Ian La Frenais - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Comedy Classics: Porridge | Self |
| 2019 | Whatever Happened To Dick Clement And Ian La Frenais? | Guest |
| 2017 | Porridge - Series 1View episodes E1 - The Go-BetweenE2 - The CakeE3 - The MinderE4 - The WitnessE5 - The ListenerE6 - The Rift | Writer |
| 2017 | The Story Of... Only Fools & HorsesE6 - Family Matters | Self |
| 2017 | Henry IX View episodes E1 - Reigned InE2 - Exit StrategyE3 - Clearing The Air | Writer |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves | Self |
| 2016 | Porridge - Porridge | Writer |
| 2015 | Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms View episodes E1 - Episode OneE2 - Episode Two | Self |
| 2014 | 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy | Self |
| 2014 | Porridge: Inside Out View episodes E1 - Sent DownE2 - Banged UpE3 - Good Behaviour | Self |
| 2014 | The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure | Self |
| 2013 | The Two Ronnies SpectacleE2 - The Sketches | Self |
| 2013 | Mark Lawson Talks To Clement & La Frenais | Self |
| 2013 | Radio 2's History Of British ComedyE3 - Episode Three | Self |
| 2012 | Laughed Off The Page - Series 4E1 - Ian La Frenais & Dick Clement | Self |
| 2009 | Mumbai Calling - Series 1E7 - All That Glitters Is Not Glass | Writer (Additional Material) |
| 2008 | Parents Of The Band View episodes E1 - Episode OneE2 - Episode TwoE3 - Episode ThreeE4 - Episode FourE5 - Episode FiveE6 - Episode Six | Script Editor |
| 2008 | Marty Feldman - Six Degrees Of Separation | Self |
| 2007 | The Original Godfather | Self |
| 2007 | Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em LaughE2 - Attitudes To Work | Self |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Sitcom | Self |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Creator |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Writer |
| 2005 | And It's Goodnight From Him: A Tribute To Ronnie Barker | Self |
| 2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Self |
| 2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Au RevoirView episodes E1 - Au Revoir Part 1E2 - Au Revoir Part 2 | Writer |
| 2004 | Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | Self |
| 2004 | Britain's Best SitcomE1 - The LaunchE7 - Porridge | Guest |
| 2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Series 4View episodes E1 - Britannia Waives The RulesE2 - Our Men in HavanaE3 - A Gift from FidelE4 - MoonlightingE5 - Dangerous LiaisonsE6 - The End of the Affair | Writer |
| 2003 | Comedy Connections - Series 1E1 - Porridge | Self |
| 2002 | A Tribute To The Likely Lads | Writer |
| 2002 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Series 3View episodes E1 - Bridging The GapE2 - Heavy MetalE3 - Bridge Over Troubled WaterE4 - A Bridge Too FarE5 - Another CountryE6 - An Inspector Calls | Writer |
| 1999 | Laughter In The House: The Story Of British SitcomE1 - The Early DaysE2 - The Sensational Seventies | Self |
| 1998 | Still Crazy | Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Still Crazy | Writer |
| 1997 | Whatever Happened To... Clement & La Frenais? | Self |
| 1995 | Shine On Harvey Moon - Series 5E4 - Episode FourE5 - Episode FiveE6 - Episode Six | Writer |
| 1994 | Lovejoy - Series 6View episodes E10 - Last Tango In Lavenham | Writer |
| 1993 | Lovejoy - Series 5View episodes Special - The Lost Colony | Writer |
| 1993 | Over The Rainbow | Creator |
| 1993 | Over The Rainbow View episodes E1 - Starting OverE2 - Only The LonelyE4 - Red Red WineE5 - Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodE7 - Stand By MeE8 - Dream On | Writer |
| 1993 | Lovejoy - Series 4 | Writer |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Writer |
| 1993 | Full Stretch View episodes E1 - Ivory TowerE2 - Cadillac DreamsE3 - Family AffairsE4 - Risky BusinessE5 - HeadlinesE6 - Deals On Wheels | Writer |
| 1992 | Lovejoy - The Prague Sun | Writer |
