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Film / 2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Directed by
Breid McLoone
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Rebecca FrontSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steve CooganSelf / Alan Partridge
James CordenSelf / Smithy
Hugh DennisSelf
Lee MackSelf
Dick ClementSelf
Richard CurtisSelf
Jack DeeSelf
Michael GradeSelf
Jonathan HarveySelf
Nerys HughesSelf
Ian La FrenaisSelf
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Graham LinehanSelf
Jon PlowmanSelf
Anna RaeburnSelf
Adil RaySelf
Beryl VertueSelf
Josh WiddicombeSelf
Trix WorrellSelf
Caroline AherneDenise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cherie BlairSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony BlairSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Susie BlakeMrs. Inglis (archive footage) (uncredited)
John BluthalFrank Pickle (archive footage) (uncredited)
James BolamTerry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian BovellJez (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen BrenmanNick Swainey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard BriersActing Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy BurkeLinda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Craig CashDave Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
John CleeseBasil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie CondouNino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annette CrosbieMargaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angus DeaytonPatrick (archive footage) (uncredited)
James DreyfusTom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janine DuvitskiPippa (archive footage) (uncredited)
James FleetHugo Horton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn FrenchVarious Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas FrostMr. Gleeson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel GiedroycBeverly-Jane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael GwynnLord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathew HorneGavin (archive footage) (uncredited)
John InmanMr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries (archive footage) (uncredited)
David JasonDerek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue JohnstonBarbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Felicity KendalActing Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maureen LipmanJane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd PackOwen Newitt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna LumleyComedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dermot MorganFather Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren MitchellAlf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas LyndhurstRodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ardal O'HanlonFather Dougal McGuire (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor PeacockJim Trott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna PageStacey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer SaundersComedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia SawalhaComedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
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