UK TV comedy missing from UK digital platforms
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It would be a mammoth task to list everything so I'm going for popular or sort after programs that seem like obvious ommisions.
FOUND (removed from list): At Home With The BraithWaites (Britbox), Cradle to Grave (Prime, YouTube purchase) Believe Nothing (Apple TV rental)
It would be a mammoth task to list everything so I'm going for popular or sort after programs that seem like obvious ommisions.
FOUND (removed from list): At Home With The BraithWaites (Britbox), Cradle to Grave (Prime, YouTube purchase) Believe Nothing (Apple TV rental)
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- StarsSpike MilliganEric SykesKenny LynchA Pakistani Irishman Kevin O'Grady arrives in England and joins the workforce at a novelty objects manufacturers. He also shares digs with his factory manager. He quickly becomes bemused with British labour practices and suffers the slings and arrows of racism.ITV 1 Sitcom starring Spike Milligan. Complete Series DVD (Network, OOP, rated 15).
- StarsSpike MilliganJohn BirdFrank CarsonBBC 1 Spike Miligan sitcom. Infamously only one episode was broadcast. No commercial release.
- StarsMike ReidPatsy Ann ScottBrooks AehronBBC 2 live chat show. No commercial release.
- StarsJim DavidsonBob ToddChas & DaveITV 1. No commercial release.
- DirectorPaul SmithStarsPeter CookJohn CleeseBeryl ReidA TV Special consisting of various sketches with the titular comedian and fellow comics in guest appearances.ITV 1 one-off sketch show. Sadly no commercial release.
- StarsChris TummingsJudith JacobVictor Romero EvansAfter their parents return to Jamaica, the grown children of the Powell family are left to make their way through adulthood together in their Willesden council house.Channel 4 sitcom with a largely Black cast. No commercial release.
- StarsPatricia HayesPat CoombsRon PemberIt's about 2 friends/sisters that were tramps and lived I a broken down car.Channel 4 sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsJulia HillsRory McGrathJimmy MulvilleDaring 1980s alternative comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of a number of British comedians. Often parodies the channel it aired on. Recurring characters include Terry and Wang-Wang - a pair of swearing Pandas.Hugely influential sketch show. Missing from all platforms.
Compilation VHS tapes were released rated 15. - CreatorVince PowellStarsRobin AskwithOscar JamesDavid AukerDavid Deacon is a football mad milkman working at Dawsons Diaries, The laughs circle around the fact that he is constantly trying to deliver to the local housewives, and not just dairy products. His misfit work colleagues also seem to interested in doing anything but their job.ITV 1 Sitcom about Milkmen. No commercial release?
- StarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersRuby WaxFour women who are nothing alike end up living together in a flat in England.ITV 1 sitcom. UK DVD (Network, 15, OOP).
- StarsBen EltonHarry EnfieldHugh LaurieSaturday Live brought the late 1980s UK alternative comedy circuit to Channel 4. Some of comedy's most iconic characters made their debut such as Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.Channel 4 live stand up comedy. Soght after due to early performances from: Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle etc. No commercial release.
- DirectorRon DowningStarsRoy HuddJune WhitfieldChris EmmettRoy Hudd and friends take a look at world events in celebration of his 50th birthday.Channel 4 sketch show starring Roy Hudd. No commercial release.
- StarsRoy KinnearPam FerrisTony HaygarthSitcom set in a comprehensive school.ITV 1 school sitcom. No commercial release?
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FrySir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Comic Relief spin off. Originally BBC 1. Available as a DVD extra rated 15.
- StarsEric SykesJohn LyonsGarfield MorganEric Sykes plays a harassed secretary to Prince's Hill Golf Club, located on a private estate. An establishment steeped in chauvinism, ethnic prejudice, homophobia, snobbery and nationalism, and drowning in desperate financial straits. Most of the action took place in the bar ie the nineteenth hole.ITV 1. Eric Sykes golf sitcom. No commercial release.
