TV schedule for 30th August 2024 - British Comedy Guide (2024)

TV schedule Friday 30th August 2024

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6pm (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 7, Episode 3 - The Waist Land

Foggy has a scam selling food to the desperate inhabitants of a health farm.

6:40pm (repeat)

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 13 - No Spring For Frazer

When Frazer discovers that the butterfly spring for his Lewis gun has vanished, the platoon must face up to the reality of defending the coast without a machine gun. Unless they can find the piece, that is. Unfortunately, it could very well be inside a coffin - and not unaccompanied!

7pm (repeat)

Would I Lie To You?

Series 10, Episode 4

With John Simpson, Hugh Dennis, Katherine Ryan and Warwick Davis.

7:20pm (repeat)

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 14 - Sons Of The Sea

Mainwaring gets his hand on a boat and plans to set up river patrols. A practice run ends disastrously when the platoon get lost in fog and end up at sea. They can't really have drifted all of the way to Nazi-occupied France, can they?

8:30pm (repeat)

Would I Lie To You?

Series 17, Episode 6

Craig Charles, Amy Gledhill, Shazia Mirza and Jeremy Vine join host Rob Brydon and team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell to sort out the fact from the fiction.

8:40pm (repeat)

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 5, Episode 1

Hyacinth gets more than she bargained for on a senior citizens' daytrip to the seaside.

9pm (repeat)

A League Of Their Own

Road Trip: South East Asia, Out-takes - Unseen Moments

Out-takes from the series proper.

9pm (repeat)

Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

Feature-length film by Ricky Gervais, shot during his first ever stand-up tour. The programme features his performance and backstage footage.

9pm
60 min version
(repeat)

QI

Series K, Christmas Special - Kris Kringle

With Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Brendan O'Carroll.

9:20pm (repeat)

Open All Hours

Series 1, Episode 3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

Perhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?

9:30pm
60 min

The Last Leg

The Last Leg Of Paris 2024, Episode 3

The team cover this year's Paralympics.

9:30pm (repeat)

Daddy Issues

Episode 3 - Sugar Daddies

Gemma receives dodgy life advice from her incarcerated sister Catherine and Rita, her alcoholic boss. Worried that she will be having the baby alone, she enlists Cherry to help her find a suitable, ideally rich, father for her unborn child. Meanwhile, Malcolm thinks he has found love with a woman online. Gemma educates him on the perils of catfishing - but Derek encourages Malcolm to meet her.

10pm (repeat)

Rob And Romesh Vs

Series 7, Episode 1 - Hollywood Stunts

Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan take on more challenges, beginning by heading off to Los Angeles to throw themselves into the world of Hollywood stuntmen. They meet The Fall Guy stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt before training with the film's director David Leitch, then head back to the UK to perform a stunt on Hollyoaks.

10pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Christmas Special - The Frog's Legacy

At Trigger's niece Lisa's wedding, down in Hampshire, Del bumps into his mum's old best mate, Trigger's auntie Irene. Over a few drinks, Reenie lets slip a tale of hidden treasure and 1960s intrigue. Just what's the truth in the rumours of Freddy the Frog?

10pm (repeat)

The Office

Series 1, Episode 4 - Training

To fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training Day has been scheduled. Dawn's engagement to Lee is on the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have a chance with her. In this great episode David hinders the productivity of the training expert and gives the staff some musical inspiration.

10pm
15 min

The Golden Cobra

Episode 5

Animated comedy.

10:15pm
15 min

The Golden Cobra

Episode 6

Animated comedy.

10:30pm (repeat)

People Just Do Nothing

Series 1, Episode 3 - Competition

Kurupt FM is running their weekly caller competition and MC Grindah has a special surprise in store for the winner. Meanwhile, Chabuddy G's wife Aldona has her Polish brother come to stay.

11pm (repeat)

People Just Do Nothing

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Website

Plans are being made for a Kurupt FM website, with the crew calling on the internet expertise of Chabuddy G. Meanwhile, Grindah's girlfriend Miche is struggling to fill time as Angel starts school.

