This year our Ten Things series, on the tenth of each month, is concentrating on things which are wackier than usual, if not by much. From odd road names to Christmas carols by way of saints and scientists. So here goes with November …

Ten Comedy Catchphrases

1. “You dirty old man”
   Harold Steptoe; Steptoe and Son (right)
2. “Silly Old Moo!”
   Alf Garnett; Till Death Us Do Part
3. “Don’t panic!”
   Lance-Corporal Jones; Dad’s Army
4. “You stupid boy”
   Captain George Mainwaring; Dad’s Army
5. “It’s good night from me…”
   “…and it’s good night from him”
   Ronnie Corbett & Ronnie Barker; The Two Ronnies
6. “I’m Free”
   Mr Humphries; Are You Being Served?
7. “Listen Very Carefully, I Shall Say This Only Once”
   Michelle Dubois; ‘Allo ‘Allo!
8. “I have a cunning plan”
   Baldrick; Blackadder
9. “May your god go with you”
   Dave Allen
10. “Just like that”
    Tommy Cooper