Simon Dunn

Merry Thingimass one and all.

There actually was a sitcom that began with X, called Xerxes, which was a Swedish language show that aired on UK television. But today behind the little door is the Tim Brooke Taylor sitcom You Must Be The Husband. Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, it ran for two series on BBC One in 1987 and 1988.…

I was hoping to open the little door today and see a delicious little clip of Wake Up! With Libby And Jonathan, a pilot devised by and starring Nigel Planer. It aired on ITV in July of 1994. Equally, I had my fingers crossed to see a snippet from The Walrus And The Carpenter, written…

I wish there was a way to watch all the sitcoms ever. Doing this calendar has introduced me to some that I dearly wish I had watched. Valentine Park was made by Central, was created by Nicholas Hyde and Glen Cardno, and had a doozy of a cast look. As you can see, Daniel Peacock…

Just the one thing behind the door today, and it’s one that completely passed me by, which is a shame, because I think I would enjoy it. Up The Garden Path was written by Sue Limb, based on her book, adapted to a BBC Radio show, before moving to TV by way of Granada in…