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Plot Summary:
Prequel to Only Fools and Horses, set in the 1960s, Joan Trotter is in an unhappy marriage with the work-shy Reg, with whom she has a teenage son, Derek ("Del Boy"). However, the reappearance in Peckham of bank robber, "art connoisseur" and womaniser Freddie Robdal, recently released after a ten year prison sentence, would bring about changes in Joan's life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Bless Me Father (1978)
Plot Summary:
Bless Me Father is a British sitcom starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinney, David Ryall, Derek Francis and Sheila Keith. It was aired on ITV from 1978 until 1981 and described the adventures of an Irish Catholic priest, Father Charles Duddleswell and his young curate in the fictional parish of St. Jude's in suburban London. 21 episodes, written by Peter De Rosa, were aired. De Rosa wrote the books on which the series was based using the pseudonym of Neil Boyd which was also the name of the young curate character; Boyd also served as the narrator in the series of novels upon which the series was based. It was made for the ITV network by London Weekend Television. The series was set in 1950 and 1951 and marked a departure from the middle class 'bank manager' roles associated with Lowe such as that in Dad's Army. The other regular characters included Mrs Pring, the housekeeper, the hard-drinking Dr Daley, the non-religious neighbour Billy Buzzle, and abbess Reverend Mother Stephen.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Darling Buds of May (1991)
Plot Summary:
An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, period drama
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Steptoe and Son (1962)
Plot Summary:
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973. The series focussed on the inter-generational conflict of father and son. Albert Steptoe, a "dirty old man", is an old rag and bone man, set in his grimy and grasping ways. By contrast his 37-year-old son Harold is filled with social aspirations, not to say pretensions. The show contained elements of drama and tragedy, as Harold was continually prevented from achieving his ambitions. To this end the show was unusual at the time for casting actors rather than comedians in its lead roles, although both actors were drawn into more comedic roles as a consequence.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sitcom, dark comedy, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, melancholic
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The Green Green Grass (2005)
Plot Summary:
Green Green Grass is a new comedy series and is a spin-off from Only Fools And Horses. It features the characters of Boycie and Marlene and introduces their son, Tyler, now 15 years old. Since we last met them, Boycie's second-hand car empire has gone from strength to strength, yet, despite his success, Boycie is becoming tired of life in Peckham and is secretly (at least, secretly from Marlene) craving a more tranquil existence in the English countryside. His decision to finally make the move is prompted by a chance conversation with Denzil who has some rather disturbing news. Within two weeks Boycie, Marlene and Tyler have left London - forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, realistic
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Minder (2009)
Plot Summary:
Archie Daley's a bit of a rogue, always up for some dodgy dealings in the hope of making a nice little earner, but sometimes it can cause him to lose his moral compass, which is where Jamie usually steps in to put him right.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good
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Money (2010)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of the bestseller of the 1980s by Martin Amis.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, psychological thriller, emotional, realistic
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Sleepers (1991)
Plot Summary:
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: black comedy, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, intercultural, inter cultural
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Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Plot Summary:
The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of “Trotters Independent Traders PLC” who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, hilarious, psychedelic, deep, cult classic, clever
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Mapp & Lucia (2014)
Plot Summary:
1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels, about the rivalry between two women in a quaint village.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, historical drama, period piece
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Truckers (2013)
Plot Summary:
Funny, moving and at times painful - Truckers tells stories of real life, ordinary people pushed to extremes. In each episode, one character undertakes a journey and we are along for the ride. In an age when technology would make us seem ever more connected, the series uses the truck driver, alone in his cab, as a way to explore how isolated we can become within modern society and the importance of real human connection. These are powerful, moving stories, but the tone is always joyous and each story is one of redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Lovejoy (1986)
Plot Summary:
The series concerns the adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, played by Ian McShane, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a "divvie", a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: detective, sitcom, exciting, clever, humorous, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious
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Pete versus Life (2010)
Plot Summary:
Pete versus Life is a Channel 4 sitcom created by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore. It stars Rafe Spall and the first episode was aired on 6 August 2010. It was recommissioned for a second series after averaging 1.6 million viewers and a young demographic during its first run, and series two started airing on 21 October 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, surreal, not serious, light, feel good, captivating, dark comedy, offbeat, realistic
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Hotel Babylon (2006)
Plot Summary:
Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel. In 2009, actress Alexandra Moen mentioned in an interview that the show was cancelled after its fourth series, leaving the series 4 finale cliffhanger unresolved.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, witty, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, entertaining, stylized
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Honest (2008)
Plot Summary:
