Harry Thompson (I)

Seriously dark. Subversive. Unsettling. Taboo-breaking. BBC Three's Monkey Dust was a hidden comedy gem that aired for 18 episodes, before it was sadly called to a halt following the death of co-creator Harry Thompson. If fellow writer Shaun Pye could get a team together for one more episode, we'd love to see it.

Have I Got News is consistently the funniest British programme on television, and probably the one I'd take to my desert island. Much of the praise must go to its producer, Harry Thompson, and to Hat Trick Productions, whose unerring knack for comedy leaves its rivals in the shade.