1970s TV Shows

The Morecambe & Wise Show was a comedy sketch show originally broadcast by BBC television starring English comedy double-act Morecambe and Wise. It began airing in 1968 on BBC2, specifically because it was then the only channel broadcasting in colour.
The Two Ronnies was a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett which aired on BBC1 from April 1971 to December 1987. The usual format included sketches, solo sections, serial stories and musical finales, many of which had our dynamic duo dressing as women. This willingness to dress up as women was rife in 70's comedy, mady particularly famous by Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough's incorrigible Cissy and Ada - a couple of northern ex-mill workers.

Here are some of the popular British Sitcoms - I've bolded my abolute faves:
Are You Being Served? (’73-’85), Bless This House (’71-’76), Butterflies (’78-’83),
Citizen Smith (’77-’80), Dad’s Army (’68-’77), Doctor in the House (’69-’70),
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (’76-’79), Father Dear Father (‘68-’73), Fawlty Towers,
George and Mildred (’76-’79), The Good Life (’75-’78), The Goodies (’72-’76),
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (’74-’81), Last of the Summer Wine (’73-’ 01), The Liver Birds (’74-’81),
Love Thy Neighbour (’74-’81), Man About the House (’77-’80),On the Buses (’69 -’73),
Please Sir! (’68-’72), Porridge (’74-’77), Rising Damp (’74-’78), Robin’s Nest (’77-’81),
Steptoe and Son (’70-’74), Till Death Us Do Part(’65-’75), To the Manor Born (’79-’81),
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (’73-’74), Up Pompeii (’75-’91)

And some of the UK Crime Series

Hazell (’78-’79), The New Avengers (’76-’77), New Scotland Yard (’78-’79),
The Persuaders! (’71-’79), The Professionals (’78-’79), The Protectors (’72-’74),
Raffles (’78-’79), Return of the Saint (’78-’79), Shoestring (’79), The Sweeney (’78-’79),
Target (’78-’79), Randall and Hopkirk (deceased '69-'70) , Van der Valk (’78-’79),
The XYY Man (’78-’79), Z Cars (’62-’78).

Popular US Crime Series
Baretta (’75-’78), Cannon (’71-’76), Charlie’s Angels (’76-’81),
Chips (’77-’83), Columbo (’71-’03), Hart to Hart (’79-’84), Hawaii Five-O (’68-’80),
Ironside (’67-’75), Kojak (’73-’78), Longstreet (’71-’72), McCloud (’70-’77),
Policewoman (’74-’78), Quincy(’76-’83), Rockford Files (’74-’80), Shaft (’73-’74),
Streets of San Francisco (’72-’77), Starsky & Hutch (’75-’79)

In 2004, over a million people voted for Britain’s best sitcom, and half of these were broadcast in the 70s. Here’s the top 10:

	Title	Broadcast	Votes
1	Only Fools and Horses	1981–2003	342,426
2	Blackadder	1983–1989	3282,106
3	The Vicar of Dibley	1994–2007	212,927
4	Dad's Army	1968–1977	174,138
5	Fawlty Towers	1975–1979	172,066
6	Yes Minister	1980–1984	123,502
7	Porridge	1974–1977	93,902
8	Open All Hours	1976–1985	67,237
9	The Good Life	1975–1978	40,803
10	One Foot in the Grave	1989–2000	31,410