away from home as small children. Grandmother is now ill and she wants... See full summary »
Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Stephen Fry
Votes: 166
80. Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy
As part of the BBC2 50th-anniversary celebrations, comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the channel. It parodies the channel, its content, and the history documentary.
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Harry Enfield, Kevin Eldon, Paul Whitehouse, Rhys Thomas
Votes: 177
81. Harry Enfield and Chums (1994–1999)
40 min | Comedy
The BBC sketch show that while continuing to show the misadventures of a series of popular characters now introduces a slew of new oddballs and misfits, including Tory Boy and The Lovely Wobbly Randy Old Ladies.
Stars: Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse, Louisa Rix
Votes: 3,453
82. Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Popular BBC sketch show that introduced a whole host of memorable characters such as Tim-Nice-But-Dim, the Slobs, Smashie and Nicey, The Old Gits and teenagers Kevin and Perry. The show spawned a slew of spin-off series and films.
Stars: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Kathy Burke, Jon Glover
Votes: 1,990
83. Smashie and Nicey, the End of an Era (1994 TV Movie)
45 min | Comedy
A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on music history and fall from grace in a parody of real life radio presenters.
Director: Daniel Kleinman | Stars: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Dave Atkins, Dan Travers
Votes: 127
84. Have I Got 30 Years for You (2020 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A documentary reliving some of the most memorable and controversial moments from three decades of Have I Got News for You (1990).
Director: Matt Fisher | Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Ayoade, Jo Brand, Victoria Coren Mitchell
Votes: 40
85. 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: 1,718
86. Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
Raucous 90s sitcom starring Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus as awful flatmates. Tom is an out-of-work actor with a sharp tongue, and Linda La Hughes is his dysfunctional friend.
Stars: Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus, Beth Goddard, Rosalind Knight
Votes: 3,173
87. Going Straight (1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Following his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, Patricia Brake, Richard Beckinsale, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Votes: 1,297
88. Goodnight Mr Tom (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Family, War
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange
Votes: 4,918
89. Hospital People (2017– )
28 min | Comedy
Mockumentary following the lives of staff at Brimlington Hospital. Including ambitious manager Susan, inept DJ Ivan, cheeky chaplain Father Kenny and psychic porter Ian (all played by Tom Binns).
Stars: Tom Binns, Amit Shah, Janine Duvitski, Mandeep Dhillon
Votes: 187
90. How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence.
Director: Sean Doherty | Stars: Sally Phillips, Keith Allen, Tony Allen, Clive Anderson
Votes: 33
91. Human Remains (2000)
173 min | Comedy, Drama
This is a series of documentary type comedy it shows a different couple each episode, we see the occasional friend or neighbour.
Stars: Rob Brydon, Julia Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Mark Benton
Votes: 563
92. I'm Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A failed television presenter, now presenting a programme on local desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career.
Stars: Steve Coogan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu, Phil Cornwell
Votes: 21,979
93.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
It's a Trap!
(2011)
TV-14 | 56 min | Animation, Comedy
The Griffins reprise their intergalactic roles in an outrageous retelling of Return of the Jedi.
Directors: Peter Shin, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 10,089
94.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Blue Harvest
(2007)
TV-14 | 48 min | Animation, Comedy
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 8,019
95.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
(2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 6,717
96. The Green Hornet (1966–1967)
TV-PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
Stars: Bruce Lee, Van Williams, Wende Wagner, Lloyd Gough
Votes: 3,274
97. It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
30 min | Comedy, War
The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.
Stars: Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes, Donald Hewlett, Don Estelle
Votes: 1,791
98. Jasper Carrott: American Carrott (1985 TV Special)
65 min | Comedy
Director: Terence Ryan | Stars: Jasper Carrott, Bob J. Shields, Ellyn Stern, Pat O'Brien
Votes: 10
99. Jasper Carrott: Beat the Carrott (1981 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Jasper Carrott's 1981 performance at the London Palladium recorded live for London Weekend Television.
Director: Paul Smith | Star: Jasper Carrott
Votes: 22
100. John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Lucy Kenwright | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, John Le Mesurier, Mark Eden, Michael Palin
Votes: 22
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