- DirectorGeoff PosnerStarsHarry EnfieldMelvyn BraggCharles SimonNorbert Smith, A Life is a 1989 Mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith. It stars Harry Enfield in the title role.Harry Enfield comedy drama. Possibly released on VHS.
- StarsHugh DennisDavid BaddielSteve PuntThe Mary Whitehouse Experience was an rapid-fire observational sketch comedy show, which first aired on radio, and then moved to television, where it ran on the BBC (BBC 2), between 1990-1992. It's title was a tongue-in-cheek jab on the well-known morality crusader, Mary Whitehouse. The show featured a lot of topical humour, based on famous people, films and TV shows of the day, along with original character material, in a format somewhat similar to _"Kids In the Hall (1988)". The series starred 2 comedy duos (who had all graduated from Cambridge University); Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, and David Baddiel and Rob Newman. It was first broadcast on the radio during the late 1980s, before airing to TV.BBC 2 sketch comedy show. Strange omission given this was one of the biggest comedies of the early 90s, possibly music clearance issues. No commercial release.
- StarsBen BoardmanNeil McCaulDenica FairmanIn Berlin, 1938, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have a love-hate relationship with their Jewish neighbours in this bizarre spoof of 'fifties American sitcoms.BSkyB tasteless sitcom. Only one episode broadcast. No commercial release.
- StarsRichard E. GrantKate RobbinsEnn ReitelComedy series in which real-life footage of the British Royal Family is dubbed over with humorous dialog.BBC 1. Footage of the Royal Family is overdubbed with a comedy commentary track. No commercial release.
- StarsLaurie PikeBill JudkinsRuPaulLaurie Pike presents clips from Manhattan's three Public Access Channels, which are completely uncensored. Also featured are investigations into the seamier side of New York, mostly conducted by co-presenter Bill Judkins.Channel 4 funny clips from public access television. No commercial release.
- DirectorAlasdair MacmillanStarsJulie WaltersVictoria WoodAlan BennettJulie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.ITV 1 Christmas special sketch show. DVD available (Network, OOP, PG)
- StarsFrank SkinnerJenny EclairHenry NormalA mixture of sitcom and stand up set backstage at the Crumpsall Palladium. Theatre owner Henry is assisted by compere and stage manager Frank and kiosk attendant JennyChannel 4 stand up and sketches. Sought after due to early appearances by Frank Skinner, Jenny Eclair, Henry Normal etc. No commercial release.
- StarsMichael McShaneTony SlatteryAn improvisation show entitled "S and M" as it featured only Tony Slattery and Mike McShane. Situations include the "two peas in a pod" epic, the "rejected video messages" and their own version of Star Wars.Channel 4 sketch show with Mike McShane and Tony Slattery. No commercial release.
- StarsFrank SkinnerJenny EclairRoger MannA mixture of sitcom and stand-up comedy. Compere Frank and kiosk attendant Jenny organise things backstage, with frequent breaks for "guest acts".Channel 4 stand up and sketches. No commercial release.
- StarsPatrick MooreDominik DiamondLeigh-Ann WoodallComputer game show.Missing from all platforms, possibly due to the clearance of videogame footage.
A Video-CD of the Gore Special was released rated 18. - StarsSean HughesStand-up comic Hughes takes a trip round his hometown of Dublin, talking about his childhood there, interspersed with clips from his current live show.Channel 4 stand up special. No commercial release.
- StarsPhil CoolChris EmmettJon GloverITV 1 sketch show. Compilation video available rated PG.
- StarsBob MillsEmma BernardDanny SwansonThe legend that is Bob Mills sifts through videos to find the best and shows them to a studio audience with Hilarious ResultsITV comedy series. Compilation VHS released rated 15.
- StarsJerry SadowitzDreenagh DarrellFlaminia CinqueBBC 2. Jerry Sadowitz vehicle. No commercial release.
