| alma_mater = [[w:Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College]] ...e School|King's College School]], Wimbledon and [[w:Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College]]. As a boy, he studied [[w:piano|piano]], [[w:piccolo|piccolo]], [

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|work=Exeter and Plymouth Gazette From the 1960s onwards he also appeared in several [[Hammer horror]] films, incl

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'''Thomas Frederick Cooper''' (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]]-born<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-09-22|title=Tommy Cooper, a great Wel ...herine Gertrude (''née'' Wright), Thomas's [[English people|English]] wife from [[Crediton]], [[Devon]].<ref name="exmem" /><ref>GRO Register of Marriages:

...ed film roles.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee347b3 |title=John Gregson }}</ref> He was best known for his crime He was credited in 40 films between 1948 and 1971, and on television from 1960 until his death. He was often cast as a police inspector or as a navy

...sion sitcoms ''[[Fresh Fields]]'' in the 1980s and ''[[May to December]]'' from 1989 to 1994. He also had a long career both on stage and in film. His stage roles ranged from contemporary comedy and satirical farce to Restoration comedy, [[Henrik Ibs

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...the Chuckle Brothers''. The comedy of the Chuckle Brothers usually derived from [[slapstick]], other [[visual gag]]s, and [[wordplay]], and their [[catchph | people = [[Eamonn Holmes]] and [[Ruth Langsford]] (Presenters), Paul Elliot (Guest

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...stage.{{sfn|Gray|2004}}{{sfn|Merriman|2007|p=3}} Jacques's career spanned from 1939 until her death in 1980. She is best remembered for her appearances in ...rmance that she repeated on television in 1946.{{sfn|Merriman|2007|p=224}} From there she became a regular stage performer, appearing in variety shows and

...dea of a [[cabaret]] night. He persuaded the double acts and Sayle to move from the Comedy Store along with [[Arnold Brown (comedian)|Arnold Brown]], an ol ...n't You Kill My Mother-in-law?: The Story of Alternative Comedy in Britain from The Comedy Store to Saturday Live

...Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road|Whitefield's Tabernacle]] from 1903 and, from 1910, chairman of the [[Congregational Union of England and Wales]]. Betwee ...8–9}}<ref name="LP: Silvester death" /><ref name="D Tel: jolly old eek" /> From September that year Horne attended [[St George's School, Harpenden]] as a [

...pt was most recently written by [[Iain Pattinson]], who worked on the show from 1992 until his death in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amandahowardas ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' developed from the long-running radio [[sketch show]] ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]