Bless This House (UK TV series) Bless This House (UK TV series) Bless This House is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2 February 1971 to 22 April 1976. Starring Sid James and Diana Coupland, it was created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, but mainly written by other hands including Dave Freeman and Carla Lane. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. In 2004, "Bless This House" was ranked by a BBC poll as the 67th Best British Sitcom. The show was produced & directed by William G. Stewart, later the host of the "15 to 1" gameshow, and had
Bless 'Em All an origin". However the 'ocean' referred to, given a British-Indian origin, is much more likely to be the Indian Ocean - although the English Channel would do just as well for the purposes of the song. "Bless 'em all",<br> "Bless 'em all".<br> "The long and the short and the tall", "Bless all those" "Sergeants" "and WO1's",<br> "Bless all those" "Corporals" "and their blinkin'/bleedin' sons",<br> "Cos' we're saying goodbye" "to 'em all".<br> "And back to their" "Billets they crawl",<br> "You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean",<br> "So cheer up my" "lads bless 'em all" A satirical version of the