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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 2463" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Late last year, inspired by spontaneously watching <em>The Galton And Simpson Playhouse</em>, I began a British sitcom marathon, which has occupied the majority of my viewing schedule since then.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em><u>My revisited shows have so far included</u></em>:</p><p></p><p>Duty Free</p><p>Hi-De-Hi!</p><p>To The Manor Born</p><p>The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin</p><p>George & Mildred</p><p>Fresh Fields</p><p>French Fields*</p><p>That's My Boy*</p><p>Terry & June*</p><p>Only When I Laugh*</p><p>Ever Decreasing Circles*</p><p>'Allo 'Allo*</p><p></p><p><em>* = First time watching all episodes consecutively</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><u>Series I've explored for the first time include</u></em>:</p><p></p><p>Hallelujah!</p><p>Agony</p><p>George & The Dragon</p><p>Dad's Army**</p><p>The Good Life**</p><p>Rising Damp**</p><p>Man About The House**</p><p></p><p><em>** = I've previously seen the occasional episode of these but never actively watched</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have some more to watch for the first time, some sets I've started to watch and not finished and oodles of shows to re-watch for the umpteenth time. I'm slowing down a little and may not watch as much as I was. But as and when I do, this will be where I post about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Below is an alphabetical index of sitcoms discussed in this thread with relevant page numbers. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">I'll keep this updated as the thread goes along to make it easier to find a particular series</span></strong><span style="font-size: 18px">:</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>A</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">…And Mother Makes Five <em>(Pages 12-13) </em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">…And Mother Makes Three <em>(Page 12) </em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">After Henry <em>(Page 13; Page 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">A.J. Wentworth, B.A. <em>(Page 27)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Albert! <em>(Page 14) </em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">As Time Goes By<em> (Pages 5-6) </em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>B</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Beautiful People<em> (Page 39)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Black Books <em>(Page 14)</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Bless Me, Father <em>(Page 20)</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Bounder<em> (Pages 11-12)</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Bowler <em>(Pages 15-16)</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Brass <em>(Pages 18-19) </em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Butterflies <em>(Pages 6-7; 22)</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>C</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Clarence <em>(Page 25)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Cuckoo Waltz <em>(Page 17)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>D</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Dear Mother… …Love Albert<em> (Page 14)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">dinnerladies<em> (Page 17)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Don't Drink The Water <em>(Page 35)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>E</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Executive Stress <em>(Page 16)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>F</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Father, Dear Father/Father, Dear Father In Australia <em>(Pages 4-5)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Fawlty Towers <em>(Pages 16-17; 39-42)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Fenn Street Gang <em>(Page 15)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">A Fine Romance<em> (Pages 26-27)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">For The Love Of Ada <em>(Pages 25-26)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>G</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Gaffer<em> (Page 37)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Galton & Simpson Comedy <em>(Page 20)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Galton & Simpson Playhouse<em> (Page 21)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Ghosts <em>(Page 23; Page 25; 29; 35)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Going Straight <em>(Page 25)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>H</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Hancock <em>(Page 37)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Hancock's Half Hour<em> (Page 37)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Happy Ever After <em>(Pages 1-2)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Hark At Barker <em>(Page 