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- | death_place = [[w:Norwich|Norwich]], [[w:Norfolk|Norfolk]] He died in [[w:Norwich|Norwich]], [[w:Norfolk|Norfolk]] on 22 February 2010 of [[w:lung cancer|lung cancer5 KB (766 words) - 13:53, 23 November 2022
- ...am|Farnham]], [[Brighton]], [[Manchester]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Derby]] and [[Norwich]]. One of his last stage roles was in [[Allan Monkhouse]]'s ''Mary Broome'' [[Category:English male stage actors]]5 KB (704 words) - 10:45, 17 February 2023
- | birth_place = [[w:Norwich|Norwich]], England ...etwork|ITV]]'s most popular advertising magazine programme, ''Jim's Inn'', from 1957 to 1963.<ref name="obit" />8 KB (1,117 words) - 23:46, 2 February 2023
- After being discharged from the Navy, Davies worked in the [[w:City of London|City of London]] financia ...for which Davies was head of [[w:light entertainment|light entertainment]] from 1988.<ref name="Gaughan"/> During the last role he was cited by the [[w:new10 KB (1,464 words) - 14:22, 23 December 2022
- | birth_place = [[Norwich]], Norfolk, England Madoc was born Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker on 16 April 1943 in [[Norwich]],<ref name="TelegraphObituaries">{{cite news |title=Ruth Madoc, actress wh14 KB (2,045 words) - 23:35, 25 January 2023
- ...is a United Kingdom television [[sitcom]] originally shown in six episodes from 12 May 1969 to 16 June 1969.<ref>[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/gnomes_o ...n the earlier series ''[[Hugh and I]]'', which was directed by Croft. Both actors were dubious to start with, but eventually came round to the idea. This was8 KB (1,097 words) - 15:34, 23 December 2022
- ...ams was an only child and in 1956 bought a house one and a half miles away from his parents' house.<ref name=":1"/> ...x7EC&pg=PA152|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story|location=Norwich|publisher=Canterbury Press|orig-year=2002|year=2003|pages=50, 152|isbn=978113 KB (1,930 words) - 22:57, 10 September 2024
- ...versary Souvenir 1923-1973|type=The page in the souvenir is a reproduction from the original journal, which was published in March 1933|publisher=BBC|pages ...ams Story|publisher=Canterbury Press|year=2002|isbn=1-85311-494-4|location=Norwich|pages=127}}</ref> Laurie had also gained a reputation on set for being some21 KB (3,113 words) - 23:27, 15 January 2023
- ...itish Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] in three consecutive years from 1994 to 1996. In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of [[w:TV's 50 ...World Is Not Enough]]'' (1999), a supporting role in ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), as well as half-giant [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the [[Harry Pot49 KB (6,722 words) - 14:51, 22 December 2022
- ...th their mother, who took frequent lovers, while their father did business from the [[w:Savoy Hotel|Savoy Hotel]], and often stayed there. Green attended [ ...ft industry as a [[w:Ferry flying|ferry]] transport pilot and stunt pilot. From 1947, when he returned to London, he was involved in business activities th19 KB (2,899 words) - 14:38, 27 December 2022
- {{short description|Fox puppet from UK children's TV programme}} ...orts and comic strips. The character has featured on children's television from the 1960s to the present day. He has also appeared in pantomimes across the22 KB (3,307 words) - 16:01, 5 December 2022
- ...dvised prime ministers and presidents. Edna once took an on-air phone call from President [[Ronald Reagan]] to assure him that he was, indeed, still the pr ...uce, who works as an engineer in South Melbourne and is married to Joylene from [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], and her youngest, Kenneth (or Kenny), who is42 KB (6,292 words) - 16:24, 8 February 2023
- ...Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]] <br />in a screenshot from the title sequence <br />of the BBC television series ...rmed in their [[The Goodies (TV series)|eponymous television comedy show]] from 1970 until 1982, combining [[sketch comedy|sketches]] and situation comedy.40 KB (5,949 words) - 11:58, 24 August 2024
- ...04}} Formby also had a successful recording career and made the transition from music hall to [[revue]] in 1916. ...n|Formby was not alone in developing a chest complaint: the mortality rate from bronchitis was 20% higher in the north west than the rest of the country.{{38 KB (5,859 words) - 16:01, 22 September 2024
- ...e ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the la ...|George Formby]] (he is now known as George Formby Sr). Formby Sr suffered from a chest ailment, identified variously as [[bronchitis]], [[asthma]] or [[tu87 KB (13,680 words) - 07:53, 16 March 2023
- ...ing film, radio and theatre.<ref name=ODNB /> Le Mesurier's career spanned from 1934 until his death in 1983. He is best remembered for his role as [[Serg ...cast of "The Marvellous History of St Bernard". The broadcast was adapted from a 15th-century manuscript by [[Henri Ghéon]].{{sfn|Barry|1992|p=190}} Afte76 KB (10,354 words) - 15:51, 14 January 2023
- ...emiered on 5 October on [[BBC1]], with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974, plus two episodes for German TV. ...tual circus and more like something [[Manfred von Richthofen#Flying Circus|from World War I]]. The group was coming up with their name at a time when69 KB (10,368 words) - 20:10, 11 February 2023