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  • '''''The Magic Christian''''' is a 1969 British [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[farce]] [[black comedy film]] ...elegant restaurant, he makes a loud show of wild gluttony, Grand being the restaurant's most prominent customer. In the annual [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]] sports
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  • '''''Woman Hater''''' is a 1948 British [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Terence Young (director)|Terence You ...French film star Colette Marly arrives in London and takes the table in a restaurant where he wanted to sit. He is scathing of her claims in the newspaper that
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  • ...h and I''''' is a [[w:black-and-white|black-and-white]] [[w:British sitcom|British sitcom]] that aired from 1962 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.o ...7.50), and all Terry has is Hugh's £14 10s, so they end up working for the restaurant to pay the rest off. Also features [[Fred Emney]] as a Lord and [[Jeremy Ha
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  • ...itish Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nominations, and won a [[British Comedy Award]] and a [[Brit Award]] for its soundtrack. At a restaurant the next day, Will and Anna overhear six men at a nearby table discussing h
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  • ...en Behaving Badly''''' is a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] that was created and written by [[Simon Nye]]. It follows t ...blonde woman who lives in the flat above Gary and Tony. Deborah works in a restaurant, and although attracted to Tony, his immaturity, devil-may-care attitude an
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  • {{short description|Restaurant critic, television celebrity cook and writer from England}} ...better known as '''Fanny Cradock''', was an English [[w:restaurant critic|restaurant critic]], television chef and writer.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|last=Levy|first=Paul|
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  • '''''Help!''''' is a 1965 British [[Musical film|musical]] [[Comedy film|comedy]]-[[Adventure film|adventure] ...s to steal the ring without Ringo noticing, they confront him in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that he will be the next sacrifice if he does not give up the
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  • ...Sachs''', was a German-born British actor and writer. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spa ...eal of it! Fawlty Towers actor in BBC Radio 2 row opens brand new hospital restaurant|last=Osley|first=Richard|date=30 October 2008|work=[[Camden New Journal]]|a
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  • ...vert|5|mi|abbr=on}} a day on stilts. He is promised access to Fu's outdoor restaurant of Chinese food, and in return, he helps the Si-Fan steal the diamond. Fu s ''The Fiedish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu'' was overwhelmingly panned by the critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an aggregated score of 15% based on 2
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  • ...relli and Cato fly to Lugash where they meet a government agent at a local restaurant to point them the location of Hans' new hideout. .../ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 33 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by [[Cinema
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  • ...features an [[ensemble cast]], composed predominantly of [[United Kingdom|British]] actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and televisi ...the Christmas season, the film has proved more popular with audiences than critics, and it has been discussed as being arguably a modern-day Christmas staple.
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  • ...in 1979. After the 1980 transmissions of the second radio series, a [[The Restaurant at the End of the Universe|second novel]] was published and the first serie ...o.uk/guide/radio/h2g2/episodes/1/|title=The Primary Phase (1978)|publisher=British Comedy Guide|access-date=2011-04-19}}</ref>
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  • {{Short description|British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis}} '''''Mr. Bean''''' is a [[British sitcom]] created by [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Richard Curtis]], produced by
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  • a [[BBC television]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] shown on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1 January 1980 to 30 January ...Perry, one of the programme's writers. After being demobilised from the [[British Army|Army]], he was a [[Butlins Redcoats|Redcoat]] at [[Butlins]] in [[File
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  • {{short description|British children's television series (1989–1993)}} '''''Press Gang''''' is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five se
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  • | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ...ts National Service Association]] (ENSA), which provided entertainment for British forces and factory workers during the war.{{sfn|Sikov|2002|p=22}} Sellers a
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  • |honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', ''[
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  • ...rs [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]] and the [[British Royal Family|British royal family]]. The series was the first to caricature [[Queen Elizabeth Th ...the 1980s, ''Spitting Image'' satirised politics, entertainment, sport and British popular culture of the era. At its peak, the show was watched by 15 million
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  • {{Short description|Irish-British-American actress and singer (1925–2022)}} ...S:OVERLINK--> US<!--Do not change to "U.S.", as this article is written in British English.-->
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