Comedy Rewind Page 5
The Lavender Hill Mob
Sunday 22nd January 2023
You've heard of it, but just what makes Ealing classic The Lavender Hill Mob such an internationally lauded film? We delve into the 1951 crime caper to find out.
Worzel Gummidge
Sunday 8th January 2023
Take a trip to the countryside to delve into the much loved children's series Worzel Gummidge, as a brand new box set, fully remastered, restored, and loaded with extra features, comes to DVD and Blu-ray.
Colin's Sandwich
Sunday 11th December 2022
In the late 1980s, double-act star, actor and director Mel Smith played the lead in a BBC sitcom of his own, the now cult classic Colin's Sandwich, about an amateur novelist and screenwriter trying to find his big break.
Coogan's Run
Sunday 27th November 2022
We delve into the Steve Coogan character anthology from 1995, Coogan's Run.
Man About The House
Sunday 13th November 2022
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1970s, Man About The House was hugely successful and has a significant impact to this day - on both sides of the Atlantic.
Angelo's
Sunday 30th October 2022
We visit Sharon Horgan's little-known first sitcom creation, café ensemble Angelo's, which made it to screen in 2007 after four years in development hell.
Whoops Apocalypse
Sunday 16th October 2022
One of the most dark and anarchic satires ever broadcast on British television marks its 40th anniversary this year, and the events in Whoops Apocalypse feel almost as pertinent as ever. Find out more about this acclaimed comedy serial from David Renwick and Andrew Marshall.
The Tony Hancock Show
Saturday 13th August 2022
Tony Hancock, with his deadpan, hang-dog expression, is rarely a comedian associated with the word 'surreal'. Yet surreal he was, and his earliest television series - sketch show The Tony Hancock Show - has recently been released on DVD, proving testament to exactly that fact.
Jeeves And Wooster
Sunday 24th April 2022
PG Wodehouse's beloved characters have been brought to screen in various guises since they first debuted in book form in the early 1930s, but perhaps the definitive adaptations of his Jeeves and Wooster stories came in the early 1990s, featuring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in an acclaimed ITV series.
Mann's Best Friends
Sunday 10th April 2022
Fulton Mackay breaks free from Slade Prison in this mid-80s Channel 4 comedy about a boarding house and its residents.