1.9 Season One Explained

All British Comedy Explained · Feb 5, 2026 · 39m

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky

Episode 9: Season One Explained

For our next set of shows, we’ll be looking at some classic SITCOMS all of which became firm favourites with the public.

1. Fawlty Towers. Still the yardstick by which other sitcoms are measured.

2. The Good Life. By far the best of the “French windows” genre.

3. Absolutely Fabulous. Ripped through the world of fashion and PR like a hurricane and gifted us indelible comedy characters.

4. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. The Good Life’s weirder, darker suburban cousin, anchored by the…