Comedy Rewind

Ever wondered what the fuss was about that film, or where to start in that sitcom that ran for 14 series? Fret no longer, as Comedy Rewind delves through the box sets to look back at the pick of the crop.

Keeping Up Appearances

Sunday 16th March 2025

One of the big sitcom hits of the 1990s and reportedly the BBC's best-ever selling series internationally, just what makes Keeping Up Appearances so iconic?

The High Life

Sunday 2nd March 2025

In this Comedy Rewind, we take to the skies as we look back at The High Life.

The Tall Guy

Sunday 2nd February 2025

The Tall Guy may be long forgotten, but this 1989 feature deserves reappraisal as the film debuts of both writer Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith.

Murder Most Horrid

Sunday 19th January 2025

We revisit the horror and hilarity of Murder Most Horrid, an early-90s anthology series of comedy thrillers starring Dawn French.

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Sunday 5th January 2025

Broadcaster Georgy Jamieson explores It Ain't Half Hot Mum, the 1940s-set sitcom that Jimmy Perry and David Croft labelled their favourite and funniest work.

Man About The House film

Sunday 22nd December 2024

A look back at the film version of Man About The House, which appeared in cinemas 50 years ago. It is one of the better sitcom film spin-offs of the 1970s.

The Likely Lads

Sunday 15th December 2024

As it celebrates its sixtieth anniversary we pay tribute to The Likely Lads, a pioneering series that helped popularise realism in television comedy.

George & Mildred

Sunday 8th December 2024

When is a sitcom spin-off more successful than the original? When it is one of the most iconic - and enduringly popular - comedies of its age, George & Mildred.

Spaced

Sunday 24th November 2024

Parody, pastiche and the cult: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright in Spaced.

Are You Being Served?

Sunday 10th November 2024

Tim Dawson pays tribute to Are You Being Served?, Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft's iconic department store sitcom.