Very much "of its time" and if you weren't around in the 1960s or haven't bothered to read up on the political situations and intrigues of the time then quite honestly I'm not sure you'd understand most of it.

In Sickness and in Health was one of the best sequels to any best selling series both before and after Dandy Nicholls died.

Till Death, yes. Ground-breaking and daring telly for it's time.
Open All Hours is one of the most over-rated shows ever. As with all Roy Clarke shows, he can write enough for one 6 episode run, then repeats himself to diminishing returns. Ronnie Barker helped to lift it slightly above the average.
On The Buses was unremitting e.

Shirley Ghostman was a direct lift from 'Clinton Baptiste' in the excellent first sereis of 'Phoenix Nights'.

Agreed with your first point - see also "Last of the Summer Wine"

On your second point it has some viewing value simply due to the fact that its is so shoite, see also Love Thy Neighbour, Mind Your Language, and that dreadful hospital based comedy of the same time that I refuse to recall to mind.

'Only When I laugh'?

Its been a while since I last watched an episode of the sitcom but I enjoy many clips of him on that infamous video sharing website. If only we could have something like this on TV today as good.

The only programme I find deals with politics with comedy well is ‘The Thick Of It’. Only watched a couple of episodes at a friends house where he spent the day watching back to back episodes. Got a lot of catching up to do

Queenies Castle included in this list?



What other sitcoms have we had based in Leeds?

I think Barbra on ITV was based around Leeds. The episode where her and the husband go to Scarborough is legendry.

only leeds fans could have a thread like this

Awful wasn't it ?

Barbara was brilliant, especially her husband Capt Hans Geering from 'Allo 'Allo, another comedy that was too awful not to like and with retrospect is actually much funnier now than it ever was.

Well it is a Leeds forum ,grub!

Grandmas House was crap. I felt embarrased for Amstell. I like him too. He was beauty on Buzzcocks.

There should be a few commas in there not fullstops.

Thier.Shoud,nt'

I try to avoid duplicating a word in the same sentence.

tut-tut.

Here Here!!

Oh.

Speeking of animation films Toy Story 3 is the greatest thing I have ever seen.

Apprentice is the best on TV at the minute. Buzzcocks has been good too. Only seen one though, does that count?

Watched it for the first time this series and enjoying it a lot. I watch You’re Fired on BBC 2 afterwards as well. Last night I laughed so hard I started getting chest pains.

One day, in my lifetime, I'm hoping to switch on the TV on a weekend night and find something on ITV or BBC1 that is aimed at people with a higher IQ than their shoe size.

thats you shagged then me old chum

Terry Wogan was ace on Buzzcocks this week.

I quite like watching Axe men, Deadliest catch and Ice road truckers still but they are obviously set up now to make them look as though everything is going wrong all the time

All the yawn stuff then.