I used to love middle class situation comedies when I was a kid. No idea why, I think it must have been the escapism. We lived on a council estate in Salford so none of them were remotely relatable. Thanks for another great vid.
@gingernutpreacher2 жыл бұрын
Same I used to love ever decreasing circle's no realation to my life I think some of it was because my home life was just so boring
@wideawake9142 жыл бұрын
Or funny.
@BlookbugIV2 жыл бұрын
Funny, I despised them for the same reason
@Agnethatheredhairkid2 жыл бұрын
@@BlookbugIV I used to like them until I 'got political' and now I won't give them the time of day for that reason.
@I_Don_t_want_a_handle2 жыл бұрын
I lived in a tower block in Sheffield. Nobody I knew or met lived in the sort of 3 bed-semi sitcom land house and had a working man's job (think Love thy Neighbour or On the Buses. My dad just passed it off as TV land or 'shut up or leave' depending on the sort of day he'd had. That was before we moved to the paper bag in the middle of the road after the miner's strike...
@paulberry28842 жыл бұрын
Shelley was outstanding but another forgotten gem was Chance in a Million with Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn.
@papalaz44442442 жыл бұрын
Both superb :)
@billmagowan14922 жыл бұрын
The early days of channel 4 if I’m not mistaken……
@johnberry52962 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure this was on the first night of Channel 4 if I remember.
@spendor93772 жыл бұрын
I thought “get some in”might pop up. It was a sitcom about national service.
@paulberry28842 жыл бұрын
@@spendor9377 70s I think.
@271chrissy2 жыл бұрын
What a flash back ...being 44 now.. I remember watch some of these as a kid.Some played on Sundays evenings....then when it was finished...bedtime and that school feeling.
@cuchullain27 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember 'Dear John...'?
@kickedinthecalfbyacow75495 ай бұрын
Yes
@daviddwyer55682 жыл бұрын
I am actually watching "Ever Decreasing Circles" for the first time at the moment. If it has been forgotten it doesn't deserve to be. Excellent series.
@vinniesuperstar89232 жыл бұрын
best sitcom ever, Paul is wonderful.
@gingernutpreacher2 жыл бұрын
I used to love it as well
@gingernutpreacher2 жыл бұрын
Where are you watching it it nexflix?
@AlisonBryen2 жыл бұрын
@@gingernutpreacher BBC4
@daviddwyer55682 жыл бұрын
@@gingernutpreacher Yes BBC4 have been repeating it for a while now, must be near the end sadly. I hope to invest in a DVD box set though.
@nowthenzen2 жыл бұрын
with the Inimitable Emma Wray I found all the episodes of Watching online and was delighted by them all and was left wanting more!
@mral81452 жыл бұрын
They’re often repeated on Forces TV
@helendavies13262 жыл бұрын
Loved the mother turning the kettle on then listening for the electricity to come through.
@ThatsViews2 жыл бұрын
I agree. Emma Wray and Lisa Tarbuck made that a total "much watch" series for me.
@agfagaevart2 жыл бұрын
Truly terrible!
@timkeenan600 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore this series. Great writing, acting and sets.
@snowysnowyriver2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved Dear Ladies! I saw Hinge and Bracket several times live in theatre, they were incredible. Also loved Fresh Fields, especially the dotty neighbour "It's only Sonia!"
@AtheistOrphan2 жыл бұрын
Anyone else remember ‘Clarence’ starring Ronnie Barker?
@stephenderbyshire78492 жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe the character had poor eyesight.
@AtheistOrphan2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenderbyshire7849 - That’s the one! A running joke stretched a little too thinly in my opinion. Only one series made.
@animaltvi95152 жыл бұрын
Trying to forget that. Not one of Ronnie's best.
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
@anthony6076 They didn't complain (much) about Arkwrights st st stutter though dddid they?
@AtheistOrphan Жыл бұрын
@@fus149hammer5 - Good point.
