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...ctional family who appear in a series of British films which were released in the late 1940s by [[w:Gainsborough Pictures|Gainsborough Pictures]]. The fi ==Overview and characters==

'''Major Denis Bloodnok''' is a [[w:fictional character|fictional character]] from the 1950s [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] comedy ''[[The Goon Sh ...later", to which Milligan, playing Throat, replies "Good night, darling". In addition, during "[[The Tale of Men's Shirts]]", he appears obsessed with w

...Secretary (United Kingdom)|Cabinet Secretary]], the most powerful position in the service and one he retains during ''Yes, Prime Minister''. Hawthorne's ...nder of the Order of the British Empire|KBE]] award early on in the series in "The Official Visit". The Dean of Baillie describes him as "too clever by h

...n several books including an autobiography, ''My Gorgeous Life'', appeared in several films and hosted several television shows (on which Humphries has a ...performances in London in the 1960s through which his Edna character grew in stature and popularity.

...r Sellers]] (top), [[Spike Milligan]] (left) and [[Harry Secombe]] (right) in a 1950s [[BBC]] publicity shot ...r shows for decades. Many elements of the show satirised contemporary life in 1950s Britain, parodying aspects of show business, commerce, industry, art,

...e and screen|on stage and screen]], especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in ''[[My Fair Lady|My Fair Lady]]''. He was also renowned for his [[Songs and ...recordings of his many monologues. By the 1930s, he was in demand to star in [[variety show|variety]], [[pantomime|pantomime]] and musical comedy, inclu

| caption = Humphries in 2001 ...urd-moments-in-the-frocks-of-the-dame-20100914-15ar3.html "Absurd moments: in the frocks of the dame"] by Steve Meacham, ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' (15 Septe

| alt = A group of performers in 1940s clothes, dressed warmly for a visit to northern Scotland ...ey]] in the central role, a fast-talking figure, around whom all the other characters orbited. The programmes were written by [[Ted Kavanagh]] and produced by [[

...play that led to a new television series on [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]] in 2013. ...e opposed by the British [[Civil Service (United Kingdom)|Civil Service]], in particular his [[Permanent Secretary]], [[Humphrey Appleby|Sir Humphrey App

| image = Terry-Thomas in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out.jpg | caption = Terry-Thomas in ''[[Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?]]'' (1968)

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