Perry and Croft: Made in Britain

ComedyDocumentary

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.

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Episodes & Seasons

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Season 1

4 Episodes

EP 01

EP 1

01.War & Peace

30m

2014-11-15

01.War & Peace

30m

Aired 2014-11-15

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.

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EP 02

EP 2

02.A Touch of Class

30m

2014-11-22

02.A Touch of Class

30m

Aired 2014-11-22

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.

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EP 03

EP 3

03.Birds and Bees

30m

2014-11-29

03.Birds and Bees

30m

Aired 2014-11-29

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.

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EP 04

EP 4

04.Wind of Change

30m

2014-12-13

04.Wind of Change

30m

Aired 2014-12-13

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.

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