name a forgotten comedy from the past

NOT ONLY ....

... BUT ALSO

Hmmmmm .. What was that one with Robert Gillespie ?? in ?? He lived with his wife & two 'Fitty' daughters ;-) & was a cartoonist for a comic. I think he used to do his doodling with a hand puppet on an'all :-) It was in the 80's & on ITV :-) ps .. I sound like a MANIAC writing all that !!

Not the Nine O'Clock News

kickstarted so many careers it could have rivalled Monty Python in that respect.

did fancy one of his daughters,it was keep it in the family

not forgotten but one of the greats sgt bilko

Stella Street

Stella Street was brilliant.

Love Thy Neighbour
Mind Your Language
Ever Decreasing Circles

sambo, white honkey, and nina baden semper

nearest and dearest

And Francoise Pascal

Trailer Park Boys

Would walk a million miles to see the twelve episodes of the brilliant Fairly Secret Army.

Early Doors....


"To the regiment, I wish I was there!"

Just superb, Guinness2dear, but I reckon it's not forgotten at all by aficionados.

Like all of Slippy's then, Tommy..

Oiii Slippy, read the title of de fred....

Ripping yarns.

they came from somewhere else
Chelmsford 123
who dares wins
lame ducks
my girl

sorry, (also Sorry), that should be Me and My Girl

sorry, (also Sorry), that should be Me and My Girl

Agree with Chance In A Million....
No one has mentioned

Ripping Yarns...

so therefore it was forgotten.

All Gas & Gaiters

All In The Family

Car 54 Where Are You

Green Acres

Jack Benny Show

The Honeymooners

The 3 Stooges

D1ck van Dyk@ Show

Bowler

Sykes

Billy Liar

In Loving Memory

Robins Nest

Get Some In

Catweazle

Get Smart

I Didn`t Know You Cared

The Growing Pains Of PC Penrose

Vital Spark

Three`s Company

Robert`s Robots

Father Dear Father

WRKP In Cincinnati

Neat and Tidy
Operation Good Guys

Apropos of nothing 
Rhoda's sister is now a zillionaire courtesy of The Simpsons.
A Stirling publican had the number plate GET 11N of course the
Police didn't like him noving the 1

I Didn`t Know You Cared

After Early Door this was the best of the lot.

'In Exile'

http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/exile/index.html

The Double Deckers

The Rag Trade (1961–1963)

Full Cast & Crew


Series Directed by  Dennis Main-Wilson (1 episode, 1961)


Series Writing Credits   

Ronald Chesney ..  (10 episodes, 1961-1963)

Ronald Wolfe ...  (10 episodes, 1961-1963)


Cast   


Wanda Ventham ...  Shirley (18 episodes, 1962-1963)

[ Only Fools And Horses - Cassandra's mother, Coupling & numerous other credits inc Doctor Who ]

mother of Benedict Cumberbatch

Reg Varney ...  Reg Turner (16 episodes, 1961-1963)

[ On The Buses ] ... part of a double act with Benny Hill in the 1940's
went to Star Lane Primary School, West Ham

Barbara Windsor ...  Gloria (14 episodes, 1961-1963)

national treasure - real name (ironically) Mrs Mitchell
had a brief affair with George Best

Peter Jones ...  Harold Fenner (9 episodes, 1961-1963)
Just A Minute regular for 29 years
voice of The Book in the original radio series of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
also the tv series ...
appeared in numerous films beginning with Fanny By Gaslight (1944) which is not a porn film


Miriam Karlin ...  Paddy (9 episodes, 1961-1963) - catchphrase "Everybody out!"

performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, the Aldwych Theatre, and the Barbican Centre. She appeared in a national tour of 84 Charing Cross Road, and in 1990 became the first woman to play the title role in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, in a production at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff.
.. Lived in South London. A self-proclaimed atheist, she was a lifelong campaigner for Jewish and left-wing political causes, as well as an anti-fascist activist.