@mwgary2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got one you’ve almost certainly forgotten. Dear John with Ralph Bates. Two series 1986. - 1987.
@johnd64872 жыл бұрын
I wish I could forget it.. although I rather liked it, being called John, one of my friends at school used to sing the theme tune at me repeatedly for most of the years we were there :-/
@ianz99162 жыл бұрын
Dear John was also a John Sullivan series. One of the last things that we saw Ralph Bates in before his untimely death in 1991. They remade this series in America starring Judd Hirsch and it ran for 4 series. I'm not sure why, it lacked all the charm and awkwardness of the UK version because Judd Hirsch couldn't play pathetic loser like Ralph Bates.
@johnsmith-hr3dz2 жыл бұрын
any sexual problems ?
@johnpotts83082 жыл бұрын
@@johnd6487 Haha, me too!
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
Didn't Ralph play George Warleggan, Poldarks nemesis in the original series?
@Maerahn5 ай бұрын
To those who aren't old enough to remember these, it must seem like there were only about a dozen actors all hopping from sitcom to sitcom, (i.e. Richard Briers, Thora Hird, Joan Sanderson, Geoffrey Palmer..)
@Yagdrol2 жыл бұрын
Just Good Friends was real quality. Vince and Penny, a touching love story of the time.👍
@markdaly19032 жыл бұрын
John Sullivan was one of the greatest tv writers ever. but he is only remembered for Only fools and horses these days. he wrote all his shows himself. citizen smith, just good friends, only fools is one hell of a cv
@Yagdrol2 жыл бұрын
@@markdaly1903 Trigger: Oh well, you live and learn... So what’s Dave, a nickname ‘like? Rodney: No! You’re the only one who calls me Dave, everybody else calls me Rodney - and the reason they call me Rodney, is because Rodney is my name.👍
@arnoldbaracus83842 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite comedies
@garyrichardson89342 жыл бұрын
@@markdaly1903 ....another forgotten gem IMO was Dear John which starred Hammer's Ralph Bates.
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
JGF had a dark theme running through it. In later episodes it came out about why Vince jilted Penny. Her snobbish mum hated Vince with a vengeance and just before the wedding she said he was a waste of time and if he really loved Penny he'd let her go and marry someone better. He did and she did to a man who mentally abused her causing her to have a breakdown. They divorced and that's where the story about them meeting up again begins. I remember the scene where Penny tries do decorate the living room and just loses it and goes mad with the brush. John Sullivan was good with bringing the laughter to a screeching halt. Remember Rodney bursting into tears in the lift after Cassandras miscarriage? Genius.
@timkeenan6002 жыл бұрын
I actually love Watching. One of my all-time favorites!
@bulletproofblouse2 жыл бұрын
So did I, and the theme song. "So the question should be what does 'e... SEE IN MEEEEEEEEE?!"
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
Emma Wray was 🔥 and so was Lisa Tarbuck before she became circular.
@Newworldman669 ай бұрын
ITV's best ever sit-com imho.
@michaelmeredith94707 ай бұрын
Great comedy
@gallo1627 ай бұрын
@@fus149hammer5 yeah Emma Wray was stunning. one of my first crushes.
@djanil9733 Жыл бұрын
Anyone remeber a very funny but quite short lived sitcom called The Ritz about a nightclub that was on around 87? Used to love that programme as a kid but don't remember too much about the story..
@booth27102 жыл бұрын
Some of those sitcoms will never be forgotten because they were brilliant. Me and My Girl was brilliant with a really good mix of cast members and most high school boys had such a crush on Joanne Ridley. and Watching was abit like Liver Birds with that wonderful fast Liverpudlian wit and it never disappointed as every other line was a fast witty one liner. And Emma Wray was very cheeky but so cute she got away with it.
@danyoutube7491 Жыл бұрын
I was a big fan of Watching, and I actually enjoyed the theme tune, a very memorable one, though I can see why some would find it irritating.
