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1. Coupling (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt
Votes: 47,708
SERIES1 TV2 029 SERIES2 TV2 030-031 SERIES3 TV2 032-033 SERIES4 TV3 087
2. dinnerladies (1998–2000)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
Comedy about the workers in a factory canteen.
Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 2,772
SERIES 1 TV3 064 SERIES 2 TV3 065-6
3. Early Doors (2003–2004)
30 min | Comedy
Set in The Grapes, where the daily life of the locals, including jack-the-lads Joe and Duffy, landlord Ken and his police officer cronies Phil and Nige, old git Tommy and single mum Janice - revolves around love, loneliness and urinals.
Stars: John Henshaw, Rita May, Mark Benton, Craig Cash
Votes: 2,536
SERIES 1 TV3 104 SERIES 2 TV3 105
4. Extras (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson
Votes: 60,391
SERIES 1 TV1 100-101 SERIES 2 TV1 080 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL DVD-R 172
5. Joking Apart (1991–1995)
30 min | Comedy
A comedy writer talks about his failed marriage.
Stars: Robert Bathurst, Fiona Gillies, Tracie Bennett, Paul Raffield
Votes: 183
SERIES 1 TV1 075 SERIES 2 TV4 027-028
6. Just Good Friends (1983–1986)
30 min | Comedy
A bittersweet sitcom about a couple who meet again five years after he jilted her at the altar.
Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay, John Ringham
Votes: 1,136
SERIES 1 TV2 076-077 SERIES 2 TV2 077-078
7. British Men Behaving Badly (1992–2014)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
Two early thirties best friends live together while having completely different personalities. While their girlfriends try to help them take on more responsibilities the boys seldom respond well and usually end up drinking together.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 8,655
SERIES 1 TV1 013 SERIES 2 TV1 014 SERIES 3 TV1 015 SERIES 4 TV1 016 SERIES 5 TV1 017 SERIES 6 TV1 018
8. Peep Show (2003–2015)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman
Votes: 66,614
SERIES 1 TV1 087 SERIES 2 TV1 088 SERIES 3 TV1 089 SERIES 4 TV5 075-6
9. Phoenix Nights (2001–2002)
25 min | Comedy
The misadventures of club owner Brian Potter who is determined to make The Phoenix Club the best working men's club in Greater Manchester.
Stars: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Justin Moorhouse, Paddy McGuinness
Votes: 7,608
SERIES 1 TV4 021 SERIES 2 TV4 022
10. Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011)
26 min | Comedy
The lives and loves of five friends in the Northern town of Runcorn.
Stars: Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Sheridan Smith, Kathryn Drysdale
Votes: 4,864
SERIES 1 TV2 037 SERIES 2 TV2 038
11. Spaced (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.
Stars: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost
Votes: 57,677
TV6 037
12. Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)
Comedy
Political satire about television news company Globe Link and its team of workers such as anchors Henry and Sally, reporter Damien, editor Dave, execs George and Helen, assistant Joy and manager Gus Hedges.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson
Votes: 1,617
Series 1 TV4 097-099 Series 2 TV4 099-100 Series 3 TV4 101-102 Series 4 TV4 103-104 Series 5 TV4 105-106 Series 6 TV4 107
13. Not Going Out (2006– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.
Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix, Hugh Dennis
Votes: 7,908
SERIES 1 TV5 001 SERIES 2 TV5 085-6 SERIES 3 TV8 078-9 SERIES 4 HD & TVB 020 SERIES 5 EMMA1 166 XMAS 13 TVC 194 SERIES 7 TVD 105-106 XMAS15 TVE 035
14. Black Books (2000–2004)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
Stars: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, Paul Beech
Votes: 61,939
SERIES 1 TV5 097 SERIES 2 TV5 098 SERIES 3 TV5 099
15. Game-On (1995–1998)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of three twenty-something flatmates, bound together by circumstance. Mandy is sexually active, Martin is sexually inactive, and their troubled landlord Matthew never leaves the flat.
