# The best British sitcoms of all time

From Fawlty Towers to Fleabag: the British sitcoms that top the big polls (BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom, the 2019 Radio Times poll) and fans' rankings (Wikipedia, The Scotsman, Ranker).

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- Jul 13, 2021 · Rachel Brown
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## Top 15

1. **Fawlty Towers (1975-1979)** (32 · ▲35 ▼3) — John Cleese as Basil Fawlty; top of the 2019 Radio Times poll.
2. **Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003)** (21 · ▲25 ▼4) — Del Boy and Rodney; winner of the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom.
3. **Blackadder (1983-1989)** (21 · ▲22 ▼1) — Rowan Atkinson through the ages.
4. **Father Ted (1995-1998)** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — Three priests exiled to Craggy Island.
5. **I'm Alan Partridge (1997-2002)** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — Steve Coogan's broadcaster in a roadside hotel.
6. **Porridge (1974-1977)** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — Ronnie Barker in prison.
7. **The Office (2001-2003)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — Ricky Gervais as David Brent in Slough.
8. **Yes Minister (1980-1984)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — A minister and his civil servants.
9. **The Royle Family (1998-2012)** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — A family on the sofa in front of the TV.
10. **Dad's Army (1968-1977)** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — The Home Guard in Walmington-on-Sea.
11. **Gavin & Stacey (2007-2010)** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — An Essex boy and a Welsh girl, and their families.
12. **Red Dwarf (1988-)** (9 · ▲13 ▼4) — The last human alive, three million years from Earth.
13. **The Thick of It (2005-2012)** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Malcolm Tucker and Westminster chaos.
14. **Spaced (1999-2001)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes pretend to be a couple to rent a flat.
15. **Fleabag (2016-2019)** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks to the camera.
16. **Peep Show (2003-2015)** (5 · ▲9 ▼4) — Mark and Jeremy's inner monologues.

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