British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 1989

Notable comedies debuting in 1989

Absolutely. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions
Absolutely
Birds Of A Feather. Image shows from L to R: Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Retort
Birds Of A Feather
Bodger & Badger. Simon Bodger (Andy Cunningham)
Bodger & Badger
Desmond's. Copyright: Humphrey Barclay Productions
Desmond's
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), The Sheriff of Nottingham (Tony Robinson), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
May To December. Image shows from L to R: Zoe Angell (Eve Matheson), Alec Callendar (Anton Rodgers). Copyright: Cinema Verity
May To December
Mike & Angelo
Mike & Angelo
Press Gang. Image shows from L to R: Spike Thomson (Dexter Fletcher), Sarah Jackson (Kelda Holmes), Lynda Day (Julia Sawalha), Frazz Davis (Mmoloki Chrystie), Kenny Phillips (Lee Ross), Colin Mathews (Paul Reynolds). Copyright: Central Independent Television
Press Gang
Stay Lucky. Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Stay Lucky
Surgical Spirit. Sheila Sabatini (Nichola McAuliffe). Copyright: Humphrey Barclay Productions
Surgical Spirit
The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel, Steve Punt, Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Peter Tinniswood
Winston

All new TV comedy from 1989

  1. 1st Exposure
  2. 21 Years Of Laughter
  3. About Face
  4. Abracadigance
  5. Absolutely
  6. The Accountant
  7. After Henry
  8. Alexei Sayle's Stuff
  9. All Change
  10. 'Allo 'Allo!
  11. And A Nightingale Sang
  12. The Appointments Of Dennis Jennings
  13. Ball-Trap On The Côte Sauvage
  14. Beadle's About
  15. The Benny Hill Show
  16. Birds Of A Feather
  17. A Bit Of A Do
  18. A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
  19. Blackadder
  20. Blankety Blank
  21. Bodger & Badger
  22. Bradley
  23. Bread
  24. Brian Conley: This Way Up
  25. The Bruce Forsyth Show
  26. Brush Strokes
  27. The Bubblegum Brigade
  28. Carrott Confidential
  29. ChuckleVision
  30. City Lights
  31. Close To Home
  32. The Comedy Store
  33. Comic Relief
  34. Commercial Breakdown
  35. Creature Comforts
  36. The Dame Edna Experience
  37. Davro's Sketch Pad
  38. Desmond's
  39. Dowie
  40. Ever Decreasing Circles
  41. Every Second Counts
  42. Ffizz
  43. First And Last
  44. First Of The Summer Wine
  45. Foreign Bodies
  46. French Fields
  47. A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
  48. The Groovy Fellers
  49. Gruey
  50. Hale And Pace
  51. Happy Christmas - I Love You
  52. Harry's Kingdom
  53. High Street Blues
  54. Hit The Pitch
  55. Home James!
  56. Home Run
  57. Home To Roost
  58. Hot Metal
  59. Hysteria
  60. I, Lovett
  61. In Sickness & In Health
  62. John Sessions On The Spot
  63. Joint Account
  64. Just Like That!
  65. Krankies Television
  66. KYTV
  67. The Labours Of Erica
  68. Last Of The Summer Wine
  69. The Laughter Show
  70. Laura And Disorder
  71. The Les Dawson Show
  72. Life Without George
  73. Little And Large
  74. Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
  75. Making Out
  76. Marti Caine
  77. May To December
  78. Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
  79. Mike & Angelo
  80. Minder
  81. Mornin' Sarge
  82. Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors
  83. Naked Video
  84. The National Theatre Of Brent Presents...
  85. Never The Twain
  86. The New Statesman
  87. Nice Work
  88. Nick Revell
  89. The Nineteenth Hole
  90. Norbert Smith - A Life
  91. No Strings
  92. Off The Wall
  93. Only Fools And Horses
  94. Parrot Sketch Not Included: 20 Years Of Monty Python
  95. Press Gang
  96. Red Dwarf
  97. Relatively Speaking
  98. Rory Bremner
  99. The Russ Abbot Show
  100. Scotch And Wry
  101. Shelley
  102. Singles
  103. Smith And Jones In Small Doses
  104. Smith & Jones
  105. Snakes And Ladders
  106. Sob Sisters
  107. Something For The Weekend
  108. Spitting Image
  109. Split Ends
  110. The Staggering Stories Of Ferdinand De Bargos
  111. Stand Up
  112. Stay Lucky
  113. Sticky Moments With Julian Clary
  114. The Stone Age
  115. Streets Apart
  116. Style Monsters
  117. Surgical Spirit
  118. That's Love
  119. That's Showbusiness
  120. Three Up, Two Down
  121. A Touch Of Spice
  122. Tricky Business
  123. Turns
  124. The Two Of Us
  125. Tygo Road
  126. Unexplained Laughter
  127. Victoria Wood
  128. Watching
  129. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  130. Woof!
  131. Worzel Gummidge Down Under
  132. You Must Be Joking
  133. Young, Gifted And Broke

All new radio comedy from 1989

  1. An Actor's Life For Me
  2. After Henry
  3. The Amazing Test Match Crime
  4. Arnold Brown And Company
  5. Beachcomber... By The Way
  6. Blandings On Radio 4
  7. Cutler On Education
  8. Delbert Wilkins' Legal Pirate New Year Jam
  9. Delbert Wilkins' New Year's Eve Jam
  10. Girls Will Be Girls
  11. Growing Pains
  12. I, An Actor
  13. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  14. I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
  15. Just A Minute
  16. Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker
  17. King Street Junior
  18. Lenin Of The Rovers
  19. Little Blighty On The Down
  20. The Long Hot Satsuma
  21. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  22. The Million Pound Radio Show
  23. Mind Your Own Business!
  24. My Music
  25. The News Huddlines
  26. The News Quiz
  27. Pull The Other One!
  28. The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
  29. Second Thoughts
  30. Star Terk II
  31. Stilgoe's Around
  32. Such Rotten Luck
  33. That Man Remembered
  34. Uncle Mort's North Country
  35. Victor Lewis-Smith
  36. Week Ending
  37. Winston

British comedy films released in 1989

  1. A Chorus Of Disapproval
  2. Erik The Viking
  3. Getting It Right
  4. How To Get Ahead In Advertising
  5. Lenny Live And Unleashed
  6. Out Of Order
  7. Shirley Valentine
  8. The Tall Guy
  9. Wilt
  10. Without A Clue

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