Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
- TV documentary
- BBC One
- 1999
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Short documentary series exploring the history of British sitcoms. Features Julie Walters.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Modern Times
Yes Minister kicked off the 1980s, with series like The Young Ones and Blackadder taking up the 'alternative comedy' mantle from the stand-up circuit: this episode examines them and their leading of sitcom into the 1990s, right back round to Men Behaving Badly.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 7th April 1999
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 50 minutes
Cast & crew
| Julie Walters | Narrator |
| Alan Davies | Self |
| Rik Mayall | Self |
| Caroline Quentin | Self |
| Ben Elton | Self |
| Jonathan Lynn | Self |
| Derek Fowlds | Self |
| Antony Jay | Self |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Self |
| John Sullivan | Self |
| Paul Jackson | Self |
| Richard Curtis | Self |
| Trix Worrell | Self |
| Maurice Gran | Self |
| Laurence Marks | Self |
| David Renwick | Self |
| Martin Clunes | Self |
| Neil Morrissey | Self |
| Simon Nye | Self |
| Beryl Vertue | Self |
| John Howard Davies | Self |
| Leslie Ash | Self |
| Gabrielle Osrin | Director |
| Paul Tilzey | Producer |
| Nicholas Rossiter | Executive Producer |
| Gabrielle Osrin | Producer |
| Robert Poole | Editor |
| Dave Stewart | Composer |