It's On the Tip of My Tongue Trivia Quiz

Answer: One Foot in the Grave

"One Foot in the Grave" was a BBC situation comedy that ran for six series over an eleven-year period from 1990 to 2000. Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson, became the original grumpy old man of British comedy. The theme song was composed and sung by Eric Idle of "Monty Python" fame.

Answer: 'Allo 'Allo!

"'Allo 'Allo!" was a parody of the BBC series and wartime drama "Secret Army", based on the French underground during World War Two. The programme was created by David Croft. It ran from 1982 to 1992 and was comprised of 85 episodes. Other phrases from the programme which became synonymous with it were "Listen very carefully", "I will say this only once" and "Good moaning".

Answer: Dad's Army

David Croft along with Jimmy Perry wrote the series, which ran for 11 years from 1968 to 1977. The programme ran for nine series and 80 episodes and even a feature film was made in 1971. A lot of the characters in the series were already household names in the UK when the series started, most of them older actors towards the end of their careers. LCpl Jones (played by Clive Dunn) would always use the phrase "Don't Panic", and it became very well-known in the UK as the phrase from the programme.

Answer: Only Fools and Horses

This phrase was always said by Del when referring to his brother Rodney when he had done something really daft or stupid. "Only Fools and Horses" was voted the best British sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. Written by the late John Sullivan, at the time it pulled in audiences of close to 25 million, a record in the UK for a sitcom. Over the years the programme won numerous awards including BAFTAs and National TV Awards.

Answer: Are You Being Served?

Set in Grace Brothers, a fictional London department store, the programme ran for 13 years. The phrase "Are you free?" came from staff asking if other members of staff were available to serve a customer. Once again David Croft was one of the co-writers.

The series worked on many double entendres, one of which was Mrs. Slocombe's "pussy" cat. It was often asked how many times the same joke could be used and still found funny; the answer was many many times. Another sitcom where a full length feature film was made.

Answer: Till Death Us Do Part

"Till Death Us Do Part" aired from the mid '60s till 1975. The views penned for Alf Garnett, played by Warren Mitchell, are now totally not politically correct and it is unlikely the series will ever be repeated. Alf always referred to his wife Else, played by Dandy Nichols, as a "silly moo". From 1985 to 1992 the BBC recorded and transmitted a sequel called "In Sickness and in Health".

Answer: Hi-de-Hi!

Another joint venture by the writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the sitcom ran from 1980 to 1988. The programme was set at the fictional holiday camp Maplins and revolved around the characters entertaining the holidaymakers, who were called "Yellowcoats".

The programme was loosely based on the Butlin Holiday Camps and their Redcoat entertainers. The phrase "Hi-de-hi!" was always replied to by the holidaymakers with the words "Ho-de-ho".

Answer: Steptoe and Son

From 1962 till 1974 "Steptoe and Son" was on British TV. The programme revolved around a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who owned and ran a scrap yard in Shepherd's Bush West London. The series was remade as "Sanford and Son" in the USA. Harold, the son, often referred to his father Albert as a "dirty old man" due to his poor sanitary habits which were frequently on show. Two feature films were also made with the same stars continuing their roles on the silver screen.

Answer: Monty Python's Flying Circus

The "Monty Python" team, made up of six university graduates, first came onto the TV screens in the UK in October 1969 and stayed there till 1974. Because no one could actually define the team's comedy style, a word was later invented to cover it and that word was "Pythonesque".

It has been said by many that this one programme changed the course of comedy--certainly in the UK, if not worldwide.

Answer: Blackadder

"Blackadder" ran over four series and starred Rowan Atkinson as the anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody-cum-manservant, Baldrick. The programme was voted second only to "Only Fools and Horses" in the 2004 poll to find Britain's top sitcoms. Baldrick always had a cunning plan, which was never very sensible or achievable, but the phrase became synonymous with the character and programme.