TV Comedy

Hilarious, cringe-inducing and shocking Mike Leigh takes aim at suburban life in the 1970s.

BAFTA-nominated comedy After Henry follows the comfortable middle-class lives of three women - expect that, for one of them, life isn't all that...

Welcome to the Cafe Rene, in the French village of Nouvion, where you can get fine wines, paintings by Van Clomp (not all originals) and a selection...

The Gateau From the Chateau (Xmas Special)
The Nicked Knockwurst

Welcome back to the quiet town of Nouvion in occupied France, home to crafty cafe owner Rene Artois, his wife Edith, her mother-in-law Fanny, her...

Take your VIP seat at LWT's famous London Studios for an unforgettable evening being entertained by one of the greatest raconteurs and storytellers of

An ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing! 

Welcome to grace brothers an ailing department store where the management are beginning  to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing!

Welcome to Grace Brothers, an ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing!

Welcome to Grace Brothers, an ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing!

SERIES 1 
In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again. 

In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again. Older and... 

SERIES 5In the early 1950s a young army officer and a student nurse fall in love. Meeting up again after 38 years, older, wiser but still capricious...

In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again.

SERIES 7
In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again.

SERIES 8 
In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again. 

In the early 1950s, Jean, a student nurse, and Lionel, a young army officer meet and fall in love. 38 years later, their paths cross again. Older and... 

Join comedy megastar Benny Hill in three more of his classic shows from the 1970s.  Known throughout the world for his combination of high-speed farce...

Join comedy megastar Benny Hill in three more of his classic shows from the 1970s. Known throughout the world for his combination of high-speed farce...

Join comedy superstar Benny Hill in two more of his classic shows from the 1970s. Known throughout the world...

Join comedy superstar Benny Hill in three more of his classic shows from the 1980s!
Known throughout the world for his combination of high-speed farce...

The Beverly Hillbillies
We are the Beverly Hillbillies

Samantha, Darrin, and Endora are back... for the first time on DVD in this beloved comedy classic!

There's magic in the heir when Samantha and Darrin welcome their new baby, Tabitha, in the second sensational season of Bewitched. Starring Elizabeth... 

"A man may fight for may things: his country his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd...

Arthur Lowe (Dad's Army, Coronation Street) stars as Father Charles Duddleswell in this hugely popular ITV sit-com set to 1950's London.

Arthur Lowe (Dad's Army, Coronation Street) stars as Father Charles Duddleswell in this hugely popular lTV sit-com set in 1950's London.
 

Grotesque characters, sexual embarrassment, comic violence and pompous bureaucracy keep the laughs flowing in an acclaimed adaptation of Tom Sharpe's... 

The quintessential quickfire stand-up comedy show, The Comedians is one of the great successes of ITV - last...

"My mother in law fell down a wishing well, I was amazed, I never knew they worked." The most hilarious TV moments from Les Dawson’s fantastic comedy...

The definitive TV moments of Tommy Cooper's comedy masterful career. Fresh from deep in the TV vaults, these clips are all brand new...

This DVD features the entire first series, and offers a peek behind the scenes at life in the village of Stackton Tressel, dominated by the somewhat...

Louis and Briggs could have been one of the great crime fighting partnerships, if it wasn't for their cowardice, idiocy, clumsiness, hypochondria and...

After, once again, scooping he "coppers-most-likely-to-be-fired" award, Louis and Briggs desperately need to impress Superintendent Cottam. However...

Originally planned as a children's show 'Do Not Adjust Your Set' soon gained a large adult following. Featuring Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jone...

Michael Upton (Barry Evans) arrives for his first year as a medical student at St Swithins Teaching Hospital. He intends to work hard and be a good do...

A continuing hit with viewers on its first appearance in 1969, Father Dear Father regularly topped the ITV ratings during its six year run. 

A continuing hit with viewers on its first appearance in 1970, Father Dear Father regularly topped the ITV ratings during its six year run.

Spinning off from Man About the House, George and Mildred features erstwhile landlords George and Mildred Roper 'moving up' into suburbia at 46...

In 1978, after three series, two Christmas specials and a full-length feature film of Porridge, writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais finally...

NOSE STUDS, SPEED BUMPS, POP IDOL... YOU NAME IT, THEY'LL GROUCH ABOUT IT... THE HIT BBC TV SERIES THAT TURNED MOANS INTO LAUGHS...

Dame Thora Hird stars in one of her own personal favourite roles as the barmiest woman in the Salvation Army! 

In 1956 the massively popular radio show Hancock's Half Hour transferred to the flourishing new BBC Television Service. Here, Tony Hancock, 'The Lad...

These five classic Hancock episodes are drawn from the fourth series of Hancock's Half Hour, broadcast from Boxing Day 1958 through to March 1959.

Featuring every episode from the fifth series of Hancock's Half Hour, broadcast from September to November 1959. These episodes capture Tony Hancock... 

Fall in line for the hilarious escapades of a ragtag band of world war II prisoners of war in "Hogan's Heroes: The Complete First Season", completely... 