@andykaufmoon2 жыл бұрын
The Girls on top theme tune was written by Difford & Tilbrook who are the two mainstay members of Squeeze
@craigdickinson1796 Жыл бұрын
And responsible for the future horrorshow of the F&S career which never got a faint titter out of me.Ditto Tracey Ullman.Ruby Wax i always have time for.
@StevieZero5 ай бұрын
Glen and Chris
@minicle4262 жыл бұрын
Ever Decreasing Circles actually gets quite a few repeats on GOLD. And I personally find it underated. Richard Briers even said he prefers the character of Martin over Tom from 'The Good Life'.
@Gmackematix2 жыл бұрын
Was Ever Decreasing Circles the one that had a couple always wearing matching jumpers as side characters? I remember they moved to Oswestry in last episode because, if you live in Shropshire, a mention of anywhere within the county on TV is noticeable.
@katewolfspirit67222 жыл бұрын
@@Gmackematix Yes, Howard and Hilda were the cosy jumper wearers.
@drsyn96162 жыл бұрын
It’s repeating now on the Drama channel.
@rachcampb2 жыл бұрын
It's been on BBC Four, so it's on iPlayer at the moment.
@AlisonBryen2 жыл бұрын
It's been on BBC4 too recently. It's incredibly funny.
@Fast_Eddy_Magic2 жыл бұрын
I'm American, and I've watched 10 of these on PBS! I thought I'd be lucky to have seen 5. Expected to have seen 2 or 3. So happy.
@paulcurtis53175 ай бұрын
I was on a course years ago a we had Jim Hitchmough (Watching) in to give us a talk. He was a wonderful man, he died not long after, he left some fine work ❤️
@Gmackematix2 жыл бұрын
This takes me back. It was the video that led me to this channel. I remember most of these classic (and not so classic) sitcoms as well as others like It Takes A Worried Man, The Happy Apple and Chance In A Million.
@kleedhamhobby2 жыл бұрын
Well Chance In A Million was actually good. I own it on disk, and have watched it a good few times. I can't say that the shows in this video seemed particularly appealing to me. I have seen a few episodes of some of them, mostly with disappointment. Girls On Top was ok, though still a bit underwhelming, given the talent involved.
@darthwiizius2 жыл бұрын
Loved chance in a million back in the day.
@Halbared2 жыл бұрын
I remember a lot of these, the odd one or two, genuinely no memory. I would consider some of these, if not big beasts, maybe mid-size beasts of UK sitcoms. A lot of good memories, I'm gonna have to come back for another look.
@victoriadunnett47452 жыл бұрын
Loved watching,was my favourite programme! Think I was about 8 when I saw it.pamela and David always seemed so old!
@misterhoeflak2 жыл бұрын
Amazed how many of these I remember, or at least recognise! Lovely trip down memory lane.
@kayevans29642 жыл бұрын
This was a really enjoyable trip down memory lane, thank you. I remember all bar 2 of these. Blimey, I'm old 😂
@John-tz2tx2 жыл бұрын
Ever Decreasing Circles was a well remembered show
@thecuriolounge2 жыл бұрын
Great video (weird that I do actually remember a good few of these being born in 1979) but showing longer clips for each entry would have made it much better in my opinion. Thanks for the nostalgia hit :)
@garybyng80202 жыл бұрын
I watched far too much TV in the 80s - Remembered all of these (and the theme tunes, haha) Thanks for bringing back the memories. Golden era of sitcom.
