Best Britcom

[MrPresident]

In celebration of the record-smashing first week DVD sales of Phoenix Nights and the enormous amount of time on my hands at the moment I have decided to launch a thread about the best British situation comedy of all-time. Obviously this thread lends itself to the use of a poll but since there are only 19 options (+1 other) available such a poll is far from conclusive. So, no complains about a show lacking from the poll is basically what I'm saying. The two requirements for a nomination is that the show must be British and must be a sitcom. Therefore you cannot choose Monty Python because it is not a sitcom, you cannot chose Seinfeld because it is not British and you cannot choose Will & Grace because that's not comedy. Understand? Good.

 

[thestonesfan]

I voted for "The Vicar of Dibley", because that sounds especially British.

 

[phoenix_night]

That's an impossible question...

There's no way I can pick one.

 

[Nad]

Blackadder.

Although I object to "britcom". Conjures up too many images of "britpop" which was the worst pile of complete rubbish ever.

"British sitcom" ain't so hard to write, huh?

 

[gael]

Only fools and horses by a mile...you blonker.

 

[SideshowBob]

I voted other. 'Allo 'Allo is one of the most memorable series I've ever seen.

Who could not remeber things like:

"Listen very carefully I will say this only once"
"What?"
"I said: Listen very carefully I will say this only once!"

And those accents. There wasn't anything extremely special or artistic about that serie. But it has stayed in my mind ever since I saw it, and addictive it was too

 

[zippy]

I voted Yes Minister, although technically it is a documentary not a sitcom

 

[allhailIndia]

Blackadder and none shall come close without being subjected to the torture of giving Baldrick a bath

 

[polymath]

I say Blackadder, just ahead of Fawlty Towers.

 

[sysyphus]

How could you have possibly left Are You Being Served off the list?

I voted other for that.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Originally posted by Nad
"British sitcom" ain't so hard to write, huh?

"isn't" aint so hard to write either, well, be it?

Depends on which Black Adder. I didnt like the first one, loved all the rest. Fawlty Towers is better than Black Adder 1

 

[MrPresident]

Originally posted by sysyphus
How could you have possibly left Are You Being Served off the list?

The Will & Grace clause.

Originally posted by Dumb pothead
Depends on which Black Adder.

They are all one and the same for the purposes of this thread.

Originally posted by SideshowBob
'Allo 'Allo is one of the most memorable series I've ever seen.

Never has a television series captured the heart of the French character more accurately.

 

[sysyphus]

Originally posted by MrPresident
The Will & Grace clause.

What is that?

 

[Mega Tsunami]

Very hard. I voted Only Fools, but could have chosen Young Ones, Red Dwarf and Blackadder.
I am probably the only one in Britain who doesn’t rate Farty Towels that highly. It’s good, but not that good.

 

[zippy]

Originally posted by sysyphus


What is that?

It isn't funny.

 

[MrPresident]

Originally posted by sysyphus
What is that?

It's not funny.

 

[SideshowBob]

--- 'Allo 'Allo ---

Originally posted by MrPresident
Never has a television series captured the heart of the French character more accurately.

The Germans wern't bad either. I think one of the best parts was when two British soldiers came to the French's aid. Then they captured the French characters view of the British by simply using some very stereotypical English traits

 

[Lab Monkey]

Spaced

 

[sysyphus]

Originally posted by zippy
It isn't funny.

Oh well, if you think so, but I like it anyway.

 

[wilbill]

Other -- Absolutely Fabulous