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  • *Dewi Humphreys (series 1–2) *[[Gareth Carrivick]] (series 3)
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  • ...d roles in films and television series such as ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1978), ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'' (1980), ''[[M ...Best Actor]] for his appearance on the BBC One drama ''[[The Street (UK TV series)|The Street]]''. He retired from acting in 2012 owing to [[Parkinson's dise
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  • ...]]. Set in the offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries in London, the series revolves around the three staff members of its IT ([[information technology ...ory/000001205 |title=IT Crowd Night planned for October |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=22 July 2013 |access-date=12 September 2013}}</ref> ''The IT Cr
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  • ...om Jones (1963 film)|Tom Jones]]'' (1963), ''[[Two for the Road (film)|Two for the Road]]'' (1967), ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'' (1970), ''[[Annie ...porting Actor]] for ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000). He received several awards for his performance as [[Winston Churchill]] in the 2002 [[BBC]]–[[HBO]] tele
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  • ..., informally '''''TWTWTW''''' or '''''TW3''''', was a satirical television comedy programme on [[BBC Television]] in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, ...of the [[satire boom]] in the UK in the early 1960s, as it broke ground in comedy by lampooning political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of t
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  • ...ber of the Order of the Companions of Honour|Companion of Honour]] in 2014 for services to Drama.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60895 |date=14 June 2014 |pa ..., winning [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Actress in a Play]] for ''[[Lettice and Lovage]]'' (1990).
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  • {{Short description|British character-based sketch comedy}} | genre = [[Sketch comedy]]
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  • ...on this show led to work as a host on American television. He became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, among them the [[N ...and the [[Lifetime Achievement Emmys|Lifetime Achievement Award]] at the [[Emmy Awards]] in 2009.
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  • ...in 1987, he was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Tony Award]]. ...d [[Severus Snape]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' series (2001–2011). During this time he also appeared in ''[[Love Actually]]'' (
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  • ...academic posts and served as a [[goodwill ambassador|goodwill ambassador]] for [[UNICEF|UNICEF]] and president of the [[World Federalist Movement|World Fe ...th|Renaissance man]]. [[Miklós Rózsa|Miklós Rózsa]], composer of the music for ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' and of numerous concert works, dedi
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  • ...is tea lady. Later, he observed waspishly, "Robert died quite a young man, for all his millions".}}</ref> ...l=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/17/arts/lew-grade-at-81-retains-his-zest-for-a-deal.html |access-date=3 August 2020}}.</ref>
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  • {{short description|British comedy programme}} ...(Series 1–6, 8, 10–present),<br />[[w:Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] (Series 7, ''[[w:Red Dwarf: Back to Earth|Back to Earth]]'')
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  • ...though based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention as well as a large number of awards. ...(1966), winning her first [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]] and becoming a [[gay icon]].
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  • | genre = [[Adult puppeteering]]<br />[[Political satire]]<br />[[Black comedy]] | company = Spitting Image Productions for [[Central Independent Television|Central]]
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  • ...ctor Clouseau]] in ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|The Pink Panther]]'' series. ...Harry Secombe]] and [[Michael Bentine]], took part in the successful radio series ''The Goon Show'', which ended in 1960.
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  • ...Pictures|First National]] corporations. By 1918, he was one of the world's best-known figures. ..., which satirised [[Adolf Hitler]]. The 1940s were marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. He was accused of [[Fellow tr
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