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Can you name the best British situation comedies according to BAFTA?

Enter a sitcom in the box below
Correctly named sitcoms will show up in the table below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
This game was contributed by Sporcle user: ben_hammer
Note: Between 1980 and 1998 the award was called the Best Comedy Series instead of Situation Comedy

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Year	Sitcom	Characters
1972		George Basset, Suzie Basset
1973		Terry Collier, Bob Ferris
1974		Norman Stanley Fletcher, Blanco Webb
1975		Basil Fawlty, Manuel
1976		Norman Stanley Fletcher, Blanco Webb
1977		Rupert Rigsby, Ruth Jones
1978		Norman Stanley Fletcher, Raymond Fletcher
1979		Basil Fawlty, Manuel
1980		Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby
1981		Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby
1982		Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby
1983		Ted Bovis, Spike Dixon
1984		Neil Pye, Vyvyan
1985		Del Boy Trotter, Uncle Albert
1986		Vincent Pinner, Penny Warrender
1987		E. Blackadder Esquire, Baldrick
1988		Del Boy Trotter, Uncle Albert
1989		Captain Blackadder, Private Baldrick

Year	Sitcom	Characters
1990		Alan Beresford B'Stard, Piers Fletcher-Dervish
1991		Victor Meldrew, Margaret Meldrew
1992		Eddy Monsoon, Patsy Stone
1993		George Dent, Gus Hedges
1994		Paul Calf, Pauline Calf
1995		Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett
1996		Del Boy Trotter, Uncle Albert
1997		Lynn Benfield, Dave Clifton
1998		Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett
1999		Jim Royle, Dave Best
2000		Bernard Black, Manny Bianco
2001		David Brent, Gareth Keenan
2002		David Brent, Gareth Keenan
2003		David Brent, Gareth Keenan
2004		Bernard Black, Manny Bianco
2005		Malcolm Tucker, Hugh Abbot
2006		Jim Royle, Dave Best
2007		Mark Corrigan, Alan Johnson

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	chrismet:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 10:08 GMT	14 points
	There has been plenty of move quizzes so this is a nice change, people complain about the most insignificant things. I enjoyed this quiz.

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	milkmeister:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 10:53 GMT	24 points
	I'll give you a clue. BAFTA = BRITISH Academy of Film and Television Arts, so what do you expect?

	SowCrates:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 11:20 GMT	10 points
	Blackadder, Fawlty Towers and the office are the only ones I've been exposed to here in the States I'm afraid, but at least I like all three of those very much. Titling the Blackadder series was a bit unforgiving, I knew that one referred to George III era and another WWI, but I couldn't remember the actual title of the season. Makes me want to watch it again. Or maybe just the Lord Flashheart episodes...Woof!

	beatrixkiddo:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 11:50 GMT	7 points
	strange that this has been put up now - why not wait until the end of the month and include this years winner too. still nice little quiz. brought back a lot of memories of great TV.

	GoonerLover66:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 12:11 GMT	1 point
	It's Edina (or Eddie) Monsoon, just to clarify. It's such a shame that Black Books was overlooked, Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey were brilliant in that. Similarly with Porridge, Ronnie Barker was very good.

	Zalx:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 13:15 GMT	8 points
	Thank you for this one! I don't like to complain too much about having Americancentric quizzes, so it's nice when there's one for us Brits!

	Kathryn:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 14:10 GMT	3 points
	I got 1--Absolutely Fabulous, which the only one of these that I've watched (I really like that show!). I had only heard of 2 of the others: Fawlty Towers and the Office. I wish that we got more British shows in the States!

	OscilatingGibbon:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 15:09 GMT	8 points
	Some fantastic shows right there, I might need to go and scour Amazon for a few DVDs :D

	RobH:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 15:16 GMT	7 points
	31/36 and the best sporcle quiz in ages! Lovely jubbly!

	Zoe Vic:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 15:26 GMT	4 points
	Oh! Ab Fab! Loved it!

	delToro87:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 15:31 GMT	6 points
	Only 5.7% got Alan Partridge! A travesty!

	Speedbird007:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 16:15 GMT	3 points
	why didn't I get Rising Damp?!

	ChanandlerBong:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 16:16 GMT	3 points
	Monsoon, not Monsson, and Keenan, not Kennan.

	Dummo:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 17:13 GMT	4 points
	Good quiz. I got most of the recent ones but struggled with the older ones I didn't grow up on. We get a stackload of Brit sitcoms here in Aus.