- CreatorSean HughesStarsSean HughesMichael TroughtonEileen WayComedian Sean Hughes is plucked from obscurity and trapped in a TV reconstruction of his Muswell Hill flat, where his everyday bumblings are exposed to the gaze of a studio audienceSeries 2 missing. Series 1 is on All4 and DVD (Channel 4, rated 15, OOP).
- StarsRichard BriersAdrian EdmondsonImelda StauntonAn elderly man receives a head injury which affects his attention-span and leads him to become a devout believer in television commercials.Black comedy about advertising execs. DVD released rated 12 (OOP).
- DirectorAlasdair MacmillanStarsAndy BellMelissa EtheridgeSimon CallowSeveral guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.Channel 4 Christmas special. Missing from all platforms despite critical acclaim. No commercial release.
- CreatorDoug NaylorStarsClive FrancisGabrielle CowburnColin StintonSitcom set in a London theatrical agency.ITV1 forgotten sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsThe Doug Anthony AllstarsLee EvansMark ThomasA late night comedy variety television show, filmed in a sound stage in West London, with the set designed to resemble a cabaret club.Channel 4 stand up. No commercial release.
- StarsJonathan RossSteve CooganDenis LearyJonathan Ross and a guest host presided over this alternative variety show featuring a high proportion of comedy, including notable appearances by Steve Coogan, Mark Thomas and Denis Leary.BBC 2 Stand up show presented by Jonathan Ross. No commercial release.
- StarsJo BrandMaria McErlaneBrenda GilhoolyCombining stand-up with sketches, deadpan comedian Jo Brand's series covers everything from war and violence to sex and race, health and families to culture and politics - and, very occasionally, cream cakes.Channel 4 stand up. Compilation DVD (Universal, OOP, 18)
- StarsVic ReevesBob MortimerCharlie ChuckBizarre, anarchic and frequently silly comedy sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.BBC 2 sketch comedy. DVD available rated 15.
- StarsVictor Lewis-SmithNickolas GraceMoya BradyThis series takes a look inside the mind of comic author, prankster, and journalist Victor Lewis-Smith as he lies immobilized in a "comic coma" in a BBC hospital for distressed broadcasters. Throughout the course of the series, Lewis-Smith confronts the dark recesses of his own psyche as he embarks on a guided tour of his internal organs via his bloodstream, accompanied by a chatty cab driver who doubles as a narrative linking device. The hospital story line is woven around a series of comedy sketches that emerge from Lewis-Smith's subconscious when his life-support system is fed into a television monitor, in effect transforming him into a "human video playback machine." The result is a bold, bizarre, and hilarious collection of skits embedded within a surreal, highly innovative situation comedy format. Each episode features one or more of Mr Lewis-Smith's signature phone pranks played on some unsuspecting member of the public.BBC 2. No commercial release.
- StarsColin FrielsBen EltonDerrick O'ConnorIn the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.BBC comedy drama starring Ben Elton. Australian DVD released.
- StarsSheila HancockWendy CraigSheila GishOn her husband's demise, attractive Bridget suddenly finds she can't meet the financial demand of her Sussex country house in Brighton without his income. Her solution: take in lodgers. Two other "belles" answer her offer. Annie, also a widow, is a dim but friendly, likable farmer's daughter from a small village; Frances is a sardonic, sarcastic teacher whose husband Gilbert left her for a younger woman, taking the house. Later, Frances' tactless, overprotective mother Josephine moves in as well, to hover over and generally annoy her daughter. The women bond and Bridget shows her seductive side and she searches for a new mate.ITV 1. UK remake of The Golden Girls. No Commercial Release.
- StarsAntoine de CaunesMaria McErlaneJean-Paul GaultierA 30-minute magazine-format programme in English. Despite being a big-budget show, it was surreal and had a deliberate low-budget feel.Series 1 used to be available on All4 (then 4OD) now removed.
