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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (Spoiler Free Review)

October 25, 2026 · 24 min

Here at Britcompod, we are ardent Ghosts fans so we were in the cinema on opening night for the new film, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House. This is a pretty quick review with no spoilers but basically we loved it!
To Hull and Back (Only Fools and Horses)

October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

You can't talk about Only Fools and Horses without getting stuck in to one of the many christmas specials. We've chosen a fan favourite in To Hull and Back, which involves our boys getting involved with diamond smuggling. We also take a…
Only Fools and Horses (Series 4+5) Part 2

October 8, 2026 · 58 min

This week we delve further into series 4 and 5 of Only Fools and Horses as well as everybody's least favourite special, A Royal Flush. We also take a closer look at some of the major supporting characters like Trigger and Mickey Pearce.
Only Fools and Horses (Series 4+5) Part 1

October 1, 2026 · 54 min

We are back in Peckham! Having previously looked at the "Grandad Years", now we take on Uncle Albert and some of the other players who are starting to populate the world of Del and Rodney. Are these the peak years of Only Fools and Horses?
The Savages

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

This week we are following on from our Simon Nye connection to take a look at a much more obscure sitcom. 2001's The Savages is a pretty basic domestic sitcom but has some interesting elements, including Marcus Brigstocke as the lead and…

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Is It Legal? (Part 2)

September 10, 2026 · 54 min

Here is Part 2 of our look at Simon Nye's Is It Legal? starring the great Imelda Staunton. This week, we take a close look at Patrick Barlow and have good things to say about the physical comedy in the show.
Is It Legal? (Part 1)

September 3, 2026 · 59 min

This month we are looking at the somewhat forgotten mid nineties sitcom Is it Legal? Coming from Simon Nye while still riding high on the success of Men Behaving Badly, the show features theatre star Imelda Staunton in a relatively rare…
James Gilbert Deep Dive

August 24, 2026 · 36 min

As part of our look at early Last of the Summer Wine, we came across the name of James "Jimmy" Gilbert, who was a big cheese at the BBC for many years. He played a big part in the satire boom of the sixties, brought The Two Ronnies…
Spanner's Eleven (Seven of One)

August 20, 2026 · 46 min

This week we're having a look at one of the episodes from Seven of One, an anthology series designed to find sitcoms built around Ronnie Barker. The series spawned two huge successes, Porridge and Open All Hours. But this one…
Last of the Summer Wine (The Blamire Years) Part 2

August 13, 2026 · 53 min

Part 2 of our look at just the tip of the long-running Last of the Summer Wine. We finish our analysis of the episode, marvel at the technical set dressing of a church, and take a closer look at the work of Michael Bates.
Last of the Summer Wine (The Blamire Years) Part 1

August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

This week we begin an epic journey into the world's longest running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine. We'll start by looking at just the first two series, after which Michael Bates left. Here, we talk about the meandering and pointless…
Sex Lives of the Potato Men

July 16, 2026 · 55 min

This month we've been looking at Ideal so what better opportunity to take a look back at an early acting appearance from Johnny Vegas in the infamously bad Sex Lives of the Potato Men. Co-starring Mackenzie Crook, hot off The Office, and…