{"id":3268,"date":"2022-01-11T20:24:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2022-01-11T20:24:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:24:17","slug":"the-classic-british-tv-sitcoms-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-classic-british-tv-sitcoms-quiz\/entertainment\/tv\/","title":{"rendered":"The Classic British TV Sitcoms Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Birth of the British Sitcom<\/h3>\n<p>The first British TV comedy was Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour broadcast by the BBC in 1956. Adopted from radio, it starred popular comedy actor Tony Hancock as Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock put into a series of awkward situations. Hence, the British sitcom was born!<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1960s, there have been literally hundreds of British sitcoms broadcast on the telly, both at home and overseas. While there have obviously been a few stinkers and some degree of mediocrity in the production of the British sitcom, there has also been plenty to laugh out loud about! Here&#8217;s a quiz on just a few of the UK&#8217;s favourite sitcoms of the last 60 years.<\/p>\n<h4>Take the Classic British Sitcoms Quiz!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"362400\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The Classic British TV Comedies Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/362400?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The Classic British TV Comedies Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quiz on classic British TV comedies that covers the last 60 years. What can you remember?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>In which Blackadder series was Mrs. Miggins pie shop first mentioned?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In Are You Being Served, who had the catchphrase &#8221;I&#8217;m free&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In Steptoe and Son, Harold Steptoe earns a living doing which dirty job?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Mrs. Doyle was a prominent character in which sitcom?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Death in Paradise actor, Don Washington, famously played Philip Smith, in which sitcom of the 1970s?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Who lives at Flat 2, 12 Arbour Road, Highbury?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which famed comedy duo of the 1980s appeared in three episodes of the Young Ones?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which comedy sitcom actor&#8217;s autobiography was entitled &#8216;During the War and Other Encounters&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In which popular comedy series was &#8216;Stan Butler&#8217; the central character?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which married sitcom couple lived at 117 Blossom Avenue, Fiddleton?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>One Foot in the Grave&#8217;s Victor Meldrew was made compulsory redundant from which job?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Lofty&#8217; Sugden was a character in which sitcom?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>No worries, but I&#8217;m guessing you&#8217;re more Love Island than Craggy Island?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Decent effort! That&#8217;s pretty much an &#8216;Inbetweeners&#8217; score!<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Very good! You&#8217;re obviously &#8216;Not Going Out&#8217; much with that score.<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Allo Allo!&#8217; You&#8217;re obviously a classic sitcom fanatic.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed taking our classic British TV sitcoms quiz? If so, why not try some of our other themed and general knowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a>? And, while you&#8217;re here why not sign up and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community.<\/a> It&#8217;s free, there&#8217;s no catch, or bombarding you with crappy ads. And, better still, we&#8217;ll be rewarding our members in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: Antonio Guillem\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Birth of the British Sitcom The first British TV comedy was Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour broadcast by the BBC in 1956. Adopted from radio, it starred popular comedy actor Tony Hancock as Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock put into a series of awkward situations. Hence, the British sitcom was born! 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