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

09/12/2016 (GB) • 1h

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rebecca Front

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Coogan

Self / Alan Partridge

James Corden

Self / Smithy


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

retrospective

sitcom

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