Opinions. Worst British sitcom.

[Harlesden]

Personally, I would say "The Brittas Empire" currently showing on GOLD

 

[DaleCooper]

Obviously you weren't around in the days of On the Buses and Love Thy Neighbour.

 

[telstarbox]

Keeping Up Appearances, Not Going Out, Mrs Brown's Boys.

 

[gordonthemoron]

Sorry

 

[bb21]

Obviously you weren't around in the days of On the Buses and Love Thy Neighbour.

Do I sense sarcasm?

 

[Johnuk123]

Obviously you weren't around in the days of On the Buses and Love Thy Neighbour.

Both brilliant.

 

[greatkingrat]

Miranda is vastly overrated.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Obviously you weren't around in the days of On the Buses and Love Thy Neighbour.

This forum needs a like button...

Personally, I'd vote for either of the above, of more recent things none of Mrs Brown's Boys, My Family, or The Inbetweeners have caused even a wry grin to appear on my face.

 

[Johnuk123]

Mrs Brown's Boys is surely one of the worst ever.

 

[DaleCooper]

Do I sense sarcasm?

If you do it didn't come from my direction.

 

[Spamcan81]

As with all art, humour is subjective but if we have to make nominations, Keeping Up Appearances and Mrs. Brown's Boys will be near the top of my "worst" list.

 

[yorkie]

Personally, I would say "The Brittas Empire" currently showing on GOLD

Maybe it appealed to a younger audience? It was quite popular at the time and I liked it. The wife of one of the actors was our headteacher and we got to meet some of the actors/actresses as a result.

Mrs Brown's Boys is surely one of the worst ever.

I watched a bit of it once as a misbehaving teenager said she modelled her behaviour on Mrs Brown's Boys. I didn't need to see much....

 

[GatwickDepress]

I didn't really like On the Buses - being a woman I don't think the jokes were really aimed at me though. Blakey was its saving grace.

Harry & Paul gave the show an affectionate send up.

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[IanD]

Personally, I would say "The Brittas Empire" currently showing on GOLD

On The Buses and Love Thy Neighbour were "of their time" and probably funny at the less enlightened time.

Too many awful sitcoms from ITV in the 70s/80s to mention them all. Most never got past 1 series but two that for some reason managed to were Pig in The Middle and Duty Free.

Have to agree about The Brittas Empire. Dreadful.

Surprisingly, I've just been watching a box set of Blackadder and can't believe how unfunny a lot of it was. Probably the "Monty Python" effect - at the time of broadcast, you had to claim to think it brilliant or become an outcast. Hindisght is wonderful

 

[Gutfright]

These may not be the very worst, as I've avoided watching the likes of Mrs Brown's Boys and Citizen Khan, but the ones I've seen which have done absolutely nothing for me are

Gimme Gimme Gimme
My Family
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
My Hero

 

[Groningen]

Coronation Street

 

[backontrack]

Miranda is vastly overrated.

Agreed.

 

[DaleCooper]

Surprisingly, I've just been watching a box set of Blackadder and can't believe how unfunny a lot of it was. Probably the "Monty Python" effect - at the time of broadcast, you had to claim to think it brilliant or become an outcast. Hindisght is wonderful

I recently bought the first series of M*A*S*H and found that hadn't aged very well either.
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Miranda is vastly overrated.

Agreed.

I find Miranda very funny, one man's meat ... etc.

 

[phoenixcronin]

Miranda.

All the jokes are s***, and they try to compensate by making every other line about sex in order to score some cheap laughs, but even that fails miserably. Honestly one of (if not the) worst shows I have ever seen.

 

[507021]

Coronation Street

I used to watch Coronation Street fairly regularly (years ago now) but now I find it, as well as EastEnders and Emmerdale, extremely boring.

 

[Gutfright]

I'll probably be exiled from Britain forever for saying this, but Only Fools and Horses is hella over-rated too.

 

[Darandio]

I'll probably be exiled from Britain forever for saying this, but Only Fools and Horses is hella over-rated too.

Get out!!!

 

[90sWereBetter]

Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys are unbelievably poor.

 

[NSEFAN]

Surely Heil Honey, I'm Home! must satisfy the OP's question.

 

[yorkie]

Coronation Street

That's a soap opera and they're all overrated and a total waste of time, in my opinion.

 

[DarloRich]

I would say Mrs Browns Boys or Miranda. Please, please, please.

Sorry

it is an easy question

 

[yorksrob]

So many excellent programmes being dissed (do the kids still say that ?) on this thread.

"The Brittas Empire" was a little gem of its time - I haven't seen it for twenty years so may give it another spin.

"On The Buses" - some of the humour hasn't aged well, but equally it had moments of brilliance. I'm sure the way that all of those clippies seemed to swoon for Jack and Stan gave many blokes hope !

"Miranda"'s a modern classic.

"Keeping up Appearances" is an exquisite pastiche of lower middle class pretension - hilarious to boot.

"Only Fools and Horses". I've probably seen it too many times, but I found it hilarious for many years. I still ask people to pass me the "Peckham Spring" when at conferences.

I saw "Sorry" again recently and enjoyed it, plus it's forever given us the catchphrase "language Timothy".

"Allo Allo", wonderful farce - still knocks all modern Saturday night so-called 'entertainment' into a cocked hat

Loved "My Family" at the time and still enjoy the repeats.

Infact, why are we holding the sitcom to such adverse scrutiny when there seem to be so many genres that are far more worthy of opprobrium.

For a start all, soap opera's, and unlike sitcoms they go on and on forever.

That annoying cake show, as well as that annoying dance show as well.

Gardening programmes, cookery programmes.

That storage hunters rubbish - what's that all about ?

There are far too few sitcoms these days IMO.
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That's a soap opera and they're all overrated and a total waste of time, in my opinion.

Hear, hear.

 

[yorkie]

Post your favourite ones here: Best British Sitcoms

 

[Gutfright]

Oh oh oh! I've just thought of another contender for worst sitcom - Derek.

I loved The Office, Extras and even Life's Too Short, but Derek was far too mawkish for my tastes.

 

[DarloRich]

"Miranda"'s a modern classic.

its awful and the whole gag seems to be that Miranda is a bit odd looking and acts in a strange and humorless fashion. it is as funny as piles.