Editing British sitcom (section)

==2000–2010==
{{see also|Category:2000s British sitcoms}}
At the turn of the Millennium, examples of the hyperreal approach pioneered by Galton and Simpson in some of their ''Hancock'' scripts was evident in [[Steve Coogan]]'s 12-episode sitcom ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' (1997–2002). Galton and Simpson's influence also found its way into ''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]'', a [[mockumentary]], ''[[Early Doors]]'', ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' and many British [[dramedy|dramedies]].<ref name="GALTON">{{cite web
|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/obituary-ray-galton-6x8z6wbzt
|title=Ray Galton (obituary)
|date=8 October 2018
|work=[[The Times]]
|access-date=1 January 2022}}
</ref>
The BBC began using their digital channels [[BBC Three (former)|BBC Three]] and [[BBC Four]] to build a following for off-beat series including ''[[The Thick of It]]'' (2005–2012). Channel 4 had successes with ''[[Spaced]]'' (1999–2001), ''[[Black Books]]'' (2000–2004), ''[[Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights|Phoenix Nights]]'' (2001–2002), ''[[Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]'' (2003–2015), ''[[Green Wing]]'' (2004–2006), ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' (2006–2013) and ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' (2008–2010). The late 2000s and early 2010s also saw a major resurgence in traditional-style sitcoms filmed in front of a studio audience and featuring a laughter track, such as ''[[Not Going Out]]'' (2006–), written by [[Lee Mack]], ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' (2009–2015), ''[[Reggie Perrin]]'' (2009–2010), a remake of the 1970s series ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' and Irish sitcom ''[[Mrs Brown's Boys]]'' (2011–). The most successful BBC sitcom of the time was ''[[My Family]]'' (2000–2011), which came 24th in the Britain's Best Sitcom poll in 2004 and was the most watched sitcom in the United Kingdom in 2008.

Other sitcoms in the new millennium included ''[[Outnumbered (UK TV series)|Outnumbered]]'' (2007–2016), ''[[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps]]'' (2001–2011), about a group of young people living in [[Runcorn]], and ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' (2006–2013), about [[Information technology|IT]] colleagues.

===''The Royle Family''===
[[Caroline Aherne]] and [[Craig Cash]] wrote the 25 episodes of ''[[The Royle Family]]'' (1998–2012) for the BBC.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Royle Family – Queen of Sheba | publisher = BBC Press Office | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk44/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_theroyles | access-date = 5 November 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a497028/royle-family-wont-return-for-christmas-special-in-2013.html|title='Royle Family' won't return in 2013|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=9 July 2013|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019053602/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a497028/royle-family-wont-return-for-christmas-special-in-2013.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It centred on the lives of a television-fixated working-class family, the Royles, a stereotype of family life at the turn of the century, sharing elements of [[kitchen sink realism|kitchen sink drama]]. ''The Royle Family'' was placed 31st in the BFI's 2000 list of the 100 greatest British television programmes. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll, Jim Royle, the misanthropic head of the household, was ranked 11th on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.<ref name="GreatestTVcharacters"/> In a 2004 BBC poll to find ''Britain's Best Sitcom'', ''The Royle Family'' was placed 19th. The series also won several BAFTA awards.

