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  • | starring = [[Rita Tushingham]]<br>[[Lynn Redgrave]]<br>[[Michael York]] | studio = Partisan Productions<br>[[List of production companies owned by the American Broadcasting Company#Selmur_Prod
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  • ...bertson Justice]]. It is based on the 1955 [[Doctor at Large (novel)|novel of the same title]] by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]]. * [[Terence Longdon]] as George - House Surgeon
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  • ...ile it begins a round the world trip. The cast was rounded out by a number of British comedy actors including [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Harry Secomb ...t, the famous television star Basil Beauchamp ([[Simon Dee]]). The captain of the ship is Lancelot Spratt's brother George Spratt ([[Robert Morley]]).
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  • | image = Doctor in the House poster.jpg | based_on = {{based on|''[[Doctor in the House (novel)|Doctor in the House]]''|Richard Gordon}}
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  • ...rofessor of Veterinary Science at the [[w:University of Bristol|University of Bristol]] from 1973 to 1975. ...hing to train at the [[w:Central School of Speech and Drama|Central School of Speech and Drama]]. Leaving in 1937, he made his stage debut in ''The Isla
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  • ...liam Bull, 1st Baronet|Sir William Bull]], [[w:Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament]] for [[w:Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]] He was a friend of [[w:Alec Guinness|Alec Guinness]], whom he first met at [[w:HMS Raleigh (sh
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  • ...e most popular medium for comedy. A prolific practitioner, he was a master of the [[pun|pun]] and [[double entendre|double entendre]].<ref name=":0">{{Ci ...n electrician before joining the Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm at the outbreak of the [[Second World War|Second World War]]. His service with the Pacific fle
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  • {{short description|Double act of comedic characters created by Dudley Moore (Derek) and Peter Cook (Clive)}} ...e=2017-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Upon release, more than 100,000 copies of [[Derek and Clive (Live)]] were sold in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|
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  • | death_place = [[w:Ryde|Ryde]], [[w:Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]], England | resting_place = Ryde Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
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  • ...suddenly takes a serious turn, when he finds himself caught up in a round of murder, espionage and quadruple crossing. He is mistaken for a spy; is kidn ...Lane]]; and the old [[Unilever]] milk depot in [[Wood Lane]]. A wide range of period British vehicles is featured: Otley drives an [[Jaguar E-Type|E-Type
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  • ...provisational theatre]] techniques during performance. In common with much of Joan Littlewood's direction, it was an ensemble piece. ...ns]]. Some sources claim the Krays made a cameo appearance towards the end of the film,<ref>[http://www.jamesbooth.org/reviews/sparrows_cant_sing.htm Spa
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  • '''Filmography''' of the [[w:South Africa|South African]], [[w:British people|British]]-based [[ *''[[Talk of a Million]]'' (1951) as John C. Moody
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  • ...w:Harlem|Harlem]] nightspot the [[w:Savoy Ballroom|Savoy Ballroom]] in New York City.<ref name="JazzStandards"/> ...g a [[w:jazz standard|jazz standard]], the song has been recorded hundreds of times, including
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  • | house-type = Born in London, Graves was the son of Henry Algernon Claude Graves, 7th Baron Graves. Admiral [[Thomas Graves, 1s
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  • ...sed to shock with ever increasingly lewd and debauched sexual descriptions of the eponymous ship's loose-moraled crew. The tune usually used (especially The opening verse is typically something along the lines of:
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  • ...sons, yet finds herself unhappy and dissatisfied with her life and in need of something more. Throughout the series, Ria searches for that "something mor ...n your hand." She adds, "I am one of the few lucky ones, I have a pleasant house, a pleasant man and two pleasant sons. My butterfly didn't get squashed." R
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  • ...ecretary before enrolling at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], where she won the Emile Littler Award. ...ght Digger|The Night Digger]]'' (1971) as district nurse, the film version of ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'' (1976) as Thelma Ferris, and
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  • ...s]]|author=Sandra Brennan|date=2015|title=''I've Gotta Horse''}} - The New York Times -Accessed 2015-12-10</ref>{{cbignore}}<ref>Guinness Rockepedia (1st E ...Then Billy's horse contracts pneumonia and Billy must choose between love of his horse and the big show.
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  • ...ntary School and Liverpool Technical College. He left education at the age of 14. After that he lived a rather aimless adolescent life as messenger, offi ...Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[w:Salad Days (musical)|Salad Days]]'', being one of the original cast.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independ
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  • | death_place = [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]], London, England ...playing the Brigadier, an eccentric [[cricket|cricket]]-lover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http
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