Legends Of British Comedy
Short documentary series originally released on VHS in 1996, showcasing some of British comedy's greatest ever talents
- 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
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.
- Production company
- Also known as
- British Comedy Heroes (Other official name)
- Comedy Greats (Other official name)
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 17th December 2011 on Yesterday at 8pm
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 12th June 2012 on Yesterday at 11am
- Length of episodes
- 1 hour
- Last repeat
- Sunday 30th June 2019 at 3:30pm on Forces TV