Episode 1
Aired Jun 21, 2004
The Goodies
The inside story of 1970's hit show "The Goodies", from the beginnings at the Cambridge Footlights to national stardom; interviews with John Cleese, Jane Asher and the three stars themselves, Bill Oddie, Graham Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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Episode 2
Aired Jun 28, 2004
Birds of a Feather
A look at the Essex girls sitcom "Birds of a Feather", whose stars, Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke, first acted together as long ago as 1970; the show's writers, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, came from journalism into the sitcom premier league.
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Episode 3
Aired Jul 12, 2004
Father Ted
A comedy about Catholic priests, set overseas, starring unknown Irish actors and comedians and written by a duo who had never had a sitcom hit before, would became a multi award-winning success.
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Episode 4
Aired Jul 19, 2004
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
A look at the classic 1970's sitcom "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin", a vehicle for the late Leonard Rossiter; includes interviews with writer David Nobbs and actors Geoffrey Palmer, John Barron, Sue Nicholls and John Horsley.
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Episode 5
Aired Jul 26, 2004
Keeping Up Appearances
A look at the sitcom "Keeping up Appearances", including interviews with cast members Clive Swift, Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, David Griffin and Judy Cornwall, as well as writer Roy Clarke.
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Episode 6
Aired Aug 2, 2004
The Young Ones
Julia Sawalha looks at "The Young Ones", which in the early 1980's transported a new generation of comedy writers and performers out of the clubs and into the nation's living rooms; with contributions from Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Ben Elton.
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Episode 7
Aired Aug 9, 2004
Hi-di-hi
The inside story of the holiday camp sitcom "Hi-di-Hi", written by David Croft and Jimmy Perry; interviewees include the two writers and stars Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Nikki Kelly, Jeffrey Holland and David Griffin.
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Episode 8
Aired Aug 30, 2004
Red Dwarf
The history of the intergalactic sitcom "Red Dwarf."
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