A member of the Anti-Nazi League, she was prominent in protests against Holocaust denier David Irving, and campaigned to expose what she claimed were the Nazi sympathies of the Austrian politician Jörg Haider. She was an active member of the actors' union, Equity,[1] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1975 for her union and welfare work. Karlin was a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.


Esma Cannon ...  Lily (9 episodes, 1961-1962)
[ appeared in numerous films including 4 Carry On films ]

Sheila Hancock ...  Carol Taylor (8 episodes, 1961-1962)
Actress (screen and stage), widow (twice), writer, mother, University Chancellor and Quaker

Ann Beach ... (7 episodes, 1961)
[ many credits including Steptoe And Son, Rising Damp and Notting Hill where she played
William (Hugh Grant)'s mother. Her daughter Charlotte Coleman was in Four Weddings And A Funeral
but unfortunately died from an asthma attack at the age of 33. Another daughter Lisa Coleman is an actress with credits for Ab Fab, French and Saunders and Casualty.

Toni Palmer ... (7 episodes, 1961) female
[ many credits inc Foyle's War ]

Rita Smythe ... (7 episodes, 1961)

Judy Carne ... (7 episodes, 1961)

On Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–73) Carne gained stardom. Her most popular routine ended with her saying "Sock it to me!", at which point she was doused with water or assaulted in some other way. Carne was on the series for the first two seasons (1968–69) but made occasional appearances during the 1969-70 season.

Carne was married to actor Burt Reynolds from 1963 to 1965, and producer Robert Bergmann from 1970 to 1971.

Her autobiography, Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside: The Bittersweet Saga of the Sock-It-To-Me Girl (1985), chronicled her difficulties with drugs, her failed marriage to Reynolds, and her bisexuality.

Patricia Denys ..  Betty (7 episodes, 1963)

[ Crossroads, Z Cars and Citizen Smith ]

Stella Tanner ...  Olive (6 episodes, 1963)

[ a guest in the Waldorf Salad episode of Fawlty Towers ]

Carmel Cryan ...  Gloria (5 episodes, 1963)

Amanda Reiss ...  Janet (5 episodes, 1963)

Julie Samuel ... (3 episodes, 1962)

Gwendolyn Watts ... (3 episodes, 1962)

Born Gwendolyn Watts in Carhampton, Somerset, Watts made her first television appearance in 1958 in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, going on to appear in The Rag Trade (1962), The Avengers (1963), Maigret (1963), Steptoe and Son (1964), Mary Barton (1964), Armchair Mystery Theatre (1964), The Benny Hill Show (1965), The Worker (1965), Softly, Softly (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Z-Cars (1962-1967), On the Buses (1969), Coronation Street (1971), Love Thy Neighbour (1972), Sam (1973) and The Final Cut (1995).

Her film appearances include Sons and Lovers (1960), So Evil, So Young (1961), Billy Liar (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), Fanatic (1965), The Wrong Box (1966), Carry On Doctor (1967), All Neat in Black Stockings (1968), Carry On Again Doctor (1969) and Carry On Matron (1972).

Married to actor Gertan Klauber, Watts gave up full-time acting in the early 1970s in order to bring up her children, but she returned a few years later. She was the sister of actress Sally Watts.

Claire Davenport ... Myrtle (3 episodes, 1963)

Sheena Marshe ...  Sandra (3 episodes, 1963)

Keith Smith ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)

Jan Williams ... (2 episodes, 1962) [ Bond Girl ]

Irene Handl ...  Reg's Mum (2 episodes, 1963)

[many film and tv credits including Brief Encounter]

Myrtle Reed ... (2 episodes, 1963)

Raymond Glendenning ...  Racing commentator (1 episode, 1961)

Frank Thornton ...  Mr. Davis (1 episode, 1961)
[ best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? also
starred in Last Of The Summer Wine - many credits]

Max Bacon ...  Mr. Conway (1 episode, 1961)

Edward Caddick ...  Postman (1 episode, 1961)

Lisa Cotton ...  Baby (1 episode, 1961)

Colin Douglas ... Police Constable (1 episode, 1961)

Peter Gilmore ... Mr. Stezel Jr (1 episode, 1961)

