British sitcom of British sitcom. Well-remembered series include John Cleese and Connie Booth's farcical "Fawlty Towers" (1975, 1979), John Esmonde and Bob Larbey's self-sufficiency comedy "The Good Life" (1975–78). "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" (1973–74), a sequel to the earlier show, surpassed the original, while the same writers (Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais) provided Ronnie Barker with his most successful sitcom vehicle, "Porridge" (1974–77). Barker also starred (along with David Jason) in the very popular "Open All Hours" (1973, 1976–85), written by Roy Clarke. Clarke's long-running "Last of the Summer Wine" began in 1973 and ended in 2010, becoming the
The Pilot (Doctor Who) new to the show. Jeffery found Mackie to be "immediately engaging" and a good match with Capaldi's Doctor. He also praised the visual presentation and "taut direction" but felt the show lost its way to some extent in the last 10 minutes and that Nardole was somewhat superfluous to the story. The Pilot (Doctor Who) "The Pilot" is the first episode of the tenth series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It is written by Steven Moffat and was broadcast on 15 April 2017 on BBC One. "The Pilot" received mostly positive reviews, with praise on the