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  • '''Joanna Van Gyseghem''' (born 4 September 1941) is a British actress. ...' College|Malvern Girls' College]] and [[w:Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]]. Her father [[w:André van Gyseghem|André van Gyseghem]] was an actor an
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  • |occupation=[[Television producer]], [[television director|director]] |known=''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''<br />''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''<br />''[[To the Manor Born]]''<br />''[[Only Fools and Hor
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  • ...ml|title = Alan Hackney}}</ref> After demobilisation he proceeded to [[New College, Oxford]], where he read [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics]] under the t ...rs]] and [[Johnny Dorelli]]), and Hollywood as well as working for British television and continuing to contribute to ''Punch''.
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  • ...of an accountant, Davies was educated at grammar school and studied at art college to be a [[commercial art|commercial artist]] before becoming an [[actor]]. ...ries)|Doctor at Large]]'', ''[[Doctor in Charge]]'', ''[[Doctor at Sea (TV series)|Doctor at Sea]]'', ''[[Doctor on the Go]]'', ''[[Doctor Down Under]]'' - f
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  • ...nis Ian Goodwin''' (19 July 1929 &ndash; 26 February 1975) was a radio and television comedy [[w:scriptwriter|scriptwriter]] and actor, best known for his writin Goodwin was born in London and attended [[w:Dulwich College|Dulwich College]] at the same time as Monkhouse, although there is no evidence that the two
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  • ...uary 2019}}</ref> During [[World War II|World War II]], he served in the [[British Army|army]] and also worked as an [[entertainer|entertainer]]. He made his ===Television===
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  • ...Abbott’s neighbour Trevor, in the sitcom ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]''. ...gan his career with the Birmingham Repertory. He studied at [[Rose Bruford College]] and in 1965 joined the [[Radio Drama Company]] by winning the [[List of C
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  • ...own as '''Sid Green''' and '''Dick Hills''', were a British partnership of television comedy writers, at their highest profile during the 1960s. They both attended [[Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College|Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Boys Grammar School]] in south-east London. Th
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  • ...was an [[English people|English]] [[news presenter|newsreader]] for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]. ...ws", ''Prospero'', June 2014, pp.8-9]</ref> After leaving national [[BBC Television]] in 1967,<ref>[http://tvpresenters.thetvroomplus.com/channel-1.html The
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  • ...ls; he also featured in other television series such as ''[[The Lovers (TV series)|The Lovers]]'', ''The Upchat Connection'', ''The Climber'' and the ATV com ...school. After leaving school he studied at [[Cardiff University|University College, Cardiff]] and joined local theatre company, Everyman Theatre Cardiff, and
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  • {{Short description|British actress}} ...''[[Please Sir!]]'' and Sandra in the BBC TV series ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'', and starred in two ''Carry On'' films (''[[Carry On Abroad]]
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  • {{short description|British actor}} | education = [[w:Stonyhurst College|Stonyhurst College]]
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  • ...(1996) ''Some Joe You Don't Kno American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities'', Greenwood Press; {{ISBN|978-0-313-29550-8}}, p. 11</ref> b ...Grammar School]]. She studied drama at [[Rose Bruford College|Rose Bruford College]] before joining the [[Royal Shakespeare Company|Royal Shakespeare Company]
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  • {{Infobox television | company = [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]]
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  • ...tratford]], [[Buckinghamshire]], and went on to St Bernardine's Franciscan College in [[Buckingham]], where he took part in school productions, notably ''The ...ries 9, Episode 5 - Number Engaged|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>
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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]]''. ...> She graduated from the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama|Cardiff College of Music and Drama]]<ref name="h" /> in 1955.
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  • ...Kenneth Waller) (series 1–8, series 8)|'Young Mr. Grace']] in the 1970s [[British sitcom]] ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', as well as minor character [[List o ...as a clown with a circus, and later taught English at the [[Working Men's College]] in London. During [[World War I]] he served as a courier, initially on ho
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  • {{Short description|British television director}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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  • {{short description|British actor}} ...ww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0078897|title=BBC Two – Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Series 2, The Baby Arrives|work=BBC}}</ref>
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  • {{Short description|British actor (1925–2006)}} ...Jones]] as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. He is also known for his p
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