Rising Damp
Rising Damp is a sitcom from the 1970s starring Leonard Rossiter (1926-2004) as a landlord of a very small apartment building, in which he also lives. He isn’t kind to the male tenants but he is overly nice to female tenants, and they …
Category: British Sitcoms & Soaps
The Office
The Office was the TV debut of Britain’s most famous current comedian, Ricky Gervais. It was an instant hit, mostly due to it being very different to other sitcoms. It is made to look like a documentary about life in …
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is an unusual sitcom in that it is science fiction. Red Dwarf is the name of a huge spaceship currently two million years away from Earth. All crew members have died in an accident except one human, a …
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is the longest running TV soap opera in Britain. It started in 1960 and is still running. Like Eastenders, it follows the lives of local people based in one area – Coronation Street in Manchester. イギリスの最長ドラマで、1960年に始まり、マンチェスターのCoronation Streetに住む人達の人生を描いています。登場人物は、ストーリーの中で亡くなったり引越したりし、入れ替わりながら、現在でも続いています。1960年の第２話と、最近のエピソードをご紹介します。 Here …
One Foot In The Grave
Filmed between 1990 and 2000, One Foot In The Grave features Victor Meldrew is retired and doesn’t really know how to use his time. He has trouble with modern thinking. he doesn’t ever keep quiet when he sees what he …
Dad’s Army
Dad’s Army, made between 1968 and 1977, is set during World War II, in which most men have been sent to fight, leaving only retired or injured men at home. These men set up the ‘Home Guard’ to look out …
Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Michael Crawford created a uniquely funny yet sad character called Frank Spencer in 1973. Frank Spencer is a kind, well-meaning man, but he is incompetent and clumsy, and he makes a lot of problems for everybody he meets. Somehow, his …