Britains Best Sitcom

[Marshy]

How the fuck did The Vicar of Dibley and The Good Life get into the top ten?

Phoenix Nights only 36 and The Office getting beating by Keeping up appearences :confused:

Only Fools has surely got to win with Fawlty Towers a close second what do you lot think should win?

[larsson]

Although we in Germany don´t have many movies, sitcoms etc. from Britain I can remember Fawlty Towers, it´s quality, shame nobody showed it here in Germany in the last 4-5 years :rolleyes:

[ChelseaDave]

Fools & horses, Fawlty towers, League of Gentlemen, Father Ted. all great

[Marshy]

I've always thought that league of gentleman was a bit weird and really never thought it was funny but i think that Rab.C Nesbit and Bottom should have been a lot higher then they were!!!!

[ChelseaDave]

oooo forgot about Rab C Nesbitt. Grew up watching that with mum & dad. bear in mind im quite young :). Never really liked Bottom, thought it was a bit OTT.

[Marshy]

thats what mad it so funny!!

[Marshy]

i mean made not mad :D

[Zero]

Red Dwarf is a quality one, didn't see this sitcom show but hope it got in there. Phoenix Nights is also sweet.

[mutu]

nobody like my family then or are we going through golden oldies?

its gotta be only fools coz its set around (and features in the theme tune) shepherds bush

We've got some half price cracked ice and miles and miles of carpet tiles,
T.V.s, deep freeze and David Bowie L.P.s,
Ball games, gold chains, whatsnames, pictures frames and leather goods,
And Trevor Francis track suits from a mush in Shepherds Bush,
bush, bush, bush, bush.....

So yeah, listen up nifty- we's world famous we is :mad: pfft what gender is the shepherd, cocky tit

Also father ted and fawlty towers, never saw MASH though i hear its good. Oh and some mothers do av em....is that a sitcom? :D

[Giggsy11]

I don't think the Office was that high up as it hasn't been around for along time and there will have been alot of grannies and grandads voting for all the classics of there day, but i think that only fools and horses should win. :)

[Gary G]

I think Fawlty Towers should win, Fools and Horses has went downhill & it ain't as funny as it used to be. Father Ted is a classic & should have been in the top 10 if vicar of Dibley is good enough to get there.

Some mothers do ave em isn't really a sitcom but alot of the programmes listed weren't sitcoms i.e. the office

[Giggsy11]

Only fools anf horses isn't even made anymore..just the odd xmas special whch wern't amazing but all the 'proper' episodes where great, Trigger was amazing. :cool:

Trigger: 'Alright Dave?'
Rodney: 'Alright Trigg, what you doing here?'
Trigger: 'Del said he would give me a lift to the pub'
Rodney: 'Oh right'
Rodney: 'Hold on, you live closer to the pub than we do, infact you have to walk past the pub to get to our flat!'
Triger: 'I know but Del said he would give me a lift.'

lol..classic line and from one of the newer episodes. :D

[Gary G]

I dunno whose idea it was to make Damien an annoying tit, he's definitely not funny.

I think one of the reasons Fawlty Towers may not win is because it only ran for two series (12 episodes). Has anyone actually seen Yes, Minister? i've only caught it a couple of times & didn't see what is the fuss is about

[Giggsy11]

I agree about Damien :mad:
I think only fools and horses will win with Towers in second, where did Red dwarf come in the vote?

[Gary G]

Red Dwarf was 18th, the full rundown of the top 100 was:

Blackadder
Dad's Army
Fawlty Towers
The Good Life
One Foot In The Grave
Only Fools And Horses
Open All Hours
Porridge
Vicar Of Dibley
Yes Minister