John Thaw and Reece Dinsdale star as father and prodigal son in this sparkling ITV comedy classic from the pen of Eric Chappell (Rising Damp). 

John Thaw (Morse, The Sweeney) stars in this hilarious ITV sit-com about a divorced dad who suddenly finds himself sharing his home with a teenaged...

John Thaw (Morse, The Sweeney) stars in this hilarious ITV sit-com about a divorced dad who suddenly finds himself sharing his home with a teenage son...

From the books of Peter Tinniswood comes one of television's greatest comedy families, The Brandons. 

Meet the gang from the Royal Artillery Concert Party, the boys given the task of entertaining the British troops in India during the Second World War.

The Concert Party are still entertaining the troops in Deolali, India during the Second World War, much to the Sergeant Major's irritation. The men...

It's World War Two. The jungle is hotting up with the Monsoon season approaching, but the Royal Artillery Concert Party continue to entertain the...

The dry heat of their Indian camp is soon a fond memory for the men of the Royal Artillery Concert Party. They have a new posting in the hot and...

Thames Television is often regarded as British TV as its best. Its comedy stars were the biggest names of the time that are still revered today.

Set in the Women's Guild of the small West Country town of Clatterford St. Mary, this new series written by Jennifer Saunders stars some of the best...

Perfectly capturing the wit of P.G Wodehouse's novels, this impeccable series traces the insane shenanigans of Bertram Wooster and his faithful butler...

The queen of the comic monologue in her prime performing her most cherished sketches and songs. Joyce Grenfell was an institution.

Take your VIP seat for a night celebrating the talents of one of Britain's truly great entertainers, live before a studio audience! 

This is the complete series of Keeping Up Appearances, where you can witness Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet, don’t you know), and her long suffer...

Stop messin' about... and take your front row seat alongside a celebrity audience for an unforgettable night in the company of masterful comedian and...

Les Dawson made the mother-in-law joke his stock-in-trade, but this master of stand-up comedy would play his audience with a rich array of comic...

MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE was a phenomenally successful comedy FOR ITV1, running for six series in total, spinning off two further series and making...

In the beginning, Television was dull. Then, God created Monty Python's Flying Circus and there was much rejoicing. Outrageously off-the...

God saw that His Creation was Good and He said, "Let there be a Series Two." Thus was born the Complete Second Series...

All good things must come to an end. And so it was with Monty python's Flying Circus, the most outrageously off-the-wall and brilliantly...

Loved by the public and critics alike, the legendary team of Morecambe & Wise were a staple ingredient of British television for four decades.

The earliest surviving episodes of the BBC's The Morecambe and Wise Show – including part of an episode from the 1968 series and all of the 1969...

Including all five episodes from Series Four of the BBC's The Morecambe and Wise Show. 

Mulberry is a stylish, charming, witty and poignant sitcom from the celebrated writing team of John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, creators of classic...

Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel star in one of the best-loved ITV comedy series of all time!

Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel star in one of the best-loved ITV comedy series of all time!

Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel star in one of the best-loved ITV comedy series of all time!

Hylda Baker and Jimmy Jewel star in one of the best-loved ITV comedy series of all time!

Fifty years as a household name and Britain's best loved comedian, Sir Norman Wisdom is the...

Every year British comedy legend Norman Wisdom used to take his uniquely hysterical brand of humour on tour.

From the star of “Nearest and Dearest” comes “Not on Your Nellie” - one of the major comedy successes of the 1970s. When blunt Northern 'lass' Nellie... 

From 1968 to 1970 the BBC's comedy series OH BROTHER!, which starred Derek Nimmo as the well-meaning but accident-prone Brother Dominic, regularly...

If you're a fan of shamelessly saucy TV comedy at its best, then On The Buses is just the ticket!

If you're a fan of shamelessly saucy TV comedy at its best, then On The Buses is just the ticket!

"I've been replaced by a box... It's standard procedure apparently for a man my age the next stage is to stick you inside one."

The third series saw Victor Meldrew and the regular victims of his chaotic retirement settled as an essential part of the nation's viewing.

Is it a personality defect, bad karma or sheer rotten luck that sets Victor Meldrew apart from the human race? Anything that can go wrong - and quite...

The grim reaper finally gets to Victor Meldrew. He may not arrive in the form of a strangely-shaped unordered parcel, as a workman with the intellect... 

I'm H.A.P.P.Y., I'm H.A.P.P.Y.... 
A huge ratings success for ITV, Only When I Laugh was written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp, Home to Roost)

Ronnie Barker stars as Arkwright, the stuttering grocer, in the first series of this cornershop comedy. Arkwright's urge to take money from his...

Ronnie Barker's tight-fisted shopkeeper Arkwright continues to risk amputation rather than replace his death trap of a till. As Nurse Gladys Emmanuel...

Ronnie Barker's great creation Arkwright continues to mind the store where the only thing going cheap is talk. The elusive Nurse Gladys Emmanuel is...