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">His Lordship Entertains <em>(Page 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Home To Roost <em>(Page 31)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>I</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">In Loving Memory<em> (Page 1)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">In Sickness & In Health<em> (Pages 35-36)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">It Ain’t Half Hot Mum<em> (Page 18)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">It Takes A Worried Man… <em>(Page 14)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>K</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Keep It In The Family<em> (Page 38)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Keeping Up Appearances <em>(Page 2)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>L</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Ladies Of Letters<em> (Pages 21-22)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Last Of The Summer Wine<em> (Pages 7-10; 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Law And Disorder<em> (Page 12)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Love Thy Neighbour <em>(Pages 37-38)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Lovers <em>(Page 10)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>M</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Maggie And Her<em> (Page 11)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Magnificent Evans <em>(Page 25)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Man About The House [film] <em>(Page 38)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Mind Your Language <em>(Page 30-31)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Miss Jones And Son <em>(Page 14)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Mixed Blessings<em> (Pages 13-14)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Mr. Bean <em>(Page 21)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>N</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Nearest And Dearest<em> (Pages 3-4)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Never The Twain<em> (Page 22)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">No - Honestly<em> (Pages 20-21)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Not On Your Nellie<em> (Page 4)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>O</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt<em> (Pages 32-33)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">On The Buses<em> (Pages 33-35)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">On The Up <em>(Page 30)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Open All Hours<em> (Page 25)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>P</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Pardon The Expression <em>(Page 3)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Please Sir! <em>(Page 15)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Porridge<em> (Pages 24-25)</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>R</p><p></p><p>The Return Of Shelley<em> (Page 37)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>S</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Sadie, It’s Cold Outside<em> (Page 14)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Selwyn <em>(Pages 32-33)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">7 of 1 <em>(Page 24)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Shelley<em> (Page 37)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Six Dates With Barker <em>(Page 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em<em> (Pages 19-20)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Sykes <em>(Pages 31-32)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>T</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf<em> (Page 36)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Till Death....<em> (Page 35)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Till Death Us Do Part <em>(Page 35)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">To The Manor Born <em>(Page 17; 23)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Two In Clover <em>(Pages 14-15)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Two’s Company<em> (Page 3)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>U</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Upper Hand <em>(Pages 27-29)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>V</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Vicious<em> (Pages 20-21)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>W</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Wackers<em> (Page 11)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Waiting For God <em>(Page 15)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Whoops Apocalypse<em> (Page 32)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"><strong>Y</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Yes Minister <em>(Page 13)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">Yes, Prime Minister <em>(Page 13)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">The Young Ones<em> (Pages 