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Thirteen Terrific Britcoms!
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Only Fools and Horses: The Complete CollectionOnly Fools and Horses: The Complete Collection
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With tightly-written plots and a wealth of great lines and comedic moments, this superb 80's (& 90's) classic stars David Jason as smooth-talking, street-smart, self-important Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, a dealer in goods of questionable quality and dubious provenance. This britcom is a personal favourite!
Roy Clarke's Open All Hours: The Complete SeriesRoy Clarke's Open All Hours: The Complete Series
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Classic character comedy by Roy Clarke (who also wrote Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine). The series co-stars David Jason. Ronnie Barker, however, is the driving force in the show, and he's simply side-splitting as the miserly, stuttering Arkwright, the owner of a corner store & a man with a knack for moving the unmovable!
One Foot in the Grave - Season 1One Foot in the Grave - Season 1
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Richard Wilson stars as newly-retired Victor Meldrew, a crotchety, cantankerous, perennially complaining magnet for mishaps in this outstanding 90's comedy. With biting irony, this is a hilarious britcom; the comedy, however, comes at a price, for it is richly counterbalanced at times by a very real pathos.
Yes Minister - The Complete CollectionYes Minister - The Complete Collection
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This classic 1980's series (together with Yes Prime Minister) is the pinnacle of intellectual verbal comedy. Its depiction of the political system is spot on; the wit and verbal gymnastics unsurpassed!
Fawlty Towers - The Complete SeriesFawlty Towers - The Complete Series
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Starring the incomparable John Cleese as the incompetent and rude Basil Fawlty, owner of a Torquay hotel, this classic 1970's series is the yardstick against which every other Britcom is measured!
As Time Goes By - Complete Original SeriesAs Time Goes By - Complete Original Series
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A thoroughly enjoyable 1990's serial about two old flames who reunite by chance after 38 years. It's gently humorous, mildly poignant, very well written, and stars Dame Judi Dench & Geoffrey Palmer.
Are You Being Served? The Complete Collection (Series 1-14 Volumes)Are You Being Served? The Complete Collection (Series 1-14 Volumes)
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This hilarious 70's & 80's series by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft set in a department store is full of puns, innuendo & double entendres. A terrific cast with some hilarious characters--a real Britcom classic!
'Allo 'Allo! The Complete Collection'Allo 'Allo! The Complete Collection
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Superb 80's series (also by Lloyd & Croft) set during WW2 in German-occupied France. This is a hilarious character comedy, which has the most tangled, complicated plot of any britcom! Gordon Kaye is superb as Rene, an unlikely heartthrob who frets the Germans will discover the Resistance is using his cafe!
Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean (Complete Set)Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean (Complete Set)
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Often hilariously ironic, this classic 1990's series (by Richard Curtis) is visual comedy at its very best. The inimitable Rowan Atkinson as the naive-but-nasty rubber-bodied Bean is second-to-none!
The Vicar of Dibley - The Immaculate CollectionThe Vicar of Dibley - The Immaculate Collection
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Also by Richard Curtis, this 1990's series is one of the funniest ever. Dawn French heads a motley & comical cast of characters as she becomes the new vicar of Dibley parish.
Keeping Up Appearances - The Full Bouquet Set (Vols. 1-8)Keeping Up Appearances - The Full Bouquet Set (Vols. 1-8)
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Patricia Routledge is absolutely priceless as the domineering, social-climbing battle-axe Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet") in this 1990's classic by Roy Clarke. Character comedy at its best!
My Hero - Season OneMy Hero - Season One
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Hilarious 2000's britcom about an alien from another planet who moonlights as a superhero. He looks human but hasn't a clue about how humans interact. The series pokes fun at the idioms & customs we take for granted but which must be nonsensical to foreigners.
Waiting for God - Season 1Waiting for God - Season 1
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Elderly she may be, but razor-tongued Diana Trent is as sharp as a tack & enjoys aiming verbal (and physical!) blows at the Idiot Baines, who runs the retirement home. Wickedly hilarious 90's comedy!