	Booger:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT	6 points
	I wish we got more British programming here in the US. I loved The Office, but had to rent it on DVD. (Thank goodness for the subtitles!).

	leSporc:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 17:56 GMT	1 point
	some strange character choices: Alan Johnson for Peep Show? he is a very minor character you should have Mark Corrigan and Jeremy, they are the main characters.

	flinty:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 18:25 GMT	7 points
	my favourite quiz to date! as jim royle would say "too UK-centric MY ARSE!!!"

	Peanut:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 18:41 GMT	2 points
	@leSporc - I missed Peep Show too because I'd need Mark and Jeremy to get it ;) @GoonerLover66 - it won twice out of 3 series - how is that being overlooked? Great quiz :P

	Ash:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 19:35 GMT	3 points
	@booger, why u need subtitles on the office? i heard trainspotting was subtitled over there but the office?

	Sabo:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 20:03 GMT	6 points
	Telephone rings at the front desk of a Torquay hotel. Basil Fawlty is perusing a lingerie catalog and answers the phone. Basil Fawlty: Hello, Fawlty Titties. What a fantastic show. Cracks me up every time.

	Kicking222:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 20:19 GMT	1 point
	I got six- "Fawlty Towers", "The Office", and "Peep Show". I've never seen the former two, but my friends and I used to watch "Peep Show" in college all the time.

	zigra:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT	2 points
	I had to turn on subtitles for The Office mainly for when David starts giggling - especially the "who says famine has to be depressing?" line from the comic relief ep.

	weizenugb:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 20:56 GMT	2 points
	It's actually surprising how necessary subtitles can be for British shows/movies for some of us Americans. The first time I watched Snatch (great movie), I was sort of half-paying-attention with a fan on high power in the room, and after it was over, I had almost no idea what had happened. And it wasn't just the Pikey I couldn't understand.

	Booger:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 21:24 GMT	4 points
	@ash: There are two reasons. First, admittedly, many I know (including me) miss certain words given the different accent. This is especially important for a clever show like The Office where understanding every part of the dialogue is crucial. Second, often we understand the words but question whether we did because they mean nothing to us. This matters with eupemisms, local references, etc.

	RobH:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 21:44 GMT	4 points
	In case you hadn't noticed Hungover, this is the WORLD wide web and this isn't your website, so having British quizzes as well as American quizzes is fine. :)

	jackcos:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 22:00 GMT	3 points
	Shoot, I didn't get Black Books or Peep Show :I

	Dubliner :	Apr 13th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT	1 point
	Whatever happened to 'The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin '? with Leonard Rossiter ? No Vicar of Dibley ? Great quiz though.

	Dubliner :	Apr 13th, 2009 at 23:18 GMT	1 point
	I'm not surprised that Americans need subtitles for British sit coms . I recall working on a summer job in London as a teenager with a Scotsman from Glasgow and a Londoner (Cockney ) . Took me a week to 'tune ' in to the Glaswegian and about three weeks to come to grips with the Cockney with all that slang . And I spent the rest of that summer acting as translator for the above two :). They never could understand each other despite thwe fact they were both speaking 'english' . American is easier for Brits and Irish because we hear it on TV and on the cinema screen so often .

	lostnone:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 23:20 GMT	6 points
	1983 must have been a black year for UK sitcoms.

	RunnDMC:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 23:43 GMT	1 point
	I love The Young Ones! Hard for me being an American but a good quiz none the less!

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	RobH:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 00:09 GMT	2 points
	@lostnone. You're so right. That stands out like a sore thumb in this list of great comedies - though these awards aren't given with 20 years' hindsight of course. Programmes like 'Porridge' and 'Yes Minister' have dated really well and will never not be funny, Hi-de-hi on the other hand...

	sharon:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 02:29 GMT	7 points
	@Dubliner: Vicar is not on this list, but we can still say "No, no, no, no, YES! to the quiz.

	The Snakes:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 05:03 GMT	2 points
	I actually got 'Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral'! The only two I didn't get were 'the Thick of It' - only 4 years old but I can't remember it at all, and the oldest one - 'My Wife Next Door' which I hadn't heard of either.

	mschessplayer:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 06:43 GMT	0 points
	What? No "Keeping Up Appearances" nor "Are You Being Served" nor Mr. Bean? Oh Benny Hill where your reruns when we need them?

	davebesag:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 06:51 GMT	1 point
	Got 29. The only one I missed before 1994 was 1972 (and that's the only one of them all which I didn't recognise). Knew 1994 was Steve Coogan but didn't know the name (could remember Fat Bob though!).

	squirrelito:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 17:02 GMT	2 points
	I heart rising damp. Would never have got the Pauline Calf one though. not in a million.