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Safety Catch is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence Howarth and written by Howarth and John Finnemore. The series was first broadcast in 2007. It is about Simon McGrath, a man who works in a job that he does not like – the arms trade. The show mocks issues of morality, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. Because of the subject matter and the light-hearted way it is treated, the series is one of Radio 4's most controversial. A second series was broadcast in April 2009.
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Oh Happy Band! is a British television sitcom written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The series ran for six episodes on BBC1, from 3 September to 8 October 1980, and featured the final screen appearance of comedian Harry Worth. For musical sequences, the series featured the Aldershot Brass Ensemble.
Potter is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke. Running for three series, it originally starred Arthur Lowe as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer with time on his hands following retirement. Set in Surrey, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.
Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom (2013–2019) created for the BBC by Roy Clarke, and starring David Jason and James Baxter. It is the sequel to the sitcom Open All Hours (1976–1985), which both Clarke and Jason were involved in. The new series was launched following a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 commemorating the original series. The sitcom's premise focuses on the life of a much older Granville, who now runs his late uncle's grocery shop with the assistance of his son, continuing to sell products at higher prices alongside seeking to be with his love interest.
The Clairvoyant is a British television sitcom written by Roy Clarke, the creator of Last of the Summer Wine. Airing on BBC2, the series starred Roy Kinnear, Sandra Dickinson, Carmel Cryan, Glynis Brooks, Hugh Lloyd and Shaun Curry. Beginning with a pilot in 1984, five more episodes were broadcast in 1986.
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