===''Doc Martin''===
Like ''Hamish Macbeth'' in the 1990s, ''[[Doc Martin]]'' (2004–2022), is a [[dramedy]] series. It stars [[Martin Clunes]] as Dr. Martin Ellingham, the [[general practitioner]] of a Cornish village, and [[Caroline Catz]]. Created by [[Dominic Minghella]] and written and produced by [[Philippa Braithwaite]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly talk: Clunes enjoys affairs of the heart |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/telly-talk-clunes-enjoys-affairs-1141494 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=16 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031093857/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/telly-talk-clunes-enjoys-affairs-1141494 |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> it was filmed on location in the village of [[Port Isaac]], with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/nov/11/overnights|title=ITV's Doc Martin kicks Spooks into touch|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=1 January 2022|location=London|first=Jason|last=Deans|date=11 November 2005}}</ref> In 2004, ''Doc Martin'' won the British Comedy Award for "Best TV Comedy Drama", having also been nominated as "Best New TV Comedy".<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.britishcomedyawards.com/past-winners/2004.aspx
|title=Past Winners 2004
|year=2014
|work=British Comedy Awards
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> As of 2022 a total of 79 episodes have aired.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/doc-martin-season-10-release-date/
|title=When is Doc Martin season 10 on TV?
|last=Carr
|first=Flora
|date=15 September 2020
|work=Radio Times
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> The tenth (and final) series aired from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022; one last installment, a Christmas special that aired on 25 December 2022, was the programme's final episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1621932/Doc-Martin-Martin-Clunes-leaving-ITV-series|title=Is Martin Clunes leaving Doc Martin?|website=express.co.uk|date=12 July 2022 |access-date=8 August 2024}}</ref>

===''The Green Green Grass''===
Running for 32 episodes over four series and three [[Christmas special]]s ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' (2005 and 2009) was a spin-off from ''Only Fools and Horses'', produced for the BBC and created and initially written by [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]], who also wrote the theme music.  It starred [[John Challis]], [[Sue Holderness]] and [[Jack Doolan (actor)|Jack Doolan]] from ''Only Fools and Horses''.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/06_june/23/grass.shtml
|title=From Peckham to pasture - Only Fools and Horses favourites head to the country
|date=23 June 2005
|work=BBC Press Office
|publisher=BBC
|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> It also featured several guest stars including [[Paula Wilcox]] (''[[Man About the House]]''),<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-b1n485/the-green-green-grass-season-2/?episode=b-irad62
|title=Season 2 Episode 7: Brothers and Sisters
|work=Radio Times
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> American actor [[George Wendt]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_green_green_grass/episodes/3/8/
|title=The Green Green Grass - Series 3 - The Special Relationship
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> and [[June Whitfield|Dame June Whitfield]] (''[[Happy Ever After (British TV series)|Happy Ever After]]'', ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'', ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'').<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-eq121s/the-green-green-grass-season-3/?episode=b-ftrv8x
|title=Season 3 Episode 2: The Lonely Herdsman
|work=Radio Times
|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>

===''Gavin & Stacey''===
[[James Corden]] and [[Ruth Jones]] wrote the 20 episodes of ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' produced by [[Baby Cow Productions]] (2007–2010) for [[BBC Cymru Wales]] over three series which were directed by Christine Gernonmover. It centres on two families, one in [[Billericay]], [[Essex]] and the other in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]], [[South Wales]]. [[Mathew Horne]] and [[Joanna Page]] played [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Gavin Shipman|Gavin]] and [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Stacey Shipman|Stacey]] and the writers played their best friends [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Neil "Smithy" Smith|Smithy]] and [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Nessa Jenkins|Nessa]]. [[Alison Steadman]] and [[Larry Lamb]] played Gavin's parents [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Pam Shipman|Pam]] and [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Mick Shipman|Mick]], [[Melanie Walters]] played Stacey's mother [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Gwen West|Gwen]] and [[Rob Brydon]] played her uncle [[List of Gavin & Stacey characters#Bryn West|Bryn]]. Broadcast on Christmas Day 2009 and New Year's Day 2010, Christmas Day 2019, and Christmas Day 2024, episodes of the final series formed a significant part of the prime-time BBC seasonal programming. Acclaimed as both a hit and a breakthrough show for the BBC, it was the most nominated show in the 2007 British Comedy Awards. It won several awards, including the BAFTAs Audience Award, and the British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Award, both in 2008. In 2019, ''Gavin & Stacey'' was named the 17th-greatest British sitcom in a poll by ''Radio Times''.<ref name="independent.co.uk">[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/fawlty-towers-best-sitcom-british-list-only-fools-horses-father-ted-a8860986.html Fawlty Towers named best British sitcom of all time, beating Blackadder and Only Fools and Horses]. ''The Independent'', 9 April 2019.</ref> 18.49 million people watched the Christmas Day 2019 special, the most-viewed non-sporting event in a decade and the most-watched comedy episode for 17 years,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50975665|title=Gavin and Stacey is biggest comedy for 17 years| work=BBC News |date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1133252827235717120|user=JKCorden|title=Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while... We're excited to share it with you. See you on Christ…|date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/1201/1096331-gavin-stacey-christmas-special-trailer-released/ |title =Gavin & Stacey Christmas special trailer released|date=1 December 2019|work=RTE|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> and the 2024 finale with 12.3 million TV viewers was the most watched show on Christmas Day since 2008.<ref name="bbc3">{{cite news |date=26 December 2024 |title=Gavin and Stacey tops Christmas Day TV ratings |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86wy4ev7g3o |accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref> After one week's consolidated viewing the finale episode had become the UK's most-watched scripted show since modern records began with 19.3 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Lily |date=2025-01-03 |title=‘Gavin & Stacey: The Finale’ Shatters U.K. Scripted Show Records With Nearly 20M Viewers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gavin-and-stacey-the-finale-record-ratings-1236098437/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gavin & Stacey: The Finale becomes the UK’s highest rating scripted show with 19.3 million viewers and counting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/gavin-and-stacey-the-finale-becomes-UKs-highest-rating-scripted-show |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

