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Legends Of British Comedy

Legends Of British Comedy

  • TV documentary
  • Yesterday
  • 2011 - 2012
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Short documentary series originally released on VHS in 1996, showcasing some of British comedy's greatest ever talents. Features Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Ronnie Barker, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and more.

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2011 - 2012
Channel
Yesterday
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Features
Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Ronnie Barker, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Leonard Rossiter and Spike Milligan
Company

Originally produced for and released on VHS in 1996, this documentary series - also titled British Comedy Greats - showcases the formidable talents and long-lasting influence of some of British comedy's best-loved and most missed names: Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Ronnie Barker, Spike Milligan and Leonard Rossiter.

Primarily laden with joyous, classic clips from the artists' respective back-catalogues of work, the series also contains contributions from colleagues such as Barbara Windsor, Diana Coupland, Bernard Cribbins and Barry Took.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Comedy Greats
  • British Comedy Heroes
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 17th December 2011 at 8pm on Yesterday
Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 30th June 2019 at 3:30pm on Forces TV - Episode 5
  • Saturday 29th June 2019 at 4:30pm on Forces TV - Episode 3
  • Saturday 29th June 2019 at 3:30pm on Forces TV - Episode 1

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