A new poll released by YouGov shows the highest ranking British comedies as chosen by the public.
It is Fawlty Towers' 40th anniversary, and new research reveals that the show which first aired in 1975 is still one of the public’s favourites.
Only Fools and Horses is the nation’s best liked comedy with over 20 per cent of British adults saying that they like it or like it most of all.
The scoring system combines the percentage of British adults who both like and favour each of the comedies.
Uncle Albert, Del Boy and Rodney (1981 - 2003)
Only Fools and Horses (1981 - 2003) – The top ranking show was given a score of 20.6.
Manuel and Basil Fawlty
Fawlty Towers (1975 - 1979) came in socond with a score of 12.4, in the first nod to John Cleese.
Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder (1983 - 1989), the comedy of from the end of the British Middle Ages, was a very close third with 12.3.
Dad's Army (1968 - 1977), the Jimmy Perry and David Croft show which lasted for nine series, was given a 8.7 score.
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
Morecambe & Wise (1968 - 1977), with its especially popular Christmas specials, came fifth with a score of 7.6.
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Jim Hacker and Bernard Woolley
Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister (1980 - 1987) which were the forefathers to The Thick of It received 7.1 points.
Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker
The Two Ronnies (1971 - 1987) sketch comedy was close behind with 7.0.
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Porridge (1974 - 1977), the prison life comedy had a score of 6.6 points.
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Jones
Monty Python (1971 - 1983) was perhaps surprisingly the second to last of the top ranked comedies with a score of 6.6.
Harold and Albert Steptoe
Steptoe and Son (1962 - 1974) just made the top ten best-loved comedies with 5.1 points for the junk-collecting father and son.
