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16+ source guides: Sitcom

Written and compiled by Eddie Dyja, David Sharp, and Ian O'Sullivan with Phil Wickham

From Hancock to The Office, Sgt Bilko to Seinfeld this study guide looks at the best British and US Sitcoms ever made. References will reveal how shows like Dad's Army, Porridge and Only Fools and Horses weren't instant hits and how some programmes like The League of Gentlemen were destined always to be cult classics.

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