1970s British sitcoms

Fawlty Towers

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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Porridge

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La...

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Dad's Army

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.

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Are You Being Served?

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1972 IMDB Rating: 8

This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of t...

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The Good Life

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8

Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of their neighbours Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Entitle...

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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was cre...

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Seven of One

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally...

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Steptoe and Son

Series Age rating: 6 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum...

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