British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves by Breid McLoone

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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.

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Cast

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front as Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan as Self / Alan Partridge

James Corden

James Corden as Self / Smithy

Hugh Dennis

Hugh Dennis as Self

Lee Mack

Lee Mack as Self

Dick Clement

Dick Clement as Self

Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis as Self

Jack Dee

Jack Dee as Self

Michael Grade

Michael Grade as Self

Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey as Self

Nerys Hughes

Nerys Hughes as Self

Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais as Self

Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan as Self

Jon Plowman

Jon Plowman as Self

Anna Raeburn

Anna Raeburn as Self

Adil Ray

Adil Ray as Self

Beryl Vertue

Beryl Vertue as Self

Josh Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe as Self

Trix Worrell

Trix Worrell as Self

Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cherie Blair

Cherie Blair as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Blair

Tony Blair as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Susie Blake

Susie Blake as Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Bluthal

John Bluthal as Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Bolam

James Bolam as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brian Bovell

Brian Bovell as Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)

Owen Brenman

Owen Brenman as Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Briers

Richard Briers as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke as Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

Craig Cash

Craig Cash as Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Cleese

John Cleese as Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Condou

Charlie Condou as Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie as Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angus Deayton

Angus Deayton as Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Dreyfus

James Dreyfus as Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski as Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Fleet

James Fleet as Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dawn French

Dawn French as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Frost

Nicholas Frost as Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc as Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mathew Horne

Mathew Horne as Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Inman

John Inman as Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Jason

David Jason as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack as Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dermot Morgan

Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon as Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trevor Peacock

Trevor Peacock as Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Page

Joanna Page as Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia Sawalha

Julia Sawalha as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

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