11:20pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Series 4, Episode 4 - It's Only Rock And Roll

Rodney's joined a band (on drums), and really believes that they could be the next big thing. Del's not so convinced, but, spying an opportunity to make a few bob, offers to act as their manager. Their first gig doesn't go well at all, but which one of the brothers will be proved right?

11:40pm (repeat)

Breeders

Series 4, Episode 7 - No Kids

Paul and Ally take a 'family' vacation without the kids. Luke makes a decision about the future of his education and life with Maya.

11:55pm (repeat)

Not Going Out

Series 4, Episode 2 - Debbie

When a twenty-year old girl turns up on Lee's doorstep and announces that he might be her father, Lee goes into immediate denial. Until, that is, he remembers a one-night stand he had at a party that Tim threw to celebrate the end of his accountancy exams back in the 1980s. Is Lee mature - or rich enough - to be a father?

Midnight (repeat)

Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live

TV edit of the 2010 stand-up show Lockipedia Live, starring Sean Lock.

TV schedule for 30th August 2024 - British Comedy Guide (2024)

FAQs

What is the number one British comedy? ›

Results
No.TitleYears broadcast
1Only Fools and Horses1981–2003
2Blackadder1983–1989
3The Vicar of Dibley1994–2007
4Dad's Army1968–1977
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Which is British televisions longest running sitcom? ›

The longest-running sitcom award goes to the BBC's Last of the Summer Wine, a comedy that ran for 31 seasons and ended in 2010.

What is the most watched British sitcom episode of all time? ›

The show was not an immediate hit with viewers and received little promotion early on, but later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the last episode) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers.

What was voted the best British sitcom of all time? ›

Fawlty Towers

The show was created by John Cleese and Connie Booth and follows the lives of the staff and guests at a hotel in Torquay. The show is known for its physical comedy, witty dialogue, and memorable characters. Fawlty Towers has been voted the best British sitcom of all time by various publications.

What is the most watched comedy show of all time? ›

If you read that in the ever-sarcastic voice of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), you're probably familiar with Friends, arguably the most popular TV show of all time.

What is the British comedy show with two ladies? ›

Absolutely Fabulous (often shortened to Ab Fab) is a British television sitcom based on the French and Saunders sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

What is the oldest sitcom ever recorded? ›

In 1947, the first American television sitcom, Mary Kay and Johnny, debuted. Since that time, many of the most watched shows in the US have been sitcoms. American sitcoms are generally written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving eight minutes for advertisem*nts in a 30-minute timeslot.

What is the most viewed thing on British TV? ›

The 32 most-watched shows in British TV history ever
  • Apollo 13's splash down, 1970 - 28.60 million. ...
  • England v Italy in the Euro 2020 finals, 29.85 million. ...
  • EastEnders, 1986 - 30.15 million. ...
  • The Royal Family documentary, 1969 - 30.69 million. ...
  • The funeral of Princess Diana - 32.10 million. ...
  • The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.
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Who won Britain's Greatest comedy character? ›

Alan Partridge has been named Britain's greatest comedy character. Steve Coogan's alter-ego made the top of a list decided by a panel of comedy performers and writers for the Gold television channel tonight.

What is the number one TV show in the UK? ›

A survey conducted in the second quarter of 2024 in the United Kingdom showed that the highest ranked TV show was "Only Fools and Horses" with 78 percent of respondents giving it a positive rating.

What is the most viewed English show? ›

Top 100 most watched tv shows of all time
  1. Game of Thrones. 2011–201974 epsTV-MA. ...
  2. Stranger Things. 2016–202542 epsTV-14. ...
  3. The Walking Dead. 2010–2022177 epsTV-MA. ...
  4. 13 Reasons Why. 2017–202049 epsTV-MA. ...
  5. The 100. 2014–2020100 epsTV-14. ...
  6. Orange Is the New Black. 2013–201991 epsTV-MA. ...
  7. Riverdale. 2017–2023137 epsTV-14. ...
  8. Grey's Anatomy.

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