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  • {{Infobox television | image = Which Way to the War.jpg
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  • {{Short description|British television producer and director}} ...rge Charles Argent''' (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was an English television producer and director.
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  • ...second series, Askey and Murdoch were joined by Syd Walker, and the third series added Diana Clare for two episodes. ...Night at Seven]]'', it established the practice of broadcasting a regular comedy and music programme at the same time each week. The show ended in 1940, all
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  • {{Infobox television episode | series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
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  • {{Infobox television | genre = [[Comedy]]
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  • ...[BBC]]|date=15 September 2009|access-date=2009-09-15}}</ref> was a British comedy actor who was best remembered for his portrayal of the [[jockey]] [[Hi-de-H ===Second World War===
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  • ...me)|Welsh Rarebit]]'', and he gained further success as one of the regular comedy guests on ''[[The Black and White Minstrel Show|The Black and White Minstre ===Television===
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  • | occupation = [[w:radio|radio]] and [[w:television writer|television writer]] ...4 – 2 June 2003) was a British [[w:radio|radio]] and [[w:television writer|television writer]], who provided material for numerous comedians including [[Frankie
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  • {{Infobox television episode | series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
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  • ...English]] actor, best known for his semi-regular role in the [[w:BBC|BBC]] comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' as Mr. Gordon, the town clerk of [[w:Walmington-on-Sea|W ...e. Up to his call-up in 1939 at the outbreak of [[w:World War II|World War II]], which included a spell in [[w:Bombay|Bombay]], he had joined the Crompto
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  • ...39, and was cancelled with the outbreak of the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9870227d00284a0ea9875e150 ...; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In 1960 he appeared in the comedy thriller play ''[[Settled Out of Court (play)|Settled Out of Court]]''. Two
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  • ...e=IMDb|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[film]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/film ...between 1949 and 1960 in the [[BBC]] [[radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news|last1=G
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  • ...1973 to become Head of Light Entertainment at [[w:ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] and was responsible for commissioning ''[[Rising Damp]]''.<ref name=scree ...uding [[Dick Emery]], [[Tony Hancock]], and [[Benny Hill]]. He moved into television in 1953, and worked on a wide range of programmes including dancing and [[w
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  • ...made a [[prisoner of war|prisoner of war]] during [[World War II|World War II]] after being shot down over [[Norway|Norway]]. It was during this period, ...riter.<ref name="Stevens"/> The first screenplay he submitted, on spec, to series producer [[Peter Rogers]] was ''[[Carry On Jack]]'', although the first of
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  • | occupation = [[Actor|Comedy actor]] ...roduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.
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  • ...''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[Foyle's War]]'' and [[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[The BFG (1989 film)|The BFG]]'' (1989) as the voice of ...] nomination for [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance|Best Comedy Performance]] for playing [[Margaret Thatcher]] in ''[[Anyone for Denis? (v
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  • ...ight man]]—for the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Goon Show]]'' for eight series from 1953 to 1960. ...ire]] (now part of [[Merseyside]]). During the [[World War II|Second World War]], he served for two and a half years as a [[lieutenant commander]] in the
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  • ...deadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed 22 May 2012</ref> was a British film and television [[composer]] and [[arranger]]. He played the [[piano]] and [[piano accordio ...e a captain in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]].<ref name="Chilton"/> Post-war, Harris worked aboard the ''[[RMS Mauretania (1938)|Mauretania]]'' on six c
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  • ...t|BBC television series of the same name]]. Speight was the creator of the television version. The film was considered successful enough at the box office that a ...to Alf and Else's shock, and they have a baby daughter, Rita, in 1942. The war ends in 1945 with a huge street party and Alf, characteristically, gets dru
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  • ...[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973&ndash;1974) and Tom Price in ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in t ...joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[World War II|World War II]], he joined the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[rea
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