UK TV comedy missing from UK digital platforms
The media needs to be unavailable on any streaming platform except YouTube and similar user generated content sites.
It would be a mammoth task to list everything so I'm going for popular or sort after programs that seem like obvious ommisions.
FOUND (removed from list): At Home With The BraithWaites (Britbox), Cradle to Grave (Prime, YouTube purchase) Believe Nothing (Apple TV rental)
It would be a mammoth task to list everything so I'm going for popular or sort after programs that seem like obvious ommisions.
FOUND (removed from list): At Home With The BraithWaites (Britbox), Cradle to Grave (Prime, YouTube purchase) Believe Nothing (Apple TV rental)
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- StarsSpike MilliganEric SykesKenny LynchA Pakistani Irishman Kevin O'Grady arrives in England and joins the workforce at a novelty objects manufacturers. He also shares digs with his factory manager. He quickly becomes bemused with British labour practices and suffers the slings and arrows of racism.ITV 1 Sitcom starring Spike Milligan. Complete Series DVD (Network, OOP, rated 15).
- StarsSpike MilliganJohn BirdFrank CarsonBBC 1 Spike Miligan sitcom. Infamously only one episode was broadcast. No commercial release.
- StarsMike ReidPatsy Ann ScottBrooks AehronBBC 2 live chat show. No commercial release.
- StarsJim DavidsonBob ToddChas & DaveITV 1. No commercial release.
- DirectorPaul SmithStarsPeter CookJohn CleeseBeryl ReidA TV Special consisting of various sketches with the titular comedian and fellow comics in guest appearances.ITV 1 one-off sketch show. Sadly no commercial release.
- StarsChris TummingsJudith JacobVictor Romero EvansAfter their parents return to Jamaica, the grown children of the Powell family are left to make their way through adulthood together in their Willesden council house.Channel 4 sitcom with a largely Black cast. No commercial release.
- StarsPatricia HayesPat CoombsRon PemberIt's about 2 friends/sisters that were tramps and lived I a broken down car.Channel 4 sitcom. No commercial release.
- StarsJulia HillsRory McGrathJimmy MulvilleDaring 1980s alternative comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of a number of British comedians. Often parodies the channel it aired on. Recurring characters include Terry and Wang-Wang - a pair of swearing Pandas.Hugely influential sketch show. Missing from all platforms.
Compilation VHS tapes were released rated 15. - CreatorVince PowellStarsRobin AskwithOscar JamesDavid AukerDavid Deacon is a football mad milkman working at Dawsons Diaries, The laughs circle around the fact that he is constantly trying to deliver to the local housewives, and not just dairy products. His misfit work colleagues also seem to interested in doing anything but their job.ITV 1 Sitcom about Milkmen. No commercial release?
- StarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersRuby WaxFour women who are nothing alike end up living together in a flat in England.ITV 1 sitcom. UK DVD (Network, 15, OOP).
- StarsBen EltonHarry EnfieldHugh LaurieSaturday Live brought the late 1980s UK alternative comedy circuit to Channel 4. Some of comedy's most iconic characters made their debut such as Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.Channel 4 live stand up comedy. Soght after due to early performances from: Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle etc. No commercial release.
- DirectorRon DowningStarsRoy HuddJune WhitfieldChris EmmettRoy Hudd and friends take a look at world events in celebration of his 50th birthday.Channel 4 sketch show starring Roy Hudd. No commercial release.
- StarsRoy KinnearPam FerrisTony HaygarthSitcom set in a comprehensive school.ITV 1 school sitcom. No commercial release?
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FrySir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Comic Relief spin off. Originally BBC 1. Available as a DVD extra rated 15.
- StarsEric SykesJohn LyonsGarfield MorganEric Sykes plays a harassed secretary to Prince's Hill Golf Club, located on a private estate. An establishment steeped in chauvinism, ethnic prejudice, homophobia, snobbery and nationalism, and drowning in desperate financial straits. Most of the action took place in the bar ie the nineteenth hole.ITV 1. Eric Sykes golf sitcom. No commercial release.
- DirectorGeoff PosnerStarsHarry EnfieldMelvyn BraggCharles SimonNorbert Smith, A Life is a 1989 Mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith. It stars Harry Enfield in the title role.Harry Enfield comedy drama. Possibly released on VHS.
- StarsHugh DennisDavid BaddielSteve PuntThe Mary Whitehouse Experience was an rapid-fire observational sketch comedy show, which first aired on radio, and then moved to television, where it ran on the BBC (BBC 2), between 1990-1992. It's title was a tongue-in-cheek jab on the well-known morality crusader, Mary Whitehouse. The show featured a lot of topical humour, based on famous people, films and TV shows of the day, along with original character material, in a format somewhat similar to _"Kids In the Hall (1988)". The series starred 2 comedy duos (who had all graduated from Cambridge University); Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, and David Baddiel and Rob Newman. It was first broadcast on the radio during the late 1980s, before airing to TV.BBC 2 sketch comedy show. Strange omission given this was one of the biggest comedies of the early 90s, possibly music clearance issues. No commercial release.
- StarsBen BoardmanNeil McCaulDenica FairmanIn Berlin, 1938, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have a love-hate relationship with their Jewish neighbours in this bizarre spoof of 'fifties American sitcoms.BSkyB tasteless sitcom. Only one episode broadcast. No commercial release.
- StarsRichard E. GrantKate RobbinsEnn ReitelComedy series in which real-life footage of the British Royal Family is dubbed over with humorous dialog.BBC 1. Footage of the Royal Family is overdubbed with a comedy commentary track. No commercial release.
- StarsLaurie PikeBill JudkinsRuPaulLaurie Pike presents clips from Manhattan's three Public Access Channels, which are completely uncensored. Also featured are investigations into the seamier side of New York, mostly conducted by co-presenter Bill Judkins.Channel 4 funny clips from public access television. No commercial release.
- DirectorAlasdair MacmillanStarsJulie WaltersVictoria WoodAlan BennettJulie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.ITV 1 Christmas special sketch show. DVD available (Network, OOP, PG)
- StarsFrank SkinnerJenny EclairHenry NormalA mixture of sitcom and stand up set backstage at the Crumpsall Palladium. Theatre owner Henry is assisted by compere and stage manager Frank and kiosk attendant JennyChannel 4 stand up and sketches. Sought after due to early appearances by Frank Skinner, Jenny Eclair, Henry Normal etc. No commercial release.
- StarsMichael McShaneTony SlatteryAn improvisation show entitled "S and M" as it featured only Tony Slattery and Mike McShane. Situations include the "two peas in a pod" epic, the "rejected video messages" and their own version of Star Wars.Channel 4 sketch show with Mike McShane and Tony Slattery. No commercial release.
- StarsFrank SkinnerJenny EclairRoger MannA mixture of sitcom and stand-up comedy. Compere Frank and kiosk attendant Jenny organise things backstage, with frequent breaks for "guest acts".Channel 4 stand up and sketches. No commercial release.
- StarsPatrick MooreDominik DiamondLeigh-Ann WoodallComputer game show.Missing from all platforms, possibly due to the clearance of videogame footage.
A Video-CD of the Gore Special was released rated 18.