Perry and Croft: Made in Britain

Overview

Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but these classic comedies are also a unique chronicle of 20th century Britain.

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Episodes

S01E01 War & Peace

November 15, 2014 30 min
From Dad's Army to It Ain't Half Hot Mum, the comedies of Perry and Croft portrayed the British at war and still mold the way that we think of the war years even today.

S01E02 A Touch of Class

November 22, 2014 30 min
The British obsession with social status was reflected in Perry and Croft's comedies from the upstairs-downstairs world of You Rang M'Lord to the relationship between Capt. Mainwaring and Wilson.

S01E03 Birds and Bees

November 29, 2014 30 min
Looks at changes in morality and attitudes towards romance and relationships in Britain and how these were reflected in the sitcoms of Perry and Croft.

S01E04 Wind of Change

December 13, 2014 30 min
A look at how the sitcoms of Perry and Croft encapsulated the end of an era. Reflecting old ideas as they faded and a new British identity as it was being formed.

Cast

Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry
Himself
David Croft
David Croft
Himself (archive footage)

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