Best British Sitcoms

Small hotel in Torquay runned by Basil Fawlty, who is unhappily married, hates his job, hates his customers and hates being in hotel business. Not to mention he does not know a single thing about consumer satisfaction.

Historical saga about the Edmund Blackadder and his successor during the history of Britain. Typical Edmund Blackadder is cunning, back-stabbing and conscienceless man, who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, especially in politics.

Legendery sketch show created by group of British comedians - surreal stories, unique characters and complete lack of respect for anything sacred.

Adventures (or rather misadventures) of two witless police detectives that have to count on their questionable abilities and pure luck during their investigations.

Sketch-based series created by group of British comedians lead by Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse.

Staff of Grace Brothers department store in London with their personal problems and their professional secrets.

Minor politician Jim Hacker becomes the Minister of Administrative Affairs and starts his struggle with bureaucracy within ministry and Civil Service.

During World War 2 French cafe owner Rene Artois reluctantly gets involved into Resistance affairs, which brings him nothing but the trouble. Not to mention his wife could any day find out about his affairs with the waitresses...

During World War II Great Britain was forced to call up the civilians to form Local Defence Volunteers (later known as the Home Guard) - the formation that would backup the regular army in case of German invasion. This series show how this force looked like. More or less...

Satire on modern television stations set on commercial success rather than quality of material. New satellite channel KYTV begins the broadcasting and offers different theme each week - from European Union to sex and from World War 2 to religion.

The small police station in Gasforth and the policemen that work there every day to keep the thin blue line between good and evil.

Due to some extraordinary coincidences Jim Hacker finds himself in position to become a new Prime Minister and moves up from ministry to diplomacy.

Sketch based show created by later well known British comedians - Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Marty Feldman.

The last human being alive, the creture that evolved from his cat, hologram of other crew member and an android - all stuck aboard a ship called Red Dwarf drifting through empty space. And yes, this really is comedy series.

Reginald Perrin is frustrated sales manager at Sunshine Desserts company runned by eccentric CJ. Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and realises that suicide is the only solution. But finds out that there is another way...

The life of citizens of small parish of Dibley are about to be changed when their old vicar dies and the bishop sends the new one - much younger, much fitter, much better looking and... of the opposite sex. The female vicar? They have to get used to the idea...

Young Lennie Godber is sent to Slade Prison for breaking and entering. He is lucky enough to share cell with Norman Fletcher, veteran and father-figure, who can show him the ropes.

Fictional General Assistance Department was created to help other ministries with often trivial problems. Incompetent civil servants that are running it get into trouble everytime they try to do their job. But most of the time they just try to look like they are doing any job.

Another of the great British comedy duos - Gareth Hale and Norman Pace - kept their show for 10 years and still they decided to stop, which is remarkable for sketch-based show.

Nonverbal comedy from Rowan Atkinson as one of the most successful losers in the world - Mr Bean, lives in small suburnan house, he finds it difficult to deal with even most prosaic tasks and always finds unusual ways to deal with them.

Aulus Paulinus, as a punishment given by the emperor Hadrian, is given the worst job Hadrian could think of - he becomes new governor of Britain. Although he heard about the land being damp and gloomy, the reality of his new job is worse than his worst nightmares.

MJN Air is a small charter airline that will travel anywhere and will carry anything with equal professionalism and dedication. Well, dedication anyway...

Del Trotter runs a family business called Trotters Independent Traders, but he tries to avoid any formalities, like licences, taxes or business ethics. The whole operation consists of a cluttered flat and Reliant Regal as the company van.

After divorce of his parents Will moves from private school to public one and meets three new friends - all of them exactly as socially awkward as him.

Lee is not very ambitious man, but he is lucky enough to share apartment with woman, who don’t mind his laziness.