#dad's army

[lesbworth]

a probably incomplete list and rating of all the britcoms i have watched and how gay they are

somehow, during my short life, i have managed to watch an obscene amount of britcom, mostly through family osmosis. this probably explains a lot about who i am today. i have recently been thinking about just how many of these things have passed through my eyeballs over the years and also just how many of them range from kind of to very to unbelievably gay. so here is a list rating how gay they all are out of 10 because i always love a list!

notes:

many of these i watched at a tender age so i remember kind of fuck all and i have not rewatched any for the purposes of this. so be aware that several of these reviews are based on hazy recollections of vibes

yes some of the ones with canon queer characters are going to have lower ratings than some of the ones without that's simply how the cookie crumbles. sometimes a show is just packed to the absolute brim with pure trademark typically english inexplicable repressed homoeroticism and it makes it feel gayer than one where a character came out

let's say 5/10 is what i consider the "average" level of britcom homoeroticism but other than that there's no system to the ratings just vibes fr

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1960s

dad's army

this is probably the one i started watching at the youngest age, but i watched so damn much of it. i was too young to be looking out for this kind of thing but considering it fits the classic britcom format of revolving around the strong bonds between a cast that fails to pass the bechdel test i'm gonna make an educated guess at 3/10. there's probably old man yaoi in there somewhere. (and if i had to pick the main ship it would clearly be mainwaring/wilson)

1970s

all creatures great and small

i mean. OBJECTIVELY. it is not gay. it's literally based on real people who as far as we know were not in the least gay. but THERE'S JUST A WEIRD VIBE. AM I CRAZY? TELL ME I'M NOT CRAZY 5/10 (it's probably partly a side effect of watching this as a babygay since i would basically headcanon the whole main cast of anything i watched as bisexual. good times. i also had tristan farnon gender envy)

fawlty towers

really heterosexual vibe i will not lie. at least 60% propped up by classic i hate my wife humour. if there's anything queer in there it did not impress itself upon me 0/10 at least it inspired vicious

the good life

ostensibly this is about two married couples but it emits such an oddly bisexual energy??? like they're a polycule. to me. which is already basically canon since they have the whole wifeswap dynamic but i mean tom and jerry (yes really) are giving exes and margo and barbara have probably snogged a couple of times. TO ME. 6/10

only when i laugh

on balance i think it's probably at least a bit homoerotic considering the bechdel test metric again but despite having decently clear memories of it i can't think of anything particularly. i'll give it a 4/10 and as a raffles fan christopher strauli being there adds a point LMAO

porridge

despite being set in a men's prison i don't think it gets a very high score... let's go 4/10 because i'm sure there's enough there to go off of. pretty sure there were also many jokes about gay sex as can be expected. also inspired red dwarf

rising damp

going to be so for real the main thing i remember is the racism. 1/10? there are enough male characters that there might have been something idk

to the manor born

i mean it's a straight romance but it's not toooo hetero. audrey and marjory are kind of schoolgirl exes yuri #if you think about it. in fact i remember a scene where they're gushing about how they both had a crush on one of their schoolmistresses? 5.5/10?

whatever happened to the likely lads?

i THINK i've watched episodes of this. i know my parents have the box set. but i cannot for the life of me recall anything from it. just based on the premise though, i'll give it a strong 5/10

1980s

'allo 'allo!

girl... i forgor. i don't think so? i mean let's give it 3/10 for being set in france. also i have been reminded that there's an implied gay nazi, diversity win

blackadder (all series)

absolutely. "i cannot conceive", etc and so on. the crossdressing shenanigans. fry & laurie are there. just has a fruitiness about it generally. 7/10

only fools and horses

eeehh. all-male main cast but they're a family which hinders its ability to serve homo. generally giving very straight energy. 1/10 in case i forgot something

red dwarf

the fucking show that led me to make this ranking in the first place. grant naylor you will be dealt with. 10/10

a very peculiar practice

i didn't watch much of this and it was a long time ago but distinctly remember getting some kind of A Vibe. and looking it up apparently one of the main characters is canonically bi?? damn 7/10

yes, minister (and yes, prime minister)

look. LOOK. there's just something about it. it's the father of the thick of it which is british succession to me. also sir humphrey is homosexual there is literally no other way to read him nigel hawthorne told me himself actually. go and watch the homoerotic wispa ad 7/10

you rang, m'lord?

i actually haven't watched any full episodes of this but i must give it a 7/10 for the inclusion of CISSY the stylish 1920s aristocratic butch communist who could have walked right out of le monocle. love it