@MatthewLenton2 жыл бұрын
David Thewlis's first TV appearance was in Only Fools & Horses in 1985 in the episode It's Only Rock And Roll
@VilhelmHammershoi1666 Жыл бұрын
Fresh fields one of my favourite comedy sitcoms I remember it well
@kimmarievan-ever6599 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely adored Watching..remember sitting and watching this with my mom and we just roared with laughter
@themancuniancandidate27442 жыл бұрын
Funny story about Emma Wray from "Watching". Would have been 1999/2000, one late Saturday night me and a mate were having an acoustic jam session at his apartment in Castlefield, Manchester, after *ahem* one or two beers. Next minute, there's someone banging on the door, and our first thought was pissed off neighbour about to tell us to shut the fuck up. When I opened the door, it was Emma Wray and another actress, the very tidy Clare Perkins (who went on to Eastenders and a decent movie career). Emma Wray was carrying a guitar in one hand and the biggest bag of weed I'd ever seen in the other, and she announced she'd just moved in to the apartment next door; they'd heard us playing and decided to join in. Cue the goofiest jam session in history, as we all got fucked up on the weed, and me and my mate took the piss out of them nonstop. I had my eye on Clare, but my mate being the shark that he is (he's better looking and a better singer, to be fair) had her in his bedroom before long. Leaving me with a bit of a dilemma; I didn't fancy Emma Wray (she's really short; about 4ft 10. Not my thing at all), but after some beer and some puff my standards become a little more flexible.....and just to add insult to injury she just fucked off back to her apartment, leaving me with blue balls and dented pride. Happy days.
@hughbrissedits4592 жыл бұрын
A trip down memory lane. Real comedy performers.
@Mr_Blootered5 ай бұрын
I used to enjoy 'Rising Damp' and 'The Good Life' 😊
@paulhirst76022 жыл бұрын
Joan Sanderson made a very good career for herself playing battleaxe's in various sitcoms. Also could anyone forget her guest role in the classic Fawlty Towers episode " Is this a piece of your brain !! " As for Bottle Boys...that show was about as funny as a trip to the dentist's.
@CJ-hg9cs2 жыл бұрын
Her brain was “over there, between the land and the sky” (along with the sea!) 😂 My favourite episode of any tv show. Joan was just perfect! “Fawlty? What’s wrong with him?” 😬
@bobafetts2 жыл бұрын
"Herd's of wilderbeasts sweeping Majestically across the plain"
@philparmenter532 жыл бұрын
She played a teacher in Please Sir 1968-1972
@tentringer40652 жыл бұрын
She also turned up in Rising Damp playing pretty much the same character.
@Elwaves29252 жыл бұрын
@@tentringer4065 I'd put money on her having more sitcom appearances than anyone else during that era.
@SushiSunshine20002 жыл бұрын
I was recently watching... umm... Watching. lol. I can remember the show being on when I was a kid, and I never really watched it because I was far too young for it, but the theme tune most certainly stuck in my head for eons. Even years and years after I hadn't heard it for ages. So I decided to watch the show out of curiosity and so far it's very engaging.
@katewolfspirit67222 жыл бұрын
Yes, I did the same over the summer. Some of the acting was a bit ropey, but I enjoyed the chemistry between Brenda and Malcolm and the scripts weren't bad ;-))
@Battismore-Blue2 жыл бұрын
Malcolm said the line `If it wasn`t for Venetian Blinds it`d be curtains for all of us` in the show . A line I`ve used quite a lot since to some peoples bemusement
@katewolfspirit67222 жыл бұрын
@@Battismore-Blue 🙃🤪👍
@CoffeeConnected2 жыл бұрын
I remember it being popular at the time. But strangely enough it often doesn't make lists when mainstream TV makes retrospective shows about the 80s. One of those things which was popular but as the video correctly lists is largely forgotten about.
@irenemorley752 жыл бұрын
I watch watching all the time..... love it, I also watch Bread and Mrs Jones and Son.
@ShaneJoshua19802 жыл бұрын
I'm about to give up 16 mins of my life and it was ... TOTALLY WORTH IT! I miss Watching soooo much. MALCOLM!
@drsyn96162 жыл бұрын
Chance in a Million starring Brenda Blethyn and Simon Callow.
