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- | name = The Best Pair of Legs in the Business .../the-best-pair-of-legs-in-the-business-v123956|title=The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) - Christopher Hodson | Synopsis, Characteristics,5 KB (701 words) - 22:38, 19 July 2024
- | birth_place = [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley, Yorkshire, England]], UK ...land) was a British [[cinematographer]] and [[film director]]. He directed films with comedians such as [[Will Hay]], the [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|Crazy11 KB (1,579 words) - 23:51, 5 February 2023
- ...t group)|Stern Gang]]. He later trained as a clown in [[Paris]], appearing in the [[Cirque Medrano|Medrano Circus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theherbs.h ...cap who upsets a display of toy penguins that triggers the slapstick chaos in the opening credits scene.6 KB (886 words) - 08:07, 30 March 2023
- ..., his behaviour does not change as he continues to hear his father's words in his head. ...ght to catch the coach back to Barfield, rather than taking her home. Back in her room, she complains to her roommate but says she doesn't expect to see11 KB (1,697 words) - 17:52, 7 February 2023
- | studio = DJ Films ...s directed by [[Oliver Parker]] and set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] plays an elegant German spy13 KB (1,843 words) - 22:32, 14 March 2023
- | studio = Moment Films ...9|title=Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing|website=British Film Institute|date=20014 KB (2,170 words) - 12:39, 2 September 2024
- | company = [[w:ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] ...y [[Alan Plater]] when the first series was commissioned. It was made by [[Yorkshire Television]] and was a ratings success. For its fourth and final season, th14 KB (2,030 words) - 11:30, 21 November 2022
- '''Mr. Creosote''' is a fictional character who appears in [[Monty Python|Monty Python's]] ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life|The ...a straight face saying "wafer-thin mint" and also struggled to get out of shot without bursting into laughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=How we made Monty Py10 KB (1,405 words) - 11:36, 26 January 2023
- ..._place = [[Beverley|Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England ...ast]] comedies, [[Adventure films|Adventure films]], [[Action films|Action films]]21 KB (3,142 words) - 14:00, 11 March 2023
- ...in ''Man About the House'' and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in [[Hampton Wick|Hampton Wick]]. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neigh ...m]]. The movie was dedicated to actress [[Yootha Joyce]] who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth and final series.15 KB (2,166 words) - 08:09, 16 March 2023
- | company = [[w:ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] ...-ranking ITV sitcom in the [[BBC]]'s 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004, coming in 27th overall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/top11to100.25 KB (3,828 words) - 15:20, 23 December 2022
- ...Reginald Perrin''''' is a British [[sitcom]] starring [[Leonard Rossiter]] in the title role. It is based on a series of novels written by [[David Nobbs] ...dle-aged [[middle manager]], Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, who reveals himself in the first series to be aged 46, who is driven to bizarre behaviour by the p19 KB (2,842 words) - 18:01, 23 February 2023
- ...66, and the [[Rank Organisation|Rank Organisation]] from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at [[Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios]].<ref> ...ref> all made on time and to a strict budget.<ref>Nicolas Parsons speaking in Snelgrove, p. 46.</ref>53 KB (7,631 words) - 15:05, 27 March 2023
- Holloway was born in [[w:Watlington, Oxfordshire|Watlington]], England on 24 June 1944.<ref>{{Ci ...n Higgins]]'', Holloway was cast in his first major acting role as Quentin in four episodes.18 KB (2,584 words) - 10:36, 11 January 2023
- |caption = [[Pinewood Studios]] publicity shot, {{circa|1956}}40 KB (5,796 words) - 23:34, 13 February 2023
- | death_place = Littlehampton, Arun District, West Sussex, England ...ing_place = St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, East Preston, Arun District, West Sussex, England56 KB (8,391 words) - 00:06, 23 February 2023
- | location = [[Holmfirth]], [[West Yorkshire]], England ...longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world.<ref name="The Guardian 2007-11-06">{{cite news | first=Lucy | la75 KB (11,320 words) - 08:11, 15 March 2023
- | birth_place = [[West Hampstead]], London, England ...rs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.43 KB (6,535 words) - 10:41, 25 August 2024
- | starring = '''Listed in closing credits:'''{{plainlist| ...d 80 episodes in total; a [[Dad's Army (1971 film)|feature film]] released in 1971, a stage show and a radio version based on the television scripts were58 KB (8,853 words) - 08:50, 10 February 2023
- | caption = Mayall in 1999 ...versity]] and was a pioneer of [[w:alternative comedy|alternative comedy]] in the 1980s.64 KB (9,472 words) - 17:51, 9 January 2023