British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.

Genre : ComedyDocumentary

Runtime : 60 mins

Release Date : 2016-09-12

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Cast

Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan

(Self / Alan Partridge)

James Corden
James Corden

(Self / Smithy)

Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis

(Self)

Lee Mack
Lee Mack

(Self)

Dick Clement
Dick Clement

(Self)

Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis

(Self)

Jack Dee
Jack Dee

(Self)

Michael Grade
Michael Grade

(Self)

Jonathan Harvey

(Self)

Nerys Hughes
Nerys Hughes

(Self)

Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais

(Self)

Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan

(Self)

Jon Plowman

(Self)

Anna Raeburn

(Self)

Adil Ray
Adil Ray

(Self)

Beryl Vertue

(Self)

Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe

(Self)

Trix Worrell

(Self)

Caroline Aherne
Caroline Aherne

(Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited))

Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Tony Blair
Tony Blair

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Susie Blake
Susie Blake

(Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Bluthal
John Bluthal

(Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Bolam
James Bolam

(Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited))

Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell

(Jez (archive footage) (uncredited))

Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman

(Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited))

Richard Briers
Richard Briers

(Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke

(Linda (archive footage) (uncredited))

Craig Cash
Craig Cash

(Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Cleese
John Cleese

(Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited))

Charlie Condou

(Nino (archive footage) (uncredited))

Annette Crosbie
Annette Crosbie

(Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited))

Angus Deayton
Angus Deayton

(Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus

(Tom (archive footage) (uncredited))

Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski

(Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Fleet
James Fleet

(Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited))

Dawn French
Dawn French

(Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited))

Nicholas Frost

(Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited))

Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc

(Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited))

Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn

(Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited))

Mathew Horne
Mathew Horne

(Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Inman
John Inman

(Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited))

David Jason
David Jason

(Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited))

Sue Johnston
Sue Johnston

(Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited))

Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal

(Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman

(Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited))

Roger Lloyd Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack

(Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited))

Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Dermot Morgan
Dermot Morgan

(Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited))

Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell

(Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited))

Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Lyndhurst

(Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited))

Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon

(Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited))

Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock

(Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited))

Joanna Page
Joanna Page

(Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited))

Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Saunders

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Julia Sawalha
Julia Sawalha

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

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