Stars: Matthew Cottle, Samantha Womack, Neil Stuke, Tracy Keating
Votes: 2,563
series 1 TV4 114 series 2 TV4 115 series 3 TV4 116
16. The New Statesman (1987–1994)
TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy
The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander
Votes: 2,806
SERIES 1 TV5 081 SERIES 2 TV5 082 SERIES 3 TV5 083 SERIES 4 TV5 084
17. Grownups (2006–2009)
Comedy
The lives and loves of a group of Manchester twentysomethings caught between their teens and "2.4 Children."
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Steve Meo, Richard Mylan, Fiona Wass
Votes: 302
SERIES 1 TV7 004-5 SERIES 2 TV7 021
18. Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983–1985)
30 min | Comedy
James 'Jim' London becomes a man of property when a relative dies, leaving him the run-down Victorian abode of 17 Railway Terrace, in Elephant and Castle (south London). He's troubled by ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Davidson, John Bardon, Brian Hall, Sue Nicholls
Votes: 105
SERIES 1 TV7 020 SERIES 2 TV7 029 SERIES 3 TV7 030
19. Shelley (1979–1983)
30 min | Comedy
James Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Garfield Morgan
Votes: 316
SERIES 1 HD1 & TV9 081 SERIES 2 HD1 & TV9 173
20. The IT Crowd (2006–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry
Votes: 164,427
SERIES 1 HD1 & TV9 082 SERIES 2 HD1 & TV9 083 SERIES 3 HD1 & TV9 139 SERIES 4 HD1 & TV9 172
21. Gavin & Stacey (2007–2024)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them?
Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman, Ruth Jones
Votes: 22,710
SERIES 1 TV5 100 / HD1 SERIES 2 TV7 083 / HD1 XMAS 2019 FILM NEXT 011
22. The Inbetweeners (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.
Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Votes: 94,373
SERIES 1 HD1 & TV9 080 SERIES 2 HD1 & TV9 138 SERIES 3 TVG 038
23. Pulling (2006–2009)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Donna has a drunken revelation on her hen night and decides that she has been missing out on the single life. So with just days to go, she calls off her wedding to fiancé Karl and moves in ... See full summary »
Stars: Sharon Horgan, Tanya Franks, Rebekah Staton, Cavan Clerkin
Votes: 1,724
SERIES 1 HD1 / TV6 100 SERIES 2 HD1 / TV7 028
24. May to December (1989–1994)
30 min | Comedy
Alec Callendar, a Pinner solicitor, meets and falls in love with Zoe Angel, a woman half his age: their relationship, as well as the ups and downs of Alec's office mates: his secretaries, Hilary and Miss Flood, and Alec's son, Jamie.
Stars: Anton Rodgers, Frances White, Paul Venables, Rebecca Lacey
Votes: 405
SERIES 1 TV7 060-061 SERIES 2 TV7 062-063
25. Green Wing (2004–2007)
TV-14 | 65 min | Comedy, Drama
Funky hospital-based sketch-comedy-drama type show.
Stars: Sally Bretton, Oliver Chris, Olivia Colman, Michelle Gomez
Votes: 12,784
SERIES 1 TV7 189-191 SERIES 2 TV7 192-194
26. Love Soup (2005–2008)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alice Chenery and Gil Raymond are perfect for each other. They like the same things, respect the same things, and share the same beliefs. The only problem is that they are completely unaware of each other's existence.
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Montserrat Lombard, Sheridan Smith, Owen Brenman
Votes: 573
SERIES 1 TV7 195-196 SERIES 2 TV7 197-198
27. Hot Metal (1986–1989)
Comedy
The 'Crucible' is a new muck-raking tabloid newspaper in London. Managing editor Russell Spam is always on the lookout for the latest dirt and gossip, while senior editor Harold Stringer ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Hardy, Richard Kane, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Wilson
Votes: 123
SERIES 1 TV7 202 SERIES 2 TV7 203
28. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth
Votes: 100,168
SERIES 1 HD1 & TV9 129 SERIES 2 HD1 & TV9 130
29. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,720
SERIES 1 TV9 045 SERIES 2 TV9 046 SERIES 3 TV9 047 SERIES 4 TV9 048-049 SERIES 5 TV9 050-053 SERIES 6 TV0 054-056 SERIES 7 TV9 057-068
30. Episodes (2011–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A couple of British TV producers move to Hollywood to export their most popular series, and find it is not what they expected.
Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, John Pankow
Votes: 36,571
SERIES 1 TVA 043 SERIES 2 TVB 186-187 SERIES 3 TVD 038-039 SERIES 4 TVE 007-008 SERIES 5 TVF 017
31. Respectable (2006– )
30 min | Comedy
Respectable follows a group of young women working together; squabbling, chatting and bonding, like any other work force. There's just one difference...they work in a brothel.
Stars: Justin Edwards, Jodi Albert, Nick Holder, Cordelia Bugeja
Votes: 243
TVB 127
32. Yes Minister (1980–1984)
TV-PG | 679 min | Comedy
The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 16,551
TV1 090-093
33. Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
Stars: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott
Votes: 12,918
TV1 094-096
34. How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.
Stars: Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Kevin Eldon, Beth Cordingly
Votes: 1,322
TVA 128
35. Outnumbered (2007–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.
Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche
Votes: 12,175
SERIES 1 HD & EMMA1 085 SERIES 2 HD & EMMA1 086-087 SERIES 3 EMMA1 088 SERIES 4 EMMA1 090 SERIES 5 EMMA1 175 CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 2011 EMMA1 089 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EMMA1 091 CHRISTMAS 2016 TVE 072
36. Ideal (2005–2011)
30 min | Comedy
Moz is a drug dealer and has very strange clientele who come and go from his flat.
Stars: Johnny Vegas, Graham Duff, Nicola Reynolds, Tom Goodman-Hill
Votes: 2,990
SERIES 1 TVA 084-085 & HD SERIES 2 TVA 085-086 & HD SERIES 3 TVA 047-048 & HD SERIES 4 TVA 048-049 & HD SERIES 5 TVA 067 & HD SERIES 6 TVA 067-068 & HD
37. The Flint Street Nativity (1999 TV Movie)
59 min | Comedy
Adult actors portray a group of children as they prepare and present their school Christmas play.
Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Mark Addy, Mina Anwar, Jane Horrocks, Jason Hughes
Votes: 393
TVB 126
38. The Gruffalo's Child (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
Directors: Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane, Rob Brydon
Votes: 3,842
EMMA1 091
39. How Not to Live Your Life (2007–2011)
28 min | Comedy
This series revolves around a neurotic twenty-nine year old man named Don. As he tries to make his way through life, his overactive mind and inappropriate behavior is always getting him into trouble.
Stars: Dan Clark, David Armand, Leila Hoffman, Laura Haddock
Votes: 6,115
SERIES 1 HD & TVB 021 SERIES 2 HD & TVB 021-022 SERIES 3 HD & TVB 022-023
40. Chelmsford 123 (1988–1990)
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom set in the town of Chelmsford, but in the year AD 123. The show mainly revolves around the power struggle between the newly appointed Roman Governor of Britain, Aulus Paulinus, and the scheming local British chieftain Badvoc.
Stars: Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Philip Pope, Howard Lew Lewis
Votes: 326
SERIES 1 TVC 053 SERIES 2 TVC 054
41. Mr. Sloane (2014)
Comedy
It's December 1969 in Watford, England, and Jeremy Sloane is at the end of his rope - literally. His failed attempt to end it all has just joined a growing list of recent setbacks, which ... See full summary »
Stars: Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ophelia Lovibond
Votes: 1,177
TVD 051
42. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2006 TV Special)
125 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Annual British TV show with comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz with questions relating to the events of the year just gone by.
Directors: Mick Thomas, Mike Maclaine | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Cat Deeley, Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand
Votes: 1,126
TV5 037
43. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007 TV Special)
125 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A British comedy panel show, were contestants answer questions about the events in the past year.
