From the Vault: Rowan Atkinson in ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’
In addition to Atkinson, who went on to star in ‘Blackadder,’ the series launched the careers of Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones.
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From the Vault: It’s 1968 and ‘The Morecambe and Wise Show’ premieres
Upon the recent discovery of lost episodes, we’re setting the Wayback Machine to the beginnings of the sketch comedy series.
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From the Vault: A ‘Good Neighbors’ Christmas classic
See the clip where Margot shows her disdain for a delivery person who has brought an 8 1/2-foot Christmas tree when she obviously ordered a 9-foot one.
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From the Vault: Sherlock’s Mrs. Hudson was the original Gloria Stivic in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’
Rita, the original British version of All In The Family’s Gloria Stivic, represented a new generation.
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From the Vault: When ‘The Prisoner’ transformed primetime TV drama into avant-garde art
At a time when British telly was shot in black and white, the series was shot in color with an eye towards overseas sales in the U.S.
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From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford
How did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.’
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From the Vault: Frank Thornton supplies the wine in ‘The Wild Affair’
Thornton had been acting in radio, stage, film and telly for about a decade by the time he took this minor role.
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From the Vault: When Clive Swift was ‘Having a Wild Weekend’ with The Dave Clark Five
The film was the first movie role for Swift — aka Keeping Up Appearances’ Richard Bucket.
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From the Vault: Martin Freeman in ‘Hardware’
Before ‘The Hobbit,’ Freeman played Mike, the grumpy DIY fanatic who works at Hamway’s.
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From the Vault: ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ was the original ‘Downton Abbey’
They both chronicled the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and the slow decline of British aristocracy.
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