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ARTS: TELEVISION
List: Top 10 Most Popular Sitcoms in Britain
Date: Voting took place over 3 years between 2004-2007
Source: BBC poll
Base: No stats on overall number voting but the top ten atracted well over 1 million votes.
Notes: "Since the start of 2004 the public have been voting by text, phone and online, to decide which programme will receive the ultimate comedy accolade of Britain's Best Sitcom." The top ten were all produced by the BBC. The first non BBC sitcom in the top 100 was 'Father Ted', which came 11th and was broadcast on C4.
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Rank
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Sitcom
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No. Votes
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1
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Only Fools & Horses
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342,426
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2
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Blackadder
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282,106
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3
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Vicar Of Dibley
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212,927
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4
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Dad's Army
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174,138
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5
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Fawlty Towers
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172,066
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6
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Yes Minister
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123,502
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7
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Porridge
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93,902
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8
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Open All Hours
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67,237
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9
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The Good Life
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40,803
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10
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One Foot In The Grave
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31,410
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