10 Classic British 70s TV Sitcoms

The 1970s was a golden age for British television comedy. The decade saw the emergence of some of the most iconic sitcoms of all time, from Porridge to Dad's Army and Rising Damp to Fawlty Towers. These classic TV comedy shows are a testament to the creativity and talent of the writers and performers of that era, and they continue to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages today.

In this video, I'll take a look at 10 of the most iconic British television sitcoms from the 70s, exploring the shows that defined the decade.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy this trip down memory lane as we take a look at 10 of the most iconic 70s TV sitcoms...

00:16 Porridge with Ronnie Barker
01:36 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads with James Bolam
02:49 Last of the Summer Wine with Bill Owen
04:32 Dad's Army with Arthur Lowe
05:45 Steptoe and Son with Harry H. Corbett
07:01 The Good Life with Richard Briers
08:05 Are You Being Served? with John Inman
09:19 George and Mildred with Brian Murphy
10:47 Rising Damp with Leonard Rossiter
12:02 Other Iconic British Sitcoms
13:01 Fawlty Towers with John Cleese

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[michaelwebster]

The 1970's is the golden age of UK TV comedy! What an era! 📺👍

[joepineapples]

Truly the golden age of comedy. There will never be the like again.

[Richard-fvrq]

Porridge brilliant, WEHTT Likely lads, brilliant, Last of the summer wine, brilliant, Dads army, brilliant, Steptoe & son, brilliant, The good life, brilliant, Are you being served, brilliant, George & Mildred, brilliant, Rising damp, brilliant, Fawlty towers, brilliant. We were spoilt for sure, what do we have these days!!?? It was the golden age for sure.

[ukar]

Every one was genuinely funny and are still watchable today.

[markprior]

For me, Porridge is the greatest sitcom of all time. I can rewatch it over and over, Ronnie Barker is a superb actor.

[DrRock]

All of them absolute classics. What a decade! 👏👍

[atae]

Does anyone else give these posts a thumbs up before even watching it, because you just know it’s going to be a great watch and reminisce.

[paulwheeldon]

We truly were spoilt in the 70s weren’t we?!
Porridge being my personal favourite. I could (in fact., I do) quote whole scenes verbatim, so often have I seen them!
As well as being truly funny, these sitcoms bring back memories of family members long gone, with whom we watched them.

[snowysnowyriver]

Wonderful memories! I would happily turn back time to the 1970s. There were a lot of problems, but somehow I think the world was a better place.

[keithadams]

I can't help feeling there are thousands of people out there of my age missing out. They would love these clips of nostalgia. Great work

[sharonellis]

I grew up in the best era 70's / 80's ! Love OTB, Porridge, Rising Damp, Steptoe & Son !! xx

[joannefalkinder]

The days when you watched with your family and everyone laughed. No being separate rooms. Good old days.💯

[thefrecklepuny]

One thing that's amazing with some of these sitcoms is the fact that a reletively low number of episodes were produced. Most people would swear far more episodes of the likes of Porridge and Rising Damp exist. A testiment to their sheer repeatability.

[IIJOSEPHXII]

Harry H Corbett used to live round the corner from me on Moat Road in Benchill, Wythenshawe but had moved out before I was born in 1968. He was in my best mate's mum's class at school. The funny thing is, when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s the people who lived in that house were called the Royle family and Sharon Royle was a year younger than me.

[Opel_Guy]

All brilliant shows! You forget how many there were until you put them all together. We were certainly spoilt for choice back then.

[spiralfirst]

Excellent video. It reminds me that the world is better for having Ronnie Barker and Leonard Rossiter on our screens.

[silverwolf]

A shout out to Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads for having the most reflective, thought provoking and touching of theme tunes. A particular favourite of my mom.

[LestWeForget-LestWeForget]

My absolute favourite was and still is Dad's Army.

[rob]

I found myself almost laughing at the stills from Fawty Towers.

[TheFoolishboy]

I was a little young when these sitcoms were around. It was Dukes of Hazzard, Muppet show and Doctor Who (Tom Baker) for me. So caught these repeated later on. Judging by how many great sitcoms were around during the 70's, You could've done a top 50. Fantastic times growing up then. I'm 54 next week, so I think we grew up in the same era. Thank you for this video.