Monte Landis ...  Mr. Mitchell (1 episode, 1961)

Brian Oulton ...  Mr. Lee (1 episode, 1961)

Terry Scott ...  Terence Nutley (1 episode, 1961)

Roy Stephens (1 episode, 1961)

Bruce Wightman (1 episode, 1961)

Rene Barrie ..  Model (1 episode, 1962)

Patrick Cargill ...  Norman Digby (1 episode, 1962)

[ Father Dear Father ]

Sally Douglas  Model (1 episode, 1962)

Betty Huntley-Wright  Mrs. Willet (1 episode, 1962)

Elaine Kagan (1 episode, 1962)

Norman Mitchell (1 episode, 1962)

Joyce Spier  Model (1 episode, 1962)

Vi Stevens (1 episode, 1962)

Laura Thurlow  Model (1 episode, 1962)

Kevin Brennan (1 episode, 1963)

Eugenie Cavanagh (1 episode, 1963)

Gillian Gostling (1 episode, 1963)

Philip Grout (1 episode, 1963)

Derek Johns (1 episode, 1963)

Jeanette Landis (1 episode, 1963)

Jeremy Lloyd (1 episode, 1963) [ m Joanna Lumley for a few moths in 1970 ]
[ several films, Rowan and Martin's Laugh in & co-wrote Are You Being Served ]

Aubrey Morris (1 episode, 1963)

Beryl Nesbitt (1 episode, 1963)

Simon Oates (1 episode, 1963)

Jack Smethurst (1 episode, 1963) [ Love Thy Neighbour, Coronation Street ]

Thick Wilson (1 episode, 1963)

f troop

Watched Citizen Smith recently. Still holds up well after nearly forty years.

Lucky Feller from 1976 with David Jason playing a character called Shorty Mopstead.

Not written by John Sullivan but a real forerunner of Only Fools and Horses but with Jason the underdog.

Only went for one or two series but I still remember it as brilliantly funny in places - one scene in a laundrette was hysterical. Love to see it again now but can't find it anywhere.

Duty Free a ... an unsurprising ommission.

Lose an 'm'.

KM - Duty Free made me think of the two women in it who, I thought at the time, were both reasonable lookers.

Just google imaged them and they are now 74 (dark haired one) and 72 years old!!!

Bl**dy hell....

Benson

i recently bought the entire series of chance in a million, think its 3 series altogether, on zavvi for about 3 quid. not watched any of it yet though. not really sure where ive put it actually. amazing price.

what was the one with the character from reginald perrin? the army bloke?

i watched an episode of duty free recently. it didnt hold up well. it was utterly dreadful!

No one has mentioned...

The likely lads.

i forgot benson even existed. was one of my fav shows as a kid. not quite sure why. i can barely remember anything about it.

Yeah, whatever happened to them?

I expect someone's mentioned Soap, in relation to Benson, can't be bothered to check.

the first series of benson is available on amazon from america for about a tenner. i may give it a go for old time sake.

was he in soap then? i dont think i watched that.

not a comedy but i have a rcaving for some quincy. strangely not on tv at the moment except universal channel which i dont have. amazon just upset me. i typed in quincy and it says did you mean quinny? erm. no. no i bloody well dont. ffs. its quincy! the legendary quincy! how can amazon think i meant quinny??? philistines!

Flowermyth, 'The Likely Lads' episodes are
repeated on BBC4 from time to time. Watch
for them.

Two good calls previously :


Ever Decreasing Circles, and the absolute classic :-

Early Doors.

Ty

Rosie, a BBC comedy about a couple of ordinary policemen, around late 70s early 80s.

Yeah Benson was the butler to one of the two families in Soap, didn't have a big part. Just watched a bit of it... computer says no.

Cheers Kenilworth.

One never mentioned, so qualifies.......I loved it, cringe silent moments that had you in stitches (long before but similar to The Office in some peculiar way)

The Outside Edge  (about suburban joe bloggs running a cricket team and his compliant but frustrated wife)

Looking back what a fantastic cast

Robert Daws as Roger,
Brenda Blethyn as Miriam,
Timothy Spall as Kevin
Josie Lawrence as Maggie

Curry and Chips
The Larkins

The superb 80s cop spoof Sledge Hammer!

desmonds

Keep up dori...

