Aghast and troubled by seeing Matt Berry's name in the noms for best sitcom actor award I sighed and recalled with great nostalgia the great sitcoms of yesteryear with proper actors giving superb portrayals of classic characters, blah blah...
So my noms for best all time British sitcom performances are:
Noms for Best Lead Actor Performance:
Harry H Corbett as Harold in Steptoe & Son
Arthur Lowe as Capt. Mainwaring in Dad's Army
Ronnie Barker as Fletcher in Porridge
Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby in Rising Damp
David Jason as Derek Trotter in OFAH
And the winner is...Arthur Lowe for Captain Mainwaring
Noms for best supporting actor performance:
John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army
Fulton Mackay as Mr Mackay in Porridge
Prunella Scales as Sybil in Fawlty Towers
Penelope Keith as Margo in The Good Life
Frances De La Tour as Miss Jones in Rising Damp
And the winner is...Penelope Keith for Margo
