David Brent, Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley or Del Boy - who will be crowned the top UK comedy character? TV Insiders Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham once again attempt to rank a rich list of contenders including Victor Meldrew, Hyacinth Bucket, Fleabag, Basil Fawlty, Malcolm Tucker and more…
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro and rules
02:50 Victor Meldrew and One Foot in the Grave
07:00 Mr Bean: Genius or overrated?
08:35 Malcolm Tucker and The Thick of It
09:55 Basil Fawlty and Fawlty Towers
14:35 Mrs Brown and Mrs Browns Boys
16:15 Del Boy and Only Fools and Horses
19:25 The Vicar of Dibley
21:20 Edmund Blackadder
24:40 Fleabag
26:35 Hyacinth Bucket and David Brent
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Jimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News for You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered and Episodes. In the US, Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway? in 1997, which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer.
Peter Fincham ran TalkBack, where he executive produced many of their biggest shows, including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson’s Farm and Alma’s Not Normal.
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