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That Reminds Me: Some comic gems you might have missed (continued)

This is part 3 of a series. You can read the first two here and here.  I MUST admit that the largely Scottish comedy sketch show Absolutely passed me by whenshown on Channel 4 between 1989 and 1993. I was however captivated by a subsequent spin-off Mr Don and Mr George, featuring two of its main characters. Moray Hunter played […]

That Reminds Me: Some more comic gems you might have missed

This is Part Two of a series which began here.  A GERIATRIC ward in an NHS hospital is, one might think, an unpromising setting for comedy. Yet Getting On, in three series between 2009 and 2012, provided giggles aplenty, interspersed with moments which could be incredibly poignant. It was written by Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and […]

That Reminds Me: Some comic gems you might have missed

I HAVE already waxed lyrical here about Brass, Peter Kay and Father Ted, and think enough has probably been said on the subject of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Dad’s Army, Rising Damp and Porridge. So I’d like to mention some lesser-known British comedy series in the hope of jogging your memories or even introducing you to […]