| 1992 | Old Boy Network View episodes E1 - Dances With MolesE2 - Female Of The SpeciesE3 - Red AlertE4 - A Question Of SportE5 - The Iceman ComethE6 - Kiss And SellE7 - The Book Of Revelations | Creator |
| 1992 | Old Boy Network View episodes E1 - Dances With MolesE2 - Female Of The SpeciesE3 - Red AlertE4 - A Question Of SportE5 - The Iceman ComethE7 - The Book Of Revelations | Writer |
| 1992 | Lovejoy - Series 3 | Writer |
| 1991 | Lovejoy - Series 2View episodes E1 - Just Desserts | Writer |
| 1991 | The Commitments | Co-producer |
| 1991 | The Commitments | Writer |
| 1990 | Freddie And Max View episodes E1 - Episode OneE2 - Episode TwoE3 - Episode ThreeE4 - Episode FourE5 - Episode FiveE6 - Episode Six | Writer |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry ToniteE4 - Neighbourhood Watch | Writer |
| 1986 | Mog - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1986 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Series 2View episodes E1 - The Return of the Seven (Part 1)E2 - The Return of the Seven (Part 2)E3 - A Law for the RichE4 - Another CountryE8 - Marjorie Doesn't Live Here AnymoreE9 - Hasta La VistaE10 - ScoopE12 - For Better or WorseE13 - Quo Vadis, Pet | Writer |
| 1986 | Lovejoy - Series 1View episodes E1 - The Firefly CageE3 - The StingE4 - Friends, Romans And EnemiesE5 - The Judas PairE9 - Death And Venice (Part 1)E10 - Death And Venice (Part 2) | Writer |
| 1985 | Mog - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1985 | Water | Producer |
| 1985 | Water | Writer |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Series 1View episodes E1 - If I Were A CarpenterE2 - Who Won The War, Anyway?E3 - The Girls They Left BehindE4 - SuspicionE6 - The AccusedE7 - Private LivesE8 - The FugitiveE9 - The AlienE10 - Last RitesE12 - Love And Other Four-Letter Words | Writer |
| 1982 | The Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim View episodes E1 - The Big SmokeE2 - A Foot In The DoorE3 - ScoopE4 - The ApartmentE5 - Eckersley RevisitedE6 - The Ties That BindE7 - Will Success Spoil Jim Dixon? | Writer |
| 1982 | Shine On Harvey Moon - Series 2View episodes E1 - Getting ResultsE2 - A Deal With The DevilE3 - In Sickness And In HealthE4 - A Party LineE5 - The Course Of True LoveE6 - Safe As Houses | Script Editor |
| 1982 | Posh | Script Editor |
| 1982 | Shine On Harvey Moon - Series 1View episodes E1 - Hail The Conquering HeroE2 - Getting To Know YouE3 - Who's Afraid Of Virginia Flake?E4 - Sweet F.A.E5 - The Rough With The SmoothE6 - A Christmas Truce | Script Editor |
| 1981 | Astronauts - Series 1E1 - Episode One | Script Editor |
| 1981 | The Other 'Arf - Series 2View episodes E1 - Moving AwayE2 - Holding The BabyE3 - The Big 'E'E4 - A Man Of PropertyE5 - All Right On The NightE6 - After The Ball | Composer |
| 1981 | The Other 'Arf - Series 2View episodes E1 - Moving AwayE2 - Holding The BabyE3 - The Big 'E'E4 - A Man Of PropertyE5 - All Right On The NightE6 - After The Ball | Script Editor |
| 1980 | The Other 'Arf - Series 1View episodes E1 - Shooting The GermansE4 - A Bit On The SideE5 - Open To The PublicE6 - Never The TwainE7 - Seperate WaysSpecial - Away From It All | Composer |
| 1980 | The Other 'Arf - Series 1View episodes E1 - Shooting The GermansE2 - Them And UsE3 - Decisions, DecisionsE4 - A Bit On The SideE5 - Open To The PublicE6 - Never The TwainE7 - Seperate WaysSpecial - Away From It All | Script Editor |
| 1979 | Porridge | Producer |
| 1979 | Porridge | Writer |
| 1978 | Going Straight View episodes E1 - Going HomeE2 - Going To Be AlrightE3 - Going SourE4 - Going To WorkE5 - Going Going GoneE6 - Going Off The Rails | Writer |
| 1977 | Three Piece SuiteE2 - Episode Two | Writer |
| 1977 | Porridge - Series 3View episodes E1 - A Storm In A TeacupE2 - Poetic JusticeE3 - Rough JusticeE4 - Pardon MeE5 - A Test Of CharacterE6 - Final Stretch | Writer |
| 1976 | Porridge - The Desperate Hours | Writer |
| 1976 | The Likely Lads | Writer |
