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Alan B'Stard was the lead character in which British TV comedy series?
a. Please Sir
b. Dear John
c. The New Statesman
d. Sykes
The New Statesman - The New Statesman ran from September 1987 to December 1994.
Rigby's cat is named after which city in the show Rising Damp?
a. London
b. Vienna
c. Prague
d. Paris
Vienna - Rising Damp was the highest-ranking sitcom in BBC's '100 Best Sitcoms' poll of 2004.
A parody of another BBC program, 'Allo 'Allo! is set during which war?
a. Cold War
b. World War 2
c. Vietnam War
d. World War 1
World War 2 - 'Allo 'Allo! ran for nine seasons from December 1982 to December 1992.
The town of Chigwell is the setting for which British sitcom series?
a. Birds of a Feather
b. Bread
c. Only Fools and Horses
d. Butterflies
Birds of a Feather - The series stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph.
Denise, Dave and Baby David can be found in which comedy TV series?
a. Are You Being Served
b. The Royle Family
c. Only Fools and Horses
d. Absolutely Fabulous
The Royle Family - The Royle Family ran for three seasons from 1998 to 2000.
Dermot Morgan was the star of which Irish sitcom that ran from 1995 to 1998?
a. Black Books
b. 'Allo 'Allo!
c. Father Ted
d. The Office
Father Ted - Father Ted starred Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Crilly.
Geraldine Grainger is the name of the lead character in which sitcom?
a. Yes Minister
b. Fawlty Towers
c. The Vicar of Dibley
d. Dad's Army
The Vicar of Dibley - Running from November 1994 to March 2015, the Vicar of Dibley has received many British Comedy Awards.
Green Green Grass is a spin-off of which sitcom?
a. The Vicar of Dibley
b. Dad's Army
c. Blackadder
d. Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses - Green Green Grass stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan.
In which city is the sitcom "The Liver Birds" set?
a. London
b. Manchester
c. Liverpool
d. Glasgow
Liverpool - The Liver Birds aired from April 1969 to January 1979, and again for a short period in 1996.
John Sullivan was the writer of which of the following British sitcoms?
a. Bread
b. Butterflies
c. Just Good Friends
d. Til Death Do Us Part
Just Good Friends - Airing for 3 seasons, the series follows the uncertain relationship between two ex-lovers.
Laura Dalton is the chief character in which sitcom series?
a. On the Buses
b. Ever Decreasing Circles
c. A Fine Romance
d. George and Mildred
A Fine Romance - The series won two BAFTA British Academy Television Awards.
MTV re-made which UK sitcom in 2012 for the US audience?
a. Green Wing
b. IT Crowd
c. Spaced
d. The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners - The US version of The Inbetweeners aired on MTV for one season.
The fictional street Oil Drum Lane is the setting of which British sitcom?
a. Men Behaving Badly
b. Steptoe and Son
c. The Office
d. Last of the Summer Wine
Steptoe and Son - Steptoe and Son was remade in the US as Sanford and Son.
Phillip Smith is a student and tenant in which TV series?
a. Rising Damp
b. Steptoe and Son
c. 'Allo 'Allo!
d. Men Behaving Badly
Rising Damp - Rising Damp aired from 1974 until 1978.
Sid and Jena Abbot were the featured couple in which British sitcom?
a. Bless This House
b. Ideal
c. On The Buses
d. Sykes
Bless This House - Starring Sid James and Diana Coupland, Bless This House ran from February 1971 to April 1976.
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