Directors: Mick Thomas, Will Dixon | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Lily Allen, Russell Brand, Rob Brydon
Votes: 1,124
TV5 037
44. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2008 TV Special)
130 min | Comedy, Game-Show
British television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
Director: Mick Thomas | Stars: Jimmy Carr, James Corden, Sean Lock, Davina McCall
Votes: 1,010
TV5 038
45. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2012 TV Special)
Comedy, Game-Show
Jimmy Carr puts another panel of celebrities to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about 2012.
Director: Mick Thomas | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Richard Ayoade, James Corden, Russell Howard
Votes: 858
TVC 016
46. Fresh Meat (2011–2016)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university.
Stars: Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon, Charlotte Ritchie
Votes: 19,522
TVB 091-092
47. Me and Mrs Jones (2012)
30 min | Comedy
Divorcee Gemma finds herself attracted to the roguish charm of Billy, a friend of her son. With her ex hanging around and showing off his new lady, can she resist?
Stars: Sarah Alexander, Neil Morrissey, Nathaniel Parker, Robert Sheehan
Votes: 939
EMMA1 154
48. Miranda (2009–2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and around her crush Gary.
Stars: Miranda Hart, Patricia Hodge, Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland
Votes: 17,142
SERIES 1 EMMA1 151 SERIES 2 EMMA1 152 SERIES 3 EMMA1 153
49. Plebs (2013–2019)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, History
"Plebs" follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city--that happens to be Ancient Rome.
Stars: Tom Rosenthal, Ryan Sampson, Tom Basden, Karl Theobald
Votes: 9,062
SERIES 1 TV NEXT 014 SERIES 2 TV NEXT 015-016
50. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
TV-PG | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
Stars: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 11,715
TVC 082-083
51. Fleabag (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.
Stars: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman, Jenny Rainsford
Votes: 201,536
Series 1 TVE 124 Series 2 TVF 040
52. Avenue 5 (2020–2022)
TV-MA | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The troubled crew of Avenue 5, a space cruise ship filled with spoiled, rich, snotty space tourists, must try and keep everyone calm after their ship gets thrown off course into space and ends up needing three years to return to Earth.
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front
Votes: 22,731
TVF 097-098
53. Bounty Hunters (2017–2019)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A mysterious accident, missing money, dodgy deals and looted treasure propel a bookish Briton into a partnership with a tough, female, bounty hunter from New York in this comedy action/adventure series.
Stars: Jack Whitehall, Rosie Perez, Christian Ochoa Lavernia, Charity Wakefield
Votes: 707
Series 1 TVF 099-100 Series 2 TVF 100
54. Two Weeks to Live (2020)
TV-MA | 24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A woman sets out on a secret mission to honour her father, who died under mysterious circumstances when she was a young girl.
Stars: Maisie Williams, Sian Clifford, Mawaan Rizwan, Taheen Modak
Votes: 4,513
TVG 151
55. Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
A comedy centered on a loud-mouthed Irish matriarch whose favorite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children.
Stars: Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Eilish O'Carroll, Paddy Houlihan
Votes: 9,595
SERIES 1 TV9 131 SERIES 2 TVB 122 & 130 SERIES 3 TVC 014 XMAS15 TVC 154 XMAS16 TVE 017 XMAS20 DVD-R 150 NEW YEAR 20/21 DVD-R 153
56. Beaver Falls (2011–2012)
Comedy, Drama
Three British students decided to spend their summer in an American summer camp and make a large impression on fellow camp workers and the campers.
Stars: Samuel Robertson, John Dagleish, Kristen Gutoskie, Arsher Ali
Votes: 2,346
TVG 166-167
57. The Outlaws (2021– )
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol.
Stars: Rhianne Barreto, Darren Boyd, Gamba Cole, Jessica Gunning
Votes: 15,462
SERIES 1 TVG 157-159 SERIES 2 TVH 035-036
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