@s4ss1n2 жыл бұрын
one you didn't mention that i feel is worthy of this list is chelmsford 123. not only was it funny it had a factual backstory to it, and the cast was brilliant, yet it kind of went under the radar for most people. channel 4 was still a young channel back then lol. but thanks for some happy memories, i had indeed forgotten about ever decreasing circles, although i had watched it i remember the good life more but it was just as good.
@I_Don_t_want_a_handle2 жыл бұрын
Certainly fits in here, it was dreadful.
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
That character Richard Briars played I EDC... I'm not generally moved towards violence but I could easily punch his smug arrogant face in.
@danieleyre89132 жыл бұрын
I actually remember “after Henry” and “fresh fields” now you’ve reminded me. And I never forgot “ever decreasing circles” and “only when I laugh”, they were actually rather funny. And I also never forgot “me and my girl”, although I recall it being a bit cheesy.
@irenemorley752 жыл бұрын
I love Fresh fields, then they moved to France.... French fields .
@danieleyre89132 жыл бұрын
@@irenemorley75 You’ve just reminded me of that also!
@helendavies13262 жыл бұрын
I remember After Henry on the radio (BBC radio 4) and loved it. Probably in the 90s. Which doesn't make sense 'cos usually comedy goes from radio to TV. I have absolutely no recollection of it on TV.
@markchapman68002 жыл бұрын
Me and My Girl also starred the late, great Tim Brooke-Taylor.
@michaelcampin14642 жыл бұрын
Just Good Friends was a very good sitcom
@garethpendlebury79962 жыл бұрын
Memories. I remember most of these. I remember Anton Rodgers as Tom Jenkins in Scrooge and the thank you very much song.
@angeleyes712 жыл бұрын
One of the best Xmas films and songs ever family fave in our house ❤️
@davidkgame5 ай бұрын
B - Blott on the Landscape. C - Constant Hot Water - Only 6 eps, With Prunella Gee and Pat Phoenix based around a B&B E - Educating Marmalade H - Hardwicke House. Banned by ITV after 2 episodes. M - Metal Mickey - Classic. Say no more.
@fibrodad13542 жыл бұрын
IK was in Watching as an unpaid extra, was shopping and i had to walk past them lol. It was in the old paradise street before it was knocked down.
@calebleland83903 ай бұрын
I remember back in the 90s, our local PBS station here in Iowa showed Take A Letter, Mr Jones. Very funny, but, of course, John Inman was the best part of it.
@trevorpalin47312 ай бұрын
Only when I laugh, Shelley and watching 👍👍👍
@rygbiarth12092 жыл бұрын
Do you remember Dear John? I recall listening to my parents watching it and hearing the soundtrack filter through the floorboards up to my bedroom. I always wondered what it was about as my mum loved Dear Ladies and my eight-year-old brain thought the two must in some way be connected. How wrong I was!
@gullloverstravels836 Жыл бұрын
I just came to mention Dear John
@kimmarievan-ever6599 Жыл бұрын
Yes I remember it..Ralph Bates as John..it was funny
@KebabMusicLtd Жыл бұрын
@@kimmarievan-ever6599 Yeah, I liked that show. I remember the medallion man in the white suit who really lived a lonely life. I later learned that it was dropped by BBC programme makers and Red Dwarf benefitted from the comedy black-hole that Dear John left in its wake. Ralph Bates was a very good actor. I also well remember Just Good Friends which was very popular.
@carlwilliams3488 Жыл бұрын
@@KebabMusicLtd I bought my dad the DVD set some years ago. When he passed I kept it and we re-watched it recently. Still funny, Kirk is epic and is Ralph with an honourable mention to Louise who ran the 1-2-1 club. Really needed to be wrapped up with John finding a new partner but it was cancelled before that.
@djanil9733 Жыл бұрын
@@gullloverstravels836Me too!
@TheMancMod015 ай бұрын
This brought back some great memories of growing up in the 80s. Thank you.
