Movie Description
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
(2016)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Breid McLoone
- Cast : Rebecca Front,Steve Coogan,James Corden,Hugh Dennis,Lee Mack,Dick Clement,Richard Curtis,Jack Dee,Michael Grade,Jonathan Harvey,Nerys Hughes,Ian La Frenais,Graham Linehan,Jon Plowman,Anna Raeburn,Adil Ray,Beryl Vertue,Josh Widdicombe,Trix Worrell,Caroline Aherne,Cherie Blair,Tony Blair,Susie Blake,John Bluthal,James Bolam,Brian Bovell,Owen Brenman,Richard Briers,Kathy Burke,Craig Cash,John Cleese,Charlie Condou,Annette Crosbie,Angus Deayton,James Dreyfus,Janine Duvitski,James Fleet,Dawn French,Nicholas Frost,Mel Giedroyc,Michael Gwynn,Mathew Horne,John Inman,David Jason,Sue Johnston,Felicity Kendal,Maureen Lipman,Roger Lloyd Pack,Joanna Lumley,Dermot Morgan,Warren Mitchell,Nicholas Lyndhurst,Ardal O'Hanlon,Trevor Peacock,Joanna Page,Jennifer Saunders,Julia Sawalha
Cast
Self - Narrator (voice)
Self / Alan Partridge
Self / Smithy
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Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Posters
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Facts
Original TitleBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Status Released
Release Information
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2016-09-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 00m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07vxlnl
Genres
- Comedy
- Documentary
