# The greatest TV characters of all time according to Channel 4 (2001)

In Channel 4's viewer poll "100 Greatest TV Characters" (2001), Homer Simpson won ahead of Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers and Edmund Blackadder. The top 10, with each character's show.

- 194 votes · 10 items
- Feb 5, 2022 · Markus H.
- https://even.best/en/l/5192/the-greatest-tv-characters-of-all-time-according-to-channel-4-2001

## Top 10

1. **Basil Fawlty** (22 · ▲24 ▼2) — From Fawlty Towers.
2. **Homer Simpson** (22 · ▲23 ▼1) — From The Simpsons.
3. **Edmund Blackadder** (18 · ▲21 ▼3) — From Blackadder.
4. **The Doctor** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — From Doctor Who.
5. **Father Dougal McGuire** (15 · ▲17 ▼2) — From Father Ted.
6. **Del Boy** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — From Only Fools and Horses.
7. **Ali G** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — From The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show.
8. **Victor Meldrew** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — From One Foot in the Grave.
9. **Alan Partridge** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — From The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge.
10. **Niles Crane** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — From Frasier.

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