Verity Maidlow
Director
Perry and Croft: Made in Britain (2014)
Season 1
Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but these classic comedies are also a unique chronicle of 20th century Britain.
Released Nov. 15, 2014
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.interview, tmdb.biography
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - War & Peace
From Dad's Army to It Ain't Half Hot Mum, the comedies of Perry and Croft portrayed the British at war and still mold the way that we think of the war years even today.
Nov. 15, 2014, midnight
S1E2 - A Touch of Class
The British obsession with social status was reflected in Perry and Croft's comedies from the upstairs-downstairs world of You Rang M'Lord to the relationship between Capt. Mainwaring and Wilson.
Nov. 22, 2014, midnight
S1E3 - Birds and Bees
Looks at changes in morality and attitudes towards romance and relationships in Britain and how these were reflected in the sitcoms of Perry and Croft.
Nov. 29, 2014, midnight
S1E4 - Wind of Change
A look at how the sitcoms of Perry and Croft encapsulated the end of an era. Reflecting old ideas as they faded and a new British identity as it was being formed.
Dec. 13, 2014, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 120 min.
Released: Nov. 15, 2014
Last Air Date: Dec. 13, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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