| THELIVER | and 25ac, BBC TV sitcom created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor that originally starred Polly James and Pauline Collins (3,5,5) |
| BIRDS | see 12ac, BBC TV sitcom created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor that originally starred Polly James and Pauline Collins (3,5,5) |
| YOUNG | Was James an adolescent coachbuilder? (5) |
| BREAD | Sitcom created by Carla Lane (5) |
| MYSTICPIZZA | 1988 film starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor that was Matt Damon's film debut (6,5) |
| LIVER | TV sitcom of the 1960s and 70s which starred Polly James, The _ Birds (5) |
| SOLO | BBC sitcom written by Carla Lane that starred Felicity Kendal as Gemma Palmer |
| FAMILY | ____ Guy, animated TV sitcom created by U.S. actor Seth MacFarlane that began in 1999 (6) |
| TAGGART | Long-running Scottish detective TV series that originally starred Mark McManus in the title role |
| CURB | ' **** Your Enthusiasm', TV sitcom created by Larry David (4) |
| EXTRAS | Television sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (6) |
| ONLY | ___ Fools and Horses; television sitcom created by John Sullivan (4) |
| CSI | CBS show that originally starred William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger |
| SPIN | ___ City, U.S. sitcom that originally starred Michael J. Fox (4) |
| BELAIR | Reboot of 1990s American sitcom that originally starred Will Smith (3-3) |
| BERYL | ____ Hennessey, lead character played by Polly James in sitcom The Liver Birds (5) |
| VIDAL | US author of novels including Williwaw (1946) and Myra Breckinridge (1968) (5) |
| GORE | US author of novels including Williwaw (1946) and Myra Breckinridge (1968) (4) |
| CASTS | Lots of actors originally starred in a musical |
| LIVERBIRDS | Classic Carla Lane sitcom with Nerys Hughes, The ----- ----- (5,5) |
