...son trained to become a teacher and served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in [[Singapore]] before embarking on a career in music. He joined the [[George Mitchell (S [[Category:People from Rawtenstall]]

...}}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] actor. He worked predominantly from the 1950s into the 1970s and became one of the most recognisable faces in [ ...of the war. He was assigned to work on the Burma Railway and was released from Changi at the end of the war by American troops, after which he returned to

...e Guardian|date=2 October 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1204295/index.html Bio: Ned Sherrin] screenonline.org.uk</ref> and rende ...cite web|title=Sherrin, Ned (1931–2007)|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1204295/index.html|work=Screenonline|publisher=BFI|access-date=21 April

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...r [[Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Exchange]] from 1940 to 1945 and owned the Anchor Chemical Company based in [[Clayton, Grea ...alatea. He rose to the rank of lieutenant. He was subsequently posted to [[Singapore]],<ref name=bio>Rob Cope, Mike Fury, ''You Rang M'Lord?'', DAAS, 35-36</ref

...[[World War II|the Second World War]] in North Africa, [[India|India]] and Singapore. After contracting rheumatic fever in North Africa, was sent home to conval ...(with Lloyd). His last full series ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'', broadcast from 1995 to 1997, was co-written with [[Richard Spendlove]]. He created a telev

...then a grammar school under headmaster R. F. Bailey, who brought with him, from his previous position as assistant headmaster at leading independent school ...was felt that he seemed less at ease as a chat show host. Having been away from television for some time, he made an appearance in the Australian televisio

...first broadcast on [[ITV Network|ITV]] in 1992, moving to [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1994 to 1998. A total of six series were made, along with a Christmas speci ...t. Sabotaging the evening further, Deborah's boyfriend Mike returns from [[Singapore]] after having sex with other women there, and headbutts Gary.

...hose Kids from Town]]'', a propaganda piece about wartime evacuee children from London. This role was given to him after film company executives heard him * ''[[Those Kids from Town]]'' (1942) – Ern

...]]'' (1950) and Police Sergeant Ruby Gates in the [[St Trinian's]] series (from 1954). She was a well-known broadcaster on radio and television. As a write ...e,'' Spring 2010, p. 11</ref> and lived in a cottage on the estate, a mile from the main house, in the early years of her marriage.<ref>Hampton (2002), p.

...son (television)|series]] between 1968 and 1977. Three out of six episodes from Series 2 and two of the four Christmas [[sketch comedy|sketches]] (1968 and ...m copies of Series 2 episodes were made. ''Dad's Army'' was made in colour from Series 3 onwards; overseas interest in the series picked up, and BBC Enterp

...productions.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef5bd96 |title=Peter Vaughan |access-date=7 December 2016 |work=Briti ...rk=Shropshire Star|date=4 July 2016|page=16}}Report by Mat Growcott.</ref> From the age of seven he lived in [[Staffordshire]],<ref>[http://www.shropshirem

| birth_name = Kenneth Charles Williams<!-- only use if different from name --> ...lar panellist on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s comedy panel show ''[[Just a Minute]]'' from its second series in 1968 until his death 20 years later.

...[[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La Frenais]], and broadcast on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series, and included two Christma Several characters from ''Porridge'' reappear in the sequel series ''[[Going Straight]]'' (1978) an

...1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast. The series shows people of different countries with different social background, religions, and lan ...sephine, whom he mentions in "The Examination"). He has a Bachelor of Arts from [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]]. He was hired in the series pilo

...1980 to 1984. A sequel, '''''Yes, Prime Minister''''', ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost a ...|last=Cockerell |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Cockerell |title= Live from Number 10: The Inside Story of Prime Ministers and Television |year=1988 |p

...scure". ''Camp'' in this sense has been suggested to have possibly derived from the French term ''se camper'', meaning "to pose in an exaggerated fashion". ...onewall]] [[gay culture]] , where it was the dominant idiom. It originated from the understanding of gayness as [[effeminacy]].<ref name=newton /> Two key

...the role on television five years later. He often appeared in film, rising from a [[bit part|bit part]] actor in the late 1930s to a member of the main cas ...ears later. Hordern suffered from kidney disease during the 1990s and died from it in 1995 at the age of 83.

...un, the cast were reluctant. And in mid-January, Spike was again suffering from anxiety neurosis and barely well enough to record the twelfth show, ''[[The ...of the country, Peter had a film commitment and Spike was still recovering from illness.

...Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) and ''[[How to Murder Your Wife]]'' (1965). From the mid-1960s on he also frequently starred in European films, in roles suc ...and, shortly before his death, was living in poverty, existing on charity from the Actors' Benevolent Fund. A charity gala was held in his honour, which r