@georgegard.aka.currymonste14982 жыл бұрын
I loved shelly..wish they would run the entire series again
@kiwibrit2 жыл бұрын
Butterflies anyone?? with Wendy Craig.. Brilliant ...
@bobbyboyderecords2 жыл бұрын
Some great theme tunes in the 70's and 80's - then it all got sequenced in the late 80s and that was it :(
@evelynwilson15662 жыл бұрын
I remember: After Henry, Ever Decreasing Circles, Fresh Fields (and yes, French Fields...), Hallelujah, In Loving Memory, Just Good Friends, Keep It In The Family, Me and My Girl, No Place Like Home, Only When I Laugh, Girls on Top, Shelley, Three Up Two Down, Up The Elephant and Round the Castle, Watching and Executive Stress,. I watched too much t.v in the eighties, and too many KZbin videos now.😆. Watching was my favourite, but I also loved Michael Elphick in Three Up, Two Down and Thora Hird was always good for a laugh. It's amazing how many had the same themes 'empty nest' or adult kids returning home .
@doctordeej2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you made me realise I had a misspent youth. I remembered all of these!
@RetroReminiscing2 жыл бұрын
That was great..took me back to quite a few childhood laces in my mind and memories, thanks for putting this together! Sonique
@1961-v9k2 жыл бұрын
Was expecting That’s my boy to be T, loved that too.
@idontsignin2 жыл бұрын
I was only a child in the 80s. But i still remember watching, I still remember at the end of every episode it would say you have been watching.
@anthonyellis9872 жыл бұрын
I re-watched an episode of 'Sorry' featuring Ronnie Corbett as Timothy Lumsden and realised had rubbish it was. Sink or Swim was one I never saw, but it had Peter Davison in it while he was the Doctor.
@zapkvr2 жыл бұрын
Brush strokes. Genius
@bob-sb2zu Жыл бұрын
Shelly & Watching were both original & worth seeing 😁
@applejuice40652 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this and I loved the theme tune to the watching tv series
@Leaddevo2 жыл бұрын
Chance in a million, Dear John, Sorry, Waiting for God, Kit Curran... Amazing how many shows were crammed into the 80's especially given we only had 4 channels. Grew up watching the vast majority of these along with the 'Newer' stuff like Chelmsford 123 and the Imperious Nightingales.
@johnsmith-hr3dz2 жыл бұрын
nobody here but us chickens
@gillpaterson19134 ай бұрын
Peter Eagan gives his support for my favourite charity... Chaldon Animal Sanctuary...look at the amazing Liz... her care, & commitment to animals... that no one else wants to take on.I don't know if you''ll see this,Liz...but you know how much I love everything about you.
@AlisonBryen2 жыл бұрын
Loved Watching as a kid. There's some episodes uploaded on KZbin.
@davemcbryde22942 жыл бұрын
Watching was also on Forces TV until it stopped broadcasting, great show.
@timkeenan6002 жыл бұрын
The whole series of Watching is on KZbin. I enjoy it every day at lunchtime.
@bobbyboyderecords2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, The Bounder, Home to Roost, Brass, Duty Free, Hi-de-Hi! Bread, Brushstrokes some of my faves as a kid. Or maybe they were my grandparents/parents faves can't remember now.
@eightiesmusic19842 жыл бұрын
Hi De Hi is genius. I got bored of it as it closed in 1988 aged 18 but at 52 I think it is superb. A few years ago I bought the box set.
@davidprice55632 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah - I remember Duty Free: I didn't see it then but I definitely do now what the main 4 characters were up to. ......okay put me on the naughty step for that sort of thinking.
@helendavies13262 жыл бұрын
Brass was brilliant and had a great cast.
@MsKaz10005 ай бұрын
Home to Roost loved that show it was nice seeing John Thaw doing comedy first episode date: 19 April 1985 and ran for 4 seasons
@DreFromMaine8472 Жыл бұрын
Yank here! I remember Take A Letter Mr. Jones! It was played on my PBS station back in the 90s, because Are You Being Served? had been such a hit with viewers. So they decided to get the rights for that obscure show that also had John Inman on it. Yep!
