British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Sep 12 2016
•1h 0m
•Comedy, Documentary
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.
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Rebecca Front
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steve Coogan
Self / Alan Partridge
James Corden
Self / Smithy
Hugh Dennis
Self
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