Growing Pains of PC Penrose

1970s British tv sitcom

PC Penrose joins the local police force in small town and gets under wings of Sergeant Flagg, who shows him the ropes. Soon young and naive Penrose learns that his job is more complicated than he thought.

Comedy series with topics similar to Growing Pains of PC Penrose

ALF

8.0

14110

Alien spaceship crashes on the garage of typical suburban family, the Tanners. The creature inside is far from what you have seen on the scifi movies - he doesn’t want to take over the world, he doesn’t have superpowers, he doesn’t have superior brain...

Barney Miller

7.6

15110

The detectives from 12th Precinct every day deal with unusual cases and unusual characters. They need all the good humour they can get just to keep them going through their shifts.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

7.2

12110

The detectives from Brooklyn’s 99th Precinct have their own ways of conducting investigations and usually they are not the most obvious ones. Their new boss, first ever black gay to become a captain, tries to get them in shape.

Car 54, Where Are You?

6.4

6110

Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon are two cops from New York 53rd precinct and a constant source of headache for their superiors.

Family Guy

6.4

12110

Peter Griffin isn’t good father, isn’t good husband, isn’t good friend... which makes him a good character for comedy series. He is surrounded by unusual characters and gets involved in unusual situations.

Gary Unmarried

5.2

8110

Newly divorced Gary Brooks has to put up with his work, taking care of two children and annoying ex-wife, not to mention his girlfriend.

Hank

4.0

4110

Hank Pryor was a business shark, now he has to accept his new life - an average suburban husband and father.

It’s a Fair Cop

6.8

20110

Former British police officer shares stories from his previous job in a form of interactive show with the audience.

Keeping Up Appearances

8.0

13110

Series centered around snobbish Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet") and her tormented husband Richard as they do everything Hyacinth thinks is needed to keep the neighbours convinced they are the upper class.

King of Queens

6.4

19110

Doug is a overweight courier, who does not enjoy his job. His consolation is his beautiful wife... he also can’t enjoy much since her father, that doesn’t get along with Doug, moved in with them.

Malcolm in the Middle

7.2

2110

Malcolm and his unusual family: temperamental mother, goofy father, one bullying brother and always-a-victim the other. Not to mention the eldest brother, that had to be sent to military school for his misbehaviour.

Married with Children

8.0

3110

Bundy family isn’t an ordinary American family... Or is it? Al works hard in the shoe store, his wife Peg spends all his money, his dim-witted daughter Kelly is just pregnancy waiting to happen and his teenage son Bud is smart, but rather awkward.

Operation Good Guys

6.8

13110

Operation Good Guys is secret branch of police that takes care of... Well, they did not figured out yet what is their purpose.

Police Squad!

10

2110

Detective Frank Drebin is one of the finest detectives in Police Squad - smart, dedicated and most of all completely unpredictable, just like the stories he gets involved in.

Police Station No 13

4.8

9110

One of first Polish attempts to make American-style sitcom - story of police station full of incompetent officers, weird visitors and surreal situations.

Roseanne

7.6

15110

Roseanne is overweight, lough-mouthed, dominating mother that works in plastic factory and takes care of her husband and kids.

Suburgatory

4.8

16110

Single dad George lives with his daughter in New York. Worried that she will be influenced by wrong company he decides that they have to move to suburban neighborhood. Even though it is safer there the life is not as simple as it seems.

That ’70s Show

8.8

2110

Group of friends share the same neighbourhood, same school and same share of the wild 1970s life. Well, wild for Wisconsin anyway...

The Detectives

9.6

13110

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

The Good Life

5.2

16110

Tom Good decides that he has enough of his job and current life style - it’s time for a change. He changes his suburban house and garden into self-sufficient farm.

The Simpsons

7.6

25110

The Simpsons - average family in an average American city of Springfield, living not at all average life.

The Thin Blue Line

9.2

23110

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

Yes, Dear

6.0

17110

Two sisters and their husbands live together in one property, which causes tensions since hardworking Greg has good job in film industry and has to find a minor job for laid back Jimmy and support his family while they live in the guest house.

Comedy series similar in style to Growing Pains of PC Penrose

All Gas and Gaiters

7.2

13110

In fictional St Ogg’s cathedral bishop Hever, his jolly friend the archdeacon and the young bishop’s chaplain deal with everyday problems and the one man they simply can’t stand - the dean of St Ogg’s.

Corner Gas

7.6

9110

The life (or lack of such) that surrounds the gas station in fictional town Dog River, Saskatchewan, Canada. Attractive newcomer Lacey Burrows opens a diner and has to adapt to very slow and very quiet surroundings.

Dinnerladies

6.4

20110

Women working in factory canteen somewhere in Manchester have plenty of time to talk while they prepare the meals and they have a lot to talk about - each of them have personal problems to deal with.

Don’t Wait Up

5.6

15110

Two doctors Latimer - father and son - have problems with their spouses, which leads them to share a flat, which causes a lot of tension since they have completely different approach to many things.

Grace and Favour

6.0

15110

After long years the Grace Brothers department store is finally closed after death of Young Mr Grace, but few of the surviving employees are in for surprise - it turns out their pensions were not secured by the employer, but there is an option for them...

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

4.4

1110

Two tailors run the business together - Manny Cohen is Jewish and Patrick Kelly is Irish catholic. They do not allow their religion get in the way of good argument.

Northern Exposure

6.8

8110

A newly graduated doctor is offered a highly paid contract to set up his practice in Cicely. Soon he finds out that it’s Cicely, Alaska. After arrival he learns something else - it is not an ordinary town.

Oh Doctor Beeching!

4.8

18110

In 1963 Doctor Beeching, as new head of British Railways, decided to close a lot of railroad lines which has affected the lifes of Hatley station staff. When new manager arrives they still are not sure if they have future with the railways.

On the Buses

6.0

19110

Stan Butler works as a bus driver with his friend Jack Harper as his conductor. They know all the tricks and all the gimmicks to avoid actual work and only look like theydo their job. But ill-tempered inspector Blake is determined to catch them.

The Cosby Show

7.2

5110

The family of obstetrician Heathcliff Huxtable gives him more headaches than any of his patients - teenage daughters and a son, not to mention his bossy wife, who is a lawyer.

The Rag Trade

4.8

15110

A small clothing company manager simply can’t control his female workers, especially the shop steward Paddy who uses all opportunities to show him who really runs the workshop.

To The Manor Born

5.2

24110

After death of her husband Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell the family manor and move to much smaller house nearby. But what really makes her angry is that the manor was bought by rich owner of supermarket chain.

You Rang, M’Lord?

8.0

16110

Life in the 1920s wasn’t in any way simplier than ours - take a look at th Lord Meldrum household, his family and his staff. In this house every day is full of surprises.