British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 1978

Notable comedies debuting in 1978

Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig)
Butterflies
Leave It To Charlie. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Fisher (David Roper), Arthur Simister (Peter Sallis). Copyright: Granada Television / Rex
Leave It To Charlie
Little And Large. Image shows from L to R: Syd Little, Eddie Large. Copyright: BBC
Little And Large
The cast of the radio series. Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
The Kenny Everett Video Show. Kenny Everett. Copyright: Thames Television
The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Les Dawson Show. Les Dawson. Credit: BBC
The Les Dawson Show
The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Thames Television
The Morecambe & Wise Show

All new TV comedy from 1978

  1. All You Need Is Cash
  2. And Now The Good News
  3. Are You Being Served?
  4. As You Like It
  5. An Audience With Jasper Carrott
  6. Backs To The Land
  7. The Basil Brush Show
  8. The Benny Hill Show
  9. Bernie
  10. Billy Connolly In Concert
  11. Blackpool Bonanza
  12. Bless Me, Father
  13. Born And Bred
  14. Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
  15. Butterflies
  16. Celebrity Squares
  17. Citizen Smith
  18. Come Back Mrs. Noah
  19. Cooper - Just Like That
  20. Dave Allen At Large
  21. Devenish
  22. The Dick Emery Show
  23. An Evening With Dave Evans
  24. The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
  25. Fearless Frank
  26. The Freddie Starr Experience
  27. George & Mildred
  28. Get Some In!
  29. Going Straight
  30. The Good Life
  31. Grand Slam
  32. Happy Ever After
  33. Have A Harry...
  34. Hinge And Bracket
  35. I Didn't Know You Cared
  36. I'm Bob, He's Dickie
  37. I'm Dickie - That's Show Business
  38. It Ain't Half Hot Mum
  39. Just William
  40. The Ken Dodd Show
  41. The Kenny Everett Video Show
  42. Last Of The Summer Wine
  43. Leave It To Charlie
  44. Lennie & Jerry
  45. The Les Dawson Show
  46. Leslie Crowther's Scrapbook
  47. Life Begins At Forty
  48. Little And Large
  49. The Liver Birds
  50. The Losers
  51. Maggie And Her
  52. The Many Wives Of Patrick
  53. Margie And Me
  54. Me! I'm Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
  55. Michael Bentine's Potty Time
  56. Mike Yarwood In Persons
  57. Mind Your Language
  58. Miss Jones And Son
  59. Mixed Blessings
  60. The Morecambe & Wise Show
  61. The Old Boy Network
  62. Oneupmanship
  63. Pickersgill People
  64. The Pink Medicine Show
  65. Q
  66. The Rag Trade
  67. Rentaghost
  68. Rings On Their Fingers
  69. Rising Damp
  70. Robin's Nest
  71. Ronnie Corbett's Thursday Special
  72. Rosie
  73. Scotch And Wry
  74. Selwyn
  75. A Sharp Intake Of Breath
  76. Showtime
  77. A Soft Touch
  78. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
  79. Squire Dodd's Christmas Special
  80. Sykes
  81. Tell Me Another
  82. The Tommy Cooper Show
  83. The Two Ronnies
  84. Two's Company
  85. The Upchat Connection
  86. Wodehouse Playhouse
  87. The Worker
  88. You're Only Young Twice

All new radio comedy from 1978

  1. The 27-Year Itch
  2. Black Cinderella Two Goes East
  3. The Burkiss Way
  4. The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket
  5. The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
  6. The Frankie Howerd Variety Show
  7. Frank Muir Goes Into...
  8. Funny You Should Ask
  9. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  10. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  11. The Jason Explanation
  12. Just A Minute
  13. Maclean Up Britain
  14. Malcolm
  15. My Music
  16. My Word!
  17. The News Huddlines
  18. The News Quiz
  19. Share And Share Alike
  20. Thank You, Mrs Fothergill
  21. Week Ending
  22. What Ho, Jeeves!

British comedy films released in 1978

  1. Adventures Of A Plumber's Mate
  2. Carry On Emmannuelle
  3. The Hound Of The Baskervilles
  4. Let's Get Laid!
  5. The Odd Job
  6. Revenge Of The Pink Panther
  7. Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
  8. Sammy's Super T-Shirt
  9. What's Up Superdoc

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