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Waiting For Hod - A builder needs to carry some bricks, but B&Q is closed. Hilarity ensues...

Quote: lofthouse @ 15th March 2014, 10:50 PM GMT

Cagney and Stacey

Tough New York cop moves to Wales and marries a local girl

A nothing funny happens

Ever

I rather like this idea.

Do you work for BBC3?

Angry

Absolutely Blasphemous

A newly elected Pope decides he doesn't believe in the whole 'supreme being' thing and decides to live life to the full. All this is done behind closed doors and he attempts to tempt those around him to his 'new way of thinking'.

The Pet Shop Boys apply new lyrics to their song to coincide with the show.

Only Fools and Whores

Set in Peckham in south London, an ambitious market trader and his younger brother try (and fail) to become millionaires though dodgy deals and ill thought out money making schemes. The two brothers live with their elderly Grandad, who is a prostitute.

Quote: DougWonnacott @ 16th March 2014, 4:27 PM GMT

Only Fools and Whores

Set in Peckham in south London, an ambitious market trader and his younger brother try (and fail) to become millionaires though dodgy deals and ill thought out money making schemes. The two brothers live with their elderly Grandad, who is a prostitute.

Laughing out loud

Keeping up a Pear and Ces

Middle aged uptight snob misreads Tatler and inserts a pear and Ces Fabregas up her back box. RICHARD!!!!!!!

On the Rag Trade

Militant machinist's merriment, making menstrual marketables

"Everybody bleeding out!"

S*M*A*S*H

Sitcom sent in a Korean instant mashed potato factory

"Are You Being Serviced?" - Agony Aunt Mollie offers advice if you're not getting enough.

And it's late night spin-off for those staggering home with brewer's droop:-

"Keeping Up Appenis"

Jonathon up the Creek

Beloved BBC show murdered.

Black Cooks - Ainsley Harriet and Lorraine Pascale want to cook the classic dishes for fine dining, but their customers just want fried chicken and watermelon.

Back Books

Hilarious channel 4 sitcom about a chiropractors specialist book shop, but customers keep expecting it to have books by famous black writers.

Flight of the Concord - Dark comedy, based around Air France Flight 4590 that took-off on-fire and crashed into a Paris hotel, with the loss of 113 lives.

GandALF - Dimension-travelling wizard accidently crash-lands into the garage of an American middle-class family.

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