Writer and Internet raconteur Jon Bounds joins Mark to build a list close to his heart.
Jon grew up on 70s sitcoms and wants nothing more than to share his love. If you’re in the UK, these might be shows you can check out on Yesterday or in film-form via Talking Pictures.
Jon is a student of erstwhile TV, a fact clearly demonstrated by his massive affection for the 80s tele-phenomenon than is Boon.
Mark and Jon’s differences in comedy tastes are perhaps best illustrated by the fact that Jon quite likes Not Going Out, and Josh, which Mark really doesn’t.
Honourable mentions
- Last of the Summer Wine
- To the Manor Born
- Come Back Mrs Noah
- Dad’s Army
- Steptoe and Son
- Till Death Us do Part
- In Sickness and in Health, despite the great Ken Campbell
- On the Buses, although Jon likes the holiday film
- Sykes
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
- Butterflies
- Bless This House, which also made it to film
- Only When I Laugh
- Rising Damp
- Going Straight (the sequel to /Porridge/)
- Terry and June
Jon’s picks
In order of discussion:
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Created and written by Dick Clement and Ian la Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker Richard Beckinsale , /Porridge/ is set in Slade Prison and follows the exploits of inmates Norman Stanley Fletcher and Lennie Godber. The series also transferred to film.
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