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...by and starred [[Richard Murdoch]] and [[Kenneth Horne]] as officers in a fictional [[RAF station]] coping with [[red tape|red tape]] and the inconveniences an ...[British Army|Army]] and ''Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh'' for the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF), all largely written and performed by serving members of the respec

...Street Central School in Oldham. He joined the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force]] during the [[Second World War|Second World War]], qualifying as a wireles ...irector in a fictional TV studio rehearsal room, just before going live to air. Later that year he wrote and appeared in another all-star spectacular call

...e, the premise of the programme changed to have Handley as the head of the fictional Ministry of Aggravation and Mysteries, where he worked in the Office of [[w ...February 1940 and the show went on a nationwide tour that kept it off the air for nearly 18 months, except for one special edition in May 1940. Took note

In September 1943, he joined the [[w:Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force]], although it is unclear whether he volunteered or was conscripted;{{sfnm| ...|p=132}} He was posted back to England shortly afterwards to work at the [[Air Ministry]],{{sfn|Sikov|2002|p=32}} and [[Demobilisation of the British Arme

...Love Again]]'' (1936); ''[[Once in a Million]]'' (1936); ''[Rhythm in the Air]]'' (1936); ''[[This'll Make You Whistle]]'' (1936); ''[[When Knights Were ...of Major Hitchcock in an industrial setting, as the "tetchily incompetent" personnel manager.<ref name="BFI: Jack" /> Many of the other cast from ''Private's Pr

...es credit card. Colin also saves Ford's life when the Guide's new security force, the [[Vogons]], fire at him with a [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon|rock ...[[Deep Thought (chess computer)|Deep Thought]] was named in honour of this fictional computer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2005-04-26/entertainm