Jimmy Perry
Himself
TV SERIES
Perry and Croft: Made in Britain
ComedyDocumentary
Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but these classic comedies are also a unique chronicle of 20th century Britain.
Top cast
David Croft
Himself (archive footage)
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Episodes
4 EpisodesPerry and Croft: Made in Britain • EP 1
011. War & Peace
From Dad's Army to It Ain't Half Hot Mum, the comedies of Perry and Croft portrayed the British at war and still mold the way that we think of the war years even today.
Perry and Croft: Made in Britain • EP 2
022. A Touch of Class
The British obsession with social status was reflected in Perry and Croft's comedies from the upstairs-downstairs world of You Rang M'Lord to the relationship between Capt. Mainwaring and Wilson.
Perry and Croft: Made in Britain • EP 3
033. Birds and Bees
Looks at changes in morality and attitudes towards romance and relationships in Britain and how these were reflected in the sitcoms of Perry and Croft.
Perry and Croft: Made in Britain • EP 4
044. Wind of Change
A look at how the sitcoms of Perry and Croft encapsulated the end of an era. Reflecting old ideas as they faded and a new British identity as it was being formed.