The Inaugural TV Cup - Round Nine: Best British (or Irish) Sitcom

First topic message reminder :

And our favourite Soap Star of TV History have been decided, and the winner was the original charmer Frank Butcher. 

We move into our penultimate round and a very strong one; Best British (and Irish) Sitcom.

The choices are varied and wonderful, with a little bit of everything in there from across the years. David Brent, Manuel, Moss, Kryten, Darling and Captain Mainwaring come face to face in a battle to the death. 

Frank Butcher/Rowley 12
Dot Cotton/Hero 10
JR Ewing/Julius 10
Karl Kennedy/Me 10
Den Watts Sr/Adam D 6
Fred Elliot/Superflyweight 6
Steve McDonald/CJB 4
Jack Duckworth/Hulking_Up 4
Joe Mangel/VDT 2
Wellard/Compelling and Rich 2
Tina McIntyre/Kenny 2



THE FINAL ROUND HAS ARRIVED - 

Best Fictional Moment in TV History 

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:I'm struggling with my choice for the next round and I've known it was coming for weeks. I am now just going over series I like and putting "best moments of..." into YouTube

 
FFS Ziggler, you're running the show.  All you have to do is take the cream of the crop for the next round of picks and inform the person who sent it that their choice was already taken.

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:I'm struggling with my choice for the next round and I've known it was coming for weeks. I am now just going over series I like and putting "best moments of..." into YouTube

You can have my choice if you want?

I can pick something else.

Terry and June has a vote!
 
Yay!
 
 Derdle duh derdle duh duh, duh duh derrr derrr duh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M

For bull

ShahenshahG wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M

For bull

 

Almost faultless, YM/YPM. And one of the best endings ever.

And each of the main three played their part. Wouldn't have worked as well without any of them. Even Bernard, who was a brilliant foil, and the only sane one in the place. Gosh! Even if he did know about the ablative case.....

ShahenshahG wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M

For bull

  thats fantastic

Or this great sitcom.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23592586

Yes I know JHM.

Honestly and integrity my dear lad, I usually change my pick every time someone else chooses it as theirs too. I'm possibly gonna pick something completely worthless to many but a sketch that I truly love.

Blackadder and Phoenix Nights. Terrific comedy.

Surprised Vicar of Dibley isn't on the list. Laugh a minute with great characters

Went for Father Ted and Porridge.
While I like Fawlty Towers, I don't think it's aged well and over the years Porridge has always been like a hidden gem when it is re-run, just a brilliantly written and performed sitcom.

As for Father Ted, there are so many brilliant moments through that show that I struggle to highlight only one item.  I still love to see at any modern protest a couple of 'down with this sort of thing' and 'careful now' banners. The Milkman episode, I love my brick, kicking bishop brennan up the ass, Dougal explaining what he doesn't understand about catholicism to a bishop, the holy stone, priest trapped in the lingerie section of a dunnes stores. Brilliant.


If short lived episodes are being taken into account, It'd through out D'Unbelievables.  Not a show but their series of dvds are parochial brilliance.

Fawlty Towers by a long shot IMO. Cleese and team comic genius!!

Three of my top 5 most hated TV shows, sitting at the top of this vote

When's the final round being posted?

I'm about 6 people down

Not being funny but they have had a week to send it in. 

If they haven't entered they are most probably not likely to win anyway!!

Yeah, i'm failing dismally but still managed to get my choice in so i can be humiliated further. Let them rot!!

I'll get the choices up tomorrow, i'm too sleepy now 

Rowley wrote:Dolphin, stick with the US office. I am a big fan and have watched it through to the death. As the show lasted a lot longer than the UK one they get to go different places with the characters. The first series is a bit of a pale imitation of the UK one but the Michael Scott character becomes a lot more likeable as the series progresses.

You were 100% right, I'm in love with this programme now