What British TV programmes get shown in USA/Canada?
 

I'm just wondering because we get loads of yank programmes, but I'm not sure if any other countries get any of our programmes, which actually aren't about posh people drinking tea wearing bowler hats

we have a British channel on cable. some i seen are absolutely fabulous. of courses Monty python. young ones. lots of shit i wouldn't watch. you guys have a very different sense of humor.

but yeah we have a 24 hour all bbc channel.

I don't think I get any brit channels, but there are some shows on occasionally. Faulty Towers and those sorts of shows.

so you haven't seen The League of Gentlemen or The Office?

Don't think so.

oh Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is another one. try and dowload some episodes from Phoenix Nights and The Office, if you're sensible you should like them

oh league of gentle men is funny shit

it is indeed

Well, Bartlett, unlike our less loyal commonwealth members... evil: ...like Canada...
....New Zealand channels play many a british made show...we get The Office, soooo funny! I love that show! Mockumentry at its finest!

I'm j/k Ninty, you know I would gladly hop in your canuck pants!

cant say i have ever watched the office tho

i dont watch sitcom shit so i wouldnt know

Gerrrr!!

We get all american TV. I can't help it. I'm sucked in by the 4 major betworks!

We get a whole shitload of reruns from Faulty Towers, Black Adder, and Monthy Python. We also have BBC World. They have BBC canada and BBC kids but I don't have satellite or digital cable.

we get a few british shows...mainly really old ones..
Coronation Street, Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, Blackadder, Yes Minister, who's line is it anyway (the original one) and monty python. And I think we might get Fawlty Towers. I never watch tv so I had to go ask my g/f -l- she's a brit.
I think that's it for regular cable.

The Office isn't a sitcom, like Tripper said, it's a mockumentary. Where abouts you up to in The Office Tripper, the second and final series has just finished here

We're like 4 episodes into the first series!

My favourite british shows:

Bang, Bang It's Reeves & Mortimer
Shooting Stars
Harry Enfield
Young Ones
DAD'S ARMY
Monty Python
Alan Partridge...<- Anything with Steve Coogan as this guy, is brilliant.
Men Behaving Badly
Father Ted
MR. BEAN
The Thin Blue Line

I have to say i didnt much like the office.

I dont know if it gets shown in england yet alone abroad but Still Game was hilarious.
There is no denying it that Britian make the best comedies.
(except when the US has an election freak: )

FATHER TED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

FECK OFF! biggrin:

ARSE BISCUITS!!!

GIRRLLLLLS!

DRINK!

ARSE! FECKING WATER!

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well the WTN (womens televison network) shows tons of brit dramas on there. And either on YTV(youth television or something) and comedy network they show brit comedies quite often.

and i think CBC shows Mr Bean, cant remember but its one of my friends fav shows.

omg father ted, if anyone gets to see that you are privaleged, hell yes. mel says shes seen Are you being served, which to be honest, is shite, cept for the gay guy, i love gay people, graham norton hehe, i swear i have a few gay bones in my body, boner time! shovelin time!

mmm im drunk, iv never atcually watched the office. i must watch it sometime, league of gentlemen is funny, twisted like me

trip u have good taste in brit shows, im glad they won't show the crap ones, im sure i can think of other ones but now isn't the time
stfu old rel.
DOOGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hehe, cheers!

Can I call ya Gay-Bones? biggrin:

hey Tripper, you ever seen The Day Today, Alan Partridge is a character in that, it's basically a mock news programme, and it's bloody hilarious, you'll really like that if you like anything with Steve Coogan in

http://www.koekie.org.uk/funnel/tdt/

that's a load of transcripts from The Day Today, if you read them, remember, it's not meant to be serious!!

Wasnt that programme on channel 4 (uk) it was like a piss take of the news. They did one about peadophiles and made a reenactment of a man disguised as a school to lure kiddies towards him.
It was funny as f*ck and they even had some celebs giving out warnings about men disguised as schools.

brass eye

Brass eye. thats it. heh biggrin:

Theres a channel on digital cable called BBC America, I watch that alot. I love British humor it's in my opinion much, much funnier.

Father Ted, a truly funny show...I love it!

[img]http://www.father-ted.co.uk/images/cast1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.father-ted.co.uk/images/hhead.gif[/img]


My Lovely Horse
My lovely horse running through the field,
Where are you going with your fetlocks blowing in the wind?
I want to shower you with sugarlumps,
And ride you over fences,
Polish your hooves every single day,
And bring you to the horse dentist,
My lovely horse, You're a pony no more,
Running around with a man on your back,
Like a train in the night,
Like a train in the night.

Hehe, I think I have seen that show, Bartlett....If it is the one I'm thinking of, It's funny as shit!

Aaah, look at all us Commonwealthers, chatting away....Good times....

[quote="Captain Bunny":ea94c]Wasnt that programme on channel 4 (uk) it was like a piss take of the news. They did one about peadophiles and made a reenactment of a man disguised as a school to lure kiddies towards him.
It was funny as f*ck and they even had some celebs giving out warnings about men disguised as schools.[/quote:ea94c]

yeah that was Brass Eye, it was the same people as in The Day Today, that paedophilia special one made me piss my pants:

"Why is it that the British isles are now referred to as, The Paedoph Isles?"

"This man has been going round [insert British city], cunningly disguised as a school. What do you think [insert woman's name]?
Yes we much catch that man, he really is a shit."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/g ... ndex.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/r ... ndex.shtml