A compilation called Eurotrash Unzipped is available on DVD rated 18. - StarsJohn Gordon SinclairSophie ThompsonSteven O'DonnellComedy set in a local newspaper office.BBC 1 Sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsJim BroadbentDavid SchneiderClaire SkinnerComedy series about Peter, an incompetent bank manager; and his long-suffering staff and customers.Sitcom with a great performance by Jim Broadbent.
No DVD release. - StarsArmando IannucciPeter BaynhamDavid SchneiderSatirical comedy sketch show.BBC 2 topical comedy. No commercial release.
- CreatorSimon NyeStarsPatrick BarlowImelda StauntonRichard LumsdenA British comedy series following the misadventures of a small law firm. The staff includes such characters as the young and eager bumbler Colin, the old and timid bumbler Bob and the stern and unsympathetic office commander Stella. Leading this gang is the completely incompetent Dick Spackman, who breezes through life unaware that his employees can barely handle their own affairs, let alone their clients'.ITV 1 / Channel 4 sitcom about a law firm. DVD available rated 12.
- StarsGillian ElisaJosie LawrenceRob RackstrawGrungy, in-your-face claymation comedy about a family of cavemen in prehistorical times, as they struggle to survive in a dangerous world, armed only with their wits - or half of them, anyway. The characters are seen involved in awkward, uncomfortable or plain stupid activities. Grandpa's solution to everything is to hit it on the head with his club; Mother has no idea how to look after her baby; and they all indulge in bodily functions in public. Watch them as they fight dinosaurs, discover fire and lose it again immediately, and, of course, hit each other on the head with clubs.BBC 2 animated claymation series. Complete Series available rated PG.
- StarsDonna McPhailVeronica WebbRichard ArnoldBBC 2 magazine show. Notable for early appearances of Dennis Pennis. No commercial release.
- DirectorEd ByeStarsJack DeeJeremy HardyMark ArdenChannel 4 mockumentary. No commercial release.
- StarsJack DeeJeremy HardyHelen LedererA series of mockumentaries each themed around a particular profession.Channel 4 mockumentary. No commercial release.
- StarsSara CoxRachel WilliamsSarah CawoodTacky late-night show.Channel 4 chat show and celebrity insults. No commercial release.
- StarsMatt LucasDavid WalliamsPaul PutnerMash and Peas was a parodic sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Their first television work together, it originally aired on Paramount Comedy 1 and Channel 4.There's been renewed interest in this in recent years due to it being an early vehicle for Matt Lucas and David Walliams and being directed by Edgar Wright.
No commercial release. - StarsMark ThomasChannel 4 stand up and politics. No commercial release.
- StarsVictor Lewis-SmithStephen HawkingRedvers KyleComedian Victor Lewis-Smith presents an alternative view of the world. Archive and news footage are re-dubbed with new commentaries, taking them completely out of context, in order to make them look ridiculous. The same treatment is given to tawdry TV programmes, to make them appear even more rubbishy then they already were.Channel 4 black comedy. No commercial release.
- StarsLee MackNoel FieldingJason ByrneStand up show featuring new comedy acts introduced by Lee Mack.Channel 4 stand up show. Sought after due to early appearances of: Peter Kay, Lee Mack, Simon Pegg etc. No commercial release.
- StarsGreg ProopsBill BaileyCraig CharlesInsane comedy quiz show, played purely for laughs, with the winners irrelevant. Comedian Greg Proops is the host; team captains are Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) and comedian Bill Bailey. Each team's 3 members are generally filled out with one comedian and one star each from a classic TV science-fiction series: eg Walter Koenig and Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Sophie Aldred and Sylvester McCoy (Dr Who), or Armin Shimerman and Max Grodenchik (Deep Space 9).Channel 4 sci-fi comedy quiz. No commercial release.
- StarsJack DochertyGraham NortonMelinda MessengerChannel 5 (Five) chat show and stand up. No commercial release.
