British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 1959

Notable comedies debuting in 1959

The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC
The Navy Lark

All new TV comedy from 1959

  1. The Adventures Of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
  2. After Hours
  3. The Army Game
  4. The Artful Dodger
  5. The Arthur Askey Show
  6. The Arthur Haynes Show
  7. The Benny Hill Show
  8. The Bernard Bresslaw Show
  9. Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
  10. The Bob Monkhouse Hour
  11. Call Me Sam
  12. Christmas Night With The Stars
  13. The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour
  14. The Dickie Henderson Show
  15. Don't Tell Father
  16. Educating Archie
  17. Frankie Howerd In...
  18. Frankly Howerd
  19. Gala Opening
  20. Gert And Daisy
  21. Hancock's Half Hour
  22. The History Of Mr Polly
  23. It's Saturday Night
  24. The Jewel And Warriss Show
  25. The Ken Dodd Show
  26. The Larkins
  27. Life With The Lyons
  28. Merry With Medwin
  29. Mother Goose
  30. On The Bright Side
  31. Para Handy - Master Mariner
  32. Secombe And Friends
  33. Secombe At Large
  34. Something In The City
  35. Sunday Night At The London Palladium
  36. The Ted Ray Show
  37. Tell It To The Marines
  38. The Two Charleys
  39. Whack-O!
  40. The Young Lady From London

All new radio comedy from 1959

  1. Beyond Our Ken
  2. Educating Archie
  3. The Goon Show
  4. Hancock's Half Hour
  5. It's Great To Be Young
  6. The Jewel And Warriss Show
  7. A Life Of Bliss
  8. Life With The Lyons
  9. My Word!
  10. The Navy Lark
  11. Ray's A Laugh
  12. Round The Bend
  13. Take It From Here
  14. Variety Ahoy!
  15. We're In Business
  16. Workers' Playtime

British comedy films released in 1959

  1. Alive And Kicking
  2. The Battle Of The Sexes
  3. The Bridal Path
  4. The Captain's Table
  5. Carlton-Browne Of The F.O.
  6. Carry On Nurse
  7. Carry On Teacher
  8. Desert Mice
  9. Don't Panic Chaps
  10. Follow A Star
  11. Friends And Neighbours
  12. The Headless Ghost
  13. The Heart Of A Man
  14. The Horse's Mouth
  15. Idol On Parade
  16. I'm All Right Jack
  17. The Lady Is A Square
  18. Left, Right And Centre
  19. Life Is A Circus
  20. Make Mine A Million
  21. The Man Who Liked Funerals
  22. The Mouse That Roared
  23. The Navy Lark
  24. The Night We Dropped A Clanger
  25. Operation Bullshine
  26. Please Turn Over
  27. The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
  28. Stick 'Em Up
  29. Strictly Confidential
  30. Tommy The Toreador
  31. Too Many Crooks
  32. A Touch Of Larceny
  33. The Ugly Duckling
  34. Upstairs And Downstairs

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