British Comedies
Airs: Mon - Fri 7:30pm WGBH 44 & Sat 8-11pm WGBH 2
WGBH tickles the funny bone of comedy fans with the best programs the British Isles has to offer. British comedy is one of WGBH's most popular program genres.
SAMPLE PROGRAMS
New Tricks
New Tricks follows the antics of three retired cops recruited by Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman) to reinvestigate unsolved crimes. Gerry Standing (Dennis Waterman), Jack Halford (James Bolam) and Brian Lane (Alun Armstrong) have for a variety of reasons handed over their badges and accepted premature retirement. But their hunger to right the wrongs of the past is still strong, and they're willing to resort to the most unconventional methods if it means they can close a case.
The Office
A mockumentary about life in a mid-sized sub office paper merchants in a bleak British industrial town, where manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, and most popular boss ever. He isn't. That doesn't stop him from embarrassing himself in front of the cameras on a regular basis, whether from his political sermonizing, his stand-up 'comedy,' or his incredibly unique dancing. Meanwhile, long-suffering Tim (Martin Freeman) longs after Dawn (Lucy Davis) the engaged receptionist and keeps himself sane by playing childish practical jokes on his insufferable, army-obsessed desk mate Gareth (Mackenzie Crook).
SAMPLE PROGRAMS
New Tricks
New Tricks follows the antics of three retired cops recruited by Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman) to reinvestigate unsolved crimes. Gerry Standing (Dennis Waterman), Jack Halford (James Bolam) and Brian Lane (Alun Armstrong) have for a variety of reasons handed over their badges and accepted premature retirement. But their hunger to right the wrongs of the past is still strong, and they're willing to resort to the most unconventional methods if it means they can close a case.
The Office
A mockumentary about life in a mid-sized sub office paper merchants in a bleak British industrial town, where manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, and most popular boss ever. He isn't. That doesn't stop him from embarrassing himself in front of the cameras on a regular basis, whether from his political sermonizing, his stand-up 'comedy,' or his incredibly unique dancing. Meanwhile, long-suffering Tim (Martin Freeman) longs after Dawn (Lucy Davis) the engaged receptionist and keeps himself sane by playing childish practical jokes on his insufferable, army-obsessed desk mate Gareth (Mackenzie Crook).
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