- DirectorGeoff PosnerStarsPam FerrisJames FleetPatrick BarlowAn unusual sitcom devised and co-written by Eddie Izzard. The Johnson family are a group of cows who exhibit many human attributes. They can speak English, live in a house and drive a car. However, when son-of-the-family Rex introduces his new girlfriend, a human girl called Pinky, the differences in lifestyle become more apparent, and when their house is destroyed they must find a new place to liveChannel 4 surreal Eddie Izzard sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsChris BarrieFrancesca HuntSusie BlakeThe self-centred, egocentric Gary Prince, the man who always knows he is right, has successfully converted his career as a famous, popular England international football star into a business and financial entrepreneur. His next more difficult challenge is to convert this new found success into a knighthood much to the annoyance of his long suffering wife and employees.BBC 1 Chris Barrie sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsGeorge ColeKevin McNallyJulia HillsThe trials and tribulations of a dutiful, insecure son, and his loyal, long suffering family, who tries to get reacquainted with his eccentric, know-it-all, pensioner father after they have spent a long period of time apart.BBC 1 sitcom. Australian DVD available rated PG.
- StarsDavid BamberAmanda BoxerMartin BallThis comic series tells the extremely chaotic adventures of the long suffering staff and pupils of Galfast High School.BBC 1 school sitcom. Series 1 DVD released rated 15.
- DirectorMetin HüseyinStarsHarry EnfieldHarriet WalterAlice WilsonA guide to Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle, the 1998 BBC One TV sketch show. The comic life and times of an unlikely politician, starring the many faces of Harry Enfield.Harry Enfield satire. Originally BBC 1. VHS released rated 15.
- StarsClive AndersonGraeme GardenJeremy HardySatirical panel-based quiz show in which contestants had to pretend to be politicians and view the studio audience as their 'electorate'.BBC 2 panel show. Sought after by fans of Jeremy Hardy. No commercial release.
- StarsVictor Lewis-SmithAnimated version of TV critic and troublemaker Victor Lewis-Smith roaming at large in the world of TV and cinema commercials from the period 1955-1985.BBC 2 clip show of bad advertisements. No commercial release.
- StarsJerry SadowitzDave CourtneyMalcolm HardeeFive. Chat show. No commercial release.
- StarsStewart LeeRichard HerringKevin EldonA spoof of the well known This Morning With Richard & Judy, by Lee and Herring.BBC 2 chat show spoof. No commercial release.
- StarsStewart LeeRichard HerringPhil KayChannel 5 (Five) stand up. No commercial release.
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsElizabeth BellElizabeth BoveDon FellowsA mockumentary taking a comic-look at how the Lewinsky scandal is perceived in the year 2028.BBC 2 critically acclaimed satire. No commercial release.
- StarsIain LeeDaisy DonovanTommy VanceA satirical show mimicking the evening news which launched the careers of Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen.Channel 4 topical live comedy. Ali G clips available on DVD rated 15. Complete episodes might have been on All4 in the 2000s.
- DirectorGeoff PosnerStarsStephen FryMel GiedroycSue PerkinsChannel 4 stand up comedy fundraiser. No commercial release.
- StarsBill BaileySimon PeggForbes MassonStand-up and sketch show from the bastion of bewilderment.BBC 2 stand up and sketch show. No commercial release.
- CreatorGeoff DeaneStarsKarl HowmanDenise Van OutenNatalie WalterA peek into the steamy lives of three young women who share a flat in London, and their neighbour Charlie, a middle-aged divorcee.Mediocre ITV1 Coupling-style sitcom. VHS released rated 15.
- StarsTim HealyClive RussellPeter GunnComedy set in The Olympic Hotel, Birmingham, with anti-hero hotel owner and Falklands veteran, Harry Springer.Obscure BBC 2 sitcom set in a hotel. No commercial release.
- StarsTommy TiernanSanjeev BhaskarMorgan JonesThe misadventures of Ed Hewitt, who works in a video store, and his friends and co-workers.Funny Tommy Tiernan sitcom vehicle missing from Channel 4 despite lesser known series' on there. Tiernan reportedly didn't like it, so maybe that's the reason why.
