The Lady in the Van, the British comedy-drama starring the late Maggie Smith and Roger Allam, has been added to Netflix. The 70s-set film, based on Alan Bennett's memoir of the same name, charts ...

John Inman, Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in London. (Image: PA Wire) When the show ended in 1976 Murphy and Joyce starred in the spin-off, George And Mildred, which ran for five series until 1979.

But British TV comedy will always be where my heart truly lies and if any of my above choices are on your own list of TV faves, then I urge you to try any or all of my top picks of Brit TV comedy.