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...Thatcher]] and [[John Major]] and the [[British Royal Family|British royal family]]. The series was the first to caricature [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mothe ...reinstated in later episodes.<ref name="royalcut">{{cite news |title=Royal Family cut from TV satire |newspaper=The Times |date=25 February 1984 |page= 3}}</