• Jimmy Logan
  | caption = BBC promo from 1955 ...Dennistoun|Dennistoun]], [[Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[Lanarkshire|Lanarkshire]], Scotland
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• Liz Gebhardt
  ...pupil Maureen Bullock in the LWT sitcom ''[[Please Sir!]]'' (1968–71) and in the subsequent spin-off show, ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'' (1971–73). ...lease Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' (1971), and a brief appearance as a maid in ''[[Julius Caesar (1970 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1970).
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• Simon Cadell
  | resting_place = [[Dean Cemetery]]<br>[[Edinburgh]], Scotland ...was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the [[BBC]] situation comedy ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''.
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• Bob Spiers
  | birth_place = [[w:Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[w:Scotland|Scotland]], [[w:United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="Independent"/> ...having achieved a very high national standard during the time he lived in Scotland.
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• David Lodge (actor)
  | caption = in ''[[w:The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) ...:The Cockleshell Heroes|The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic rol
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• Harry Towb
  ...420059.html|archive-date=28 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an actor from [[w:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.all ...he Way to the Forum]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/30/har
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• Wilfrid Brambell
  | caption = Brambell in 1966 (photo by [[Brian Duffy (photographer)|Duffy]]) ...rnational recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside [[the Beatles]] in ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', playing the fictional
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• Roy Castle
  ...ritish dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished [[jazz]] trumpet player, he could play ma ...t the [[Royal Variety Show]]. As a singer, he released one charting single in 1960, the Christmas song "Little White Berry".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w
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• Fulton Mackay
  | birth_place = [[w:Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], Scotland ...le as [[w:Corrections officer|prison officer]] [[w:Mr. Mackay|Mr. Mackay]] in the 1970s television [[w:situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[w:Porridge (1974 TV
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• Jane Hylton
  | death_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] ...1950s, before moving into television work in the latter half of her career in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/
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• Caroline Aherne
  ...w|Mrs Merton]]'', in various roles in ''[[The Fast Show]]'', and as Denise in ''[[The Royle Family]]'', a series which she co-wrote. She won [[BAFTA]] aw ...ogglebox]]'' from its inception in 2013 until 8 April 2016. Aherne died of cancer at the age of 52.
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• Irene Handl
  |caption= Irene Handl in the 1966 BBC TV comedy ''Mum's Boys'' ...1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British [[character actress]] who appeared in more than 100 British films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4
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• Tony Melody
  ...December 1922 – 26 June 2008) was an English television actor who appeared in a number of long running comedies and [[soap opera]]s. He was a prolific ch ...with his father, where, as a small boy, he accompanied the pianist; later in life he went on to sing with the [[BBC Northern Dance Orchestra]].
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• Jack Buchanan
  | birth_place = [[Helensburgh]], Dunbartonshire, Scotland ...erica for his role in the classic Hollywood musical ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' in 1953.
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• Kenneth Connor
  | caption = Publicity photo of Connor from 1959 ...d broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]].
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• Margaret Nolan
  | caption = Nolan as she appeared in [[w:Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]] ...y On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films, and also regularly appeared on screen from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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• Alastair Sim
  | image = Alastair-sim-laird-in-geordie.jpg | caption = Sim as the Laird in ''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'', 1955
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• Noël Dyson
  ...p opera]] ''[[Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]'' (1960–61), and Nanny in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' (1968–73). ...e initially performed in [[repertory|repertory]] companies around Britain, in [[Birmingham|Birmingham]], [[Oxford|Oxford]] and [[Windsor, Berkshire|Winds
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• Dinnerladies (TV series)
  | alt = The BBC logo and the text "dinnerladies" in a rounded white font overlaid on the image of a darkened canteen. ...= The title card from the first episode, showing the [[Cafeteria|canteen]] in which the show is set
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• Peter Bowles
  ...(TV series)|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[Dramedy|dramadies]], including: ''[[Rumpole of the ...later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[Hyson Green|Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge
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