Encyclopedia - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia - British Sitcom
A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. Like sitcoms in most other countries, they tend to be bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - British Sitcom - British Sitcoms Overseas
British sitcom - United States. In the United States, British sitcoms are rarely seen on the commercial networks, but are often seen on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - British Sitcom - Characteristics
Unlike American sitcoms, which employ teams of writers and attempt to cram as many jokes into half an hour as possible, the traditional B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Television
Although many popular shows of recent years began life on BBC radio, there have been many successful and influential series which were de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia - British Comedy
British Comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 1999 - Television Radio And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 1999 - Best TV Sitcom. The Royle Family Gimme Gimme Gimme Spaced British ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia - Yes Minister
Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister are British sitcoms that were transmitted by the BBC between 1980 and 1988. The setting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Humour: Encyclopedia - British Humour
British humour has a reputation for being puzzling to non-British speakers of English. Nonetheless, many UK comedy TV shows which use it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Comedians: Encyclopedia - List Of British Comedians
This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel-game regulars and sitcom actors may no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roc: Encyclopedia - Roc
ROC can be: Roc is a mythical bird Roč is a historic town in Croatia The Blackburn Roc was a British naval fighter-bomber aircraft of W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bottom: Encyclopedia - Bottom
Bottom can refer to: the Buttocks Bottom (sex) Bottom (BDSM) Bottom (band) Nick Bottom, a character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers was a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. It is set in a fictional hotel named Fawlty Tower...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Specific Countries Of Origin
Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy: Encyclopedia - Comedy
Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. A re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crane: Encyclopedia - Crane
Crane or Cranes may refer to, Les Crane Announcer/TV Talk show host/interviewer Caprice Crane Screenwriter/Author/Producer Bob Crane (19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ft: Encyclopedia - Ft
FT can mean: EMD FT, a pioneering diesel locomotive built in the 1930s by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division Fault tolerant design ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackadder: Encyclopedia - Blackadder
Blackadder is the generic name which embraces an acclaimed series of British sitcoms, made by the BBC, and several one-off episodes, many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Specific Countries Of Origin
Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Film Comedy
British comedy films are legion, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s satires of the Boulting Brothers, and innu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Scenario
In the show, the Red Dwarf is a spaceship 5 miles long belonging to the Jupiter Mining Corporation. An on-board radiation leak kills ever...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Scenario
In the show, the Red Dwarf is a spaceship 5 miles long belonging to the Jupiter Mining Corporation. An on-board radiation leak kills ever...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Radio
Radio comedy in Britain has been almost exclusively the preserve of the BBC, and a number of British radio comedies achieved considerable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Production History
The first series aired on BBC2 in 1988. Seven further series have so far been produced, and a film is currently in pre-production. The id...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Characters And Actors
Red Dwarf - Regular cast. Craig Charles (Dave Lister): Also known for Robot Wars, Coronation Street and a variety of other British sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Ships
Red Dwarf - Red Dwarf. The main ship after which the show is named. Red Dwarf is five miles long, not including the scoop at the front,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Us Version
A pilot episode for an American version was produced for NBC in 1992, though never broadcast. The show followed essentially the same stor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Spin-offs
The franchise has expanded to include four novels, written by the show's creators, Doug Naylor and Rob Grant. Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Invented Words
Red Dwarf famously employed a vocabulary of fictional expletives in order to avoid using potentially-offensive expletives in the show, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Talking Backwards
In the season three episode "Backwards", there are several segments of reversed dialogue. Some of these are simply reversed recordings of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Groovy Funky Channel 27
Groovy Funky Channel 27 (Although it may only be Channel 27, as Rimmer challenges Lister to name a famous hologram, Lister replies that C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Production History
The first series aired on BBC2 in 1988. Seven further series have so far been produced, and a film is supposed to be in pre-production, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Characters And Actors
Red Dwarf - Regular cast. Craig Charles (Dave Lister): Also known for Robot Wars, Coronation Street and a variety of other British sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Ships
Red Dwarf - Red Dwarf. The main ship after which the show is named. Red Dwarf is five miles long( sometimes said to be four or six), no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Us Version
A pilot episode for an American version was produced for NBC in 1992, though never broadcast. The show followed essentially the same stor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Spin-offs
The franchise has expanded to include four novels, written by the show's creators, Doug Naylor and Rob Grant. Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Invented Words
