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

The top 3 according to 194 votes from people: Basil Fawlty · Homer Simpson · Edmund Blackadder. (Updated Feb 5, 2022.)

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.

Markus H. · · 10 items · 194 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    Basil Fawlty

    From Fawlty Towers.

    ▲ 24 ▼ 2

    22
  2. 2

    Homer Simpson

    From The Simpsons.

    ▲ 23 ▼ 1

    22
  3. 3

    Edmund Blackadder

    From Blackadder.

    ▲ 21 ▼ 3

    18
  4. 4

    The Doctor

    From Doctor Who.

    ▲ 20 ▼ 2

    18
  5. 5

    Father Dougal McGuire

    From Father Ted.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 2

    15
  6. 6

    Del Boy

    From Only Fools and Horses.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 3

    14
  7. 7

    Ali G

    From The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 0

    14
  8. 8

    Victor Meldrew

    From One Foot in the Grave.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 3

    12
  9. 9

    Alan Partridge

    From The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 3

    7
  10. 10

    Niles Crane

    From Frasier.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 4

    6

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Sebastian Wagner · Deutsch

Homer auf Platz 1 ist völlig verdient, aber Basil Fawlty direkt dahinter freut mich. Niles Crane in den Top 10 hätte ich nicht erwartet, Frasier war doch eher ein Nischending hier.

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