Best straight men in sitcoms?

Here's a few to start:
Paul Eddington (The Good Life)
Fulton Mackay (Porridge)
Geoffrey Whitehead (Not Going Out)
Roger Allam (The Thick of It)

John Inman

Guffaw.

Everyone in 'Only Fools And Horses'.

Mr McKay in Porridge.

Keith's car in 'Marion & Geoff'.

Quote: Michael Monkhouse @ 28th December 2014, 11:42 AM GMT

Everyone in 'Only Fools And Horses'.

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Everyone in Blackadder. Touché!

I didn't get where I am today without knowing the best straight man in a sitcom is CJ in The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin.

Richard Bucket in KUA.

Quote: TheBlueNun @ 31st December 2014, 1:53 PM GMT

Richard Bucket in KUA.

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My Dad used to drive a Kua Ruo.

Felicity Montague as 'Lynn Benfield' in 'I'm Alan Partridge'

Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan as 'Anne' and 'Paul' in 'Ever Decreasing Circles'

Quote: Basil Rathbon @ 31st December 2014, 12:01 PM GMT

I didn't get where I am today without knowing the best straight man in a sitcom is CJ in The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin.

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Quote: Marc P @ 28th December 2014, 11:35 AM GMT

John Inman

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Inspector Grim. TTBL.

Quote: Basil Rathbon @ 31st December 2014, 12:01 PM GMT

I didn't get where I am today without knowing the best straight man in a sitcom is CJ in The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin.

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Elizabeth Perrin's a good example too.