Honest is a British comedy-drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. The series is a remake of the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune, written by James Griffin and Rachel Lang, that first aired in 2005. The programme stars Amanda Redman as Lindsay Carter, a mother of four who decides that her criminal family is going to change its ways after her husband is sent to prison. Honest also stars Danny Webb, Sean Pertwee and Camille Coduri.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Scoundrels (2010)
Plot Summary:
A family of small-time criminals try to go straight after the father is sent to prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 780
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, feel good
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Small Time (1996)
Plot Summary:
Follows a gang of small time crooks in an English town. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend Kate if he doesn't spend more time at home and the gang leader Jumbo looks like he is about to lose control.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 497
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, atmospheric, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Monarch of the Glen (2000)
Plot Summary:
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, witty, semi serious, satirical, humorous, gloomy
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Behaving Badly (1989)
Plot Summary:
Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The plot focuses on Bridget Mayor, a middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher who is forced to re-evaluate her life when her husband of twenty years abandons her for a younger woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, dark comedy
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Grafters (1998)
Plot Summary:
Grafters was a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the UK on ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series. Grafters was based around the Purvis brothers Joe and Trevor, who along with their younger cousin Simon run a successful building business. The show regularly received ratings of over 9 million viewers and at the time was among ITV's most popular drama series. Rumours of a revival surfaced in 2006, but no further episodes have been made.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Ballykissangel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Sensitive Skin (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bittersweet comedy about a 61-year-old former model trying to cope with life in London.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, sincere, clever, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Outnumbered (2007)
Plot Summary:
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, light, sincere, feel good, melancholic
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Teachers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Teachers is a British television comedy-drama series, created by Tim Loane and originally shown on Channel 4. The series follows a group of secondary school teachers in their daily lives. While the first series centers heavily around probationary teacher Simon Casey, later series have a more balanced ensemble approach. The cast changes dramatically over time, with few original characters remaining by the fourth series. While some of these disappearances are explained, others happen between series without explanation. The first three series are set in the fictional Summerdown Comprehensive, which merges with another school in the fourth series to form Wattkins School. The first three series were filmed at the former Merrywood school, while the fourth was filmed at the former Lockleaze school in Bristol, England. Teachers was nominated for six BAFTA awards between 2002 and 2004, and was nominated for Best Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards in 2003. In January 2005, after a muted reception to the fourth series, Channel 4 announced that Teachers would not continue for a fifth series. A short-lived U.S. version was aired in 2006.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, sitcom, soap opera, witty, sexual, sexy, learning
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Mutual Friends (2008)
Plot Summary:
Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair he had with Martin's wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
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Love Soup (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bittersweet comedy drama about the eternal search for the perfect partner.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, feel good, semi serious, sitcom
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Moving Wallpaper (2008)
Plot Summary:
Moving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode about its production. The second series was based around the production of a "zombie show" called Renaissance. Ben Miller confirmed in May 2009 on his Twitter account that no further series will be made. The title, "Moving Wallpaper", is a disparaging term applied to uninspiring TV shows, or to television in general, referring to the perception that modern television viewers are "mindless absorbers of images", as if staring at wallpaper.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky
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Ladies of Letters (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two middle-age crazy English widows become best friends via letters, over many misadventure-filled years. Having met under a table at a wedding, when both were drunk with merriment, misunderstanding comes naturally to them. The ladies and their kin act out the events in the letters: in their homes, prison or wherever else they land, revealing the hilarious, venomous, or empathetic truth, between their ever-increasing lines. Based on a 13 year long BBC 4 radio series.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, sitcom, semi serious
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Beautiful People (2008)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire, in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London "to live amongst the beautiful people." The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction. Episodes are self-contained, but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series. The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, game show, queer cinema
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White Teeth (2002)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, multicultural
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High Hopes (1988)
Plot Summary:
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: independent film, retro, black comedy, cult classic, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious