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Filthy Rich & Catflap. Image shows left to right: Ralph Filthy (Nigel Planer), Eddie Catflap (Adrian Edmondson), Richie Rich (Rik Mayall). Credit: BBC

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. Image shows from L to R: Faith (Lynda Bellingham), Bill (James Bolam)

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.

Yes, Prime Minister. Image shows from L to R: Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Sunday 15th October 2023

With a new, "final chapter" stage play now running, we examine the timeless comedy of political machinations, Yes Minister, and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister.

Just Good Friends. Image shows from L to R: Penny Warrender (Jan Francis), Vince Pinner (Paul Nicholas). Copyright: BBC

Just Good Friends

Sunday 1st October 2023

John Sullivan is best known for the iconic Only Fools And Horses, but his mid-80s romantic sitcom Just Good Friends entertained more than 20 million viewers over the course of three captivating series.

Sykes. Eric Sykes (Eric Sykes). Copyright: BBC

Sykes

Sunday 17th September 2023

For this week's Comedy Rewind, we revisit the farcical fun of Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques in long-running sitcom Sykes.

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. Reginald Perrin (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: BBC

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

Sunday 3rd September 2023

Did you get where you are today without knowing The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin? If so, now's the time to jump into David Nobbs' wonderful world of mid-life insanity.

I'm All Right Jack. Fred Kite (Peter Sellers). Credit: STUDIOCANAL

I'm All Right Jack

Sunday 20th August 2023

64 years since its original release, we examine the acclaimed film sequel and satire of industrial relations and corruption, I'm All Right Jack.

Hi-De-Hi!. Peggy Ollerenshaw (Su Pollard). Copyright: BBC

Hi-De-Hi!

Sunday 9th July 2023

Running for eight series, two stage shows, and making household names of its stars, we look at the enduring popularity of hit 1980s' comedy Hi-De-Hi!.

Saturday Live. Ben Elton

Saturday Live

Sunday 25th June 2023

Showcasing a range of acts from the booming alternative comedy scene of the 1980s, this Comedy Rewind revisits the anarchic Saturday Live.

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

Sunday 11th June 2023

A brief trip back to university to study Andrew Davies's surreal late-1980s comedy, A Very Peculiar Practice.

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