Sit coms (From The Northern Echo)

Sit coms

9:59am Friday 18th July 2008 in

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DURING a recent reunion of Dad’s Army stars, actor Ian Lavender – of Private Pike fame – criticised today’s broadcasters for failing to make programmes for the whole family to watch (Echo, July 10).

I must agree with him, particularly when I think back to some of them – for example, Porridge, Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, The Likely Lads, Til Death Us Do Part and, of course, Dad’s Army itself to name but a few.

But I was quite surprised the other night when watching a programme about the best 30 sit coms that Til Death Us Do Part was not included, or even Love Thy Neighbour.

At their peak, these two shows pulled in millions of viewers and were always in the top ten ratings, In today’s world I can only presume these two programmes were too racist to put in the top 30, but in my opinion it should all be taken in fun and not too seriously.

Mick Peacock, Coxhoe, Durham.