Britain's Greatest Comedy Character shortlist revealed
Saturday 2nd May 2020, 10:03am
Britain's Greatest Comedy Character. Copyright: Crook Productions
24th May update: Alan Partridge topped the list.
Results
A list of 30 characters have been revealed as the finalists for the TV show Britain's Greatest Comedy Character .
The list was picked by a public vote. The resultant programme, which will air on TV channel Gold on Sunday 24th May, will see the shortlist ordered by a panel of judges.
The top 30 are as follows, in alphabetical order:
I'm Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Talkback Productions
Alan Partridge (I'm Alan Partridge )
Da Ali G Show. Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen)
Ali G (Da Ali G Show )
Open All Hours. Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC
Arkwright (Open All Hours )
Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC
Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers )
Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson)
Blackadder (Blackadder )
Dad's Army. Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe)
Captain Mainwaring (Dad's Army )
Last Of The Summer Wine. William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen). Copyright: BBC
Compo (Last Of The Summer Wine )
The Office. David Brent (Ricky Gervais)
David Brent (The Office )
Only Fools And Horses. Del (David Jason)
Del Boy (Only Fools And Horses )
Father Ted. Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Father Ted (Father Ted )
Fleabag. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures
Fleabag (Fleabag
Porridge. Fletcher (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC
Fletcher (Porridge )
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Copyright: BBC
Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em )
The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Geraldine Granger (The Vicar Of Dibley )
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Hancock (Hancock's Half Hour )
Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge)
Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping Up Appearances )
The Thick Of It. Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC
Malcolm Tucker (The Thick Of It )
The Good Life. Margo Leadbetter (Penelope Keith). Copyright: BBC
Margo Leadbetter (The Good Life )
Ever Decreasing Circles. Martin Bryce (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC
Martin Bryce (Ever Decreasing Circles )
Miranda. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC
Miranda (Miranda )
Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson)
Mr Bean (Mr. Bean )
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll)
Mrs Brown (Mrs. Brown's Boys )
The Mrs Merton Show. Mrs Merton (Caroline Aherne). Copyright: Granada Productions
Mrs Merton (The Mrs Merton Show )
Gavin & Stacey. Nessa (Ruth Jones)
Nessa Jenkins (Gavin & Stacey )
Absolutely Fabulous. Patsy (Joanna Lumley)
Patsy Stone (Absolutely Fabulous )
Kevin & Perry Go Large. Perry (Kathy Burke). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Perry (Harry Enfield's Television Programme )
The Young Ones. Rick (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC
Rick (The Young Ones )
Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Rigsby (Rising Damp )
Yes Minister. Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC
Sir Humphrey Appleby (Yes, Minister )
One Foot In The Grave. Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC
Victor Meldrew (One Foot In The Grave )
The show has been made by the same team which compiled 2019 's special Britain's Greatest Comedian .
Britain's Greatest Comedy Character. Image shows from L to R: Shaparak Khorsandi, Peter Egan, Nina Wadia, David Quantick, Lucy Beaumont, Sally Phillips, Grace Dent, Emily Atack, Marcus Brigstocke, John Thomson. Copyright: Crook Productions
The three-hour programme will see "a star-studded jury battle it out as they attempt to agree on who is the country's greatest."
This time the jury, chaired again by actor and comedian Sally Phillips , features comedy performers Shappi Khorsandi , Nina Wadia , John Thomson , Peter Egan , Lucy Beaumont , Marcus Brigstocke and Emily Atack , writer David Quantick and critic Grace Dent .
Britain's Greatest Comedy Character will be shown on Gold on Sunday 24th May at 8pm.