Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of ...

"The sitcom ... of old and new material?" asked comedian Viv Groskop in The Guardian. What has "actually been consigned to the history bin", she added, is the type of "watercooler British sitcom ...

"There's a pressure because comedy to British people is quite ... Once viewers do discover a sitcom they like, they revisit it often, whether it's old or new, Mr Petrie says.