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 World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse was a comedy television series, based on the "Blandings Castle" and "Ukridge" comedy stories by P. G. Wodehouse. The series, which followed "The World of Wooster", was shown on BBC Television during 1967 ("Blandings Castle", 6 episodes) and 1968 ("Ukridge", 7 episodes). Apart from one or more extracts from a solitary episode of "Blandings Castle" ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend") broadcast in February 1967 all episodes of both series are lost. (See Wiping.) "The World of Wodehouse" was created as a result of the success of "The World of Wooster". Michael