British Comedy Guide
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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 307

To get top marks on this quiz by Hercules Grytpype Thynne you'll need to have been paying a lot of attention.

1. What type of a space-ship was Red Dwarf?

Red Dwarf Lego. Copyright: Bob Turner

2. Whose catchphrase was "What are the chances of that happening?"

3. What comedian should Basildon Bond paper remind you of?

Basildon Bond - The classic air mail paper

4. What was the name of the goat in The Good Life?

The Good Life. Image shows left to right: Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal), Tom Good (Richard Briers)

5. What were the husbands of sisters Tracey and Sharon in Birds Of A Feather put in prison for?

Birds Of A Feather. Image shows left to right: Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson), Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke)

6. Nicholas Lyndhurst plays his own dodgy father in the OFAH prequel Rock & Chips. Del Boy's mum Joan has an affair with this iffy geezer, and Rodney was the result. What was his name?

Rock & Chips

7. What was the name of Gary Sparrow's shop in Goodnight Sweetheart?

Goodnight Sweetheart. Image shows from L to R: Yvonne Sparrow (Emma Amos), Gary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Phoebe Sparrow (Elizabeth Carling). Copyright: Alomo Productions / BBC

8. What relationship were the leading characters Stephen (David Mitchell) and Andrew (Robert Webb) in Back, where they try to manage the family pub between them?

Back. Image shows from L to R: Uncle Geoff (Geoffrey McGivern), Ellen (Penny Downie), Stephen (David Mitchell), Andrew (Robert Webb), Cass (Louise Brealey)

9. What is the signature item that appears in every episode of Inside No. 9?

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton. Copyright: BBC

10. Who had a minor hit in 1962 with the light comedy song about gossiping women of a certain age?

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