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.

Comedy Documentary

Rebecca Front

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Steve Coogan

(Self / Alan Partridge)

James Corden

(Self / Smithy)

Hugh Dennis

Lee Mack

Dick Clement

Richard Curtis

Jack Dee

Michael Grade

Jonathan Harvey

Nerys Hughes

Ian La Frenais

Graham Linehan

Jon Plowman

Anna Raeburn

Adil Ray

Beryl Vertue

Josh Widdicombe

Trix Worrell

Caroline Aherne

(Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited))

Cherie Blair

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Tony Blair

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Susie Blake

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

John Bluthal

(Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Bolam

(Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited))

Brian Bovell

(Jez (archive footage) (uncredited))

Owen Brenman

(Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited))

Richard Briers

(Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Kathy Burke

(Linda (archive footage) (uncredited))

Craig Cash

(Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Cleese

(Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited))

Charlie Condou

(Nino (archive footage) (uncredited))

Annette Crosbie

(Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited))

Angus Deayton

(Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Dreyfus

(Tom (archive footage) (uncredited))

Janine Duvitski

(Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited))

James Fleet

(Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited))

Dawn French

(Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited))

Nicholas Frost

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

Mel Giedroyc

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

Michael Gwynn

(Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited))

Mathew Horne

(Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Inman

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

David Jason

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

Sue Johnston

(Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited))

Felicity Kendal

(Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Maureen Lipman

(Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited))

Roger Lloyd Pack

(Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited))

Joanna Lumley

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Dermot Morgan

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

Warren Mitchell

(Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited))

Nicholas Lyndhurst

(Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited))

Ardal O'Hanlon

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

Trevor Peacock

(Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited))

Joanna Page

(Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited))

Jennifer Saunders

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))

Julia Sawalha

(Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited))