10 Forgotten British TV Sitcoms of the 80s

10 forgotten British television sitcoms from the 1980s. Do you remember these?

Today on Stuview TV, I’m going to take a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s and remember some of the British TV sitcoms from the time that mainly seem to be all but forgotten now.

I’ve chosen ten of these neglected comedies to take a look at. I’ll also let you know where you can still watch them today .

00:17 Keep it in the Family with Robert Gillespie
01:39 Cowboys with Roy Kinnear
02:49 Hallelujah! with Thora Hird
03:38 Andy Capp with James Bolam
04:57 Oh Happy Band! with Harry Worth
06:00 Up the Elephant and Round the Castle with Jim Davidson
07:24 The River with David Essex
08:18 Mann's Best Friends with Fulton Mackay
09:29 The Brothers McGregor with Paul Barber
10:31 Kinvig with Tony Haygarth

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[childofnature]

I love these videos. Old sitcoms are pure comfort for me, a safe haven from the awful world we live in now.

[xlru]

I'd rather watch any of these sitcoms than anything on offer in 2024

[julesb]

Clarence starring Ronnie Barker is always forgotten but I still love it now.

[mattwuk]

If programmes like these were still made I'd maybe tempted to get a TV license again but the golden age has long gone sadly. Thanks Stu for doing these videos mate, at least we have the nostalgia to enjoy.

[nelliemelba]

Thanks for these - I really had forgotten a few of them! One sitcom I really enjoyed was Colin's Sandwich, a comedy from the late 80s, about a depressed British Rail office worker who aspired to be a horror writer. It had Mel Smith as it's lead character. It was very funny but with its poignant moments. I would say it was a bit before it's time although it was very much wedged in the 80s.

[alexday]

David Kelly in Cowboys was probably taken from his role as O’Reilly the Irish builder from Fawlty Towers. He also had a small part in my fav film The Italian Job 1969, as the priest giving the last rites at ‘Great Aunt Nelly’s’ funeral.
Also fun to see Fulton Mackay with Patricia Brake in Mann’s Best Friend as they were both in Porridge
Thanks Stuview for yet another great vid.
An expat now living in Sydney but love your channel 🇬🇧🇦🇺

[Spiderbaby]

Only recall a few of these, Keep It In The Family was real favourite of mine. You hit the nail on the head with "the simple task of making people laugh" modern programme makers need to bear that in mind.
It was a real shame when Network TV went down, would love to see them and their catalogue back.

[Claptonite]

It's lovely of you to have mentioned programmes available on you tube. Thank You.

[minuteman]

Thanks 🙂, one show that you don't hear of a lot is Private Shultz.
Starring Micheal Elphic and was a great comedy.

[jleechadwick]

Those of us in the US are missing David McCallum. I remember him all the way back to "The Man from Uncle". They did a beautiful tribute to him on NCIS. He will be greatly missed. He was a great actor. I love my British TV. I get both BritBox and Acorn, so that I can watch some of the great shows in the UK.

[scottandrewbrass]

I'd completely forgotten these sitcoms and then Foot Of Our Stairs reminded me that I'd forgotten them and then I forgot them again. So thanks for reminding me again .

[russellstraw]

Your channel is so good for all of us who would sooner remember the good old days great work

[nmgdkgq]

I enjoyed Hallelujah !, but how could you not enjoy it with Thora Hird and Patsy Rowlands ? My favourite among this list was Andy Capp which I loved and followed in comic strip form for years.I received the series on dvd for Christmas a couple of years ago and was delighted as I was a big James Bolam fan and he was perfect as Andy Capp.Pity, the series didn't run longer.

[davidbenge]

One that sticks in my mind was The Gaffer with Bill Maynard

[Khayyam-vgfw]

If it's obscure 80s sitcoms you're talking about, "All in Good Faith" (starring Richard Briers) has certainly been more forgotten than most!

[ianr]

Great video!
Sorry to hear about Network, hope they bounce back.

[hatednyc]

In the 1980’s there was a show here called *Too Close for Comfort* which I believe is the U.S. version of *Keep it in the Family.* Cartoonist and wife with two daughters living in the upstairs apartment.

[rosemarygriffin]

I don't know if it was the 1980's but i remember a hillarious comedy, with Thora Hird in it, called In loving Memory, it was about a funeral directors

[sddsddean]

'Turtle's Progress' never gets mentioned. John Landry in the title role and Michael Attwell as 'Razor Eddie'. "I only told you to nick a van...not a van full of boxes!" Great stuff!!

[UOOT]

Just subscribed love yr channel all the oldies wen we all lived in happier times.