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Friday Night Dinner
Friday Night Dinner is a Channel 4 British sitcom (2011–2020) by Robert Popper about the secular Jewish Goodman family's weekly Shabbat meal, starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal, based on Popper's own family.
G'wed
G'wed (Scouse for "go ahead") is a British ITVX sitcom (2024-2026, 18 episodes, 3 series) written by Danny Kenny for Golden Path Productions, about working-class Liverpool teenagers led by Reece (Dylan Thomas-Smith) and Christopher (Jake Kenny-Byrne), filmed mostly on the Wirral and ITVX's biggest 2024 comedy with about six million streams.
Generation Z (TV series)
Generation Z is a 2024 Channel 4 British comedy-horror series by Ben Wheatley and The Forge: a chemical leak turns Dambury care-home pensioners into zombies preying on teenagers, satirizing generational conflict.
Ghosts (2019 British TV series)
Ghosts (2019 British TV series), also Ghosts UK, BBC One sitcom 2019-2023 by the Horrible Histories six: Alison and Mike inherit Button House and share it with period ghosts; five series, hit CBS remake, and the 2026 film The Possession of Button House.
Him & Her
Him & Her (also known as Young, Unemployed, and Lazy) is a BBC Three single-camera sitcom, 2010–2013, 25 episodes, written by Stefan Golaszewski, starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani as lazy couple Steve and Becky, and a BAFTA winner.
I Hate You (TV series)
I Hate You is a 2022 British Channel 4 sitcom by Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner), starring Tanya Reynolds and Melissa Saint as flatmates Charlie and Becca; six episodes on All 4, cancelled after one series in 2023.
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 is a BBC Two black comedy anthology series created by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, running nine series (2014–2024) of 55 self-contained episodes, each set in a location numbered nine.
Intelligence (British TV series)
Intelligence (British TV series), working title GCHQ, is a Sky One workplace sitcom created by Nick Mohammed, starring David Schwimmer as NSA agent Jerry Bernstein at GCHQ, 2020-2023, distinct from the 2014 CBS and 2006 CBC series of the same name.
It Gets Worse (TV series)
It Gets Worse is a 2026 six-episode British comedy series created by and starring Leo Reich, produced by A24 for Channel 4 (from 22 October 2026) and Paramount+ (from 6 November 2026), following evicted London flatmates Ethan, Abi, and Sam.
Lovesick (TV series)
Lovesick, formerly Scrotal Recall, is a British sitcom by Tom Edge: Dylan (Johnny Flynn), diagnosed with chlamydia, revisits ex-partners with friends Evie and Luke; Channel 4 2014, then three Netflix series to 2018.
Man Down (TV series)
Man Down is a British Channel 4 sitcom (2013–2017, 26 episodes, 4 series) written by and starring Greg Davies as Dan, an inept drama teacher, with Rik Mayall as his father in series 1 and Stephanie Cole as Aunt Nesta afterward.
Man Like Mobeen
Man Like Mobeen: BBC Three sitcom (2016 pilot, five series 2017–2025, 24 episodes) created by Guz Khan with Andy Milligan, about Mobeen Deen, a British Pakistani Muslim in Small Heath, Birmingham, raising his sister Aqsa; RTS and Broadcast award-winning, BAFTA-nominated.
Man vs Baby
Man vs Baby is a 2025 Netflix British comedy series, sequel to Man vs Bee, starring Rowan Atkinson as Trevor Bingley, housesitting a London penthouse at Christmas while caring for a baby abandoned after a school nativity; four episodes premiered December 11, 2025.
Man vs. Bee
Man vs. Bee is a 2022 Netflix British slapstick comedy series created by Rowan Atkinson and Will Davies, starring Atkinson as housesitter Trevor Bingley battling a bee in a mansion; nine short episodes, released June 24, 2022, followed by the 2025 sequel Man vs Baby.
Mount Pleasant (TV series)
Mount Pleasant: British comedy-drama (2011–2017) on Sky One, created by Sarah Hooper; 53 episodes in 6 series plus a 2017 special, set on a Manchester suburb cul-de-sac starring Sally Lindsay and Daniel Ryan.
Mr. Bigstuff
Mr. Bigstuff is a British Sky Max sitcom created by Ryan Sampson, starring Sampson as carpet salesman Glen and Danny Dyer (TV comedy debut) as estranged brother Lee; Essex-set comedy premiered 17 July 2024, six episodes, Dyer won a 2025 BAFTA, renewed for series 3.
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish sitcom created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll as Dublin matriarch Agnes Brown, on BBC One and RTÉ One since February 2011. Originating as a 1992 radio play, then novels, film, and stage shows, it wins huge ratings and viewer-voted awards despite hostile critical reviews.
Mum (TV series)
Mum is a British sitcom on BBC Two from 2016 to 2020, written by Stefan Golaszewski and starring Lesley Manville as a widow rebuilding her life.
Number 10 (upcoming TV series)
Number 10 is a British comedy drama set at 10 Downing Street, written by Steven Moffat, and stars Rafe Spall, Jenna Coleman, and Katherine Kelly.
Only Child (TV series)
Only Child is a BBC sitcom (2024–2026) written by Bryce Hart, starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh as widower Ken Pritchard and his only-child son Richard in Forres, Scotland; produced by Happy Tramp North, two series of six 30-minute episodes.
Peter Kay's Car Share
Peter Kay's Car Share is a BBC One sitcom (2015-2020) created by Paul Coleman and Tim Reid, starring Peter Kay as John Redmond and Sian Gibson as Kayleigh Kitson, supermarket colleagues in a company car-share scheme; a double BAFTA winner whose finale drew six million viewers.
Piglets (TV series)
Piglets is a British ITV sitcom (2024-2026) about six recruits at the fictional Norbourne police training college, created by Victoria Pile's Green Wing team, starring Sarah Parish and Mark Heap, cancelled after two series.
Plebs (TV series)
Plebs is a British ITV2 sitcom (2013-2022, five series, 39 episodes) set in ancient Rome in 27 BC, following Marcus, Stylax and slave Grumio; created by Sam Leifer and Tom Basden, ending with the ITVX special Soldiers of Rome.
Sick Note (TV series)
Sick Note is a British dark-comedy sitcom on Sky One, 2017–2018, 14 episodes in 2 series, created by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz. It stars Rupert Grint as Daniel Glass, who keeps a fake esophageal cancer diagnosis after Dr Ian Glennis (Nick Frost) misdiagnoses him; Don Johnson and Lindsay Lohan join series 1 and 2.
Small Prophets
Small Prophets is a 2026 BBC Two sitcom created, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, starring Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin, about a man growing prophesying homunculi in his Manchester garden shed; renewed for a BBC One second series.
Small Town, Big Story
Small Town, Big Story is a six-part Sky comedy drama created, written and directed by Chris O'Dowd, starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine, set in the fictional Irish village Drumbán, premiered 27 February 2025.
Smoggie Queens
Smoggie Queens: BBC Three sitcom created by and starring Phil Dunning, set in Middlesbrough, following drag queen Dickie's LGBTQ+ chosen family with Mark Benton as Mam; series began November 2024.
Spitting Image (2020 TV series)
Spitting Image (2020) was a BritBox revival of the British satirical puppet show, led by Roger Law with showrunner Jeff Westbrook, two 10-episode series from October 2020 to December 2021, cancelled in 2022.
Staged
Staged is a British sitcom starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. It follows two actors rehearsing a West End play over video calls during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starstruck (2021 TV series)
Starstruck is a British romantic comedy series created by and starring Rose Matafeo, following a New Zealander's romance with a film star, which ran from 2021 to 2023.