No commercial release. - CreatorJed MercurioStarsJames BradshawRyan CartwrightNoddy HolderComedy series about the unfortunate misadventures of a misfit schoolboy, Gordon Grimley, set in 1970's Dudley.ITV series. Missing from ITV player, as well as Britbox and other platforms.
Series 1 DVD (PG, OOP), VHS release of the TV pilot rated 12. - DirectorPenny WoolcockStarsDylan FieldingGwyn HollisKelli HollisThe first film in the Tina trilogy, using the actual inhabitants of a tough Leeds council estate in the leading roles. Tina is a single mum who steals to order for her own `shopping' business, her drug-addict boyfriend Aaron is planning the theft of a cow so he can sell the meat, and Tina's father, Don, is the mobster in control of the local drugs trade.No commercial release.
- CreatorPeter LearmouthStarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersAdrian ScarboroughIt's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting , whilst inside lives one of the most hated women in all of France -Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache.BBC 1 Historical comedy drama from French and Saunders. DVD (Universal Playback, 12, OOP)
- CreatorGraham LinehanArthur MathewsStarsSimon PeggJulian Rhind-TuttSally PhillipsIn 1969 London, the editor of an underground magazine and his friends get into wacky situations.BBC 2 sitcom despite a stellar cast missing from streaming platforms. DVD available rated 15.
- StarsJonathan RossJulian ClaryPhill JupitusComedy celebrity panel game show about television.BBC 1 panel show. No commercial release.
- StarsRory BremnerJohn BirdJohn FortuneA satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four.Channel 4 satirical comedy. No commercial release.
- StarsDenise Van OutenPaul ZenonLate Friday night sex-themed quiz show.Channel 4 live chat, crude humour. No commercial release.
- StarsJoanna LumleyScott HickmanBrian ProtheroeComedy series about the antics of a TV soap cast and crew - on-screen and off-screen.ITV1 sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsNigel BucklandStef GardinerNige and Stef review the latest video and DVD releases in their wacky trademark way!Video review show with comedy sketches. No commercial release.
- StarsOlivia ColmanMatthew HolnessCharlotte HudsonA series of short sketches from some of Britain's comedy kings including David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Coleman and Martin Freeman.BBC 2. Early appearances by many big comedy actors. Despite this missing from all platforms. DVD available rated 15.
- StarsPaul KayeNina WadiaDerren LittenComedy about the ups and downs in the life of Bob Slay, an utterly obnoxious, rude, arrogant, and indolent--but extremely successful--marketing executive. His shy, downtrodden colleague Vaughan, who always ends up picking up the pieces; their frumpy chocoholic secretary Maggie, who is on the verge of resignation; their sex-mad Marketing Director boss; and Bob's beautiful model girlfriend all join in the situation. Bob schemes and plots, but never does any work or cares how many people he hurts--yet always wins in the end.BBC 2 sitcom and very funny to boot. Series 1 was released on VHS, but this hasn't resurfaced on BBC since its original broadcast.
- StarsPaul KayeBBC Paul Kaye vehicle. No commercial release.
- StarsMark LamarrMel BMartin KempBBC 2 chat show. No commercial release.
- StarsDavid BaddielFrank SkinnerJohn Campbell-MacPopular comedy partners Frank Skinner and David Baddiel chat without any script and take questions from the audience.ITV 1 improvised stand up. Compilation DVD (OOP, Momentum 18).
- StarsJerry SadowitzLogan MurrayPhil NicholFive. Magic, stand up, sketches with Jerry Sadowitz. No commercial release.
- StarsColin BennettJoanna BobinKevin HaySketch show satirising British television output.Channel 4 sketch show by Charlie Brooker. No commercial release.