| 1975 | Porridge - Series 2View episodes E1 - Just DessertsE2 - Heartbreak HotelE3 - Disturbing The PeaceE4 - No Peace For The WickedE5 - Happy ReleaseE6 - The Harder They FallSpecial - No Way Out | Writer |
| 1975 | Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? View episodes E1 - Strangers On A TrainE2 - Home Is The HeroE3 - Cold FeetE4 - Moving OnE5 - I'll Never Forget WhatshernameE6 - Birthday BoyE7 - No Hiding PlaceE8 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?E9 - Storm In A Tea ChestE10 - The Old MagicE11 - Count DownE12 - Boys' Night InE13 - End Of An Era | Writer |
| 1975 | Captive Audience | Writer |
| 1975 | Only On Sunday | Writer |
| 1974 | Porridge - Series 1View episodes E1 - New Faces, Old HandsE2 - The HustlerE3 - A Night InE4 - A Day OutE5 - Ways And MeansE6 - Men Without Women | Writer |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | Writer (Additional Material) |
| 1974 | Thick As Thieves View episodes E1 - The HomecomingE2 - Happy ReleaseE3 - Good ConductE4 - Two Men in My LifeE5 - The Trouble with TommyE6 - Three into Two Won't GoE7 - Home and AwayE8 - Holy Deadlock | Composer |
| 1974 | Thick As Thieves View episodes E1 - The HomecomingE2 - Happy ReleaseE3 - Good ConductE4 - Two Men in My LifeE5 - The Trouble with TommyE6 - Three into Two Won't GoE7 - Home and AwayE8 - Holy Deadlock | Writer |
| 1974 | Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - Series 2View episodes E1 - Absent FriendsE2 - Heart To HeartE3 - The Ant And The GrasshopperE4 - One For The RoadE5 - The Great RaceE6 - Some Day We'll Laugh About ThisE7 - In Harm's WayE8 - Affairs And RelationsE9 - The ExpertE10 - Between OurselvesE11 - The Go-BetweenE12 - Conduct UnbecomingE13 - The Shape Of Things To ComeSpecial - 1974 | Writer |
| 1973 | The Train Now Standing - Series 2E2 - A Night To RememberE4 - The Long Goodbye | Writer |
| 1973 | I'll Fly You For A Quid | Writer |
| 1973 | Porridge - Prisoner And Escort | Writer |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - Series 1View episodes E1 - Strangers On A TrainE2 - Home Is The HeroE3 - Cold FeetE4 - Moving OnE5 - I'll Never Forget What's-Her-Name?E6 - Birthday BoyE7 - No Hiding PlaceE8 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?E9 - Storm In A Tea ChestE10 - The Old MagicE11 - Count DownE12 - Boys' Night InE13 - The End Of An Era | Writer |
| 1972 | The Two Ronnies - Series 2E5 - Episode Five | Writer |
| 1969 | The Virgin Soldiers | Writer (Additional Material) |
| 1968 | The Likely Lads - Series 2View episodes E1 - Friends And NeighboursE2 - The Other Side Of The FenceE3 - Entente CordialeE4 - Double DateE5 - Love And MarriageE6 - Their Hearts Were Touched By UrsulaE7 - Chance Of A LifetimeE8 - Goodbye To All That | Writer |
| 1968 | Otley | Writer |
| 1967 | The Likely Lads - Series 1View episodes E1 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone?E2 - The SuitorE3 - The RockerE4 - Older Women Are More ExperiencedE5 - Baby, It's Cold OutsideE6 - Outward BoundE7 - The Talk Of The TownE8 - Anchors Aweigh | Writer |
| 1967 | Vacant LotE7 - Criminal Negligence | Writer |
| 1967 | Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim View episodes E5 - Home, James | Writer |
| 1967 | Mr Aitch | Writer |
| 1966 | The Likely Lads - Series 3View episodes E1 - Outward BoundE2 - Friends And NeighboursE3 - RockerE4 - Brief EncounterE5 - The Razor's EdgeE6 - Anchors AweighE7 - Love And MarriageE8 - Goodbye To All That | Writer |
| 1965 | The Time And Motion Man | Writer |
| 1965 | The Likely Lads - Series 2View episodes E1 - Baby, It's Cold OutsideE2 - A Star Is BornE3 - The Talk Of The TownE4 - The Last Of The Big SpendersE5 - Far Away PlacesE6 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone? | Writer |
| 1964 | The Likely Lads - Series 1View episodes E1 - Entente CordialeE2 - Double DateSpecial - Christmas Night With The StarsE3 - Older Women Are More ExperiencedE4 - Other Side Of The FenceE5 - Chance Of A LifetimeE6 - The Suitor | Writer |
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