11 Father Ted
12 Keeping Up Appearances
13 'Allo 'Allo!
14 Last of the Summer Wine
15 Steptoe and Son
16 Men Behaving Badly
17 Absolutely Fabulous
18 Red Dwarf
19 The Royle Family
20 Are You Being Served?
21 To the Manor Born
22 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
23 The Likely Lads
24 My Family
25 The Office
26 Drop the Dead Donkey
27 Rising Damp
28 Dinnerladies
29 As Time Goes By
30 Hancock's Half Hour
31 The Young Ones
32 Till Death Us Do Part
33 Butterflies
34 The Thin Blue Line
35 Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
36 Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
37 Waiting for God
38 Birds of a Feather
39 Bread
40 Hi-De-Hi
41 The League of Gentlemen
42 I'm Alan Partridge
43 Just Good Friends
44 2.4 Children
45 Bottom
46 It Ain't Half Hot Mum
47 The Brittas Empire
48 Gimme Gimme Gimme
49 Rab C. Nesbitt
50 Goodnight Sweetheart
51 Up Pompeii
52 Ever Decreasing Circles
53 On the Buses
54 Coupling
55 George and Mildred
56 A Fine Romance
57 Citizen Smith
58 Black Books
59 The Liver Birds
60 Two Pints of Lager and...
61 The New Statesman
62 Sykes
63 Please, Sir!
64 Dear John
65 Barbara
66 Spaced
67 Bless this House
68 Love Thy Neighbour
69 Man About the House
70 Desmonds
71 Duty Free
72 All Gas and Gaiters
73 Happy Ever After/Terry & June
74 Only When I Laugh
75 Brass
76 The Rag Trade
77 Sorry
78 Kiss Me Kate
79 Doctor in the House
80 I Didn't Know You Cared
81 Shelley
82 Nearest and Dearest
83 Fresh Fields
84 The Army Game
85 Robin's Nest
86 The Dustbinmen
87 Whoops Apocalypse
88 My Wife Next Door
89 Never the Twain
90 Nightingales
91 Early Doors
92 Agony
93 The Lovers
94 Father Dear Father
95 Hot Metal
96 And Mother Makes...
97 Life With the Lyons
98 Marriage Lines
99 A Sharp Intake of Breath
100 No Problem

[southgater]

Best sitcom has to be fawlty towers!
How did some mothers do ave em not get into the top 10!
Office too low!
WHy is vicar of dibley in top 10 instead of father ted!

[mutu]

what a pile of shite was in public vote or what?

bullcrap - im gonna make my own list and stick it on my notice board

[tom pain]

Only Fools and Horses as to be the best. Timeless classic with some great comedy moments. Such as Del-Boy falling through the bar and most things Trigger says:

"If it's a boy, he's naming it Rodney after Dave.":D

[Marshy]

Father Ted should have been in top ten instead ofthe good life and citizen smith should have been in the top 50!!!

[Zygalski]

OK, how about if we post our personal top 10 here? Then if someone wants to, they can put the results together for a definitive pesinsight top 10?

[Marshy]

1. Only fools and Horses
2. Phoenix Nights
3. Fawlty Towers
4. The Office
5. One Foot In The Grave
6. Open All Hours
7. Porridge
8. Dad's Army
9. Father Ted
10. Men Behaving Badly

[mutu]

5 :) i havnt seen all that were in the top 10 even so dont bother ranting these are from the ones ive seen

ive never even heard of porridge and it got to number 8 so.........

Only Fools And Horses
Fawlty Towers
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Father Ted
The Office

[tom pain]

1) Only Fools and Horses
2) The Office
3) Fawlty Towers
4) The Royle Family
5) Red Dwarf
6) Blackadder
7) Men Behaving Badly
8) Father Ted
9) Bottom
10) One Foot in the Grave

Good old UKGold.....

[Marshy]

Good old UKGold.....
:D

Red Dwarf in your top ten i always thought that was a bit rubbish but no complaints about the rest, good choices apat from Blackadder! :p

[ChelseaDave]

1)only fools & horses
2)Father Ted
3)Fawlty Towers
4)Men Behaving Badly
5)My family
6)League of Gentleman
7)The Royle Family
8)Peter Kays Pheonix Nights
9)Rab C Nesbitt
10)Red Dwarf

Dunno if teachers would count, that would probably go in my top 10.
PS: Office is crap. Only funny in parts, i find David Brent annoying. :)

[bish bosh]

1.Fawlty Towers
2.Only fools & horses
3.The office
4.Father Ted
5.Blackadder
6.Dads Army
7.Steptoe & Son
8.Open all hours
9.Royle Family
10.My Family


Does anyone make sitcoms as good as the british ?!! :D

[Marshy]

Dunno if teachers would count, that would probably go in my top 10.
nah its classed as a comedy/drama but is still hillarious!


Does anyone make sitcoms as good as the british ?!!
don't think so i mean look at the usa comedys like Friends its just so predictable and not funny and before anyone say i know alot of people likes it and i am not trying to cause an argument!

[Gary G]

1. Fawlty Towers
2. Father Ted
3. Pheonix Nights
4. Rising Dmap
5. Some Mothers Do ave em
6. Dads Army
7. Blackadder
8. League Of Gentlemen
9. The Office
10. Only Fools and Horses