• Doctor at Sea (film)
  ...ctor at Sea (novel)|novel of the same name]]. This was the second of seven films in the ''[[Doctor (film series)|Doctor]]'' series, following the hugely pop ...am Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' and ''[[White Christmas (film)|White Christmas]]''.<ref>"'The Dam Busters'", ''The Times'' [London, England], 29 December
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• The Crowded Day
  | distributor = [[Adelphi Films]] ...ref> It was an attempt by [[Adelphi Films]] to move into bigger budgeted films. It was the last movie Guillermin directed for the company.<ref name="sight
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• Damaris Hayman
  ...les. She made numerous performance in films and television series from the 1950s onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who News - Damaris Hayman 1929-2021|ur ...Christmas special.<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b849505cc|title=The Liver Birds[11/03/71] (1971)|website=BFI}
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• The Larkins (1958 TV series)
  ...by [[C.M. Pennington-Richards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad1c48c|title=Inn for Trouble (1960)|publisher=}}</ref> *''Christmas with the Larkins'' (26 December 1958)
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• The Charlie Drake Show
  ...dcast on Thursdays at 7.30pm - was adventure and spoofed TV programmes and films. |"A Christmas Carol"
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• Alec Bregonzi
  ...our'' recommended Bregonzi to other directors, so that he also appeared in 1950s/60s shows starring [[Benny Hill]], [[Charlie Drake]], [[Arthur Askey]], [[T He appeared in several films, including the French film ''L'Etincelle'' (1986), which he regarded as his
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• The Telegoons
  | creator = [[Grosvenor Films]] ...ppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s, ''[[The Goon Show]]'' produced for BBC television and first shown during 1
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• Corbet Woodall
  ...lar at [[Eton College]] where he also excelled at sports. He worked in the 1950s for the [[New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation]], before returning to Brita Corbet Woodall appeared in many television series, and also in some films, in which he invariably acted as either a television newsreader, or as an a
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• Alastair Sim
  ...in 1951 as [[Scrooge (1951 film)|''Scrooge'']] in Great Britain and as ''A Christmas Carol'' in the United States. Though an accomplished dramatic actor, he is ...ctor Calls (1954 film)|An Inspector Calls]]'' (1954). Later, he made fewer films and generally concentrated on stage work, including successful productions
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• Stratford Johns
  ...ilm)|The Ladykillers]]'' (1955). He ran a small hotel in London during the 1950s, and was a member of the [[English Stage Company]] at the [[Royal Court The Johns later appeared in the much-maligned [[Ken Russell]] films ''[[Salome's Last Dance]]'' and ''[[The Lair of the White Worm (film)|The L
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• Dave King (actor)
  ...low Collection, Blackpool Central Library, Vol. 48 p. 38.</ref> During the 1950s he also starred in the same show alongside [[Shani Wallis]].<ref>Theatre Pr ...which featured a backing group called the Keynotes. He also charted with "Christmas and You" (No. 23, 1956) and "[[The Story of My Life (Burt Bacharach and Hal
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• Frank Thornton
  ...the film ''[[Steptoe and Son Ride Again]]'' (1973) and the 1973 television Christmas special, 'The Party'. ...ing another "Lark" written by [[Lawrie Wyman]]. He continued to appear in films, mostly comedies, during the 1960s and 1970s, including ''[[Carry On Scream
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• Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
  ..._major = <!-- per [[MOS:MAJORWORK]] - major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games --> ...es Grytpype-Thynne''' is a character from the [[w:United Kingdom|British]] 1950s comedy radio programme ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sell
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• Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)
  ...ost of St. Michael's]]''), through the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]], and television. ...and ''[[Where's That Fire?]]'' (1939). In all he appeared in more than 70 films, including from this period [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Sabotage (1936 film)
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• John Laurie
  ...ica|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Laurie appeared in scores of feature films with directors such as [[Alfred Hitchcock]], [[Michael Powell]], and [[Laur ...You Like It]].'' Laurie went on to appear in Olivier's three Shakespearean films, ''[[Henry V (1944 film)|Henry V]]'' (1944), ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]
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• Norman Rossington
  ...for his roles in ''[[The Army Game]]'', the [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]] and [[w:the Beatles|the Beatles]]' film ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)|A ...rsked!]]'', again as 'Cupcake'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Warren Mitchell
  ...]], 1981) and ''[[In Sickness and in Health]]'' (BBC, 1985–92), and in the films ''[[Till Death Us Do Part (film)|Till Death Us Do Part]]'' (1969) and ''[[T By the late 1950s, he regularly appeared on television: as [[Sean Connery]]'s trainer in boxi
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• Wilfrid Brambell
  ...dd Man Out]]'' as a tram passenger. His television career began during the 1950s, when he was cast in small roles in three [[Nigel Kneale]]/[[Rudolph Cartie ...dapted for radio the same year, and appeared on [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] on Christmas Eve. Brambell's booming baritone voice surprised many listeners: he played
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• Arthur Askey
  ...Voice]] include "The Bee Song" (1938), a lasting part of his act. From the 1950s, Askey was a prominent television presence and made regular appearances on ...starred in several [[Gainsborough Pictures|Gainsborough Pictures]] comedy films, including ''[[Band Waggon (film)|Band Waggon]]'' (1940), based on the radi
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• Max Bygraves
  ...producer [[Wally Ridley]], who also produced Bygraves' records during the 1950s.<ref name=leigh/> He also occasionally worked as an actor, appearing in British films including ''[[Bless 'Em All (film)|Bless 'Em All]]'' (1948) and ''[[Tom Bro
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