The adventures of the Griffin family continue apace with this latest Family Guy boxset, which once again delivers many hours of quite brilliant animated comedy. The show, for those new to it, follows the wonderful Griffin family, headed up by the daft but loveable Peter and the happily oblivious Lois, through to their teenage kids Chris and Meg. But as any seasoned Family Guy ...

Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Jeremy Clarkson

Often hailed as the greatest ever British sitcom, Fawlty Towers is closer to the more elaborate tradition of farce. Comprising two series made in 1975 and 1979, the total of just 12 episodes were painstakingly constructed by writers John Cleese and Connie Booth. Unlike most British farces, however, Fawlty Towers deals with the big themes--death, psychology, xenophobia and even ...

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Bernard Cribbins
Directed By: Bob Spiers, John Howard-Davies

The first series of Gavin and Stacey brought the show richly-deserved BAFTA recognition, and left the two title characters married by the time it came to an end. Series two picks things up from there, as they settle into married life, and the challenges that ultimately brings. Never forgetting its comedic roots, Gavin and Stacey now follows the pair, and the collection of ...

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Ruth Jones, James Corden, Mathew Horne, Joanna Page

A US sitcom behemoth with a global brand, Friends shot out of the gate in 1994 with snappy writing and an attractive cast. The exploits of sensitive paleontologist Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), his obsessive-compulsive sister Monica Geller (Courteney Cox); Monica's roommate Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), a spoiled rich girl trying to live on her own; earthy aromatherapist/masseuse Phoebe ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry

One of the best comedy series ever to emerge from England, Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of World War I. In his pre-Mr Bean triumph, British comic actor Rowan Atkinson played all five versions of Edmund, beginning with the villainous and cowardly Duke of Edinburgh, whose ...

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed, Stephen Fry
Directed By: Martin Shardlow, Mandie Fletcher, Richard Boden

One of television's best kept secrets, Mock The Week stands aside from the ongoing collection of panel quiz games by being both very, very funny, and consistently keeping its standards high. The format certainly helps. Based on the principle of two teams going head to head in a quiz based on the week's happenings, Mock The Week then promptly rips up the textbook by introducing ...

Manufacturer: Spirit Entertainment
Starring: Frankie Boyle, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Russell Howard, Dara O'Briain

Manufacturer: ITV DVD

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: James Corden, Matthew Horne, Christine Geron, Joanna Page, Ruth Jones

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck