Welcome to the Only When I Laugh guide of TV.Com. Only When I Laugh is a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It began in 1979 and ended its run in 1982. We meet Roy Figgis, a working class layabout, who just checked into a NHS hospital. He finds himself sharing the ward with Archie Glover, an upper class hypochondriac, and Norman Binns. These three manage to get into more trouble while still being patients. The staff must deal with the problems and mix-ups these three men create. The consulting surgeon of the ward is Dr. Gordon Thorpe along with the wards orderly Gupta.moreless