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Secondary Media Studies : TV Comedy

Clip description		Keywords
	'Allo 'Allo - Good Moaning Duration: 00:48 Undercover spy Crabtree greets two French undertakers with his terrible accent.	France, resistance, undertakers, accent, spy, second world war, world war II, WWII, police, war, comedy, sitcom, television, farce

	Blackadder – Baldrick, MP Duration: 01:09 Blackadder helps his servant, Baldrick, complete an application form to become an MP.	Blackadder, Baldrick, MP, corruption, politics, satire, history, Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, sitcom

	Dad's Army – Training Day Duration: 01:05 The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard undertake a training session using a butcher's van.	home guard, army, training, war, class, social class, sitcom, situation, comedy, humour, Second World War, WW2, British

	Extras – Andy is offered panto Duration: 01:03 Andy visits his agent and discovers the only acting role open to him is panto in Guildford.	panto, acting, Extras, agent, role, body-shape, Ricky Gervais, sitcom, comedy, television

	Fawlty Towers – road rage Duration: 01:01 Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty violently attacks his car after it lets him down while on an important mission.	breakdown, car, anger, anger management, verbal abuse, hotel, comedy, situation, television, sitcom, Fawlty, John Cleese

	Gavin and Stacey - Gavin's new job Duration: 01:15 Gavin's first day at work has him mystified by a joke cracked by a new colleague.	job, colleagues, office, friendship, jokes, Wales, sitcom, comedy, television

	I'm Alan Partridge – Zombie Partridge Duration: 00:59 Alan Partrdige attempts to amuse the staff at the Linton Travel Tavern by dressing as a zombie, but meets with little success.	motel, radio presenter, humour, zombie, Steve Coogan, Alan Partrdige, sitcom, comedy, television, personality, character

	Interview with John Lloyd Duration: 12:18 In this Q&A John Lloyd discusses his career with Eddie Morgan, Head of the BBC College of Production, and the opportunities he was given as a young producer.	tv producer, tv comedy, commercials, itv, episodes, executive producer, leading programme, comedy programme, actors, floor manager, slow-motion, musician, credits, sequence, bbcacademy

	Miranda – don't play with the toys Duration: 01:30 Alone in the toyshop, Miranda cannot resist the temptation to play with the toys.	children, adults, adulthood, toys, female characters, gender, sitcom, television, comedy

	My Family – wedding vows Duration: 01:03 Ben is forced to make up by expressing his love to Susan though the bathroom door.	wife, love, couple, gender, roles, marriage, family, TV comedy, sitcom, television, situation, domestic

	One Foot in the Grave - I don't believe it Duration: 00:55 Victor discovers Kylie, his tortoise, has been painted by roadworkers outside his house.	catchphrase, Victor Meldrew, old, retirement, sitcom, comedy, television

	Only Fools and Horses – Dell’s musical doorbell Duration: 00:30 Wheeler-dealer Dell Trotter is eager to shows off his musical doorbell to his brother Rodney.	Trotter, wheeler-dealer, doorbell, brothers, London, Peckham, inner-city, situation, comedy, sitcom, humour, television

	Outnumbered – girls can't throw Duration: 01:24 The children's bickering over Facebook and the qualifications needed to be an astronaut try their father's patience.	family, facebook, children, parents, middle class, professional. gender, social-networking, sitcom, comedy, television

	Porridge – bike accusations Duration: 01:05 Inmates of HM Prison Slade make fun of a prison officer whose bicycle has disappeared.	prison, authority, officer, inmate, bicycle, sitcom, situation, comedy, Ronnie Barker, Godber, HM Slade

	Red Dwarf – Kryten bids farewell to Camille Duration: 01:06 Android Kryten says a sad goodbye to his girlfriend, Camille, a blob. The footage is from Red Dwarf, a sitcom set in outer space.	space, aliens, robots, situation comedy, sitcom, television, Red Dwarf

	Rev – Adam's Bible test Duration: 02:17 Adam devises a Bible test for parents of would-be pupils.	bible, Christianity, religion, children, education, sitcom, comedy, television, acting

	Steptoe and Son - cleaning up dad Duration: 01:05 Rag and bone man Harold Steptoe attempts to make his father, Albert, more presentable.	Rag and bone man, sixties, comedy, father, son, class, gender, steptoe, humour

	The Great Outdoors - behind the scenes Duration: 0:55 The Great Outdoors writer talks about his job.	Comedy, writing, working on set, BBC4, actors, ideas, The Great Outdoors

	The Great Outdoors - the gold cup Duration: 01:26 Tom finds buried treasure while out rambling in The Great Outdoors.	sitcom, rambling, buried treasure, birthday present, comedy

	The Office – comedy v humour Duration: 07:47 A behind-the-scenes look at the importance of humour in 'The Office'.	comedy, humour, self-delusion, Britishness, character, style, writing, sitcom, television

	The Office – football in the office Duration: 00:51 David Brent creates a negative impression for a potential employee.	male, gender roles, football, office, comedy, sitcom, humour, television

	The Office – stapler in the jelly Duration: 01:05 Gareth is the victim of a practical joke when sales rep Tim puts his stapler inside a jelly.	stapler, Jelly, office, phobias, workplace, sitcom, situation, comedy, documentary, Ricky Gervais, television

	The Office – the style Duration: 07:57 The cast and fans of The Office talk about some of the reasons for the show's success.	reality, TV, comedy, mise-en-scène, hybridisation, genre, realism, documentary, style, writing, television, sitcom

	The Young Ones – guess who’s coming to supper? Duration: 01:08 Vyvyan makes his entrance into The Young Ones' flat straight through a wall and on to the dining table.	anarchy, young people, students, communal living, comic violence, punk, sitcom, situation, comedy, television, Vyvyan, young ones

	Till Death Do Us Part – the Garnetts argue Duration: 00:58 East End loudmouth Alf Garnett engages in a political row with his son-in-law.	East End, Labour Party, The Queen, Alf Garnett, Till Death Do Us Part, sitcom, situation, comedy, society, class system, family

	Yes, Minister – Jim Hacker gets the call Duration: 01:08 Cabinet Minister Jim Hacker awaits a telephone call to see if he is to be the next Prime Minister.	politics, power, ministry, ambition, satire, parliament, comedy, situation, sitcom, television

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Secondary Media Studies : TV Comedy

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