Dr Who and HHGTTG both ran on PBS in the early/mid-80’s, as well as The Prisoner.
Late 80’s/early 90’s added Red Dwarf, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served, Red Green (Candian, I know) maybe a few more I’m forgetting. I think Blake’s 7 also ran at least once though our PBS station, but I don’t recall it sticking around.
Space:1999 ran on a local independent station.
My favorite was the British agent who masqueraded as a French policeman. His French was so bad the Germans would have nailed him immediately if they hadn’t been Hogan’s Heroes-level stupid.
Answering the phone:
“'Allo? Police station. What? Your pissy is up a tree?”
In the cafe:
AGENT: Please, could I have a spune for my kiffee?
WAITRESS: (Putting plate on his table) Here. I brought you some pee.
I forgot: As Time Goes By also ran on our PBS station, my Mom really liked it.
You’re making me feel old - I was going to mention how I liked those shows!
One that hasn’t been mentioned yet - Who’s Line Is It Anyway? I seen most of the British version, and possibly all of the Drew Carey and Aisha Tyler versions.
Who’s Line is it Anyway is a good one. Both the original British version and the American remake are great.
For recent shows, there’s Afterlife, Good Omens, The Detectorists, and Peaky Blinders. To be honest, even though they are all set in the UK, I’m not sure which ons are actual ‘British’ shows as opposed to streaming service shows that just happen to have British actors and locations.
Don’t forget big brother… thank you Richard /sarc…
as an addendum ADORED both iterations of whose line. Even with the old stuffy authors under Clive was often hilarious. Wasn’t that one that was based off of Fault towers also “ported” I can’t remember its name also Black Adder was always on but I can’t remember if it was on in America or Canada (my childhood was split between the two nations fairly half/half) I remember being annoyed cuz I always thought the avengers was the cartoon/USA network version and I’d always go
“Awww not this again” and my Grandad would chastise me and tell me I didnt know good tv.
I was a big fan of No, Honestly too. It kind of reminded me of the Burns and Allen shows.
That reminds me:
One Foot in the Grave
Waiting for God
Last of the Summer Wine
Try this one then.
or this
And it’s in my video collection. I like it better than the remake, since the BBC version left the jokes in. (I have the Red Dwarf boxed set too.)
Yep. I have Every Stoopid Episode. Also, Comic Strip. And The Prisoner.
I watched a fair number of British shows when I was growing up and continuing to today. In no particular order:
Thunderbirds
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Dave Allen At Large
The Benny Hill Show
I, Claudius
Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett)
Coupling
Red Dwarf
Father Ted
Doctor Who (Grew up watching the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker)
The Prisoner
U.F.O.
Space: 1999
The Young Ones
Probably more, but that’s all for now.
No. Could barely tolerate sitting through those clips.
Comedy can be really personal. I didn’t find those clips very funny either. A little too obvious?
Which American remake, the one hosted by Drew Carey or the current one hosted by Aisha Tyler?
It lost something during the six year gap, IMHO.
Last of the Summer Wine
Unusual show that focused on a group of old men. They went around the village and countryside getting into hilarious situations.
Frank Thornton from Are You Being Served also appeared in Summer Wine. He wasn’t a original cast member. The show was unusual because the Characters were written similiar to teenagers. Very mischievous.
I remember my local PBS ran it at 10pm. Same time slot that Are You Being Served had filled.
The late Peter Sallis (“Clegg”) was the voice of Wallace, of Wallace and Gromit fame.
Add Gerry Anderson’s Stingray to the list in 110. I also remember Supercar being on CBS Saturday mornings in the early '60s.
I have a Russian grandnephew about four years old who loves watching Bob the Builder over the Internet. I’m sure he’ll have a British accent when he starts speaking English.
The family was smart enough to get out of Russia just before the invasion began. They’re now in Georgia, and the kid is probably learning Georgian too. Ages 1–4 are absolutely the best time to learn a language, since kids can hear every sound in every language and mimic them perfectly, with none of the hang-ups they acquire as they age. That part of the brain starts shutting down slowly after four, which is why it’s so hard to learn a foreign language later in life.
My daughter was perfectly bilingual (in Russian and Midwestern American English) by the time she was 2 1/2, without a trace of a foreign accent in either language. I wish it had been that easy for me!
Sorry, 109 apparently.
I’ve never seen the Tyler version, but I hated the Drew Carey version. He was a terrible host, and not funny at all. Plus, he kept fighting the premise. And then after a while it became the Wayne Brady show, and I didn’t find him all that amusing.
I really liked the Clive Anderson version, although it took a few episodes to hit its stride. When it had celebrities like Jonathan Pryce or George Wendt, it didn’t work. I loved the madcap nonsense of Josie Lawrence and Tony Slattery. Tony Slattery hosting the party was my favorite segment.
Listen carefully, I shall say this only once
It is I, L’Clerq.
Loved it
Are you one of them? 