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British comedy in 1977

Notable comedies debuting in 1977

A Sharp Intake Of Breath. Peter Barnes (David Jason). Copyright: Associated Television
A Sharp Intake Of Breath
Citizen Smith. Wolfie Smith (Robert Lindsay). Copyright: BBC
Citizen Smith
Mind Your Language. Jeremy Brown (Barry Evans). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Mind Your Language
Robin's Nest. Image shows from L to R: Vicky (Tessa Wyatt), Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan). Copyright: Thames Television
Robin's Nest
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman
The News Quiz
You're Only Young Twice. Image shows from L to R: Cissie Lupin (Pat Coombs), Flora Petty (Peggy Mount). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
You're Only Young Twice

All new TV comedy from 1977

  1. Abigail's Party
  2. After The Boom Was Over
  3. Are You Being Served?
  4. At Home With Dr Evadne Hinge And Dame Hilda Bracket
  5. Backs To The Land
  6. The Barry Humphries Show
  7. The Basil Brush Show
  8. Battle Of The Comics
  9. The Benny Hill Show
  10. Beryl Reid
  11. Beryl's Lot
  12. The Best Of Friends
  13. Big Boy Now!
  14. Big Deal At York City
  15. The Boys And Mrs B
  16. Bricks Without Straw
  17. Car Along The Pass
  18. Celebrity Squares
  19. Chalk And Cheese
  20. Charley's Aunt
  21. Cheers
  22. Citizen Smith
  23. Come Back Mrs. Noah
  24. Come Spy With Me
  25. The Common Lot
  26. The Cuckoo Waltz
  27. Dad's Army
  28. The David Nixon Show
  29. Dawson And Friends
  30. Devenish
  31. The Dick Emery Show
  32. Doctor On The Go
  33. Don't Forget To Write!
  34. Eric Sykes Shows A Few Of Our Favourite Things
  35. The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
  36. The Fosters
  37. The Fuzz
  38. The Generation Game
  39. George & Mildred
  40. Get Some In!
  41. The Goodies
  42. The Good Life
  43. Graham's Gang
  44. Happy Ever After
  45. Have A Harry...
  46. The Heavy Mob
  47. Hi Summer
  48. The House That Jack Built
  49. I'm Bob, He's Dickie
  50. It Ain't Half Hot Mum
  51. I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds
  52. Just William
  53. Ken Dodd's Christmas Laughter Show
  54. Larry Grayson
  55. Last Of The Summer Wine
  56. The Little And Large Tellyshow
  57. The Little & Largest Show On Earth
  58. A Little Outing
  59. The Liver Birds
  60. Lord Tramp
  61. Maggie - It's Me!
  62. The Many Wives Of Patrick
  63. Marti
  64. The Marti Caine Show
  65. Max Boyce
  66. Max's Holiday Hour
  67. MH & 5p
  68. Michael Bentine's Potty Time
  69. Michael Bentine's Square World
  70. Middlemen
  71. Mike Yarwood At The New London Theatre
  72. Mike Yarwood In Persons
  73. Mind Your Language
  74. Miss Jones And Son
  75. The Morecambe & Wise Show
  76. Mr Big
  77. The Muppet Show
  78. The Music Of Morecambe And Wise
  79. Naught For Thy Comfort
  80. No Appointment Necessary
  81. The Norman Conquests
  82. Odd Man Out
  83. Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
  84. The Other One
  85. Our Day Out
  86. Owner Occupied
  87. Paradise Island
  88. Plum's Plots And Plans
  89. Porridge
  90. The Punch Review
  91. The Rag Trade
  92. Rentaghost
  93. Ripping Yarns
  94. Rising Damp
  95. Robin's Nest
  96. Ronnie Corbett's Saturday Special
  97. A Roof Over My Head
  98. Rosie
  99. The Secret Policeman's Ball
  100. A Sharp Intake Of Breath
  101. A Show Of My Own
  102. The Squirrels
  103. Stanley Baxter's Greatest Hits
  104. The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilisation As We Know It
  105. Swap You One Of These For One Of Those
  106. Sykes
  107. Three Piece Suite
  108. To Be Perfectly Frank
  109. Tom O'Connor
  110. Took And Co
  111. The Two Ronnies
  112. The Upchat Line
  113. Variations On A Theme
  114. What A Performance
  115. The World Of Pam Ayres
  116. Yanks Go Home
  117. Yes - Honestly
  118. Young At Heart
  119. You're Only Young Twice

All new radio comedy from 1977

  1. Absurd Person Singular
  2. Albert And Me
  3. ... And Yet Another Partridge In A Pear Tree
  4. The Burkiss Way
  5. Candida
  6. Chronicles Of The Soppy Family
  7. The Diary Of A Nobody
  8. The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket
  9. The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
  10. Frank Muir Goes Into...
  11. Funny You Should Ask
  12. He's A Wonderful Wife
  13. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  14. The Jason Explanation
  15. Jim The Great
  16. Joyce Grenfell Requests The Pleasure
  17. Just A Minute
  18. Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
  19. Listen To Les
  20. Maclean Up Britain
  21. Mellors And Sellers
  22. The Men From The Ministry
  23. My Music
  24. My Word!
  25. The Navy Lark
  26. The News Huddlines
  27. The News Quiz
  28. The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter
  29. Week Ending

British comedy films released in 1977

  1. Adventures Of A Private Eye
  2. Are You Being Served?
  3. Big Banana Feet
  4. Black Joy
  5. Come Play With Me
  6. Confessions From A Holiday Camp
  7. Hardcore
  8. Jabberwocky
  9. Joseph Andrews
  10. Nasty Habits
  11. No 1 Of The Secret Service
  12. Not Now, Comrade
  13. Silver Bears
  14. Stand Up Virgin Soldiers
  15. That's Carry On!
  16. What's Up Nurse

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