Sitcom Advent Calendar Day Three

December 3, 2012

Sitcom Advent Calendar Day Three

Another Comic Asides pilot that found itself with a full series, only this one lasted more than six episodes, and found its feet on the radio first, as Radio Active. It’s KYTV. Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins, it ran for three series. I’m not entirely sure it counts as a sitcom, but it’s not a sketch show either.

It won the Silver Rose in Montreaux in 1992, and our friend Shaun Micallef cites it as an inspiration for his own show.

[amazon asin=B000GRU0D4&text=The first two series are available on DVD].

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