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  • ...ecil's innocent but naive business partner. One of their wedding presents, from an unknown source, is a mouthy [[South American]] [[parrot]], which appears The film was made at [[Shepperton Studios]], [[Surrey]], England, and on location. A collection of then-and-now location stills and correspo
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  • | birth_place = [[w:Aldershot|Aldershot]], Hampshire, England | death_place = [[w:Frimley Park Hospital|Frimley Park Hospital]], Surrey, England
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  • | birth_place = [[Harpurhey]], [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_place = [[Crumpsall]], Manchester, England
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  • ...remembered as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1960s. ...40 film)|Contraband]]'' (1940) and ''[[A Canterbury Tale]]'' (1944). Apart from her usual comedy roles, she gave two dramatic performances, the first in ''
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  • | death_place = [[Esher|Esher]], [[Surrey|Surrey]], England | birth_place = [[Oldham|Oldham]], [[Lancashire|Lancashire]], England
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  • | birth_place = [[w:St John's Wood|St John's Wood]], London, England ...nee}} Spiro) (1910–1965), was a novelist and biographer who was originally from [[w:County Cork|County Cork]], Ireland. Miller had an elder sister, Sarah (
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  • ...rtical-align: top; padding-bottom: 1em;"|Come away at once, Min. Supposing people saw you counting rain on a Sunday. What would they say? |style="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 1em;"|He’s the man from the Prudential, Henry.
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  • | birth_place = [[w:Hounslow|Hounslow]], [[w:Middlesex|Middlesex]], England | death_place = [[w:Deal, Kent|Deal]], England
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  • ...ire|Cottingham]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England | death_place =[[w:Northwood, London|Northwood]], [[w:London|London]], England
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  • ...= [[Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]], [[County Durham|County Durham]], England | death_place = [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[London|London]], England
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  • ...//www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_people/|title=The Whippit Inn : Carry On People|website=Thewhippitinn.com|accessdate=24 October 2018}}</ref> Surviving cast ...ry On Cleo'' to ''Carry On Emmannuelle''. She played a range of characters from jolly and assertive young women with sturdy moral standards (''Camping'', '
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  • ...''''Brilliant''''' in the US, is a [[BBC]] comedy [[sketch show]] that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers ...chphrase]]s, its fast-paced "[[blackout gag|blackout]]" style set it apart from traditional sketch series because of the number and relative brevity of its
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  • ..., Charles is attracted to Carrie, a young American who has been working in England. They spend the night together. In the morning, Carrie, who is returning to ...tish fiancé. During the reception, Charles experiences further humiliation from several ex-girlfriends, including the distraught Henrietta, who angrily cla
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  • The idea of the show came from Cleese after he stayed at the [[Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay|Gleneagles Hotel] ...journal=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5355146.stm | title=Fawlty star's red carpet welcome | date=18 Septem
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