Movie Background
Movie Poster

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.

Director(s)

Breid McLoone

Cast & Crew

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon

Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Cleese

John Cleese

Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hugh Dennis

Hugh Dennis

Self

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Craig Cash

Craig Cash

Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Page

Joanna Page

Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Jason

David Jason

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

James Dreyfus

James Dreyfus

Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Self - Narrator (voice)

Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Self / Alan Partridge

James Fleet

James Fleet

Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Corden

James Corden

Self / Smithy

John Bluthal

John Bluthal

Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Bolam

James Bolam

Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dawn French

Dawn French

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia Sawalha

Julia Sawalha

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Josh Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe

Self

Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angus Deayton

Angus Deayton

Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman

Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis

-

Brian Bovell

Brian Bovell

Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Grade

Michael Grade

Self

Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey

-

Mathew Horne

Mathew Horne

Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie

Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lee Mack

Lee Mack

Self

Adil Ray

Adil Ray

Self

Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc

Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Inman

John Inman

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

Dick Clement

Dick Clement

-

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

Self

Nerys Hughes

Nerys Hughes

Self

Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais

-

Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan

-

Jon Plowman

Jon Plowman

-

Anna Raeburn

Anna Raeburn

-

Beryl Vertue

Beryl Vertue

-

Trix Worrell

Trix Worrell

-

Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cherie Blair

Cherie Blair

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Susie Blake

Susie Blake

Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Owen Brenman

Owen Brenman

Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Condou

Charlie Condou

Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Frost

Nicholas Frost

Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal

Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dermot Morgan

Dermot Morgan

Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trevor Peacock

Trevor Peacock

Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breid McLoone

Breid McLoone

-

Details

GenresComedy, Documentary
Runtime1h 0 mins
Released on12 Sep 2016
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom