British comedy in 1978

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Notable comedies debuting in 1978

All new TV comedy from 1978

1. All You Need Is Cash
2. And Now The Good News
3. Are You Being Served?
4. As You Like It
5. An Audience With Jasper Carrott
6. Backs To The Land
7. The Basil Brush Show
8. The Benny Hill Show
9. Bernie
10. Billy Connolly In Concert
11. Blackpool Bonanza
12. Bless Me, Father
13. Born And Bred
14. Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
15. Butterflies
16. Celebrity Squares
17. Citizen Smith
18. Come Back Mrs. Noah
19. Cooper - Just Like That
20. Dave Allen At Large
21. Devenish
22. The Dick Emery Show
23. An Evening With Dave Evans
24. The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
25. Fearless Frank
26. The Freddie Starr Experience
27. George & Mildred
28. Get Some In!
29. Going Straight
30. The Good Life
31. Grand Slam
32. Happy Ever After
33. Have A Harry...
34. Hinge And Bracket
35. I Didn't Know You Cared
36. I'm Bob, He's Dickie
37. I'm Dickie - That's Show Business
38. It Ain't Half Hot Mum
39. Just William
40. The Ken Dodd Show
41. The Kenny Everett Video Show
42. Last Of The Summer Wine
43. Leave It To Charlie
44. Lennie & Jerry
45. The Les Dawson Show
46. Leslie Crowther's Scrapbook
47. Life Begins At Forty
48. Little And Large
49. The Liver Birds
50. The Losers
51. Maggie And Her
52. The Many Wives Of Patrick
53. Margie And Me
54. Michael Bentine's Potty Time
55. Mike Yarwood In Persons
56. Mind Your Language
57. Miss Jones And Son
58. Mixed Blessings
59. The Morecambe & Wise Show
60. The Old Boy Network
61. Oneupmanship
62. Pickersgill People
63. The Pink Medicine Show
64. Q
65. The Rag Trade
66. Rentaghost
67. Rings On Their Fingers
68. Rising Damp
69. Robin's Nest
70. Rosie
71. Scotch And Wry
72. Selwyn
73. A Sharp Intake Of Breath
74. Showtime
75. A Soft Touch
76. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
77. Squire Dodd's Christmas Special
78. Sykes
79. Tell Me Another
80. The Tommy Cooper Show
81. The Two Ronnies
82. Two's Company
83. The Upchat Connection
84. Wodehouse Playhouse
85. The Worker
86. You're Only Young Twice

All new radio comedy from 1978

1. The 27-Year Itch
2. Black Cinderella Two Goes East
3. The Burkiss Way
4. The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket
5. The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
6. The Frankie Howerd Variety Show
7. Funny You Should Ask
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
9. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
10. The Jason Explanation
11. Just A Minute
12. Malcolm
13. The News Huddlines
14. The News Quiz
15. Share And Share Alike
16. Thank You, Mrs Fothergill
17. Week Ending
18. What Ho, Jeeves!

British comedy films released in 1978

1. Adventures Of A Plumber's Mate
2. Carry On Emmannuelle
3. The Hound Of The Baskervilles
4. Let's Get Laid!
5. The Odd Job
6. Revenge Of The Pink Panther
7. Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
8. Sammy's Super T-Shirt
9. What's Up Superdoc