Best British sitcom of all time

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:04 am

i'm going to include father ted, because it's from the british isles.

so it's between:

fawlty towers
the office
father ted
peep show

... has to be father ted, closely followed by farty towels.

StiffMittens · Post by **StiffMittens** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:12 am

I'm a huge fan of Flowery Twats, and would tend to cast my vote in that direction, but I've never heard of Father Ted or Peep Show. Are they more recent?

Also, Extras, may not belong in the "of all time" category, but damn that's a funny show.

Fruitcake · Post by **Fruitcake** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:19 am

fawlty towers
Blackadder
Dad's Army
The Office (although that did drive me insane at times)

Pedronicus · Post by **Pedronicus** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:25 am

my family
comedy gold

jonesthecurl · Post by **jonesthecurl** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:48 am

They're showing The Thin Blue Line currently locally - first rate stuff, not all-time great, but excellent.

Gypsys Kiss · Post by **Gypsys Kiss** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:49 am

Not in any particular order

Only Fools and Horses
Blackadder(except the first one)
Butterflies
My Family
As Time Goes By

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:12 am

Coupling doesn't make any list so far?

jonesthecurl · Post by **jonesthecurl** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:03 am

From the last few years, I think Coupling and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps stand out.
Although in both there was a bit too much plot to really call them sit-coms. Things happened, the story progressed.

Shatners Bassoon · Post by **Shatners Bassoon** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:48 am

Pedronicus wrote:my family
comedy gold

Shatners Bassoon · Post by **Shatners Bassoon** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:48 am

Father Ted

Juan_Bottom · Post by **Juan_Bottom** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:34 pm

I'm partial to Black Adder.
And Mr. Bean.
Most stuff with Rowan Atkinson. He did a police show too, didn't he?
I'm sorry, I don't know why either.

Did the English like that show, "The young ones?"

jonesthecurl · Post by **jonesthecurl** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:38 pm

I was also a big fan of the little-know The High Life - I find it impossible to say the name "Shona" without making it an impression of the scottosh air stewards from that show.

luns101 · Post by **luns101** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:09 pm

Dad's Army (yes, I know I'm old)

Snorri1234 · Post by **Snorri1234** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:18 pm

Juan_Bottom wrote:I'm partial to Black Adder.
And Mr. Bean.
Most stuff with Rowan Atkinson. He did a police show too, didn't he?

The Thin Blue Line (I believe)

And word to coupling, but it's too much like Friends. (Though funnier.)

Best sitcoms?
Blackadder
The Office
Falwty Towers
(Perhaps My Family, but there are too many non-funny bits.)

Honorable mention goes to A Bit of Fry and Laurie which doesn't win because it's not a sitcom (but fucking hilarious nonetheless).

jonesthecurl · Post by **jonesthecurl** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:29 pm

luns101 wrote:Dad's Army (yes, I know I'm old)

Well, if you want old stuff, a few years ago they re-ran some of the classic "hancock's half-hour" in the UK. The good bits were wonderful. The bit where he's describing thw plot of a book to his mate in the library, then is "shushed", and goes on to mime the rest of the story, is priceless.

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:44 pm

StiffMittens wrote:I'm a huge fan of Flowery Twats, and would tend to cast my vote in that direction, but I've never heard of Father Ted or Peep Show. Are they more recent?

Father Ted is old skool. Like FT, though, it hasn't been recorded in many years. Peep Show is the best known incarnation of Mitchell and Webb.

Juan_Bottom · Post by **Juan_Bottom** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:51 pm

Holy f*cking sh*tc*ck!
Flowery Twats is the name of an actual show?????

Twat is slang in the US for vagina....
Flower is slang for hymen....

=
Virgin Vaginas

PS I'm a huge fan of Flowery Twats too, lol.

Quirk · Post by **Quirk** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:17 pm

Even though I love Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones is my favorite. It only ran for two seasons but I love every episode. Absolutely Fabulous is hilarious as well.

oVo · Post by **oVo** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:53 pm

Coupling is way beyond Friends...

Juan_Bottom · Post by **Juan_Bottom** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:49 am

Spaced!?!

heavycola · Post by **heavycola** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:57 am

Juan_Bottom wrote:Spaced!?!

damn, forgot spaced...

Napoleon Ier · Post by **Napoleon Ier** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:08 am

Isn't Father Ted Irish?

Gypsys Kiss · Post by **Gypsys Kiss** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:11 am

Napoleon Ier wrote:Isn't Father Ted Irish?

Read the first post

icedagger · Post by **icedagger** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:14 am

No black books?

e_i_pi · Post by **e_i_pi** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:22 am

Farty Towels or Blackadder, possibly the third one (that's the one with Lord Percy yeah?). Though the Xmas special was gold. The Office is great, and stands out as a fantastic British production, but Blackadder was start to finish bellylaughs.

EDIT: The Mighty Boosh is a dark horse - that show has had me in stitches

EDIT 2: The Young Ones rates a mention

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