Men Behaving Badly

'Great sitcoms are missing from our TV screens and our lives - we need them in these times'

Even if "we're all doomed" under the Tories, as Dad's Army's Pte Frazer would say, shows like George And Mildred, Are You Being Served?, Robin's Nest and Three's Company still make us laugh.

The reality of remaking UK sitcoms

The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.

Martin Clunes says Men Behaving Badly could not return 'these days'

"I mean we talked about things like Kylie Minogue's buttocks and compared them to a racehorse's. How could we do that now? But neither could you get a show like Doc Martin commissioned now. Someone would say, 'Where's the murdered prostitute in the opening scene?'"

Men Behaving Badly would never be made now as it would fail the woke test

Caroline Quentin says Men Behaving Badly could never be made for today's woke TV.

The actress, who shot to fame as Dorothy on the Nineties sitcom, revealed that fans continue to clamour for a reboot. But Caroline, 61, said: "It's a wonderful artefact of a certain moment in time, but it wouldn't pass the 'woke' test now."

Where are the new classic sitcoms?

When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?

Comedy at Home

Even without the unique circumstance of 2020, it's the time of year when we're all looking for something to cosy up with for a good laugh. With more time being spent home than normal, here's a selection of brilliant domestic sitcoms from the Network catalogue to entice your comedy taste buds this winter. Each is set primarily or solely in a home, so snuggle up warm with that glowing feeling that only a comedy escape can give.

British comedy remakes that hit and missed in the US

The Office landed, while The Inbetweeners floundered - so what makes a good US remake?

Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies

Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.

Neil Morrissey would consider Men Behaving Badly return

Neil Morrissey has revealed he would consider reprising his role in Men Behaving Badly with the right script.