Top 5 British sitcoms of the 1980s from List Envy

Top 5 British sitcoms of the 1980s

50 minutes Posted May 14, 2024 at 3:00 pm.

We’ve got some half-priced cracked ice, codpieces, yellow coats and goldfish shoals nibbling at toes. That can mean only one thing – your podcast app is on the blink again.Jon Bounds rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 80s sitcoms from the UK. There is a very long long-list.

Jon moved Dead Elvis

Introduction

What makes a sitcom?

Jon’s pick: Only Fools and Horses

Mark’s pick: The Young Ones

Jon’s pick: Hi-de-Hi

Mark’s pick: Blackadder

Jon’s pick: Yes Minister

Mark’s pick: Red Dwarf

Jon’s pick: Colin’s Sandwich

Mark’s pick: Auf Wiedersehen Pet

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We’ve got some half-priced cracked ice, codpieces, yellow coats and goldfish shoals nibbling at toes. That can mean only one thing – your podcast app is on the blink again.Jon Bounds rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 80s sitcoms from the UK. There is a very long long-list.(00:00) - Jon moved Dead Elvis

(00:07) - Introduction

(00:53) - What makes a sitcom?

(02:27) - Jon’s pick: Only Fools and Horses

(07:19) - Mark’s pick: The Young Ones

(11:29) - Jon’s pick: Hi-de-Hi

(15:08) - Mark’s pick: Blackadder

(21:15) - Jon’s pick: Yes Minister

(26:49) - Mark’s pick: Red Dwarf

(31:15) - Jon’s pick: Colin’s Sandwich

(33:54) - Mark’s pick: Auf Wiedersehen Pet

(37:27) - You have been watching

(38:18) - Get List Envy +

(40:10) - Coming up

(41:19) - Building the final list

(43:06) - Honourable mentions

(47:18) - Trigger’s Broom

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