1990s

drop the dead donkey

this was such a deep cut i actually forgot it existed until making this list. i know i watched quite a lot of it to be honest but i can't remember shit other than that i liked one of the women's hair. i think it was pretty straight? NEVERMIND THERE'S A LESBIAN IN IT HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT A WHOLE LESBIAN 6/10

father ted

to be honest i don't think this comes from quite the same place homoeroticism-wise as most of the others on this list given that it's irish and not english (not to disparage oscar wilde of course!). catholic yaoi...? i really don't think so 2/10 for the catholicism also get fucked graham linehan

jeeves and wooster

let's be serious now. 9/10 i <3 gay people. i was raised on the books which also probably explains a lot about me... and naturally i have also always gotten severe gender envy from bertie

mr. bean

is mr. bean really considered britcom. can i leave him out. i'm going to leave him out

one foot in the grave

now i am certain i have watched this because i remember the theme song and vaguely the title sequence but i also forgot about its existence until this list. honestly i think it was just giving constant i hate my wifeism even the imprint where a memory once was of it that i have feels tiring 0/10

the royle family

painfully straight but in the way your irl straight friends are. if that makes sense. 1/10

2000s

black books

maybe i watched this at an overly impressionable age but like... it's giving. it's got the odd couple the domesticity the found family if you will. the m/f platonic relationships. also tamsin greig in that haircut? i remember always being so unconvinced that fran was straight that woman looks sooo lesbian 8/10 and FUCK graham linehan

the it crowd

very classic britcomism (you're my wife roy! you're my wife!!!) and i mean the guys snog on screen that is very much a thing that happened. also i just don't really think richard ayoade can totally play straight despite being a straight man. also the main three kind of have rancid bisexual polycule potential. also there's a goth. also i would watch gay! a gay musical. 7/10 AND FUCK GRAHAM LINEHAN!!!!!!

peep show

classic britcom homoerotic odd couple except one of them is actually bisexual and played by a bisexual actor. and the other is "possibly bi but basically uncurious". and they ALSO snog on screen. i haven't watched much of this to my shame but I Know What It Is 8/10

the thick of it

BRITISH SUCCESSION. i swear to god you would all be foaming at the mouth about this if it came out at a time and context to be big on tumblr. malcolm tucker god's worst bisexual 7.5/10 by the way that's an incredibly homophobic headline you massive poof!

2010s

ghosts

8.5/10 right off the bat brother firstly it's a six idiots show which already guarantees a high score but also it's genuinely very sweet with regards to canon queerness and the characters are flamboyant and lovable in a way guaranteed to attract the kind of queer fandom it has today. captain my beloved

upstart crow

i mean of course it's about shakespeare and it doesn't shy away from implying he's queer but the general vibe is not suuuper fruity. i'll say 6.5/10

vicious

this is what i'm TALKING ABOUTTT i'm so glad this show exists in the world. genuinely what would we even do if there WASN'T a show about ian mckellen and derek jacobi being a gay couple of 50 years who hate each other 11/10

yonderland

i feel like this makes ghosts too low but i wanted to put yonderland a bit higher for the sheer amount of environmental queerness knocking about in there and also the general campiness of it all. six idiots moment. 9/10 the elders are incredible ho-tan you will always be famous queen

2020s

staged

yeah. 9/10

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thank you for reading 🙏 honestly i basically just made this for the appeal of making A List but absolutely feel free to argue with me about the ratings, suggest your own fav britcoms not listed here, et cetera

(also have fun spotting the same fucking people in half of them LMAO. i fear british tv is never beating the 3 actors allegations)

[fbeautysxyn5]

How do I look?😔

[haventacluewhatimdoing]

You know what one of my favourite things is about fanfic? It can transform any piece of media into a completely different genre. You can get an 100k introspective exploration of depression and self-loathing that's based on one character from a sitcom. You can get a cute 'beach episode' oneshot that uses the characters from a dark horror film. You can get found family from a romance, romance from a found family, all sorts of wonderful variations of one story. And I think it just shows how incredible humanity is, that we all look at one book, one episode, one film and interpret and create things from them in completely different ways. And this has become a ramble now but don't you just love humanity sometimes

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (non-canon) Autistic Character?

Propaganda:

I think they are implied autistic.

- The show uses language for the time to suggest he is stupid and can't do basic tasks.

- Doesn't do well in relationships though was engaged to a girl once.

