Overview - British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Documentary

Runtime: 60 minutes

Homepage: British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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Spoken Languages

  • English

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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Rebecca Front

    Character: Self - Narrator (voice)

    Popularity: 0.6785

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  • Name: Steve Coogan

    Character: Self / Alan Partridge

    Popularity: 1.6873

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  • Name: James Corden

    Character: Self / Smithy

    Popularity: 1.3913

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  • Name: Hugh Dennis

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 1.0904

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  • Name: Lee Mack

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.4443

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  • Name: Dick Clement

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.1641

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  • Name: Richard Curtis

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.9228

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  • Name: Jack Dee

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.2267

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