British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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.

Directed by Breid McLoone

Top cast

Rebecca Front

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Coogan

Self / Alan Partridge

James Corden

Self / Smithy

Hugh Dennis

Self

Lee Mack

Self

Dick Clement

Self

Richard Curtis

Self

Jack Dee

Self

Michael Grade

Self

J

Jonathan Harvey

Self

Nerys Hughes

Self

Ian La Frenais

Self

Graham Linehan

Self

J

Jon Plowman

Self

A

Anna Raeburn

Self

Adil Ray

Self

B

Beryl Vertue

Self

Josh Widdicombe

Self

T

Trix Worrell

Self

Caroline Aherne

Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

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