- Pike often threatens to set his mum on either Captain Mainwaring or Sergeant Wilson if he is shouted at or forced to do something.

- Likes trains and even can drive a steam train.

- Is naïve and acts childishly; he has limited grasp of adult issues. He is frequently found with confectionery, is upset in "The Big Parade" to leave a cinema early because "I haven't seen the Donald Duck yet" and can be petulant to superiors.

- Although Pike comes up with sensible solutions to problems encountered by the platoon, he treats "everything as if it's a game".

- After donating blood during a blood drive, it is discovered that Pike has an extremely rare blood type and he ends up being excluded from active service (though in typical Pike fashion, he doesn't reveal this to the rest of the platoon until after they've given him a going-away party).

- Pike is a fan of the cinema and narrates the plots of films that relate to the platoon, even if the relationship is vague. When the film example does mirror reality, he picks scenarios that end in death.

- Makes pointless comments while trying to help.

[cottoncandiescupcakes]

TELL ME ANYONE ELSE CRUSHED ON HIM. I know my people are on tumblr

[humbug83]

Really sad to hear of the death of Ian Lavender. I grew up watching Dad's Army back in the day and Private Pike was my favourite. Rest in peace "you stupid boy" (iykyk)

[the-casbah-way]

videos i think about every single day

[georgefairbrother]

Pikey's forage cap and scarf accompanied Ian Lavender on his final journey...

[the-time-lord-oracle]

"We're entombed... and doomed. Reminds me of a time when I was a wee bit laddie on the lone Isle of Bara. A submarine got sunk in Castlebay and seven brave men were trapped in it. The water got higher and higher and higher, until it got up to their necks.... Terrible way to die."

[fbeautysxyn5]

What do you like about me?

What are thought towards me?

I'm I your type?

[haventacluewhatimdoing]

Hello hello! To get me back in the writing mood, I am taking drabble prompts/requests! Ship or gen, both are welcome! I specify which romantic ships I will write next to each fandom, but all platonic relationships and all characters are welcome!

- Red Dwarf (Rimster)

- Dad's Army (none)

- BBC Ghosts (Capvers, Patcap, Chess Husbands, Alison/Mike, Mary/Annie)

- Dead Poets Society (Todd/Neil, Charlie/Knox, Meeks/Pitts)

- Classic Who (One, Two or Three era, Ian/Barbara, TwoJamie, UNIT polycule [this one has some caveats, but just ask and I will deliver within my parameters])

- NuWho (Nine-Fifteen, Amy/Rory, Doctor/Yaz, Doctor/Master [this one also comes with caveats but again just ask and I will work with my own parameters])

- BBC Merlin (Merthur, Gwaine/Percival, Gwen/Lancelot, Gwen/Morgana)

- Cornleyverse (ChrisTrev, Max/Sandra)

I do not write smut (off-stage and discussions about sex is fine though!)

Give as much or as little detail in your prompt/request as you like, there's no structure to this! Either comment here or shove an ask in my box :)

[mybelladuveen]

It was the day that we always knew would come. It's still sad, even so. I thought about how it would feel, when the time came, and when it did, it was an instant sense of loss. It was the loss of the person who brought me to the show as a 14 year old, and part of my life growing up.

In time, I ended up writing probably far too much on Frank and his girlfriends, trying to imagine how those relationships worked in all the scenes we didn't see and came up with my belief that Sylvia was the one, but if a character can manage to create that sort of reaction 30 years after first seeing the show, that has to be testament to a great actor playing him.

Thank you Ian, so much, and while we miss you, it is as of nothing to what your family and friends must feel just now. I will miss you, and feel glad to have had the chance to see you a few years ago. Love Bella xx

[captainfreelance1]

Dad's Army S6 E1 The Deadly Attachment

One of the most iconic scenes in the show's history.

[privatewalker]

Captain Ogilvie: [gets turned upside down so everyone can see under his kilt] Captain Mainwaring: [averting his gaze] Wilson: [looking scandalised] Walker: [staring, laughing, and having a great time]

[gone2soon-rip]

IAN LAVENDER (1946-Died February 2nd 2024,at 77.Heart attack).English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in Dad's Army, a BBC sitcom,and it's 1971 film, set during World War II, of which he was the last surviving main cast member.He also appeared as Derek Harkinson,in the crap UK tv soap,EastEnders,and other shows such as Ther Glums,Come Back Mrs Noah,and starred as a seperate character,Brigadier Pritchard,in the 2016 film adaptation of Dad's Army.Ian Lavender - Wikipedia