Comedy Rewind Page 3
Girls On Top
Sunday 17th March 2024
A look back at Girls On Top, the 1980s sitcom starring Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Tracey Ullman and Joan Greenwood.
Cruise Of The Gods
Sunday 3rd March 2024
A look back at Cruise Of The Gods, the one-off comedy starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, that aired on BBC Two in 2002.
The Worker
Sunday 18th February 2024
Charlie Drake was once one of British comedy's biggest stars. We revisit his put-upon everyman character and popular ITV sitcom The Worker.
Drop The Dead Donkey
Sunday 4th February 2024
We look back at classic 1990s newsroom-set comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, a sitcom that pondered whether journalistic integrity can prevail in a world where only a wealthy few have the power to set the agenda.
The Benny Hill Show
Sunday 21st January 2024
To mark the 100th birthday of Benny Hill, this edition of Comedy Rewind looks back at his internationally popular sketch shows for the BBC and ITV.
15 Storeys High
Sunday 7th January 2024
More than 20 years ago, Sean Lock brought a sitcom about a man living in a high rise tower block from Radio 4 to BBC Three, earning cult hit status over two series.
Surgical Spirit
Sunday 10th December 2023
We revisit hospital sitcom Surgical Spirit in this Comedy Rewind piece.
The Good Life
Sunday 26th November 2023
Initially conceived as a vehicle for comic actor Richard Briers, The Good Life has become an all-time British TV classic, as Comedy Rewind explains.
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Sunday 12th November 2023
Regularly overlooked between sitcom titans The Young Ones and Bottom, we revisit 1987's showbiz-puncturing Elton-Mayall-Edmondson comedy stepping-stone, Filthy Rich & Catflap.
Second Thoughts
Sunday 29th October 2023
Comedy Rewind looks back at Second Thoughts, the 1990s sitcom starring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam as middle-aged divorcees trying to forge a relationship together.