The Army Game in 1958. The plot concentrated on Bresslaw's character and included Hawtrey, Alfie Bass, Rossington and Michael Medwin playing their characters. ""I Only Arsked"" became Bresslaw's catchphrase. A paperback was produced, and Granada brought out a board game in 1959. Fraser and Bass's characters turned up in a spin-off, "Bootsie and Snudge", between 1960 and 1963 and in 1974. Of the 154 episodes made, only 52 are thought to survive. On 6 June 2005, Network released the first 26 episodes from series 4 under the title "The Army Game – Volume 1". On 14 August 2006, the remaining twenty-four episodes were
Comedy-drama the series "Moonlighting". It generated critical acclaim and was a highly rated series worldwide. Another example of a successful comedy-drama was the television series "Eight Is Enough". The show was distinct, because it was not a comedy-drama in the traditional sense. It was an hour-long series that used a laugh track, which was very unusual, but is considered a comedy-drama for the fact that it alternated between drama and comedy. In the United Kingdom, the format first appeared successfully in 1979 with the long-running series "Minder", along with other notable comedy-dramas such as "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" and "Big Deal." In