• The Odd Job
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• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978 film)
  | distributor = [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] ...an]]), who warns them of a murderer stalking the moors, before sending the group on their way.
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• Balham - Gateway to the South
  ...Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment |date=2008 |publisher=Atlantic Books |isbn=9781848877573 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Turne ...ite=TC Cream |access-date=2018-09-04}}</ref> In 1990, the Triangle Action Group proposed the erection of a statue of Sellers in the centre of Balham due to
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• Bees in Paradise
  ...ic [[Marriott Edgar]], who wrote for [[Will Hay]] and [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|the Crazy Gang]] and composed some of [[Stanley Holloway]]'s famous [[mono The Queen of Paradise Island, an uncharted isle somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean (northwest of [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]]), is not happy. The town
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• Lew Grade
  ...ntertainment|Incorporated Television Company]] (ITC; commonly known as ITC Entertainment) was formed with this specific objective in mind. Grade had some success in ...tps://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-lord-grade-1191347.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=sub
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• Double entendre
  A '''double entendre'''{{refn|group=note|name=first|The word ''double'' is often pronounced as in English and t ...t in this respect were the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' series of films and the [[w:BBC|BBC]] radio series ''[[Round the Horne]]''; although some o
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• The Best of Sellers
  ...Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment |date=2008 |publisher=Atlantic Books |isbn=9781848877573 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Turne ...h London]] area [[Balham]] as an exotic locale.<ref name="suburbs"/>{{refn|group=nb|The title likely alludes to the 1928 [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Ra
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• Love Actually
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• Stanley Holloway
  ...from [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. In 1921, he joined a [[Concert party (entertainment)|concert party]], ''[[The Co-Optimists]]'', and his career began to flouris ...war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender
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• Joyce Grenfell
  ...he never appeared as a stage actress, but had roles, mostly comic, in many films, including Miss Gossage in ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (film)|The Ha ...1915: Mons to Hill 60, Paul Oldfield, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2014</ref>|group=n}} They were married two years later at [[St Margaret's, Westminster]] and
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• Leslie Phillips
  ...ctor|author|director|producer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5e1afb | title=Leslie Phillips }}</ref>}} ...web |title=VE Day: Remembering Victory (2015) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5553f58e0eaa1 |website=BFI |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref><
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• Dudley Moore
  ...They jointly received the 1966 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance]]. They worked together on other projects until the mid 1970s, His career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly ''[[Bedazzled (1967 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (1967), set in [[Swin
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• The Young Ones (TV series)
  ...ub proved immensely popular amongst London's comedy venues and brought the group to the attention of [[Jeremy Isaacs]], head of the new [[Channel 4]]. ...As a result, his replacement was Christopher Ryan, the only member of the group who was not a stand-up comedian. According to Jackson, the finished project
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• Monty Python's Flying Circus
  ...antic led to the Pythons going on live tours and creating three additional films, while the individual Pythons flourished in solo careers. ''Monty Python's ...ething [[Manfred von Richthofen#Flying Circus|from World War&nbsp;I]]. The group was coming up with their name at a time when the 1966 [[Royal Guardsmen]] s
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• Terry-Thomas
  ...haracter actor]] and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the ...various [[BBC Radio]] shows, and made a successful transition into British films. He appeared in ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956), ''[[The Green Man (film)
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• Monty Python
  {{short description|British surreal comedy group}} {{about|the comedy group|their TV show frequently called Monty Python|Monty Python's Flying Circus{{
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• Hattie Jacques
  ...he is best known as a regular of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'']] films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a ...brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital [[matron|matron]].
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• Angela Lansbury
  ...an Gray]]'' (1945), earning various awards. She appeared in 11 further MGM films, mostly in minor roles, and after her contract ended in 1952, she began to ...in several theatrical productions and appeared in [[Children's film|family films]] such as ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' (2005) and ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (201
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• George Formby
  ...ngwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, [[Novelt ...s growing success on stage, Beryl decided it was time for him to move into films. In 1934 she approached the producer [[Basil Dean]], the head of [[Associat
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• The Goon Show series 7
  ...on|Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]]. BBC Head of Television Light Entertainment, [[Ronnie Waldman|Ronnie Waldman]], was also keen to snap up Harry for a te ...m ''The Goon Show'' with his colleague [[Eric Sykes]] and the comedy music group the Five Alberts. It was also performed live on BBC TV's ''Christmas Cracke
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