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Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The (BBC, 1976-1979 + Special, 1982) |
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Reggie Perrin (Leonard Rossiter) is a frustrated middle manager who fakes
his own death to escape from nightmarish boss CJ (John Barron), and his variously
dull or sycophantic colleagues. He returns to reclaim his life and becomes
a cult figure. The series was famous for catchphrase "I didn't get where I
am today by..." and for Reggie's visions of his mother-in-law as a hippopotamus.
Writer: David Nobbs |
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Father, Dear Father (ITV, 1968-1973, 49 episodes) |
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 A harassed father (Patrick Cargill) tries to keep his nubile teenage daughters (Natasha Pyne & Ann Holloway) under control with the help only of a scatty nanny (Noel Dyson) and a dopey St Bernard dog called HG Wells.
Writers: Johnnie Mortimer/Brian Cooke |
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Father Ted (C4, 1995-1998, 24
episodes) |
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Fame-obsessed priest Ted Crilly (the late Dermot Morgan), tries to control
his dim-witted colleague Father Dougal (Ardal O'Hanlon), and drunken Father
Jack (Frank Kelly) while ministering to the folk of Craggy Island, where they
trio have been sent to keep them out of the public eye. Housekeeper Mrs Doyle
(Pauline McLynn) pours the tea.
Writers: Graham Linehan/Arthur Matthews |
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Fawlty Towers (BBC, 1975-1979, 12 episodes) |
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 Intolerable
hotelier Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) and his domineering wife Sybil (Prunella
Scales) run probably the worst hotel in Torquay, with 'help' from Spanish
waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs) and cool-headed maid Polly (Connie Booth).
Writers: John Cleese/Connie Booth |
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Fine Romance, A (ITV, 1981-1984, 26 episodes) |
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 Real-life husband and wife Michael Williams and Judi Dench play a couple who are dragged together by the matchmaking intentions of their in-laws but become genuine soul mates. The comedy was marked by an underlying intelligence in the scripts that raised the action above pure comedy.
Writer: Bob Larbey |
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Fresh Fields/French Fields (ITV, 46 episodes, 1984-1991) |
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 A gentle suburban sitcom - set in Barnes, London, but later transposed to France - in which housewife Hester (Julia McKenzie) tries to liven up her life by taking up various projects, while her accountant husband William (Anton Rodgers) beavers away in the city.
Writer: John Chapman (French Fields with Ian Davidson) |
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