• Blackadder Goes Forth
  ...e series references famous people of the time and criticises the [[British Army]]'s leadership during the campaign, culminating in the ending of its [[Good ...st of the [[100 Greatest British Television Programmes]] compiled by the [[British Film Institute]].<ref name="bfi"/> However, some historians and politicians
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• Whisky Galore! (1949 film)
  ...gus MacPhail]]. The story—based on a true event—concerns a shipwreck off a fictional Scottish island, the inhabitants of which have run out of whisky because of ...community runs through the film, and the story reflects a time when the [[British Empire]] was weakening.
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• Jon Pertwee
  ...tor Who|Doctor Who]]'' (1970–1974), hosted the game show ''[[w:Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?]]'' (1974–1978), and played the title character in ...ief Petty Officer]] Pertwee in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' on [[BBC Radio]]. The fictional ship in the series HMS ''Troutbridge'' almost shared its name with the real
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• Last of the Summer Wine
  ...(UK TV channel)|Gold]], [[Yesterday (TV channel)|Yesterday]], and [[Drama (British TV channel)|Drama]]. It is also seen in more than 25 countries,<ref name="S ...e=2 April 2017 |format=DOC |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many members of the [[British Royal Family|Royal Family]] enjoyed the show.<ref name="Huddersfield Daily
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• Barry Humphries
  ...place when he was nine – his mother gave all his books to [[The Salvation Army]], cheerfully explaining: "But you've read them, Barry". ...worked throughout the 1960s. He became a friend of leading members of the British comedy scene including [[Dudley Moore]], [[Peter Cook]], [[Alan Bennett]],
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• Peter Sellers
  | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ...dic, often [[w:parody|parody]]ing characters of authority such as military officers or policemen, he also performed in other film genres and roles. Films demon
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