@Tidybitz2 жыл бұрын
I certainly hadn't forgotten most of these, in fact I used to like most of them. There certainly haven't been many as good since.
@clivethereddevil31782 жыл бұрын
The theme music to Up The Elephant was written by the great Keith Emerson, who was Jim Davidson's musical hero.
@gingerwoods6162 жыл бұрын
Ever Decreasing Circles was decent and pretty popular. D could have been 'Dear John' but this was a little more well known.
@mwgary2 жыл бұрын
Anyone around in the eighties is going to remember Ever Decreasing Circles. Dear John on the other hand is a bit more obscure.
@dmmoctober2 жыл бұрын
@@mwgary Were there any … sexual problems? Sex! Funny! Funny Ha Ha!!!!
@darthwiizius2 жыл бұрын
@@mwgary I liked Dear John.
@spudgunn86952 жыл бұрын
I was 9 when the 1980's started, and I remember watching 24 of those sitcoms. Wish I could forget about 15 of them!
@Glamrockqueen2 жыл бұрын
I remember the majority of them, way better than what's on offer these days.
@booth27102 жыл бұрын
anything is better than what's written these days. IT Crowd, Father Ted and and Black Books were the last of the ultra great modern comedies. Some comedies today are 'ok' but we've gone a bit like America and gone for the fairly 'slap stick' variety. Methinks at least.
@Glamrockqueen2 жыл бұрын
@@booth2710 I agree. It's as if none of the writers actually sit down and think these days.
@katewolfspirit67222 жыл бұрын
@@Glamrockqueen Indeed, 'thinking' is a dirty word now, as many people like to be spoon fed ideas and opinions instead of forming their own. It's really noticeable. Us Footers all have our own minds intact, though - thank God! ;-))
@MrIrrepressible5 ай бұрын
Flippin eck...no place like home....i remeber that show but have not thought of it since the 80s.
@darrensmith29822 жыл бұрын
Peter Skellerns “Me and My Girl” theme, is one of the best ever
@susancollins24252 жыл бұрын
Watching Was A Favourite Of Mine Never Missed An Episode 😂👍
@mmc10862 жыл бұрын
I sang the Watching theme tune half an hour ago now my iphone is showing me Brenda in a thumbnail, coincidence?xox
@keithcacahuete80662 жыл бұрын
I remembered Ever Decreasing Circles and Just Good Friends, I didn't particularly watch them more they were just on in the background as it were. I did watch Me and My Girl, Only When I Laugh, and Fairly Secret Army though, and saw some episodes of Shelley, with its acerbic central character. Probably my favourite of the crop discussed was Girls on Top, as stated it was like a female Young Ones, my favourite 80s sitcom, indeed probably my favourite of all time (which did a take on The Good Life in one episode as I recall), and you could hardly fail to remember it. On the more conventional sitcom front I did watch Watching, but couldn't recall what it was called, the title obviously less memorable than even the show to my mind.
@1961-v9k2 жыл бұрын
Omg Watching, I loved that too 🥰 you’ve taken me right back to my 20s 😍
@Brunosdad6 ай бұрын
Ever decreasing circles is my all time favourite 80's sitcom.
@higster1000 Жыл бұрын
Anybody remember the upper hand? Great series 👍
@jonathancainphotography61052 жыл бұрын
Waching was my favourite it's such a shame they don't show old episodes on the TV
@kdri1552 жыл бұрын
There’s a great back catalogue of TV sitcoms available yet all we ever see is Only Fools, Dibley, god awful Mrs Browns etc
@fus149hammer5 Жыл бұрын
I don't know we are also getting good portions of Porridge, Dads Army, Are You Being Served, My Hero, Outnumbered, Summer Wine, The Green Green Grass etc. 😉 Not bad. Not on the BBC of course they prefer celebrity game shows these days.