- CreatorDavid BaddielPeter BradshawStarsDavid BaddielMorwenna BanksPeter BradshawSky 1 David Baddiel sitcom. No Commercial Release.
- StarsStephen ManganAlison SteadmanHarry TomesThe world's most uncomfortably awkward deluded intellectual teenager is grown up and battling the late 1990s.BBC 1 Series. No commercial release.
- StarsDave LambJan RavensJon CulshawAnimated sketches satirising the major news stories of the week.Originally ITV 1. Compilation DVD is available rated 12.
- StarsAnneka SvenskaEmily BoothCult hostess Eden presents a varied selection of the most weird, bizarre and downright outlandish clips from the worlds of film, video, television and the Internet.Channel 5 (Five) clip show of cult films. Missing from all platforms. No commercial release.
- StarsJohnny VaughanRicky GroverWilliam BoydePaul Clark is a cab driver and wannabe small-time criminal, assisted by his best friend and partner in crime, Sean, whom amusingly misapprehends the sticky kerfuffle they always seem to to get themselves into, with his less than average intelligence, sparking an abundance of more problematic endeavors, which end up with the wrong result. These two oddities; Sean who has a pathological compulsion of lying accompanied by boasting about his scams with "mastermind- criminal acquaintances" and Sean's aggressive but never could be regressive nature only exacerbates their problems. They spend most of their time, either boasting or moaning about them with a pint in the local pub; run by Tim, who is constantly deceptive, with their friends getting a great kick from their mishaps.BBC 2 sitcom. DVD available rated 15.
- DirectorPenny WoolcockStarsKath BarberLee BrimbleRachel BrooksbyThe second in Penny Woolcock's Tina trilogy, Tina Takes A Break was made in 2001 and is the best of the TV outings. Set on a tough housing estate in Beeston, Leeds and employing the real folk who live their to play the characters, the first film had a Shameless like exuberance that depicted the residents as akin to rough diamonds, doing what they had to to survive. This second film is the other side of the coin, opting for poignancy as the rough and ready lifestyle of the estate is shown through the eyes of infants.Channel 4 comedy drama. No commercial release.
- StarsNigel HaversAnthony HeadLindsey CoulsonThis English sitcom is about Terry, Gary, James and Patrick, four Londoners who remained best friends and confidants past their sexual prime, married or even divorced, some with children, but still with a natural appetite for the ladies, no longer physically first choice but disposing of sufficient means (financial and socially, as they are successful in their respective professions) to be quite attractive; alas the wisdom of experience often proves somewhat illusory.Originally BBC 2, comedy drama series. Series 1 DVD rated 15. Series 2 is only available on DVD in Germany.
- StarsJon CulshawJan RavensPhil CornwellCelebrities and politicians are lampooned by a talented team of impressionists in this comedy sketch show.Incredibly popular comedy series at the time. Missing from iPlayer and Britbox despite being a BBC production.
Series 1 is available on DVD and is rated 15. - CreatorSteven KnightStarsJasper CarrottTeddy SinclairJamil DhillonSitcom about life in a mixed-race Birmingham family as seen through the eyes of a teenager with cerebral palsy.Jasper Carrott BBC sitcom. Sought after due to being a flop. No commercial release.
- CreatorJane FallonLiz LewinStarsAmanda AbbingtonMathew HorneGeorgia MackenzieA group of friends who are approaching 30 make a list of unusual tasks to perform before they reach that age.Originally Channel 4. Comedy drama. Used to be on All4 (4OD).
- StarsReece ShearsmithAlexander ArmstrongGeorgia MackenzieDr.Flynn (Shearsmith) finds himself thrown in at the deep end when he gets his first job after leaving Medical School (where he failed his finals). Always the butt of the jokes by the other members of staff (being called on to revive dead people)he has to cope not only with the patients but mad collegues too - an ex surgeon,now the hospital chaplain and a german theatre assistant with a fetish for pain and suffering.BBC 2 Hospital sitcom. OOP very expensive DVD rated 15.