Who Killed The Sitcom?
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 2006
- 1 episode
A look at the apparent decline of British sitcoms on television. Features David Liddiment, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Steve Coogan, Andy Hamilton and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2006
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- David Liddiment, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Steve Coogan, Andy Hamilton, Greg Dyke, Dick Fiddy, Alan Yentob and more
- Writers
- David Liddiment
- Producers
- Carey Dunn, Matt Webster, John Quinn, Christopher Salt, Laura Godbold and Dan Trelfer
- Company
David Liddiment explores the rise and fall of the British sitcom and discovers how shifts in society, class, family life and the ways of TV itself have all contributed to the decline of the sitcom.
In 1984 British terrestrial TV commissioned 60 sitcoms but by 2004 this figure had dropped to just seven. With the emergence of multi-channel TV and the decline of the shared viewing experience, the programme asks whether the genre can ever make a comeback.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Who Killed The British Sitcom? (Billed title)
- Production setting
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 2nd January 2006 at 9pm on Channel 4
- Episode length
- 75 minutes