British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 1966

Notable comedies debuting in 1966

All Gas And Gaiters. Image shows from L to R: Henry - The Archdeacon (Robertson Hare), The Rt. Rev. Dr. Cuthbert Hever - The Bishop (William Mervyn), The Rev. Mervyn Noote - The Chaplain (Derek Nimmo). Copyright: BBC
All Gas And Gaiters
George And The Dragon. Image shows from L to R: George Russell (Sid James), Gabrielle Dragon (Peggy Mount). Copyright: Associated Television
George And The Dragon
Harry Worth. Harry (Harry Worth). Copyright: BBC
Harry Worth
Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC
Steptoe And Son

All new TV comedy from 1966

  1. Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp
  2. All Gas And Gaiters
  3. All Square
  4. Al Read Says What A Life!
  5. The Arthur Haynes Show
  6. Barney Is My Darling
  7. BBC-3
  8. The Bed-Sit Girl
  9. Beggar My Neighbour
  10. The Benny Hill Show
  11. Big Bad Mouse
  12. The Blackpool Show
  13. The Bruce Forsyth Show
  14. Comedy Bandbox
  15. Cooperama
  16. The Des O'Connor Show
  17. The Dick Emery Show
  18. The Dickie Henderson Show
  19. East Of Howerd
  20. The End Of The Tunnel
  21. Foreign Affairs
  22. Frankie And Bruce
  23. Frankie Howerd
  24. The Frost Report
  25. George And The Dragon
  26. Hancock At The Royal Festival Hall
  27. Harry Worth
  28. Hugh And I
  29. The Illustrated Weekly Hudd
  30. In All Directions
  31. Jennings
  32. Jim And The Night And The Music
  33. Judgement Day For Elijah Jones
  34. Just Jimmy
  35. The Ken Dodd Show
  36. The Lance Percival Show
  37. The Late Show
  38. Life With Cooper
  39. The Likely Lads
  40. A Little Learning
  41. The Maladjusted Busker
  42. Man Without A Mortgage
  43. Marriage Lines
  44. Max Bygraves Entertains
  45. Meet The Wife
  46. Mike And Bernie's Show
  47. Mild And Bitter
  48. Millicent And Roy
  49. The Morecambe And Wise Show
  50. Mr John Jorrocks
  51. Mrs. Thursday
  52. The Norman Vaughan Show
  53. Not Only... But Also...
  54. On The Margin
  55. Our Man At St. Mark's
  56. Pardon The Expression
  57. P.G. Wodehouse's The World Of Wooster
  58. The Reluctant Romeo
  59. Room At The Bottom
  60. Roy Hudd
  61. Secombe And Friends
  62. Seven Year Hitch
  63. Steptoe And Son
  64. Sunday Night At The London Palladium
  65. Take A Pair Of Private Eyes
  66. Tarbuck At The Prince Of Wales
  67. Theatre 625: Dr. Knock
  68. Three Rousing Tinkles
  69. Till Death Us Do Part
  70. The Vital Spark
  71. The Whitehall Worrier

All new radio comedy from 1966

  1. Benny Hill Time
  2. Crowther's Crowd
  3. The Embassy Lark
  4. Fancy Saying That
  5. Frankie Howerd
  6. I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
  7. The Ken Dodd Show
  8. The Men From The Ministry
  9. The Morecambe & Wise Show
  10. My Word!
  11. The Navy Lark
  12. Round The Horne
  13. Sam And Janet
  14. Steptoe And Son

British comedy films released in 1966

  1. After The Fox
  2. Alfie
  3. Carry On Screaming!
  4. Cul-de-sac
  5. Dateline Diamonds
  6. Doctor In Clover
  7. Don't Lose Your Head
  8. The Family Way
  9. Finders Keepers
  10. Georgy Girl
  11. The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
  12. Hotel Paradiso
  13. Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down
  14. Modesty Blaise
  15. Morgan - A Suitable Case For Treatment
  16. The Old Dark House
  17. Our Man In Marrakesh
  18. Press For Time
  19. The Sandwich Man
  20. The Spy With A Cold Nose
  21. That Riviera Touch
  22. They're A Weird Mob
  23. The Wrong Box

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