@robfinlay80582 жыл бұрын
Some of these really aren't obscure at all, particularly Ever Decreasing Circles.
@stevencowie7151 Жыл бұрын
EDC being for my money the ultimate sitcom. So middle class it squeaks
@williamwilson64997 ай бұрын
This Yank lived in England, 1985-1990. Didn’t watch much television, but I do remember Bottle Boys and Up The Elephant & around The Castle. Vaguely remember Ever Decreasing Circles.
@da90sReAlvloc Жыл бұрын
For Q. You could have actually had the spike Milligan sketch show Q. It ran to 1982 so was In the 80s
@stephendagg91532 жыл бұрын
Very interesting nostalgia video. I remember most of the titles, although there are only a couple I ever actually watched and I knew very little about the plots of most of the others. I liked the "creative" way you assigned some of the more awkward letters, rather than taking the whole A-Z idea too seriously!
@garrywitcomb23342 жыл бұрын
Some great memories 😆😆😆 Brilliant Thanks for posting
@zebedep Жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable and nostalgic! Cheers!
@kevinlewis30296 ай бұрын
I was born in 1978 I watched alot of TV growing up and I can honestly say the only one I remember from your video is watching. That being said I would have had to watch what my parents watched I did get my own TV in 1986 for my 8 th birthday so I probably watched different programmes from then on.
@tomlee8125 ай бұрын
My favourite of those was Watching. I even bought (and still have) the boxed set. I think I may have been in love with Emma Wray....
@m-arky665 ай бұрын
Had a look, she's 59, didn't think she was that ! I enjoyed it too, usually on after Granada news, late Fridays
@neilunknown2 жыл бұрын
Fairly secret army is Miles above everything on this list, just my opinion! Thanks for the compilation.
@darganx2 жыл бұрын
Based on a true story about a British Army captain who wanted to coup the government in the 70s.
@stompingfreak89802 жыл бұрын
Dear ladies was filmed in Budworth in Northwich…where my dad was born.
@Tboy-y6q2 жыл бұрын
Watching! Loved it! I was betting on Widows, but not "Sitcom" enough really.
@alunchurcher70602 жыл бұрын
I was in my mid 20's back at the start of the 80's and hated most of these but I wasn't at home very often, most sitcoms were aimed at the over 50's at that time.
@honestchris74722 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved Watching, it was fast witty and funny.
@rozeeboy745 ай бұрын
Some classics in that lot. Not forgotten to me
@tomsenior7405 Жыл бұрын
Seeing these old British Comedies again always make me wonder: "How dare we claim that the British Sense of humour is the best in the world?" To me, they are all on a par with The Bottle Boys. Everyone is shouting as if microphones didn't exist. The stories are as bland as sago pudding. The jokes are recycled more often than a Raleigh Chopper. I almost envy those who like this stuff. It just wasn't made for me.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe66848 ай бұрын
TV humour is not a reflection of a national character, but the bankruptcy of the programme writers. And belive me the humour of other nation's TV is no better.
@captaincodpiece3263 Жыл бұрын
Now I do remember Ever Decreasing Circles, Fresh Fields, though I can’t recall ever seeing it, same with the one with Thora Hurd in it. Me and My Girl I did actually watch, and the sanguine humour of Only When I Laugh. Now I did like Girls On Top and recall some parts of it and Shelley was quite good. I watched Watching only for the young lady in it. The scouse one. Fairly Secret Army was a spin off with a character from Reginald Perrin as I recall
@mattbrierley28072 жыл бұрын
Watching was the best 👍, Terry & June
@metalbearuk2 жыл бұрын
Dear Ladies and Girls On Top reaming two of my favourite British sitcoms ever.
@weareright28572 жыл бұрын
just good friends one of the funniest series ever
@pf77462 жыл бұрын
For "H" I'd have gone for Help. Three lads on the dole in Liverpool (including one of the McGanns).