[] Absolutely Fabulous [] starring Jennifer Saunders & Joanne Lumley; two middle-aged trend chasers indulge in every bad habit they can find. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Alfresco [] Sketch comedy series starring Robbie Coltrane, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson; Wickedly funny send-ups of pop culture, bureaucracy, and this very show. Combines the satirical bite of Saturday Night Live with the absurdist flair of Monty Python's Flying Circus. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Are You Being Served [] Setting: Grace Brothers, a London department store; There's plenty of laughter when an unbelievably quirky contingent of sales clerks makes shopping at Grace Brothers the comic experience of a lifetime. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] As Time Goes By [] Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer; Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They were separated by a misunderstanding. Forty years later, fate brings them together again with hilarious results. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Ballykissangel [] A young English priest is transferred to the Irish town of Ballykissangel. Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and Father Peter Clifford has just arrived from London with high expectations and no driver's license. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Benny Hill [] Sketch comedy series; These early Thames episodes are filled to the brim with Benny's brazen ballads, naughty pantomimes and politically incorrect silliness. His impish antics have a mainstream appeal frequently imitated, but Benny Hill remains unsurpassable as the cherubic King of Mischief. Known for hilariously turning the sketch variety show on its ear, Benny has charmed the world with his lusty mayhem ... and his flock of half-dressed women. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Big Train [] Absurdist sketch comedy; Big Train steams out of the comedy tunnel as realism meets utter stupidity in a cavalcade of daft sketches performed by high-quality actors in stunning costumes and vast sets reminiscent of the worst excesses of D.W. Griffith. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Bit of Fry and Laurie [] Sketch comedy show starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie; Fry and Laurie explored a seemingly inexhaustible list of subjects with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Black Adder [] Four series follow various generations of Blackadder men (played by Rowan Atkinson) through English history. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Chef! [] Lenny Henry; Meet Britain's finest - and most ill-tempered - chef, Gareth Blackstock, of the prestigious Le Chateau Anglais restaurant. Each meal is a masterpiece. Just don't ask for salt. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Chef! [] Lenny Henry; Meet Britain's finest - and most ill-tempered - chef, Gareth Blackstock, of the prestigious Le Chateau Anglais restaurant. Each meal is a masterpiece. Just don't ask for salt. [This film is in the following lists:] Movies for Foodies ---------------------------------------- [] Clatterford [] Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Sue Johnston, Joanna Lumley; The Women's Guild in the small West Country town of Clatterford has more than its share of lovable eccentrics. It's also a place where everyone knows everyone else's business, however not everyone sees baking cakes and knitting as their scene. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Darling Buds of May [] Setting: 1950s Kent, England; follows the eccentric Larkin family; stars Catherine Zeta Jones [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Father Ted [] Father Ted Crilly tries to keep order in his parrish on Craggy Island off the coast of Ireland [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Fawlty Towers [] starring John Cleese; setting: a hotel by the sea in Torquay; Basil Fawlty is the sharp-tongued, short-fused owner of Fawlty Towers, a hotel plagued by crisis, chaos and bizarre characters. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Fine Romance [] Real-life married couple Judi Dench and Michael Williams play a pair of middle-aged, dating game dropouts as wary of romance as they are perfect for each other. Through rocky unsettling times, the pair lurch their way to companionship, friendship, and finally love. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Good Neighbors [] The live-off-the-land Goods never fail to horrify their proper suburban neighbors the Leadbetters. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Home to Roost [] John Thaw stars as Henry, a contented divorce who has not seen his son Matthew in years. Then, out of nowhere, the high-spirited teen shows up on his doorstep and Henry reluctantly takes him in. A life of domestic disharmony begins. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Irish R.M. [] Setting: Rural Ireland in the early 1900s; A retired English army officer becomes Resident Magistrate in 1900s West Ireland, attempting to befriend and bestow order on his eccentric community. Living in a ramshackle country house, Major Yeates strives to gain acceptance while at the same time fulfilling his mission to uphold the law. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Jeeves and Wooster [] starring Stephen Frye and Hugh Laurie; about a trouble-prone man and his trusty valet; based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Keeping Up Appearances [] Patricial Routledge; Tireless social climber Hyacinth Bucket puts her best foot forward in this wildly popular high-class comedy. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Mapp and Lucia [] British humor at its finest! The tale of two formidable ladies as they vie for social supremacy in their provincial 1920s town, which overflows with snootiness, low cunning schemes, and a rivalry that won't end. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Monty Python's Flying Circus [] Sketch comedy show starring Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, & John Cleese [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Mr. Bean [] Rowan Atkinson stars as the hapless Mr. Bean who can make the simplest of tasks very complicated. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Not the 9 O'Clock News [] Sketch comedy starring Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, and Griff Rhys Jones; Discover the show that set the standard for the anarchic cynicism that defined the alternative comedy of the 80's. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Office, The [] Ricky Gervais; Wernham Hogg is a paper company located in a suburb of London. David, a petty, pathetic little man is worse than your boss. David's yes-man is Gareth, who is extremely irratating. Tim is the apathetic sales rep, who can be quite witty. Dawn, the lovely receptionist, is far more endearing than your back-sassying secretary. Work is a pain, but one man's misery is another man's entertainment. This was the model for the U.S. series "The Office" starring Steve Carell. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] One Foot in the Grave [] Follows the trials and tribulations of elderly couple Victor and Margaret Meldrew; stars Richard Wilson & Annette Crosbie [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Only Fools and Horses [] David Jason & Nicholas Lyndhurst; Often touted as the best British sitcom ever, Only Fools and Horses tells the story of the crafty cockney huckster Derek Trotter (David Jason), who has finally found the perfect scheme which he is convinced will make him a millionaire within a year! Del's kid brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) and his sweet but doddery old granddad (Lennard Pearce) have seen 'em all, however, from the one-legged turkeys to the Old English vinyl briefcases which no one can open. Only Fools and horses boasts 13 top comedy awards including 2 British Academy Awards for Best Comedy Series. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Red Dwarf [] This sitcom follows the exploits of Lister, a deep-space miner who emerges from stasis 3 million years in the future to find that his only companions are Rimmer, a hologram of his dead bunkmate, Cat, a humanoid who evolved from his pet cat, and Holly, the ship's computer. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Thin Blue Line [] Rowan Atkinson as Inspector Fowler leads the incompetent police force of a small British town. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] To the Manor Born [] starring Penelope Keith & Peter Bowles; setting: Grantleigh Estate, formerly owned by Lady Audrey fforbes-Hamilton who now lives in the carriage house [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Vicar of Dibley [] starring Dawn French as the new vicar in a small English town; The sleepy English village of Dibley is plunged into an uproar when its new vicar turns out to be a woman. And not just any woman, but the unconventional Geraldine Granger who brings her own earthy spirit and humor to the pulpit. [This film is in the following lists:] British Comedy Series ---------------------------------------- [] Waiting For God [] Graham Crowden & Stephanie Cole; At the Bayview Retirement Village, meet two elderly eccentrics who refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff. 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