===''Benidorm''===
Written and created by [[Derren Litten]] and produced by [[Tiger Aspect Productions|Tiger Aspect]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]],  ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' (2007–2018)  aired for 74 episodes over ten series.<ref name="BCGbeni"/> The series featured an [[ensemble cast]] of holidaymakers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in [[Benidorm]], [[Spain]] over the course of a week each year.<ref name="BCGbeniA">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/benidorm/about/
|title=Benidorm (about)
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
The series had a large ensemble cast,<ref name="BCGbeniC">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/benidorm/cast_crew/
|title=Benidorm (cast)
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> which changed throughout its ten seasons and included [[Abigail Cruttenden]],
[[Adam Gillen]],
[[Alan David (actor)|Alan David]],
{{ill|Asa Elliott|af||arz|اسا اليوت}},
[[Bel Powley]],
[[Bobby Knutt]],
[[Charlotte Eaton (actress)|Charlotte Eaton]],
[[Crissy Rock]],
[[Danny Walters (actor)|Danny Walters]],
[[Elsie Kelly]],
[[Geoffrey Hutchings]],
[[Hannah Hobley]],
[[Hannah Waddingham]],
[[Honor Kneafsey]],
[[Hugh Sachs]],
[[Jake Canuso]],
[[Janine Duvitski]],
[[John Challis]],
[[Johnny Vegas]],
[[Josh Bolt]],
[[Julie Graham]],
[[Kate Fitzgerald]],
[[Kathryn Drysdale]],
[[Kenny Ireland]],
[[Michelle Butterly]],
[[Nathan Bryon]],
[[Nicholas Burns (actor)|Nicholas Burns]],
[[Oliver Stokes]],
[[Paul Bazely]],
[[Perry Benson]],
[[Selina Griffiths]],
[[Sheila Reid]],
[[Shelley Longworth]],
[[Sheridan Smith]], 
[[Sherrie Hewson]], 
[[Simon Greenall]],
[[Siobhan Finneran]], 
[[Steve Edge]],
[[Steve Pemberton]],
[[Tim Healy (actor)|Tim Healy]],
[[Tony Maudsley]] and many guest stars.<ref name="BCGbeniC"/> The first series proved to be a hit for ITV, with critics describing it as "beautifully written and performed" and "a gem of wry observation in withering bad taste".<ref name="BCGbeni">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/benidorm/
|title=Benidorm
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>