CLASSIC UK COMEDY
When you look back over the decades of British comedy there are so many fantastic and funny TV shows it is almost impossible to narrow it down to just ten questions…but I’ll give it a go!
QUESTIONS
1. Which British sitcom centred around the working lives of the staff at the Grace Brother’s Department Store?
2. Who played the role of David Brent, the bumbling regional manager of the Wernham Hogg paper company?
3. Who is the last human left alive aboard the ‘Red Dwarf’ spacecraft?
4. What was the full name of Ronnie Barker’s character in ‘Porridge’ which was stated at the beginning of every episode?
5. In what fictional town did Captain Mainwaring parade his motley crew of the ‘Dad’s Army’?
6. Hyacinth Bucket was the main character in which classic BBC comedy?
7. What were the first names of the four characters in, ‘The Young Ones’?
8. When we first meet Mr. Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson on the big screen, what is his occupation?
9. What is the name of the Comprehensive School the boys attend in, ‘The Inbetweeners’?
10. What is Blackadder’s first name which remains the same throughout history, according to the TV shows?
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ANSWERS
1. Which British sitcom centred around the working lives of the staff at the Grace Brother’s Department Store?
ARE YOU BEING SERVED
2. Who played the role of David Brent, the bumbling regional manager of the Wernham Hogg paper company?
RICKY GERVAIS
3. Who is the last human left alive aboard the ‘Red Dwarf’ spacecraft?
DAVID LISTER
4. What was the full name of Ronnie Barker’s character in ‘Porridge’ which was stated at the beginning of every episode?
NORMAN STANLEY FLETCHER
5. In what fictional town did Captain Mainwaring parade his motley crew of the ‘Dad’s Army’?
WALMINGTON-ON-SEA
6. Hyacinth Bucket was the main character in which classic BBC comedy?
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
7. What were the first names of the four characters in, ‘The Young Ones’?
MIKE, VYVIAN, RICK, NEIL
8. When we first meet Mr. Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson on the big screen, what is his occupation?
SECURITY GUARD (at a London art gallery)
9. What is the name of the Comprehensive School the boys attend in, ‘The Inbetweeners’?
RUDGE PARK COMPREHENSIVE
10. What is Blackadder’s first name which remains the same throughout history, according to the TV shows?
EDMUND