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Out of a list of 100 sitcoms, viewers were asked to vote for their favourite by phone, Text Message and on the Web . The top ten went forward to a final round of voting.

The high position achieved by '' The Vicar Of Dibley '' and the low positioning of '' Fawlty Towers '' surprised many observers.

#'' Only Fools And Horses '' — 342,426 votes
#'' Blackadder '' — 282,106 votes
#'' The Vicar Of Dibley '' — 212,927 votes
#'' Dad's Army '' — 174,138 votes
#'' Fawlty Towers '' — 172,066 votes
#'' Yes, Minister ''/'' Yes, Prime Minister '' — 123,502 votes
#'' Porridge '' — 93,902 votes
#'' Open All Hours '' — 67,237 votes
#'' The Good Life '' — 40,803 votes
#'' One Foot In The Grave '' — 31,410 votes
#'' Father Ted ''
#'' Keeping Up Appearances ''
#'' 'Allo 'Allo! ''
#'' Last Of The Summer Wine ''
#'' Steptoe And Son ''
#'' Men Behaving Badly ''
#'' Absolutely Fabulous ''
#'' Red Dwarf ''
#'' The Royle Family ''
#'' Are You Being Served? ''
#'' To The Manor Born ''
#'' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ''
#'' The Likely Lads ''
#'' My Family ''
#'' The Office ''
#'' Drop The Dead Donkey ''
#'' Rising Damp ''
#'' Dinnerladies ''
#'' As Time Goes By ''
#'' Hancock's Half Hour ''
#'' The Young Ones ''
#'' Till Death Us Do Part ''
#'' Butterflies ''
#'' The Thin Blue Line ''
#'' The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin ''
#'' Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights ''
#'' Waiting For God ''
#'' Birds Of A Feather ''
#'' Bread ''
#'' Hi-De-Hi! ''
#'' The League Of Gentlemen ''
#'' I'm Alan Partridge ''
#'' Just Good Friends ''
#'' 2point4 Children ''
#'' Bottom ''
#'' It Ain't Half Hot Mum ''
#'' The Brittas Empire ''
#'' Gimme Gimme Gimme ''
#'' Rab C. Nesbitt ''
#'' Goodnight Sweetheart ''
#'' Up Pompeii ''
#'' Ever Decreasing Circles ''
#'' On The Buses ''
#'' Coupling ''
#'' George And Mildred ''
#'' A Fine Romance ''
#'' Citizen Smith ''
#'' Black Books ''
#'' The Liver Birds ''
#'' Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps ''
#'' The New Statesman ''
#'' Sykes ''
#'' Please, Sir! ''
#'' Dear John ''
#'' Barbara ''
#'' Spaced ''
#'' Bless This House ''
#'' Love Thy Neighbour ''
#'' Man About The House ''
#'' Desmond's ''
#'' Duty Free ''
#'' All Gas And Gaiters ''
#'' Happy Ever After ''/'' Terry & June ''
#'' Only When I Laugh ''
#'' Brass ''
#'' The Rag Trade ''
#'' Sorry ''
#'' Kiss Me Kate ''
#'' Doctor In The House ''
#'' I Didn't Know You Cared ''
#'' Shelley ''
#'' Nearest And Dearest ''
#'' Fresh Fields ''
#'' The Army Game ''
#'' Robin's Nest ''
#'' The Dustbinmen ''
#'' Whoops Apocalypse ''
#'' My Wife Next Door ''
#'' Never The Twain ''
#'' Nightingales ''
#'' Early Doors ''
#'' Agony ''
#'' The Lovers ''
#'' Father Dear Father ''
#'' Hot Metal ''
#'' And Mother Makes Three ''/'' And Mother Makes Five ''
#'' Life With The Lyons ''
#'' Marriage Lines ''
#'' A Sharp Intake Of Breath ''
#'' No Problem ''

FURTHER READING

Lewisohn, Mark (2003) ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''. 2nd Ed. Revised — BBC Consumer Publishing. ISBN 0563487550

SEE ALSO

The Ultimate Sitcom — a top 20 list created in January 2006 with voting limited to comedy insiders.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Britain's Best Sitcom

British Sitcom Guide