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- {{short description|British television, radio, and comic strip author}} |occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|radio writer|comic strip writer|soap opera creator|novelist|songwriter}}7 KB (940 words) - 14:40, 23 December 2022
- ...ritten by [[Alfred Shaughnessy]] based on the British syndicated newspaper comic strip ''[[Tiffany Jones]]'' by Pat Tourret and Jenny Butterworth. * [[Alan Curtis (British actor)|Alan Curtis]] as Marocek5 KB (668 words) - 12:04, 4 August 2024
- '''''Hue and Cry''''' is a 1947 British film directed by [[Charles Crichton]] and starring [[Alastair Sim]], [[Harr ...) into Mr Jago's fur shop. Even the truck number plate—GZ 4216—matches the comic.8 KB (1,248 words) - 11:26, 14 March 2023
- '''''St Trinian's''''' is a British [[gag cartoon]] comic strip series, created and drawn by [[Ronald Searle]] from 1946 until 1952.< ...series of ''St Trinian''{{'}}s comedy films was made, featuring well-known British actors, including [[Alastair Sim]] (in [[drag (clothing)|drag]] as the head14 KB (2,179 words) - 15:36, 24 August 2024
- | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] ...y British cartoonist [[Ronald Searle]]'s ''[[St Trinian's School]]'' comic strips, the film focuses on the lives of the students and teachers of the fictiona11 KB (1,708 words) - 11:36, 11 February 2023
- | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] {{small|(UK)}} ...Trinian's]]''. Inspired by the ''[[St Trinian's School]]'' comic strips by British cartoonist [[Ronald Searle]], the film is the second entry in the ''St. Tri11 KB (1,693 words) - 10:58, 20 February 2023
- | nationality = British ...ve puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips. The character has featured on children's television from the 1960s to the22 KB (3,307 words) - 16:01, 5 December 2022
- ...and directed by [[Bob Spiers]]. The pilot was transmitted as part of its ''Comic Asides'' series of pilot shows on 12 July 1991. The first episode of the se ...Series 2 DVD, ReplayDVD.</ref> It was transmitted on BBC2 as part of its ''Comic Asides'' series of pilot shows on 12 July 1991.<ref name="inlay"/> It is in15 KB (2,198 words) - 08:51, 6 February 2023
- ...was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in [[British television science fiction]], he created the [[Dalek]]s and [[Davros]] for ...becoming a prolific writer for drama, working on many of the most popular British series of the 1960s and 1970s such as ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Aven20 KB (2,802 words) - 13:56, 11 March 2023
- '''''On the Buses''''' is a British television [[British sitcom|sitcom]] that was broadcast on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] from 1969 to ...rking-class outlook", and notes the series became "one of the most popular British comedy series of its era, if not all time."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://netw23 KB (3,624 words) - 11:36, 24 August 2024
- '''''Joking Apart''''' is a [[BBC television]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] written by [[Steven Moffat]] about the rise and fall of a r ...odd.<ref name="fool"/> The pilot was transmitted on BBC2 as part of its ''Comic Asides'' series of pilot shows on 12 July 1991.<ref name="inlay"/>40 KB (6,261 words) - 14:28, 11 March 2023
- {{Short description|British radio sci-fi programme (1953–1958)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}}66 KB (10,273 words) - 14:18, 29 December 2022
- ...glish people|English]], after [[Acts of Union 1707|1707]] [[British people|British]] ...character. Each series of ''Blackadder'' is set in a different period in [[British history]], and each Baldrick character (as with the character of Edmund) is34 KB (5,508 words) - 09:53, 23 February 2023
- ...dding-bottom: 1em;"| Dear listeners, the sound you are hearing is an early British Telephone circa fourteen-twelve. ...you know dat I learnt all my boxing off comic strips? Have you ever seen a comic strip?76 KB (9,419 words) - 22:29, 7 December 2022
- '''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] franchise created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Na ...e same year, the series was also awarded "Best BBC Comedy Series" at the [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcwo143 KB (20,021 words) - 07:59, 9 August 2024
- ...S STILL IN EXISTENCE, SO PRESENT TENSE IS USED. --> a British television [[British sitcom|sitcom]] about the UK's [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]] d ...in ''Dad's Army'' are over military age and the series stars several older British actors including [[Arnold Ridley]], [[John Laurie]], [[Arthur Lowe]] and [[58 KB (8,853 words) - 08:50, 10 February 2023
- ...at Work!]]'' and who had then started to produce shows such as ''[[Taxi! (British TV series)|Taxi!]]'', ''[[Hi Gang! (radio series)|Hi Gang!]]'', ''[[Can You ...mers whose strange new ‘goon’ humour would soon herald a new generation in British comedy.68 KB (11,111 words) - 19:25, 6 July 2024
- ...(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 Daily75 KB (11,320 words) - 08:11, 15 March 2023
- '''''The Goon Show''''' is a British [[radio comedy]] programme, originally produced and broadcast by the [[BBC ...ocation = London | isbn = 0-340-89809-7 }}</ref><sup>:4,5,61</sup> and the British comedy troupe [[Monty Python]].<ref name="ScudamoresMilliganbio">{{cite boo65 KB (9,857 words) - 19:35, 11 September 2024
- ...=GBR|size=100%|KBE}} (16 April 1889{{snd}}25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer<!--see talk page before adding or removing o ...1903, but the show was unsuccessful and closed after two weeks. Chaplin's comic performance, however, was singled out for praise in many of the reviews.{{s164 KB (24,245 words) - 14:14, 25 August 2024