Britain's Best Sitcom was a poll
conducted in 2004 by the
BBC,
ITV
and
Channel 4
to identify the
United Kingdom's
best
situation comedy.
- Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003) — 316,657 votes
- Blackadder (1983-1989) — 282,106 votes
- The Vicar of Dibley (1994-2007) — 212,927 votes
- Dad's Army (1968-1977) — 174,138 votes
- Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) — 172,066 votes
- Yes Minister / Yes, Prime Minister (1980-1984, 1986-1988) — 123,502 votes
- Porridge / Going Straight (1974-1977, 1978) — 93,902 votes
- Open All Hours (1973, 1976-1985) — 67,237 votes
- The Good Life (1975-1978) — 40,803 votes
- One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)— 31,410 votes
- Father Ted (1995-1998)
- Keeping Up Appearances (1990-1995)
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1982-1992)
- Last of the Summer Wine / First of the Summer Wine (1973-present)
- Steptoe and Son (1962-1975)
- Men Behaving Badly (1992-1998)
- Absolutely Fabulous (1992-1996, 2001-2005)
- Red Dwarf (1988-1999, 2009)
- The Royle Family (1998-2000, 2006, 2008)
- Are You Being Served? / Grace & Favour (1972-1985, 1992-1993)
- To the Manor Born (1979-1981, 2007)
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973-1978)
- The Likely Lads / Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1964-1966, 1973-1974, 1976)
- My Family (2000-present)
- The Office (2001-2003)
- Drop the Dead Donkey (1990-1998)
- Rising Damp (1974-1978)
- dinnerladies (1998-2000)
- As Time Goes By (1992-2002, 2005)
- Hancock's Half Hour (1954-1961)
- The Young Ones (1982-1984)
- Till Death Us Do Part / In Sickness and in Health (1965-1975, 1985-1992)
- Butterflies (1978-1983)
- The Thin Blue Line (1995-1996)
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-1979)
- Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001-2002)
- Waiting for God (1990-1994)
- Birds of a Feather (1989-1998)
- Bread (1986-1991)
- Hi-de-Hi! (1980-1988)
- The League of Gentlemen (1999-2002)
- I'm Alan Partridge (1997-2002)
- Just Good Friends (1983-1986)
- 2point4 children (1991-1999)
- Bottom (1991-1995)
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974-1981)
- The Brittas Empire (1991-1997)
- Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999-2001)
- Rab C. Nesbitt (1988, 1990-1999, 2008-present)
- Goodnight Sweetheart (1993-1999)
- Up Pompeii! (1969-1975, 1991)
- Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-1989)
- On the Buses (1969-1973)
- Coupling (2000-2004)
- George and Mildred (1976-1979)
- A Fine Romance (1981-1984)
- Citizen Smith (1977-1980)
- Black Books (2000-2004)
- The Liver Birds (1969-1979, 1996)
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001-present)
- The New Statesman (1987-1994)
- Sykes / Sykes and a Big, Big Show / Sykes and A...
- Please, Sir!
- Dear John
- Barbara
- Spaced
- Bless This House
- Love Thy Neighbour
- Man About the House
- Desmond's
- Duty Free
- All Gas and Gaiters / Oh, Brother! / Oh, Father!
- Happy Ever After / Terry & June
- Only When I Laugh
- Brass
- The Rag Trade / Meet the Wife
- Sorry
- Kiss Me Kate
- Doctor in the House / Doctor at Large / Doctor in Charge / Doctor at Sea / Doctor on the Go / Doctor at the Top
- I Didn't Know You Cared
- Shelley
- Nearest and Dearest / Not On Your Nellie
- Fresh Fields / French Fields
- The Army Game / Bootsie and Snudge
- Robin's Nest
- The Dustbinmen
- Whoops Apocalypse
- My Wife Next Door
- Never the Twain
- Nightingales
- Early Doors
- Agony / Agony Again
- The Lovers
- Father, Dear Father
- Hot Metal
- ...And Mother Makes Three / ...And Mother Makes Five
- Life With The Lyons
- Marriage Lines
- A Sharp Intake of Breath
- No Problem!