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  • ...in the television series ''[[w:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon of Dock Green]]'' from 1955 until 1976, but he was also for some years one of Britain's most popul ...nt to work as a mechanic in Paris. He drove completed chassis to the coast from where they were shipped to England, road-testing them ''en route''.<ref nam
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  • ...me ''The Frost Interview'' from 2012. He received the [[BAFTA Fellowship]] from the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] in 2005 and the [[Lifet Frost studied at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], from 1958, graduating with a Third in English.<ref>J. Hughes-Onslow, "Sir David
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  • ...k is essentially a very sympathetic character, who inspires much affection from his ever-loving and patient wife, Betty. He also venerates the memory of hi ...ther George's modern electronically designed home. George receives a visit from Mr Fletcher, an American house builder, who may well offer George's employe
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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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  • ...later became the chairman and managing director of toy manufacturers Chad Valley. ...Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road|Whitefield's Tabernacle]] from 1903 and, from 1910, chairman of the [[Congregational Union of England and Wales]]. Betwee
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  • ...uation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' which was broadcast from 4 January 1973 to 29 August 2010. ...been regular episodes (often held over from the previous series, or taken from the forthcoming series), others have been dedicated festive stories. Some o
    146 KB (19,748 words) - 16:08, 26 January 2023