The Upper Hand was a British sitcom broadcast on ITV 1 between 1990 and 1996. It started Joe McGann as Charlie and Diana Weston as Caroline. It also starts Honor Blackman as Laura, Kellie Bright as Jo (Joanna) and William Puttock as Tom. In this post we look at some of The Upper Hand Filming … Read more
On The Up was a BBC sitcom starring Dennis Waterman as self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter. The sitcom aired for 3 series in the early 1990s. In this post, we take a walk through some of the key, On The Up Filming Locations. Tony Carpenter’s Mansion In the comedy, Tony Carpenter lives in a mansion located … Read more
The Vicar of Dibley is a BBC comedy starring Dawn French as the legendary Rev Geraldine Granger. The first female vicar of St Barnabas Church in the fictional village of Dibley. But as Dibley is a fictitious village, Where was The Vicar of Dibley filmed? Dibley Village Location The village of Turville, Buckinghamshire was used … Read more
The Thin Blue Line was a BBC sitcom that originially aired on BBC One between 1995 and 1996. The comedy starred Rowan Atkinson as Inspector Fowler. A Uniformed inspector of a police station in the fictional town of Gasforth. In this post we take a look at some of the Thin Blue Line Filming Locations … Read more
During lockdown enforced due to the outbreak of Covid-19, I helped one of the charities that I volunteer for do a monthly virtual quiz. In a bid to make the quiz a bit different every time I would add in Bonus questions as a break from the standard multiple-choice offering. Bonus questions took a different … Read more
Holby is a TV Drama created by the BBC. A spin-off of the long-running BBC Drama Casualty, Holby City follows the lives of the staff in some of the main hospital wards. Holby The Hospital is located in the fictitious city of Holby. However, the building used for the hospital building is located at BBC … Read more
In this post, we take a look at some of the iconic BBC Open All Hours Filming Locations. Most of the same locations were used in the sequel comedy Still Open All Hours. Open All Hours is up there as one of the great British comedies. In recent years it has been revived with Granville … Read more
Cash and Curry is the third episode in series 1. In the episode it sees Del sell his Vauxhall Velox to help him raise £2000 to pull off a con trick. However, in the end, it is Del and Rodney who end up being tricked. Here we look at some of the Only Fools and … Read more
The Brittas Empire was a BBC comedy that was broadcast between 1991 and 1997. Including specials, a total of 52 episodes were created over 7 series. The sitcom focused on the Leisure Centre Manager Mr Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) and his team of staff. Set in the fictional setting of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre, … Read more
In this post, on request, we take a look at After Henry Filming Locations. The British TV comedy that originally aired between 1988 and 1992. After Henry House Filming Location Probably the most important external location of the series is the family home of Sarah France. A large Edwardian house in the fictional London suburb … Read more