BS: Best Brit-com

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 10:09 PM

It was "Fall" not "Decline" at least in the UK. I'd agree about the early episodes being hilarious. Reginald Perrin was played by Leonard Rossiter, the same actor Dreaded Guest enjoyed as Rigsby in Rising Damp. I think he played both parts well.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 09:54 PM

I don't have much of a favorite...I love them all!!! "Fawlty Towers" and "Yes Minister/PM" are perhaps up at the top, but I watched one that cracked me up that made a run on PBS and never came back. It was "The Decline and Rise of Reginald Perrin" and the first 8 or so episodes had me on the floor about half the time. It fell off a little after that, but it was hilarious.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: RangerSteve
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 09:25 PM

Good Neighbors, To the Manor Born, and Father, Dear Father.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: Padre
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 09:22 PM

Two that I like are "No, Honestly" and the "Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister" series

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 09:09 PM

Well, it wasn't British, but I loved Father Ted.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: Nemesis
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 09:07 PM

"Spaced"

Subject: RE: BS: Best Brit-com
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 08:26 PM

I personally like Red Dwarf.

Subject: BS: Best Brit-com?
From: GUEST,Dreaded Guest
Date: 14 Apr 03 - 08:13 PM

I've griped here quite a bit about television, but it does have its good points. In the US we get some but not all of British television, and over the years I've seen some great situation comedies (sit-coms) which are advertised here as Brit-coms.

So I looked at the threads on Mudcat and didn't see one relating to this and thought I'd ask. What is the best Brit-com ever?

Based on my limited experience I'd have to say 'Fawlty Towers'. Always been funny, no matter how many times I've seen it. I used to watch one called 'Are You Being Served?' which was great, as was one called 'Rising Damp'. Rigsby...about as funny as they come.

Let's see...'Black Adder'...any others?