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  • | years_active = 1975–1981 ...Freda in ''[[Carry On England]]'' in 1976, and Marilyn in ''[[Odd Man Out (British TV series)|Odd Man Out]]'' opposite [[John Inman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http
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  • ...s an English-born Welsh actress who was best known for her work on British television, mostly notably for her role as Ivy in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. ...Company's first production, ''[[A Man for All Seasons (play)|A Man for All Seasons]]'', at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.<ref name="thestage"/>
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  • | birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]<br><small>(present-day [[Pakistan]])</small> ...]'' (1977), ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[Foyle's War]]'' and [[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[The BFG (1989 film)|The BFG]]'' (1989) as the
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  • | occupation = [[w:Television director|Director]], [[w:television producer|producer]], [[w:child actor|child actor]] ...BBC as a production assistant in 1966, Davies became a hugely influential television director and producer, specialising in comedy.
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  • {{Infobox television | genre = [[Comedy television]]
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  • | occupation = Television journalist ...19 August 1902 &ndash; 4 February 1987) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] television journalist and broadcaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxfor
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  • ...nd [[Davros]] for ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as the series ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'' and ''[[Blake's 7]]''. ...evised the recurring character of Davros in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (1975). His series ''Survivors'' and ''Blake's 7'' have been described as "much-l
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  • {{Short description|British television director}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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  • ...– 19 March 1988) was a British actress who in her 30–year career on film, television and stage is best known for playing comedy roles. She was also a political ...]'' (1974), Sally in ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' (1975), Sylvia in ''[[Bar Mitzvah Boy]]'' (1976), Barmaid in ''[[The Fall and Ris
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  • {{Infobox television season | first_aired = {{Start date|1975|03|05|df=yes}}
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  • ...sode series was made for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] company [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] and shown in 1981-82. {{Aired episodes|num=76|title=The Goodies|finished=all|seasons=9|specials=2|uk=y}}
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  • ...James Ottaway''' (25 July 1908 &ndash; 16 June 1999) was a British film, television and stage actor whose career spanned seven decades.<ref name=Obit>[https:// ...ence at the [[w:University of Bristol|University of Bristol]] from 1973 to 1975.
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  • Throughout film, television, and radio, '''British comedy''' has become known for its consistently peculiar characters, plots, ...cal cartoons." |source=—[[Punch and Judy]] showman Glyn Edwards.<ref name="British seaside">{{cite news|title=Punch and Judy around the world|url=https://www.
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  • '''Roy Mitchell Kinnear''' (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British [[character actor]]. He was known for his roles in films directed by [[Rich ...Show]]'' (1979–1981), and in the sitcoms ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974–1975), ''[[George and Mildred]]'' (1976–1979) and ''[[Cowboys (TV series)|Cowb
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  • {{short description|British actor (1923-2008)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] '''Albert Arthur Powell''' [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (30 January 1900 &ndash; 26 June 1982), known as '''Sandy Powe
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  • ...e book|year=1985|author=Eddie Pedder|isbn=0-907965-31-8|title=Who's Who on Television, 3rd Edition|publisher=Michael Joseph}}</ref> From 2012, she appeared as Marj Brennig in the British TV series ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/cast.as
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  • {{Infobox television ...pp66-79, British TV Comedies, {{doi|10.1057/9781137552952_5}}</ref><ref>''British TV Comedies: Cultural Concepts, Contexts and Controversies'', edited by Jue
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  • ...Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]. Other television roles include her recurring role as [[Minor characters on Frasier#Moon fami ...he starred opposite [[Jim Dale]] in ''[[The Card (musical)|The Card]]'' in 1975.
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] | nationality = British
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