10 Forgotten British TV Sitcoms of the 70s

10 forgotten British television sitcoms from the 1970s. How many will you remember?

In today’s Stuview TV video, I’m going to delve back into the world of British television from the 70s, in particular the world of comedy. The sitcom genre was perhaps at the height of its popularity in the seventies and we could find something to laugh along to pretty much every night of the week.

Along with classics which we remember with reverence today, such as Porridge, Dad’s Army and Fawlty Towers, there are many more which are hardly mentioned at all these days. They are the forgotten sitcoms and I’ve picked ten of these to take a look at today. I’ll also let you know where you can watch these neglected comedies.

00:17 The Wackers with Ken Jones
02:17 Queenie's Castle with Diana Dors
03:39 Not On Your Nellie with Hylda Baker
05:24 Don't Drink the Water with Stephen Lewis
06:48 Down the 'Gate with Reg Varney
07:43 Dear Mother...Love Albert with Rodney Bewes
09:00 Odd Man Out with John Inman
09:58 Casanova '73 with Leslie Phillips
11:43 Whoops Baghdad with Frankie Howerd
12:46 Two in Clover with Sid James

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[I_hate_you_Butler]

Nearest and Dearest, On the Buses, Love thy Neighbour, Rising Damp, Steptoe and Son, Frankie Howerd's Confessions, all comedy greats, and gold!

[kins]

The Seventies were the golden era of sitcoms, some real gems here alone

[sharonlock]

I remember not on your Nellie, she always answered the phone with " hello the brown cow speaking "

[andrewroberts]

I really enjoyed this video.
Not on your Nellie was a favourite as it brought Hilda Baker into my life. I was a boy of 4 and Hilda had moved to London to film this series. I lived in Bexley Village in South East London and Hilda had moved nearby. I would see her while out with my mum on her daily shopping trips. She always made a huge fuss of me and spent time chatting with my mum and all the other locals. She was so kind to me and my mum and when she moved away we lost touch and I missed her very much. Lovely woman.

[thefurrybastard]

"What are we today, Gilbert? Oh, you're one of those, are you?"
Hilda Baker was a national treasure!

[veronicaelsegood]

These aren't forgotten .They are remembered by those of us who are old enough to have been watching them at the time . There were some excellent actors performing in all of them.

[mauricecasey]

Frankie Howard, the only man that can have me in stitches with just a look! Comedy bones, I miss him.

[dawnyWestScotland]

Take me back to the Seventies! 😆💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[rebeccapeach]

Loved don’t drink the water, loved Blakey.

[Ridersonthestorm]

I cant help thinking even the worse of the 70s comedy still has more laughs than a lot of the stuff we get today.
Oh no ! Dont titter Mrs! Cheers Stuview great upload.

[gumby]

The TV version of Billy Liar is worth a look.

[Louisejames]

I remember most of these and bought Odd Man Out on dvd, have to say it’s better than I expected! Such a shame Network DVD went bust, they did a lot of fantastic shows. 👍

[ujnltxc]

Who remembers TheSquirrels, and a sharp intake of breath with a young David Jason, Fantastic comedy gold, loved the Seventies 😁

[nicholascecic]

I know it’s not the best writing wise, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Odd Man Out. It finally got an Australian DVD release this month and now I’m very proud to have it among my collection.

[dean]

Well I don't recall any of those series, but enjoyed watching. The thing that struck me most... that background used for the DVDs' is almost exactly like the wallpaper in my bedroom at one point in the 70's 😱

[GraveFireflys]

Cheers mate, a much happier time, thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

[free..to..air..]

My favourite was...I Didn't Know You Cared...with Robin Bailey...wonderfully droll and sarcastic...with well drawn characters....another was Dear John..

[boqvpdz]

ALL TRULY HYSTERICAL & MAGNIFICENT 👍👌🙌🏽

[Richard-fvrq]

Some of those looked great. Born in 69' I was too young for these so don't remember them at all. Some of the characters went onto other projects of course so the likes of Sid James (wawawawawawawawa) were familiar faces.

[TheGlassman]

A little surprised Stu you didn't give a mention to Liz Gebhardt during the Dear Mother Love Albert section. Liz as im sure you know was better known as Maureen in Please Sir!.