Three Up, Two Down, comedy classic starring Michael "Funny" Elphick and Angela "Amusing" Thorne. Also starring Lysette "Spunksock" Anthony, an early testicular emetic.

Guiness! n1 you've not forgotten the hammer!

Loved it i did. Funny as fook, and more enjoyable than his predecessor 'Diry Arry'...

*t

man about the house, on itv3 now

paula or sally

The clever one

The Phil Silvers show....bet not many remember this one

Hope you got the dvd boxsets guinness, been a fan of the show i was proud to get thanks on the dvd (region 1 only) as the creator Alan Spencer asked for help in getting laugh track free episodes before they dvd's were made...I had taped them off itv in the late 80s/early 90s who showed them without the laugh track, ended up posting them to hollywood for them to use and got a thanks on the dvd credits.

just good friends about as funny as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick but god i really fancied jan francis

just good friends about as funny as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick but god i really fancied jan francis

Home to Roost.

Fantastic stuff, dori. Well done that man..

Got series one only off my daughters the same year they got me a load of Chorlton and the Wheelies dvd's. I was spoilt that birthday..

A Sharp Intake Of Breath. (David Jason. ITV I think. He was a manager of a supermarket?)

The Staggering Stories Of Ferdinand De Bargos

People Like Us

Don't Drink the Water (Blakey and Pat Coombes) Poor man's Duty Free

That one with Cannon and Ball as security guards

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (Jim **** **** Davidson)

No Place Like Home

all gas and gaters with derek nimmo

The Comic Strip presents had some good ones, notably The Strike.

cannon and ball as security guards?? hmm. i think i remember that. possibly.

google tells me it was called plaza patrol. cant say i remember the title.

theres no dvd of plaza patrol, but it did lead me to a movie called the boys in blue where cannon and ball are coppers. its 4 quid on amazon. dont think ive ever seen it. anybody remember it?

heres a clip of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-MvJhlv8CE

Gimme gimme gimme

Julian Clary's Sticky Moments

Scripts by Paul Merton, innuendo by Clary, assisted by the lovely Hugh Jelly, the heterosexual Russell Churney and the Wonderdog Fanny.

adult tiswas  - late night tv. Can't remember wit it was called?

Keep It In The Family.

The two daughters were lovely.

Stacey Dorning......

spitting image


glad to have been reminded of all gas and gaiters a most enjoyable programme with Robertson Hare.

Zorro: There was 2, OTT and Saturday Stayback..

may have been mentioned...

butterflies.

OK guinness2dear, I've just remembered one that has surprisingly slipped under everyone's radar...'Shelley' with Hywel Bennett and Belinda Sinclair. It was quite popular in its day I seem to recall, we watched it regularly anyway.

the dustbinmen
for the love of ada
wyatts watchdogs {worst comedy ever }

also there was one about two car salesmen brothers,one black and one white,ithink Denzil out of only fools starred in it ,

Desmond's

Brush Strokes      at least think that was what it was called

also there was one about two car salesmen brothers,one black and one white,ithink Denzil out of only fools starred in it

The Brothers McGregor

Cant believe noone mentioned Girls On Top

Only when I laugh, circa 1980 about the 3 guys in hospital.

Very funny.

I watched an episode of the last series of Please Sir recently - probably the worst thing I've ever seen on the telly.

george and the dragon starring sid james and peggy mount

Mickey Dunne....had a horse, that should have won
Didn't even start
Broke the jockey's heart

WATCHING

How can I name it if its a forgotten comedy.

'Orrible with Johnny Vaughan

my old man with clive dunn

liamcol     22 Nov 13 09:17 
The Staggering Stories Of Ferdinand De Bargos

If I remember correctly, "Beetle Of The Yard" had a shell that was very hard; and in a South Welsh accent no less!

Bonehead

Bootsy and Snudge

Mr Pastry

the army game