2-3)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">You’re Only Young Twice<em> (Page 1)</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 12px">Most recent index update: 16/05/2026</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 2463, member: 23"] Late last year, inspired by spontaneously watching [I]The Galton And Simpson Playhouse[/I], I began a British sitcom marathon, which has occupied the majority of my viewing schedule since then. [I][U]My revisited shows have so far included[/U][/I]: Duty Free Hi-De-Hi! To The Manor Born The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin George & Mildred Fresh Fields French Fields* That's My Boy* Terry & June* Only When I Laugh* Ever Decreasing Circles* 'Allo 'Allo* [I]* = First time watching all episodes consecutively [U]Series I've explored for the first time include[/U][/I]: Hallelujah! Agony George & The Dragon Dad's Army** The Good Life** Rising Damp** Man About The House** [I]** = I've previously seen the occasional episode of these but never actively watched[/I] I have some more to watch for the first time, some sets I've started to watch and not finished and oodles of shows to re-watch for the umpteenth time. I'm slowing down a little and may not watch as much as I was. But as and when I do, this will be where I post about it. [B][SIZE=5]Below is an alphabetical index of sitcoms discussed in this thread with relevant page numbers. I'll keep this updated as the thread goes along to make it easier to find a particular series[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5]:[/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)][B]A[/B] …And Mother Makes Five [I](Pages 12-13) [/I] …And Mother Makes Three [I](Page 12) [/I] After Henry [I](Page 13; Page 23)[/I] A.J. Wentworth, B.A. [I](Page 27)[/I] Albert! [I](Page 14) [/I] As Time Goes By[I] (Pages 5-6) [/I] [B]B[/B] Beautiful People[I] (Page 39)[/I] Black Books [I](Page 14)[/I] Bless Me, Father [I](Page 20)[/I] The Bounder[I] (Pages 11-12)[/I] Bowler [I](Pages 15-16)[/I] Brass [I](Pages 18-19) [/I] Butterflies [I](Pages 6-7; 22)[/I] [B]C[/B] Clarence [I](Page 25)[/I] The Cuckoo Waltz [I](Page 17)[/I] [B]D[/B] Dear Mother… …Love Albert[I] (Page 14)[/I] dinnerladies[I] (Page 17)[/I] Don't Drink The Water [I](Page 35)[/I] [B]E[/B] Executive Stress [I](Page 16)[/I] [B]F[/B] Father, Dear Father/Father, Dear Father In Australia [I](Pages 4-5)[/I] Fawlty Towers [I](Pages 16-17; 39-42)[/I] The Fenn Street Gang [I](Page 15)[/I] A Fine Romance[I] (Pages 26-27)[/I] For The Love Of Ada [I](Pages 25-26)[/I] [B]G[/B] The Gaffer[I] (Page 37)[/I] The Galton & Simpson Comedy [I](Page 20)[/I] The Galton & Simpson Playhouse[I] (Page 21)[/I] Ghosts [I](Page 23; Page 25; 29; 35)[/I] Going Straight [I](Page 25)[/I] [B]H[/B] Hancock [I](Page 37)[/I] Hancock's Half Hour[I] (Page 37)[/I] Happy Ever After [I](Pages 1-2)[/I] Hark At Barker [I](Page 23)[/I] His Lordship Entertains [I](Page 23)[/I] Home To Roost [I](Page 31)[/I] [B]I[/B] In Loving Memory[I] (Page 1)[/I] In Sickness & In Health[I] (Pages 35-36)[/I] It Ain’t Half Hot Mum[I] (Page 18)[/I] It Takes A Worried Man… [I](Page 14)[/I] [B]K[/B] Keep It In The Family[I] (Page 38)[/I] Keeping Up Appearances [I](Page 2)[/I] [B]L[/B] Ladies Of Letters[I] (Pages 21-22)[/I] Last Of The Summer Wine[I] (Pages 7-10; 23)[/I] Law And Disorder[I] (Page 12)[/I] Love Thy Neighbour [I](Pages 37-38)[/I] The Lovers [I](Page 10)[/I] [B]M[/B] Maggie And Her[I] (Page 11)[/I] The Magnificent Evans [I](Page 25)[/I] Man About The House [film] [I](Page 38)[/I] Mind Your Language [I](Page 30-31)[/I] Miss Jones And Son [I](Page 14)[/I] Mixed Blessings[I] (Pages 13-14)[/I] Mr. Bean [I](Page 21)[/I] [B]N[/B] Nearest And Dearest[I] (Pages 3-4)[/I] Never The Twain[I] (Page 22)[/I] No - Honestly[I] (Pages 20-21)[/I] Not On Your Nellie[I] (Page 4)[/I] [B]O[/B] Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt[I] (Pages 32-33)[/I] On The Buses[I] (Pages 33-35)[/I] On The Up [I](Page 30)[/I] Open All Hours[I] (Page 25)[/I] [B]P[/B] Pardon The Expression [I](Page 3)[/I] Please Sir! [I](Page 15)[/I] Porridge[I] (Pages 24-25)[/I][/COLOR] R The Return Of Shelley[I] (Page 37)[/I] [COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)][B]S[/B] Sadie, It’s Cold Outside[I] (Page 14)[/I] Selwyn [I](Pages 32-33)[/I] 7 of 1 [I](Page 24)[/I] Shelley[I] (Page 37)[/I] Six Dates With Barker [I](Page 23)[/I] Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em[I] (Pages 19-20)[/I] Sykes [I](Pages 31-32)[/I] [B]T[/B] The Thoughts Of Chairman Alf[I] (Page 36)[/I] Till Death....[I] (Page 35)[/I] Till Death Us Do Part [I](Page 35)[/I] To The Manor Born [I](Page 17; 23)[/I] Two In Clover [I](Pages 14-15)[/I] Two’s Company[I] (Page 3)[/I] [B]U[/B] The Upper Hand [I](Pages 27-29)[/I] [B]V[/B] Vicious[I] (Pages 20-21)[/I] [B]W[/B] The Wackers[I] (Page 11)[/I] Waiting For God [I](Page 15)[/I] Whoops Apocalypse[I] (Page 32)[/I] [B]Y[/B] Yes Minister [I](Page 13)[/I] Yes, Prime Minister [I](Page 13)[/I] The Young Ones[I] (Pages 2-3)[/I] You’re Only Young Twice[I] (Page 1)[/I][/COLOR] [I][SIZE=3]Most recent index update: 16/05/2026[/SIZE][/I] [/QUOTE]
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