This comedy classic was the hit follow up written for Richard Briers by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, creators of "The Good Life".

Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice, Belonging) and Robert Daws (The Royal, Jeeves and Wooster) return as the... 

Pam celebrates 30 years in show business with her one woman show which was recorded live at the everyman theatre in Cheltenham. Featuring a mix of new...

"Pam Ayres is something of a national treasure" 
Daily Telegraph 

Live at the Top of The Tower. Live At The Top of The Tower is Peter Kay's first classic stand-up DVD. Filmed in Blackpool this show is stuffed full of... 

John Alderton stars as Bernard 'Privet' Hedges, a fresh young teacher assigned to the rough and tough Fenn Street Secondary School, in this immensely... 

An astounding success for ITV on its original transmission (and fondly remembered to this day), Please, Sir! featured John Alderton (Upstairs...

New Faces, Old Hands. "Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!" It's Godber's...

A Storm In A Teacup. Fletch's hopes of getting a little peace and quiet are thwarted by the appearance of Harry Grout, who is not feeling too genial. 

Following on from his enormous success in A Bit of a Do, David Nobbs (Reggie Perrin) created Rich Tea and Sympathy, a story of love and politics.

Comic genius, Leonard Rossiter, heads the cast of this enduringly popular comedy of lodgers versus their miserly landlord.

A tribute to the comic hero of The Two Ronnies, Porridge and Open All Hours featuring sketches and clips from his greatest television comedy...

A collection of classic Ronnie Barker shows. 

Amotley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark on a weekend of calamity. A compervan family led...

It came as no surprise to see Ronnie Barker slip effortlessly from character to character in this 1973 series. What, however, was amazing was the...

In 1973 Frank Spencer made his first appearance on our screens. Enjoy again his greatest disasters, in this collection of classic episodes.

Ever eager, Frank continues to have a bit of trouble and plenty of harrassment in this final series of the classic BBC sitcom.

Join Frank for more mishaps and harassments in this special collection of Christmas specials, available on DVD for the first time. 

Series Two: Harold still hadn't escaped from Oil Drum Lane and his old man still clung to a jumble of useless bric-a-brac and a knackered old nag, but... 

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The advent of colour television and successful comedies on lTV had pressurised the BBC to bring back it's top...

The eighth series of Steptoe and Son would be its last, the 1974 Christmas special that followed it becoming the 57th and final episode. The series...

For millions of viewers, Terry Scott and June Whitfield became synonymous with the happily-married, middle-aged suburban couple. The bumbling...

For millions of viewers, Terry Scott and June Whitfield became synonymous with the happily-married, middle-aged suburban couple. The bumbling...

Frankie Howerd's stuttering Private Potts brings back fond memories of the great man's roles in Up Pompeii! and Whoops Baghdad! With the double-entend...

Britain's in a mess. Politics; Women's Lib; Immigration; Drink driving laws; Even cricket isn't what it used to be. The Empire may have crumbled but...

After 25 years, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton and Richard DeVere return in a special one-off episode of this classic, heart-warming comedy. 

To The Manor Born is undoubtedly one of the greatest comedy series every produced by the BBC. First broadcast on 30th September 1979, the series ran...

With a unique blend of magic, mirth and music, Tommy Cooper was a constant presence on television for four decades - instantly recognisable by his...

"Man walks into a bar. Didn't half hurt. It was an iron bar"

In 1971, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett teamed up for their first BBC series, a comedy show that would run for 16 years and become part of British...

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett were an unlikely comedy team, but their talents complemented each other perfectly in a series would run for 16 years... 

A tribute to a legendary duo from the golden age in television variety.
From 1971 to 1987, and over the course of twelve series and eight specials...

From 1971 to 1987, and over the course of 12 series and eight specials, The Two Ronnies became one of the great television comedy shows. Millions of...

Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden star as an abrasive American writer and her very staid and traditional English butler in this cracking 1970s ITV come...

Thames Television is often regarded as British TV as its best. Its comedy stars were the biggest names of the time that are still revered today. 

Thames Television is often regarded as British TV at its best. Its comedy stars were the biggest... 

This series of six Victoria Wood plays perfectly showcases her wit, comic observation and fabulous turn of phrase. Focussing in turn on the various...

Take your front row seat for a magical night of comedy and music as Victoria Wood entertains an all-star audience at the microphone and the piano! 

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At the Bayview Retirement Village the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort... but not...

At the Bayview retirement village the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoy their final years in peace, quiet and comfort...but not if...

At the Bayview retirement village the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort... but not...

Martin Clunes (Goodbye Mr Chips, Men Behaving Badly) and Julie Graham (At Home with the Braithwaites) star in William and Mary, a romantic drama which...

Regularly turned down for promotion on the grounds that his college lacks cash and he lacks drive, teacher Henry Wilt spends his evenings walking his...

During the First World War, soldiers Alf and James come across the body of an officer. Thinking him dead, Alf robs the man much to James's disgust.