Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST.

In this episode, your hosts Tony Black and Rob Turnbull discuss The Cockfields from writers Joe Wilkinson & David Earl, which ran from 2019 to 2021.

Starring Wilkinson, Sue Johnston and initially Diane Morgan and Bobby Ball, it concerns the titular family on the Isle of Wight and all their eccentricities during a visit to the pastoral family home. Cast changes were forced in part by COVID-19 for a second season that perhaps outdoes the first. But is this gentle comedy a quiet great that too few people have discovered?

Listen and find out!

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A. J. Black

Co-Host

Rob Turnbull

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Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST.

In this episode, Robert Turnbull is Joined by Alex Lynch to discuss Spaced. Created by Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (Stephenson at the time) and directed by Edgar Wright, this surreal, pop-culture heavy sitcom not only launched its creators now international careers, its also managed to influenced comedy and sitcoms ever since!

But is it funny...? Listen here and find out! (don't skip to the end)

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Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST.

After a lengthy hiatus, we're back for a brand new series of episodes with Rob Turnbull hosting and after over two years, the long-awaited return of founding host Tony Black!

He joins Rob to discuss an apposite choice for his return, 1973-1974 Dick Clement & Ian le Frenais comedy Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as Geordie lads Terry Collier and Bob Ferris, reunited after years apart... just like Tony and Rob!

They discuss social and political mores of the early 1970s, whether the show holds up, the nature of the stars relationship, and much more...

Host

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host / Editor

A. J. Black

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It's CHRIIIIISTMAAAAS and Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynch get to grips with a couple of festive specials; THE GOOD LIFE - Silly, but its fun (1977) and KNOWING ME, KNOWING YULE (1995)

So pop open the sherry, scoff another mince pie and relax as we put the he, he, he back in the ho, ho, ho.

Merry Christmas!

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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It's Halloween and Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynch get their spooky on to discuss the 2001 sitcom, Dr TERRIBLE'S HOUSE OF HORRIBLE.

Is this a chillingly good blast from the past worthy of resurrection or shambling zombie that should stay dead and buried? Find out our thoughts in our latest hauntingly ghoul... I mean good... episode.

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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Get your shoes on, grab your school bag and get in the car because in this episode Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynchtake a trip to... I said get your shoes on... get your shoes on we're going to be late... I don't know, I think you left them by the door... just get your shoes on we're going to be late...

In this episode we talk about the 2016-2022 sitcom that deals with the moderns pressures and trials of middle class parenting, MOTHERLAND...

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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In this episode, Rob Turnbull and Alex Lynch travel to WWII France to discuss the much loved 1982 - 1992 sitcom ALLO' ALLO!

We talk catchphrases, bad French and the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies as well as taking a specific look at the 2007 tv special THE RETURN OF ALLO' ALLO'.

So pull up a chair in Café René, order a glass of the cheap wine... and try not to grope the waitresses!

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast all about the sometimes odd world of British sitcoms.

In this episode we’re joined once again by Mark Adams from SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE: A RED DWARF PODCAST as we delve headfirst into series one of the Grant/Nayler sitcom THE 10%ERS.

Yes, having previously teamed up to discuss the 1993 pilot episode (available to listen to now in our back catalogue!), we thought we'd do the only honourable thing and return for a full review of the first series!

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

Guest

Mark Adams

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Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST

It’s time to get political as Rob Turnbull and Alex Lynch discuss the 1984 Christmas Special of YES, MINISTER and the 1987 first episode of THE NEW STATESMAN.

In the run up to the 2024 UK general election we thought we'd do a compare and contrast on how these two very different shows tackle politics!

WARNING: while all care has been taken to stay politically balanced this episode does contain extremely strong language as well as extremely strong opinions on the Tory party bastards who have wrecked our country over the past 14 years... *

*Other political opinions are available*

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST

It’s self promotion time in our very special SHAMELESS CLIP SHOW episode!

For a while we had a Patreon and subscription tier called Extra Laughs. We don't know but we’ve edited together a clip show with a few highlights of what you missed, some of which might resurface in the future!

With clips from our discussions on: Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, movie rom coms including the films Staggered, Chasing Amy and The Truth About Cats and Dogs, a little snippet of our Fawlty Towers stage show review as well as a few of our thoughts on Animated Comedy before ending with a soupçon of chat about sketch show, Six Pairs of Pants.

Host / Editor

Robert Turnbull

Co-Host

Alex Lynch

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