British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves
- TV documentary
- BBC Four
- 2016
- 1 episode
Documentary celebrating the history of British television sitcom. Features Steve Coogan, James Corden, Richard Curtis, Graham Linehan, Josh Widdicombe and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2016
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Steve Coogan, James Corden, Richard Curtis, Graham Linehan, Josh Widdicombe, Adil Ray, Nerys Hughes, Jon Plowman and more
- Writers
- Will Ing
- Directors
- Breid McLoone
- Producers
- Breid McLoone, Steven Canny and Tilusha Ghelani
- Company
British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves celebrates British sitcom and takes a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew.
The hour-long documentary takes 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.
Narrated by Rebecca Front, with commentary and insider knowledge from Steve Coogan, Richard Curtis, Beryl Vertue and many more.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 12th September 2016 at 9pm on BBC Four
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 23rd April 2023 at 12:30am on BBC4
- Friday 28th October 2022 at 2:20am on BBC4
- Wednesday 26th October 2022 at 11:40pm on BBC4