Red Dwarf famously employed a vocabulary of fictional expletives in order to avoid using potentially-offensive expletives in the show, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Talking Backwards
In the season three episode "Backwards", there are several segments of reversed dialogue. Some of these are simply reversed recordings of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Groovy Funky Channel 27
Groovy Funky Channel 27 is a fictional TV channel which appears on some episodes. The main news anchor is dead, and appears as a hologram...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Dwarf - Lyrics
Main Theme It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere. I'm all alone, more or less. Let me fly far away from here-- Fun, fun, fun, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Specific Countries Of Origin
Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Critical Reception
Yes, Minister came sixth in a 2004 BBC poll to find 'Britain's Best Sitcom'. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal-oral Contact: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal-oral Contact - Public Notoriety
The Starr Report on the Lewinsky scandal made mention of anilingus between President Bill Clinton and intern, Monica Lewinsky. [1] Refere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - List Of Sitcoms
Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - List Of Sitcoms
Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coupling: Encyclopedia Ii - Coupling - Entertainment
In entertainment, Coupling is a television comedy series from the UK with an extremely short-lived American copy. See also. Entertainm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - List Of Sitcoms
Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Television Comedies
List of comedies - Australia. All Together Now (sitcom) Aunty Jack (satire/sketch comedy) Australia, You're Standing In It (sketch com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Theatrical Comedies
List of comedies - France. La Puce à l'Oreille (trans. "A Flea in Her Ear") by Georges Feydeau List of comedies - Russia. The Gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - My Family Television: Encyclopedia Ii - My Family Television - Production Details
The series is notable as it is scripted by a team of writers, following the American model. Historically, British sitcoms were more gener...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Radio Comedies
List of comedies - Canada. Double Exposure Frantic Times The Royal Canadian Air Farce Spring Thaw Great Conversations with Joseph the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anal-oral Contact: Encyclopedia Ii - Anal-oral Contact - Public Notoriety
The Starr Report on the Lewinsky scandal made mention of anilingus between President Bill Clinton and intern, Monica Lewinsky. [1] Refere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Episode List
Thirty-eight episodes were made in total, running from 1980 to 1988. The dates listed are when a particular episode first aired on the BB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - History
The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Character List
Main characters James "Jim" Hacker - Minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs; also Party Chair (in the special Party Games ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Characteristics
Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Plot
The running theme of most episodes of the programmes is the struggle between (Mr) James "Jim" Hacker (played by Paul Eddington), the newl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Background
The writers placed Hacker at the centre of the political spectrum, and were careful to identify his party headquarters as Central House (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Inspirations
In a tribute programme to the series, screened by the BBC in early 2004, it was revealed that Jay and Lynn had drawn on information provi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - History
The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Episode List
Thirty-eight episodes were made in total, running from 1980 to 1988. The dates listed are when a particular episode first aired on the BB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Characteristics
Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Plot
The running theme of most episodes of the programmes is the struggle between (The Rt Hon.) James "Jim" Hacker (played by Paul Eddington),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - How Families Are Portrayed In Sit-coms
Television sit-coms show family life as hectic. Normally the father goes to work then comes home and watches T.V. An example of this is H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yes Minister: Encyclopedia Ii - Yes Minister - Background
The writers placed Hacker at the centre of the political spectrum, and were careful to identify his party headquarters as Central House (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - History
The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Comedy - Derivation
The word "comedy" is derived from the Greek κωμοιδια, which is a compound either of κωμος (revel) and ωιδος (singer), o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situation Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Situation Comedy - Characteristics
Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Entendre: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Entendre - British Comedy
Sexual innuendo is common in British sitcoms and radio comedy such as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. For example, in Are You Being Served?, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Innuendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Innuendo - British Comedy
Sexual innuendo is common in British sitcoms and radio comedy such as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. For example, in Are You Being Served?, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Entendre: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Entendre - British Comedy
Sexual innuendo is common in British sitcoms and radio comedy such as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. For example, in Are You Being Served?, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dad's Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Dad's Army - The Film
As was the case with many British sitcoms of that era, Dad's Army was in 1970 made into a feature film. Backers Columbia Pictures imposed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edutainment: Encyclopedia Ii - Edutainment - Edutainment In Television Programming
