George and Mildred is a British sitcom that originally aired on ITV between 1976 and 1979. Staring Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as husband and wife, George and Mildred. The sitcom focuses on their day to day life after moving into a new house in the first episode within the upper class area of Hampton … Read more
London’s Burning was a British television drama that centred on the Blue Watch at Blackwall Fire station. The show originally ran between 1988 and 2002 and followed Blue Watch on duty as well as following their out of work lives. Blackwall Fire Station Location The main filming location for London’s Burning was Dockhead Fire Station … Read more
Three Up, Two Down originally aired on the BBC between 1985 and 1989. The comedy focused on Angie and Nick Tyler who had a baby at the start of Season 1. Concerned about their ability to cope with the childcare needs, Nick’s dad Sam moves into their basement apartment along with Angie’s mum Daphne. In … Read more
Hi-de-Hi is a BBC comedy sitcom based on the staff at the fictional Maplin’s Holiday Camp. This sitcom originally aired between 1980 and 1988 totalling 60 episodes spread over 9 series. The cast includes Sue Pollard, Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Ruth Madoc, and Simon Cadell. In this post, we take a look at some of … Read more
BBC Call the Midwife is a tale of midwives operating in London’s hard up east end during the 50s and the 60s. The first series set in 1957 aired on BBC One in 2012 and as of April 2022, there have so far been 11 series. But have you ever wondered, being set 50+ years … Read more
In a previous post I covered the filming locations of the homes of Victor Meldrew. Due to the popularity of that post, this post takes a look at some of the other One Foot in the Grave filming locations. Victor meets Mrs Warboys – Series 1 Episode 3 Victor bumps in Mrs Warboys to find … Read more
Get Back was a 1990’s TV sitcom written by Laurence Mark and Maurice Gran. The sitcom follows the ups, and mainly downs of Martin Sweet (Ray Winstone) and his family; his wife Loretta Sweet (Carol Harrison), daughters Eleanor Sweet (Kate Winslet) and Joanna Sweet (Michelle Cattini), his father Bernie Sweet (John Bardon), brother Albert Sweet … Read more
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