Lost Sitcoms
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four
- 2016
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Series recreating episodes from legendary comedy series that are now missing believed wiped. Stars Kevin McNally, Robin Sebastian, Jon Culshaw, Katy Wix, Kevin Eldon and more.
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'Lost Sitcoms' review: 'Hancock's Half Hour'
Entirely studio-bound with only three sets and no special effects or flashy camera tricks, director Ben Gosling Fuller is free to concentrate on the actors and the vintage material they're performing.
David Lewis, Cult Box, 26th August 2016Simon Day's doubts over playing Alf Garnett
The Fast Show star Simon Day has admitted he had reservations about filling Warren Mitchell's shoes as bigot Alf Garnett in a new version of classic sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.
BBC News, 11th August 2016Lost Sitcoms announce Steptoe & Son, Alf Garnett and Hancock casts
BBC Four has announced the casting for The Lost Sitcoms. Jeff Rawle and Ed Coleman will star in Steptoe And Son, whilst Simon Day will play Alf Garnett.
British Comedy Guide, 29th March 2016John Lloyd critical of 'impertinent' sitcom remakes
Blackadder mastermind John Lloyd has insisted that his iconic sitcom will not follow the likes of Porridge, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Are You Being Served? in being remade by the BBC.
Shaun Kitchener, The Daily Express, 21st March 2016The danger of constantly celebrating the past
Nostalgia. Easy promotability. A blend of old and new. Low risk. Lots of press. And a brand new half hour to be written by Clement and Frenais, writers of the near-perfect Porridge. What's not to like? As a consumer of comedy, I'm fine with all of the above obviously. As a writer of comedy, my feelings are slightly more mixed.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 14th March 2016BBC releases full details on Landmark Sitcom Season
The BBC has confirmed details of its Landmark Sitcom Season, with new episodes of Porridge, Keeping Up Appearances and Up Pompeii! confirmed alongside pilots, documentaries and panel shows.
British Comedy Guide, 10th March 2016BBC Four to revive Steptoe & Son, Hancock and Alf Garnett
BBC Four is producing studio show The Lost Sitcoms, in which new casts will recreate 'lost' episodes of Steptoe And Son, Hancock's Half Hour and Till Death Us Do Part.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2016