
George and Mildred(1976)
A middle-aged housewife feels frustrated with her mean and miserable husband, the married couple adapting to life in an up-market housing estate.


A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

Robert Guillaume
Benson DuBois

James Noble
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling

Inga Swenson
Gretchen Kraus

Missy Gold
Katie Gatling

René Auberjonois
Clayton Endicott III

Billie Bird
Rose Cassidy
Benson is a comedy series that first aired in 1979 exploring themes of sitcom. it stars Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson. A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
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Mind Your Language is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV. Created and written by Vince Powell, and directed by Stuart Allen, three series were produced by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.

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Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". Written by and starring Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness, this six-part comedy/drama series is the story of clueless Phoenix Club bouncers Max (Kay) and Paddy (McGuinness), as they escape clubland in their prized motor-home and take to the open highway.