Le quotidien d'une famille anglaise, excentrique et drôle. Le père, Ben Harper, est un dentiste misanthrope, et son épouse, Susan, travaille comme guide touristique. Étourdie et optimiste, elle aimerait bien contrôler la vie de ses enfants. L'aîné, Nick, 19 ans, a pris une année sabbatique pour... se vautrer sur le canapé du salon ; sa soeur Janey ne pense qu'aux garçons et au shopping ; surdoué, Michael, le petit dernier, enchaîne les relations amoureuses. Sans oublier Brigitte, l'assistante plutôt fofolle de Ben...
Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke, starring Ronnie Barker as penny-pinching corner-shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, and David Jason as his nephew and assistant Granville. The programme originated as a 1973 episode of Barker’s comedy anthology Seven of One, and later ran for 26 episodes; the first series broadcast on BBC2, the remaining three series broadcast on BBC1.
Following the lives of three 20-somethings sharing a flat in Battersea. They're young, bright and sexy - so why aren't they having a good time ? Join Matthew (the agoraphobic, self-obsessed, macho man); Martin (the wimpish, sex-starved underdog) and Mandy (the gorgeous blonde, who always ends up with the wrong men), in this outrageously funny flat-share comedy that is anything but politically correct.
Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.
On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.
This English follows the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf, a reactionary working-class man who wields racist and anti-Socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else manages to keep things in control... for the most part. Their progressive daughter Rita lives with them, as does her Irish husband Mike, who, with an array of liberal worldviews, often quarrels with his father-in-law. It inspired the American show "All In The Family" and several other international variations on the same theme.
Présentateur d'une émission de téléachat sur le bricolage, Tim Taylor est en fait un piètre bricoleur. Pourtant, l'« homme outil », comme il se surnomme, adore modifier et améliorer les choses qui l'entourent, ce qui l'entraîne souvent à l'hôpital…
Les tribulations de deux frères, Shawn et Marlon, aux caractères diamétralement opposés contraints de cohabiter dans un petit appartement new-yorkais ...
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.
Jess Day, une jeune femme naïve et étrange, est malheureuse en amour depuis que son petit ami l'a trompée puis quittée. Elle s'installe alors en colocation avec trois garçons un peu attardés. Parviendront-ils à lui redonner le sourire ?
Trois adolescents, Ed, Edd "Double D" et Eddy, connus collectivement sous le nom de "les Eds", inventent constamment des stratagèmes pour gagner de l'argent auprès de leurs pairs pour acheter leur confiserie préférée, des casse-gueule. Leurs plans échouent généralement, les laissant dans divers situations difficiles.
Des frères jumeaux, Zack et Cody Martin, âgés de 12 ans, viennent vivre dans un palace de Boston appelé Le Tipton, dans lequel leur mère, Carey, travaille comme chanteuse. Les 2 jeunes garçons font connaissance avec les habitants et les employés.
Situé à Chicago, le spectacle suit les mésaventures adaptées aux enfants de deux amis du secondaire qui intrigent et rêvent toujours. Kenan, qui travaille dans une épicerie, élabore constamment des plans fous pour devenir riche, tandis que Kel, un ami amateur de soda à l'orange, est toujours traîné pour le trajet malgré ses antécédents de gâchis.
This animated comedy series is set in the Middle Ages and follows the title character, Dave, in his comedic adventures with his family (his sisters, Candy and Fang) as they protect themselves and their family from a world of oddball foes. Dave himself combines strength with an appreciation of the finer things in life, including origami, bird watching, and even gourmet cooking.
The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.
Man About the House is a British sitcom created and written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, and starring Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Richard O'Sullivan, Brian Murphy, and Yootha Joyce. Six series were broadcast on ITV from 15 August 1973 to 7 April 1976. It was considered daring at the time because it featured a man sharing a London flat with two single women. Single roommates Chrissy and Jo search for a third tenant to help pay the rent, they intend on finding another female. But then they encounter Robin Tripp... who's looking for a place to stay. Two spin-offs were produced: George and Mildred (1976–79) and Robin's Nest (1977–81). A film adaptation was released in 1974 and, in 1977, the series was remade for American audiences as Three's Company.
Une vision fraîche et amusante de l'amitié moderne et de ce qu'une famille urbaine fera pour rester amie après la rupture du couple parfait qui les a réunis le jour de leur mariage. Le mariage raté les oblige tous à remettre en question leurs choix de vie. Ensuite, il y a Alex et Dave eux-mêmes, qui concluent une trêve et doivent apprendre à vivre avec les changements que leur rupture a apportés.
Petit génie malgré lui, Malcolm vit dans une famille hors du commun. Le jeune surdoué n'hésite pas à se servir de son intelligence pour faire les 400 coups avec ses frères : Francis, l'aîné, envoyé dans une école militaire après une bêtise de trop, Reese, une brute pas très maligne, et Dewey, le petit dernier, souffre-douleur général. Les parents tentent tant bien que mal de canaliser l'énergie de ces petits démons. Si Lois est despotique et veut tout contrôler, Hal, en revanche, est irresponsable et ne pense qu'à s'amuser.
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
