On the back of Sky One\u2019s recent no. 9 placing of Blackadder Goes Forth in the best TV endings ever list, I\u2019d like to remind everyone that Blackadder is already the best TV finale and so Sky\u2019s doesn\u2019t count :p<\/p>\n
Souce: BBC.co.uk (from 2004)<\/p>\n
The poignant finale of sitcom Blackadder has been voted the best farewell episode of a TV series.<\/p>\n
The closing episode of Blackadder Goes Forth – which saw the cast go into battle in World War I – won 23% of the vote in the poll for cable firm NTL.<\/p>\n
It narrowly beat The Office, which took second place with 22%. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was third with 17%.<\/p>\n
Some 4,675 people were questioned to mark the end of long-running US shows Friends, Frasier and Sex and the City.<\/p>\n
Sitcoms feature heavily in the poll – with Mash, Cheers and The Young Ones appearing in the top 10.<\/p>\n
Comedy dramas Cold Feet and Ally McBeal also feature alongside 1980s family saga Dallas – with Inspector Morse appearing as the only serious drama in the poll.<\/p>\n
NTL\u2019s director of TV David Thatcher said the survey proved \u201cTV viewers are more able to bond with comedy characters\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also said the UK public should be \u201cvery proud about the performance of our home-grown TV programmes\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the massive hype surrounding the success of US comedy in the UK, almost 50% of the votes cast went to the top two programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the top 10:
\n1. Blackadder Goes Forth
\n2. The Office
\n3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
\n4. Cold Feet
\n5. Dallas
\n6. Mash
\n7. Cheers
\n8. Inspector Morse
\n9. The Young Ones
\n10. Ally McBeal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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