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To ask you for your top 3 sitcom characters ever?

372 replies

CheapSausagesAndSpam · 01/02/2018 12:08

3 isn't many is it?

Here's mine

Jill Tyrell-Nighty Night
David Brent even though he annoys me so much
Basil Fawlty

Now people will come along with theirs and I'll think I've chosen the wrong ones!

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Peoplemaynoticeus · 05/07/2018 18:16

Ahhhhhh

Peoplemaynoticeus · 05/07/2018 18:17

Damn phone Blush
Delboy
David Brent
Rodney

FoofFighter · 05/07/2018 18:25

Martin shit on it!!-- Friday Night Dinner

Chandler Bing

Del Boy

SophieHattersStick · 05/07/2018 18:34

How can nobody have mentioned Siobhan Sharpe from W1A/2012??

Plus Malcolm Tucker

Mark Corrigan

CherylStreep · 05/07/2018 19:18

Maria, Frank and Robert - ELR
Fr Noel Furlong
Pam and Nessa
Frankie Heck - the middle
Arthur Spooner - king of queens
Barbara Royle
And loved Sam and Carla in Cheers

goodbyeeee · 05/07/2018 19:22

Blackadder/Baldrick/ Lord Flashart (impossible to choose)
Basil Fawlty
Alan Partridge

goodbyeeee · 05/07/2018 19:25

And everyone in Yes Minister/Yes Primeminister

NerrSnerr · 05/07/2018 19:29

Bren from Dinnerladies
Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
I can't decide between Alice Tinker or Father Dougal for my third

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 05/07/2018 19:33

Chandler - friends
Mr Brittas - brittas empire
Linda - gimme gimme gimme

Merryoldgoat · 05/07/2018 19:38

George Costanza
Niles Crane
Bernard Black

IwantedtobeEmmaPeel · 05/07/2018 19:39

Margot Leadbetter
Bet Lynch (Corrie)
Bren (dinnerladies)

Merryoldgoat · 05/07/2018 19:41

Someone upthread said Raymond Holt - I think I’ll have to bump Bernard Black for him.

DownstairsMixUp · 05/07/2018 19:45

Scarlett... everybody look at de moon Grin

mumonashoestring · 05/07/2018 19:47

Malcolm - The Thick of it
Sir Humphrey Appleby - Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister
Patsy -Ab Fab

SnappyFartyKarate · 05/07/2018 20:28

In no particular order:
Martin Goodman from Friday Night Dinner
Blackadder in the 3rd series
Basil Fawlty, although I do watch clips now and find them a bit disturbing...

SnappyFartyKarate · 05/07/2018 20:31

Also Sir Humphry, Dolly and Jean and Malcom Tucker.

morningtoncrescent62 · 05/07/2018 20:35

Ria - Butterflies
Margot - The Good Life
Yvonne - Goodnight Sweetheart

TammyWincyette · 05/07/2018 20:38

Wolfie Smith's girlfriend's mum who called him 'Foxy'
Father Ted
Jackie 'put a top on, Martin' Goodman

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 05/07/2018 20:39

Too many to choose from

Bernard Black
Richie and Eddie
Blackadder
The entire cast of WIA, but especially Anna

And Malcolm Tucker is my hero

Raspberryberetthekindyoufind · 05/07/2018 20:44

Loved Jasper Carrot in the detectives
Two older sitcoms that stick in my mind are The Upperhand and also Watching with Lisa Tarbuck

TheLittleThingsLikeVodka · 05/07/2018 20:59

Jim- Friday night dinner
Dan- him and her
Trigger

Cornishclio · 05/07/2018 21:02

Margot from the Good life
Chandler from Friends
Del boy from Only fools and horses

MrsElijahMikaelson · 05/07/2018 21:26

Dr Gregory House -House

Frasier - Frasier

Ross-Friends

DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy · 05/07/2018 23:50

@ClementineWardrobe Percy and green!!! Definitely GrinGrin

DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy · 05/07/2018 23:54

On the subject of Karen from Will and Grace, I was once told by a colleague that everyone in the office thought I was just like her Confused

I'll admit, I am busty, I like a drink, and possibly don't always hold back when I have a thought about something...

But I was kind of offended at the time Blush

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