Q 01/05

Which singer's No. 1 song gave the sitcom The Young Ones its name?

A) Adam Faith

B) Cliff Richard

C) Tommy Steele

D) Billy Fury

Answer · why

B) Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard's song was sung by the cast over the opening credits, and in 1986 they joined him and Hank Marvin on 'Living Doll', which topped the cha...

Q 02/05

Which Monty Python member wrote and sang the theme song of One Foot in the Grave?

A) Michael Palin

B) Terry Jones

C) Eric Idle

D) Graham Chapman

Answer · why

C) Eric Idle

Eric Idle's theme carried the show through to its 2000 finale, in which Victor Meldrew is killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Q 03/05

Which Steptoe and Son actor played Albert, then Paul McCartney's grandfather in A Hard Day's Night?

A) Harry H. Corbett

B) Arthur Lowe

C) Warren Mitchell

D) Wilfrid Brambell

Answer · why

D) Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell's Albert first appeared in 'The Offer', a 1962 Comedy Playhouse one-off so well received that Galton and Simpson quickly wrote a full...

Q 04/05

Under what title did America see the Surbiton self-sufficiency sitcom starring Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal?

A) Good Neighbors

B) The Good Earth

C) Grow Your Own

D) Green Acres

Answer · why

A) Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors was the American title because the US already had a short-lived sitcom of its own called The Good Life.

Q 05/05

Which Star Wars actress played Rob's mother in Catastrophe, her last on-screen television role?

A) Natalie Portman

B) Carrie Fisher

C) Felicity Jones

D) Laura Dern

Answer · why

B) Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher died in December 2016, days after filming her scenes for series 3, and that series' last episode ends with the words 'For Carrie'.