Gimme Gimme Gimme
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1999 - 2001
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Repulsive, overweight, loudmouth cretin Linda La Hughes shares a flat with Tom Farrell, an extremely camp gay man: both are obsessed with men. Stars Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus, Rosalind Knight, Beth Goddard and Brian Bovell
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Press clippings
Kathy Burke shuts down Gimme Gimme Gimme reboot rumours in the most Kathy Burke way
Comedian confirmed that poster for sitcom reboot film was 'fabulous' but 'fake'.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 18th July 2023iPlayer adds Vicar Of Dibley, Catherine Tate and Royle Family
BBC iPlayer has added all the episodes of The Vicar Of Dibley, The Catherine Tate Show and The Royle Family. Further box sets are to follow, including Blackadder and Gimme Gimme Gimme.
British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2020The Top 10 British sitcoms of the 90s
The 1990s were a period of renewed confidence in the UK. The economy continued to boom and Blair's huge majority made 'Cool Britannia' a phenomenon. Oasis and Blur fought it out as most influential band, and the Spice Girls were everywhere. What a time to be alive! Sitcoms didn't disappoint either, and offered a rich variety.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 13th May 2019BBC Comedy Sitcom Signature Tunes
There is one element in the sitcom which is overlooked - the signature tune. Evocative 30 second sequences of tightly-composed music which set the tone for the half-hour which follows. Without you realising it, that signature tune embeds itself in your psyche. From now until the end of your life, that tune will be a shortcut to the time when that sitcom made the first and greatest impact on you.
Jon Jacob, BBC Blogs, 2nd September 2016BBC would never make Gimme Gimme Gimme now says writer
"They can't be that risky. The climate changed. There's less space to try out something a bit different"
David Brown, Radio Times, 24th August 2015