British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Poster

1h | Comedy, Documentary | Sep 12, 2016 | Released

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.

Director: Breid McLoone

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Cast (57 Members)

Himself / Alan Partridge

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jennifer Saunders

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself / Smithy

Annette Crosbie

Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonathan Harvey

Himself

Herself

Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Lloyd Pack

Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)

Janine Duvitski

Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncre...

Himself

Warren Mitchell

Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Caroline Aherne

Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Herself

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Herself - Narrator (voice)

Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Felicity Kendal

Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself

Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)

Herself

Josh Widdicombe

Himself

Himself

Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Steve Coogan Himself / Alan Partridge

Dawn French Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Curtis Himself

James Dreyfus Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Page Stacey (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Bluthal Frank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Cleese Basil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Fleet Hugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jennifer Saunders Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Clement Himself

Sue Johnston Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Dee Himself

Richard Briers Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Gwynn Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna Lumley Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kathy Burke Linda (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ian La Frenais Himself

Trevor Peacock Jim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julia Sawalha Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Corden Himself / Smithy

Annette Crosbie Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonathan Harvey Himself

Beryl Vertue Herself

David Jason Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Bolam Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Lloyd Pack Owen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mathew Horne Gavin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angus Deayton Patrick (archive footage) (uncredited)

Janine Duvitski Pippa (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Inman Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncre...

Lee Mack Himself

Warren Mitchell Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graham Linehan Himself

Caroline Aherne Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nerys Hughes Herself

Tony Blair Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hugh Dennis Himself

Rebecca Front Herself - Narrator (voice)

Dermot Morgan Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ardal O'Hanlon Father Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicholas Lyndhurst Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Felicity Kendal Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trix Worrell Himself

Charlie Condou Nino (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jon Plowman Himself

Cherie Blair Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Giedroyc Beverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Susie Blake Mrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Craig Cash Dave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Owen Brenman Nick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Grade Himself

Brian Bovell Jez (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anna Raeburn Herself

Josh Widdicombe Himself

Adil Ray Himself

Nicholas Frost Mr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Breid McLoone Director

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