10 Best British TV Comedy Film Adaptations From the Past 30 Years (Film Magazine)

"Shakespeare, Shelley, Keats, Austen, Dickens, The Beatles, James Bond, Morecambe and Wise – these are the cries in response to the very topical question: "What has Britain ever given to the world?" Oh the literature! Oh the poetry! Oh the music! Oh the comedy… If there is anything that this cold little island has to be proud of, it's the comedy. 'Monty Python', 'Fawlty Towers', 'Little Britain' and many more are lauded all over the world; but does British comedy deserve its unshakeable reputation? In the past 30 years there has been a trend in British comedy involving attempted transitions from TV to film, all the way from Keith Lemon to 'The Thick of It' – very much an obvious time and money saver when no original idea is forthcoming. Necessity breeds invention, but is this just laziness or an act of genius? To find out, we at The Film Magazine looked at the good and the downright ugly of British television's movie adaptations to put together this list." thefilmagazine.com