British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2016-09-12 United Kingdom 60 Min. PG-13
5.7 2 votes
Comedy, Documentary

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

Rebecca Front is Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Coogan is Self / Alan Partridge
Self / Alan Partridge
James Corden is Self / Smithy
Self / Smithy
Hugh Dennis is Self
Self
Lee Mack is Self
Self
Dick Clement is Self
Self
Richard Curtis is Self
Self
Jack Dee is Self
Self
Michael Grade is Self
Self
Jonathan Harvey is Self
Self
Nerys Hughes is Self
Self
Ian La Frenais is Self
Self
Graham Linehan is Self
Self
Jon Plowman is Self
Self
Anna Raeburn is Self
Self
Adil Ray is Self
Self
Beryl Vertue is Self
Self
Josh Widdicombe is Self
Self
Trix Worrell is Self
Self
Caroline Aherne is Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cherie Blair is Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Blair is Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Susie Blake is Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Bluthal is Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Bolam is Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Bovell is Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Brenman is Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Briers is Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Burke is Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Craig Cash is Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cleese is Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Condou is Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annette Crosbie is Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angus Deayton is Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dreyfus is Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janine Duvitski is Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Fleet is Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn French is Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Frost is Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Giedroyc is Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Gwynn is Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathew Horne is Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Inman is Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Jason is Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue Johnston is Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Felicity Kendal is Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman is Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd Pack is Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Lumley is Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dermot Morgan is Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Mitchell is Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Lyndhurst is Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ardal O'Hanlon is Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Peacock is Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Page is Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Saunders is Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Sawalha is Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

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