Pinwright's Progress
Written by Rodney Hobson, Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) was the world's first regular half-hour televised sitcom. Broadcast live by the BBC from Alexandra Palace, … See more

In the 1980s, the emerging alternative comedians began to develop sitcoms, partly as a response to series such as Terry and June … See more

At the turn of the Millennium, examples of the hyperreal approach pioneered by Galton and Simpson in some of their Hancock scripts was … See more

In the 1960s, the BBC produced a then-rare workplace comedy with The Rag Trade (1961–1963, 1977–1978) written by Ronald Wolfe and … See more

The 1970s is often regarded as the golden era of British sitcom. Well-remembered series include John Cleese and Connie Booth's … See more

The new Channel 4 began to have successful long-running situation comedies. Desmond's (1989–94) was the first British sitcom … See more

The censoring of repeats, especially where the watershed, the time after which adult programming is allowed to be broadcast, is being eroded by on demand viewing and See more