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- ...n''' and '''Dick Hills''', were a British partnership of television comedy writers, at their highest profile during the 1960s. ...in Forest Hill SE London where the staff kept them supplied with drink and food for which they paid at the end of the day.4 KB (650 words) - 14:00, 25 February 2023
- | writers = [[Barbara K. Emary]]<br>[[Arthur Lucan]]<br> [[Austin Melford]]<br | language = English4 KB (560 words) - 23:29, 8 February 2023
- | language = English ...owing the end of ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)|That's My Boy]]'', the writers Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton wrote a new sitcom for Mollie Sugden title5 KB (595 words) - 14:22, 15 February 2023
- | language = English ...], and [[Ronnie Corbett]] to television, and launched the careers of other writers and performers. It premiered on BBC1 on 10 March 1966 and ended on 12 Decem13 KB (1,499 words) - 11:05, 7 March 2023
- ...s|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in ci ...recently been liberated by the Allies. Norden, Sykes and Rich organised a food collection amongst their comrades to feed the starving camp inmates.12 KB (1,775 words) - 11:25, 24 August 2024
- | occupation = Television chef, novelist and food critic ...uary 1909 – 27 December 1994), better known as '''Fanny Cradock''', was an English [[w:restaurant critic|restaurant critic]], television chef and writer.<ref>28 KB (4,177 words) - 20:32, 3 January 2023
- ...nals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English [[comedy]] writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His wri ...y Muir and Norden from 1948 until 1959; the last series in 1960 used other writers. For ''TIFH'', as it became known, they created "[[The Glums]]", a delibera14 KB (2,065 words) - 11:40, 21 September 2024
- | language = English ...and [[Barry Cryer]]. In this sketch Phillips is a compulsive eater who has food hidden all around his office.9 KB (1,303 words) - 14:45, 23 January 2023
- ===Going for an English=== One of the best known sketches featured the cast "going out for an English" after a few [[lassi]]s. They continually mispronounce the waiter's name, o23 KB (3,340 words) - 17:48, 12 March 2023
- '''Sean Lock''' (22 April 1963 – 16 August 2021){{efn |name="date"}} was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a [[Stand-up comedy|stand ...ph obit" /> In 1981, he left education with a grade E in [[English studies|English]] [[A-Level]].<ref name="Telegraph obit" /><ref name="Times obit" /> Afterw44 KB (5,947 words) - 13:45, 19 March 2023
- ...ntly wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including [[Tony Hancock]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[Tommy Coop ...recently been liberated by the Allies. Sykes, Norden, and Rich organised a food collection amongst their comrades to feed the starving camp inmates.<ref na38 KB (5,619 words) - 08:06, 26 August 2024
- ...{{née}} Harrison). Her Irish father was an accountant while her mother was English.<ref name="Guardian obituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv ...in another ''Carry On'' film, ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970) in the final "food fight" scene, and appeared in an episode of ''[[w:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon24 KB (3,600 words) - 08:58, 3 February 2023
- ...first worked with [[Ronnie Barker]] in ''The Frost Report'' (1966–67). The writers and cast were mostly [[w:Oxbridge|Oxbridge]] graduates from the [[w:Footlig ...in ''[[No – That's Me Over Here!]]'', a sitcom written by ''Frost Report'' writers [[Barry Cryer]], [[Graham Chapman]] and [[w:Eric Idle|Eric Idle]] ([[ITV (T30 KB (4,195 words) - 15:14, 23 December 2022
- '''Sir Michael Elias Balcon''' (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English [[film producer]] known for his leadership of [[Ealing Studios]] in West Lo [[File:Michael Balcon blue plaque.jpeg|thumb|right|upright|[[English Heritage]] [[blue plaque]] on the front wall of the White Lodge at [[Ealing18 KB (2,564 words) - 23:53, 4 February 2023
- ...'''Morecambe and Wise''' (and sometimes as '''Eric and Ernie'''), were an English comic [[double act]], working in variety, radio, film and most successfully * ''[[Running Wild (1954 TV series)|Running Wild]]'' (BBC, 1954) (Various writers)36 KB (5,818 words) - 11:29, 30 August 2024
- | language = English ...n Harris]], the picture includes such musical numbers as "[[Food, Glorious Food]]", "[[Consider Yourself]]", "[[As Long as He Needs Me]]", "[[You've Got to28 KB (4,176 words) - 23:49, 2 February 2023
- {{short description|English actress, broadcaster, and author (1948–2014)}} ...egraph|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date= 13 February 2017}}</ref> was an English actress, broadcaster and author. She acted in television series such as ''[24 KB (3,419 words) - 10:12, 27 December 2022
- ...ately incomplete). Also included, where known, are the names of the script writers of the episodes, as well as the names of the singers and songwriters. ! Episode / Sketch title || Script Writers || Song Titles || Singers || Songwriters34 KB (5,082 words) - 18:18, 25 February 2023
- ...Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English [[w:Theatre director|theatre and opera director]], actor, author, televisio ...web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/index/1965/|title=New York News, Food, Culture and Events |work=The Village Voice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http38 KB (5,348 words) - 07:58, 11 September 2024
- | language = English ...was filmed in front of a live studio audience. [[Mark Lewisohn]] said the writers were careful to ensure the sets, lighting and camerawork were of a quality27 KB (4,341 words) - 13:59, 25 February 2023