tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post6153084871934173414..comments2024-03-26T13:44:31.435+00:00Comments on Curious British Telly: 5 Lesser Known British Sitcoms Starring Sitcom GreatsBen Rickettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-88446960599514272292016-08-05T18:59:28.635+01:002016-08-05T18:59:28.635+01:00Would it be this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No...Would it be this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_On_Your_NellieBen Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-37411357804577999822016-08-05T18:58:41.154+01:002016-08-05T18:58:41.154+01:00I loved Sirens, don't think it was on that lon...I loved Sirens, don't think it was on that long ago - maybe 2010/11? I remember the critics gave it a bit of a kicking, but there was something special at its core which deserved a second series.Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-66818334938606210412016-08-02T16:36:01.391+01:002016-08-02T16:36:01.391+01:00Sorry to bombard you but there was one with Hylda ...Sorry to bombard you but there was one with Hylda Baker who moves south to run a London pub. Had 2 outrageously stereotypical gay male characters but remember little else. 1976 I think.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-34717934797988104462016-08-02T16:32:33.120+01:002016-08-02T16:32:33.120+01:00Also Sirens about ambulance men. Had Richard Madde...Also Sirens about ambulance men. Had Richard Madden and Rhys Thomas. Tho possibly they don't count as sitcom actors so much. Probably about 10 years ago on C4Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-86677880792349372012016-08-02T16:30:03.385+01:002016-08-02T16:30:03.385+01:00Let Them Eat Cake from 1999!
I'd completely f...Let Them Eat Cake from 1999!<br /><br />I'd completely forgotten about that one!Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-27283916089861927932016-08-02T16:25:51.964+01:002016-08-02T16:25:51.964+01:00French & Saunders in that unloved sitcom set i...French & Saunders in that unloved sitcom set in the French Revolution.can't remember the name thoughGraemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-61921623597034688642016-04-16T17:03:53.278+01:002016-04-16T17:03:53.278+01:00Come Back Mrs Noah very nearly made it into this l...Come Back Mrs Noah very nearly made it into this list, but, perhaps because it's so bad, it's quite well known. I did notice that she did a nicely obscure sitcom in the late 80s called My Husband and I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijpQi6y04pQBen Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-58601296236532143552016-04-16T17:01:40.220+01:002016-04-16T17:01:40.220+01:00Brilliant suggestion! I don't half love a bit ...Brilliant suggestion! I don't half love a bit of Leonard Rossiter! Check out my article on his final TV performance in The Moon Over Soho http://www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2015/04/the-moon-over-soho.htmlBen Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-55838530870922536492016-04-16T15:42:00.550+01:002016-04-16T15:42:00.550+01:00Come back Mrs Noah, which united Molly Sugden, Ian...Come back Mrs Noah, which united Molly Sugden, Ian Lavender, Gorden Kaye and the two upper class twits from It Ain't Half Hot Mum, so garnering talent from Four of THE Great British Sitcoms. The pilot was dire but it got a series, which was dire, and even a second series, which was really dire!Ronnie MacLennan Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800333771976244364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-8540984621041483032016-04-16T08:44:21.503+01:002016-04-16T08:44:21.503+01:00The Losers with Leonard Rossiter and a young lad c...The Losers with Leonard Rossiter and a young lad called Alfred Molina. George Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894384665762504898noreply@blogger.com