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  • | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ...became involved in theatre at [[w:University of Oxford|Oxford]] and joined British television in 1956 shortly after the founding of independent television, pr
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  • ...ational Service]] with the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Weight |first=Richard |title=Porridge (BFI TV Classics) |date=2019 |i ...ais |isbn=0-7472-3294-6|title=Porridge The Inside Story|publisher=Headline Book Publishing}}</ref>
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  • ...ais |isbn=0-7472-3294-6|title=Porridge The Inside Story|publisher=Headline Book Publishing}}</ref> ...ement), starring [[Kirk Douglas]]. In this same period, they created their award-winning TV series ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]''; this was f
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  • ...d his wife Nellie Theresa Carr.<ref name=onshow/> O'Shea was reared in the British [[w:music hall|music hall]] tradition and performed on stage as early as ag ...y Award]] for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.<ref name=Whitcomb>{{cite book|last=Whitcomb|first=Ian|title=Ukulele Heroes: The Golden Age|year=2013|publ
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  • ...Top 10 chart hits in 1962,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | title= British Hit Singles & Albums
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  • '''''The Knack …and How to Get It''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and starring [[Rita Tushingh ...Picture Comedy or Musical]], and the film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film|Best English-Language Foreign Film]]
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  • ...i.org.uk/sift/series/32481 | title=Bremner, Bird and Fortune | publisher=[[British Film Institute]] | work=Film & TV Database | access-date=31 December 2013 | ...es Minister]]'', as an army officer who brings the minister's attention to British-made weapons getting into the hands of terrorists. In 1999, he starred wit
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  • | nationality = British ...rd]]<br />1 [[British Academy Television Awards|British Academy Television Award]]
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  • ...e=25 May 2010}}</ref> and won four [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. The film was produced and directed by [[To ...Best Film|Best Film]] and [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Best British Film]].
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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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  • | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...er=ONS}}</ref> [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is best known
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  • ...critical acclaim and an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. Some of his other notable credits include ''[[ ...ng to London to be closer to acting opportunities.<ref name="WAEoW">{{cite book|editor1-first=John|editor1-last=Davies|editor1-link=John Davies (historian)
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  • ...Stratford East]], he played an instrumental role in the 1960s birth of the British musical theatre scene after an era when American musicals had dominated the ...n]] of the musical won a total of 6 Academy Awards including the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref name="nyt"/>
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  • .../fish-called-wanda-1970-3 |title=''A Fish Called Wanda'' (15) |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=June 15, 1988 |access-date=November 2, ...t-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ |title=British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films |date=1999 |website=Cinemarealm.com |access-date=August 27, 2016}}</r
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  • {{Short description|British television director}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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  • '''''The Charlie Drake Show''''' is the name of four British comedy programmes that aired from 1958 to 1968. Starring comedian Charlie D ...hite]], the programme was produced by Kenneth Carter.<ref name="RT">{{cite book|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn|title=Radio Times Guide
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  • ...=''Alfie'' (X)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/alfie-1970-3|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=7 January 1966|access-date=14 March 201 '''''Alfie''''' is a 1966 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Lewis Gilbert]] and starring [[Michael
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] '''Roy Hudd''', [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020)<ref name=Birth>{{cite web|titl
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  • ...ademy Television Awards|BAFTA TV Awards]] for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]. ...ies ''[[The Fragile Heart]]''. He was also an [[Olivier Award]] and [[Tony Award]] winner for his work in theatre.
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  • ...y animated film, ''[[The Aristocats]]''. In 1975, she won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her portrayal of N ...e Hermione Baddeley|year=1984|page=16}}</ref> Baddeley was a descendant of British [[American War of Independence]] General [[Henry Clinton (American War of I
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