Edutainment defines some children's television series, such as Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and Teletubbies. For older viewers, indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The New Statesman: Encyclopedia Ii - The New Statesman - Episode List
This is an episode list for the British sitcom The New Statesman. The New Statesman - Series 1. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (1987-09-13) -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castaway: Encyclopedia Ii - Castaway - Castaways In Popular Culture
Various novels, television shows and films tell the story of castaways: Cast Away, a 2000 film starring Tom Hanks. Castaway, a 1984 nove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Briers: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Briers - Television
On television, Richard Briers is best known for his work in situation comedy. He first came to public attention in comedy series such as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Cumming: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Cumming - Biography
A descendant of Utah governor Alfred Cumming, after graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1985, Cumming appear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Innuendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Innuendo - Sexual Innuendo
Innuendo - In Great Britain. Sexual innuendo is common in British sitcoms and radio comedy such as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. For exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Three's Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Three's Company - Basic Description
The show was a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House and revolved around two women and a man sharing an apartment together. Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Hole: Encyclopedia - White Hole
In astrophysics, a white hole is a postulated celestial body that spews out matter, in other words an anti-black hole, or the time revers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom
This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom category contains a more comprehensive selection of UK article...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coupling: Encyclopedia - Coupling
Main article coupling In physics, two systems are coupled if they are interacting with each other. Of special interest is the coupling of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coupling: Encyclopedia Ii - Coupling - Physics
Main article coupling In physics, two systems are coupled if they are interacting with each other. Of special interest is the coupling of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Geography And The Environment
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Geography of the United Kingdom. Main article: Geography of the United Kingdom (see also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia Ii - Fawlty Towers - Characters
Basil is a snobbish, miserly, xenophobic, sexually repressed paranoiac who is desperate to belong to a higher social class, and sees the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Culture Of The United Kingdom
Main article: Culture of the United Kingdom List of topics related to the United Kingdom - British art. Main article: British art Art ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Media And Communications
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Television and radio. British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) Independent Television...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Religion And Ethnicity
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Religion in the United Kingdom. Main article: Religion in the United Kingdom Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Sports And Games
The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others. List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Cricket. 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - People
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Interest groups and societies. British Professional Bodies Women's Institute List of UK...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Charities And Youth Organisations
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Charities. Age Concern British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cancer Research UK ChildLine Comi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Politics Monarchy And Military
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Politics of the United Kingdom. Parliament of the United Kingdom List of Parliaments o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia Ii - Fawlty Towers - Background And Inspiration
Even before this programme existed, English seaside boarding houses and their proprietors had something of a reputation for firmness and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia Ii - Fawlty Towers - Fawlty Towers Influence
Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan have cited Fawlty Towers as a major influence on their sitcom Father Ted. Two U.S. remakes were made ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coupling: Encyclopedia Ii - Coupling - Electronics
In telecommunication and electronics, coupling is the desirable or undesirable transfer of energy from one medium, such as a metallic wir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coupling: Encyclopedia Ii - Coupling - Chemistry
See also. List of object-oriented programming terms Portland Pattern Repository's Wiki page on coupling and cohesion ... See also:C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Commerce And Industry
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Money economics and business. Bank of England Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia Ii - Fawlty Towers - Credits
The cast: Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese) Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales) Polly Sherman (Connie Booth) Manuel (Andrew Sachs) Major G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fawlty Towers: Encyclopedia Ii - Fawlty Towers - Episode List
First broadcast on BBC 2 on September 19, 1975. The episodes of the first series were: "A Touch of Class" Basil is delighted when a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - British Sitcom - History
The first true British sitcom was Pinwright's Progress, broadcast by the BBC from 1946 to 1947, but the form didn't really take off until...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - British Sitcom - Some Popular British Sitcoms
A selection of the hundreds of British situation comedies that have been made: Absolutely Fabulous 1992 - 2003 Absolute Power 2003 - All...   » Read the article