R.I.P. Dame June Whitfield, British radio, TV and film great
Known more recently for ‘Absolutely Fabulous,’ her long list of other work included ‘Midsomer Murders,’ ‘Jonathan Creek,’ ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Doctor Who.’
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BBC’s ‘Lost Sitcom Season’ yields ‘Hancocks Half Hour’ gem
It’s fitting that the series which originally laid the groundwork for the current 60th celebration of the BBC sitcom, turned out to be a gem of a find in a lost Hancock’s Half Hour script. It was 1956 when one of the most popular shows in the UK made the unheard of scary leap from radio to television, […]
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Classic ‘lost’ sitcoms become part of BBC tribute to comedy
There has been quite a bit of chatter the last several weeks about the one-off reboots of Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, Porridge and Goodnight Sweetheart as part of the forthcoming Landmark Sitcom Season on the BBC. While both the AYBS one-off, which takes the staff of Grace Brothers Department Store and places them in the late 80s, […]
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'Lost' British comedy gem discovered
The are many that believe comedy, British comedy in particular, began with Tony Hancock and the brilliant, Hancock’s Half Hour. The original BBC Radio series and subsequent BBC television series of the same name from the mid-50’s is thought to be, by many, the beginning of the British sitcom introducing “situation” into the comedy mix […]
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Hancock's Half Hour – where it all began
Not quite where it all began, but pretty darn close. Hancock’s Half Hour is another historic series that continues to be mentioned by all the giants of British comedy today as being a huge influence. Originally a BBC Radio series, the Hancock’s Half Hour television series, which gave rise to many of todays British comedy […]
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