• Not Now, Comrade
  | studio = Not Now Films ([[Independent film|Independent]]) ...Darling]]'' (1973), and was the second in an intended series of "Not Now" films, with ''Not Now, Prime Minister'' pencilled in as a follow-up. But box offi
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• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
  ...|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref> as well as parodying political figures of the time such as [[Harold Wilson]] and [[Enoch Powell]]. Cook ad ...of charisma and deception—and murder—he then rapidly works his way up the political ladder to become [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] (a
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• Carry On Henry
  ...the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as ...ure chamber]] as Henry keeps changing his mind about the confession due to political necessities, requiring multiple changes and retractions of the original con
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• British comedy
  Throughout film, television, and radio, '''British comedy''' has become known for its consistently peculiar characters, plots, and se ...bversive maverick who defies authority, a kind of puppet equivalent to our political cartoons." |source=—[[Punch and Judy]] showman Glyn Edwards.<ref name="Br
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• Hype Pressure
  ...essure'''" is an episode of the award-winning [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. ...the special effects team working the strings, Bill and Graeme cue a "Party Political Broadcast" starring [[Margaret Thatcher]], which beats Tim into submission.
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• Privilege (film)
  '''''Privilege''''' is a 1967 British [[comedy-drama]] [[musical film|music]] [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Peter ...ncourage the success of Shorter to placate the masses and divert them from political activity. Shorter is consistently monitored and manipulated by handlers con
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• John Bird (actor)
  ...r in film, television, theatre and radio for over 55 years. He appeared in films including ''[[Take a Girl Like You (film)|Take A Girl Like You]]'' (1970) a ===1960s and 1970s===
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• O Lucky Man!
  ...-02-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ycba.yale.edu/programs/programs-films.asp |title= Yale Center for British Art |access-date=9 February 2007 }}</re ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982) completes the trilogy of films featuring Mick Travis,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.d
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• Ralph Thomas
  ...remembered for directing the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series of films. He cast the actor [[James Robertson Justice]] in many of his films. Thomas often worked with the producer [[Betty Box|Betty E. Box]], who was
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• Carry On at Your Convenience
  {{short description|1971 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas}} ...s. This failure has been attributed to the film's attempt at exploring the political themes of the trade union movement, crucially portraying the union activist
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• The Return of the Pink Panther
  ...[ITC Entertainment|ITC Entertainment]]<br />Jewel Productions<br />Pimlico Films<br>[[The Mirisch Company|Mirisch-Geoffrey]]<br> '''''The Return of the Pink Panther''''' is a 1975 [[comedy film]] and the fourth film<!-- Including ''[[Inspector Clouseau (film)|Insp
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• A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
  {{short description|1964 comedy film by Blake Edwards}} *[[Mirisch Films]]}}
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• Bill Maynard
  | genre = Comedy, television ...itt]]'' and ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)|The Gaffer]]'' and appeared in five films in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' series]]. After a hiatus from te
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• Harry H. Corbett
  | caption = Publicity photo of Corbett in the 1970s ...(1962–65, 1970–74). His success on television led to appearances in comedy films including ''[[The Bargee|The Bargee]]'' (1964), ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]''
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• Terry Nation
  | genre = {{hlist|[[Science fiction]]|[[comedy]]|[[Horror fiction|horror]]}} ...drama, working on many of the most popular British series of the 1960s and 1970s such as ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[The Baron (TV se
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• Till Death Us Do Part
  ...[[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1965 to 1975. The show was first broadcast as a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' [[Television pilot|pilot]], then in seven series until 1975. ...ught to no longer exist, having been destroyed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as was [[Lost television broadcast|the policy at the time]].
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• Hello Cheeky
  | format = Comedy sketches ...oadcast on television - on the ITV network - in 1976. The format was short comedy sketches, often as short as one line, with occasional longer sketches.
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• Alastair Sim
  ...ath in 1976. Starting in 1935, he also appeared in more than fifty British films, including an iconic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novella ''[[A Christ ...ctor Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954). Later, he made fewer films and generally concentrated on stage work, including successful productions
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• Nicholas Parsons
  ...Sale of the Century (British game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' during the 1970s and early 1980s. ...), ''With Just a Touch of Hesitation, Repetition and Deviation: My Life in Comedy'', Mainstream Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1845967123}}</ref>
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• The Goodies
  |data4 = [[Sketch comedy|Sketch comedy]], [[surreal humour|surreal humour]] ...] from 1970 until 1982, combining [[sketch comedy|sketches]] and situation comedy.
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