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

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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.

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front as Self - Narrator (voice) Age 61 · Stoke Newington, London, England, UK Rebecca Front (born 16 May 1964) is a British stage, film and television actress, comedian and writer, best known for playing characters on the comedy show "The Thick of It" as well as the Chief Super...
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan as Self / Alan Partridge Age 60 · Middleton, Manchester, England, UK Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born October 14, 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer. His best known character in the United Kingdom is Alan Partridge, a socially awkward and politi...
James Corden
James Corden as Self / Smithy Age 47 · Hillingdon, Middlesex, London, England, UK James Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English comedian, writer, actor, producer and TV personality. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and hosted The L...
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis as Self Age 64 · Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK Peter Hugh Dennis is an English comedian, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist, best known for being one half of Punt and Dennis with comedy partner Steve Punt, and playing Pete Brockman...
Lee Mack
Lee Mack as Self Age 56 · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring...
Dick Clement
Dick Clement as Self Age 88 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dick Clement, OBE (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement was educated at Bishop's Stortford College...

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