Back in the day, this was a common way of finding the next big sitcom, viewers were spoiled for choice back in the 1970's, compare that to today, the whole sitcom format has all but died.
When I think of comedy complications, I think of The BBC's comedy playhouse, and also The Two Ronnies, the wonderful Seven of one series, but up there in terms of quality, the wonderful Galton and Simpson series.
Every single episode brings the laughs, they're all excellent, and hold up to the passing of time. What depresses me to think, is why comedy has just died a death, I find myself relying on shows from this era, so I'm so glad to have found this series.
My personal favourites are I tell you it's Burt Reynolds, Car along the pass and Cheers, only Variations on a Theme didn't quite hit the mark for me, but it's still good.
Terrific acting, lots of comedy talent, Arthur Lowe, Leonard Rossiter, Richard Briers and Warren Mitchell, I adored both Charles Gray and Freddie Jones, both arguably more straight actors, both were wonderful.
In reality, any of these could have become a series, two of them should have.
Well worth watching.
8/10.
