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  • He first began working as a director at [[Ealing Studios]], co-directing comedy films with [[Will Hay]], starting with ''[[Black Sheep of Whitehall]]'' (19 ...er resurrected for the long-running ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' television series. It was hugely popular.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-art
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  • {{infobox television | company = [[Thames Television]]
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  • {{Infobox television | caption = Prerelease poster for the television special
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  • {{Infobox television | caption = Title screen of the series
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  • {{Infobox television | composer = [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]
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  • This is a list of characters from the BBC situation comedy ''[[Open All Hours]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Still Open All Hours]]''. !colspan="10" width="50%"|Series
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  • ...became known for playing domineering middle-aged women in plays, films and television shows. ...other Courage and Her Children|Mother Courage]]'' on stage, and in several television dramas. She retired after going blind and spent her last years in the actor
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  • ...combe And Friends, [[Highway (TV series)|Highway (TV)]]<br />[[Highway (TV series)|Sunday Morning with Secombe (TV)]] ...r! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating [[hymn|hymn]]s and other devotional songs.
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  • {{Infobox television ...sitcom|sitcom]] set in a [[comprehensive school]] named Galfast High. Two series, both written by [[Steven Moffat]], were broadcast on [[BBC One|BBC1]] in 1
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  • |series=[[Red Dwarf]] ...uliet May |network=[[w:BBC|]] |station=[[w:BBC2|]] |date=20 February 1992 |series-no=V |number=1 }}</ref> descended from the house cat
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  • ...hild actress, she established herself on the stage as an adult, playing in comedy, drama and experimental theatre, and radio broadcasting. She found her mili ...atter of which she also played in London. She became a well known guest on television talk shows. She made further appearances in revue and toured in plays and m
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  • {{For|the 1971 film based on the TV series|Please Sir! (film)}} {{Infobox television
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  • ...seven [[w:BAFTA|BAFTA]]s and became one of the most recognised faces on UK television. ...until he landed the part of [[w:Leonard Swindley|Leonard Swindley]] in the television soap ''[[w:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' in 1960 that he came to
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  • ...it very difficult for us to keep up the high reputation for sophisticated comedy we've never had.{{sfn|Took|Coward|2000|p=39}} ...("under fetlock odour").{{sfn|Took|1998|pp=62–63}} In the third and fourth series he is included in the movie spoofs, playing a range of roles including a ru
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  • | series = [[Red Dwarf]] ...k3=Ed Bye |network=[[w:BBC|]] |station=[[w:BBC2|]] |date=28 February 1991 |series-no=IV |number=3 }}</ref>
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  • ...remembered for his role as [[Sergeant Arthur Wilson]] in the BBC situation comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'', between 1968 and 1977.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=ix}} ...er loosely based on [[Kim Philby]], which earned him the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] in 1972.<ref name="BFI: Traitor" />
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  • {{short description|Satirical television puppet show}} {{Infobox television
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  • ...s on Sunday|date=28 April 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/arts/television/whats-on-sunday.html?_r=0&gwh=F8E52D6768623CB7D93EFF51A9A7FDFD}}</ref> ...Glen]]'' (2004–2005). He also provided narration for the television comedy series ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'' (2003–2006) and ''[[L
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  • |format = [[Sketch comedy|Sketch comedy]] * [[BBC Light Programme|BBC Light Programme]] (series 1–3)
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  • ...towards light classical music as popular tastes changed, often adopting a religious theme. She continued into the new medium of [[LP record]]s, and recorded ne ...rris Goes to Paris|Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris]]'' ([[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]), which was remade years later with [[Angela Lansbury]] as Mr
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