• Lupino Lane
  ...best known in the United Kingdom for playing Bill Snibson in the play and film ''[[Me and My Girl|Me and My Girl]]'', which popularized the song and dance ...e, Leicester Square|Empire Theatre]] and played comic roles in theatre and film on both sides of the Atlantic from then on. In 1921, he dived through sixty
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• David Croft (TV producer)
  ...uncredited appearance as Perkins in the film ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' (1939). ...s of the show, which was retitled ''[[Dad's Army]]'', as well as a feature film and a stage show based on it.<ref>official website/Biography</ref>
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• Beryl Vertue
  ...Tommy]]'', directed by [[Ken Russell]] and starring [[Roger Daltrey]]. The film company lasted for eight years after which she continued with the Robert St ...ith Ike Turner in order to allow Tina Turner to appear in the 1975 musical film, ''Tommy.'' She promised that they would take good care of Tina, and then t
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• The Knack ...and How to Get It
  {{Infobox film | image = The Knack …and How to Get It film poster.jpg
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• Blake Edwards
  ...William Blake Crump'''; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. ...ia]]'' (1982), and the hugely successful [[The Pink Panther|Pink Panther]] film series with British actor [[Peter Sellers]]. Often thought of as primarily
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• The Goodies (TV series)
  ...en by Oddie and [[Michael Gibbs (jazz composer)|Michael Gibbs]]. Directors/producers of the series were [[John Howard Davies]], [[Jim Franklin (director)|Jim Fr ...minated for Best Light Entertainment Programme at the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] Awards in 1972 and 1976.<ref>[http://www.bafta.
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• Fred Karno
  ...subsequently worked in film and used Karno material throughout their work. Film producer [[Hal Roach]] stated: "Fred Karno is not only a genius, he is the ...y&nbsp;...". The song also features in the [[Musical film|musical comedy]] film ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' (1969).
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• Tom Jones (1963 film)
  {{Infobox film | studio = [[Woodfall Film Productions]]
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• Noël Dyson
  ...hen her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign. The programme's producers decided that rather than replacing Dyson with another actress, which they f ...d as [[John Hurt|John Hurt]]'s mother in the 1983 film ''[[Champions (1983 film)|Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Champions (1984) - John Irvin &#124;
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• Will Hay
  | occupation = Comedian, actor, film director, amateur astronomer ...es|Gainsborough Pictures]], is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many
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• The Two Ronnies
  ...ted, for eleven minutes during a technical hitch at a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] awards ceremony at the [[London Palladium]] in 1970.< ...' and ''[[The Picnic (1976 film)|The Picnic]]'', written by Barker, mainly silent comedies featuring a squabbling upper-class family with a 1920s feel about
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• Father Ted
  ...ed Kingdom<!---Per the talk page, the country is determined by that of the producers, which is the United Kingdom, not the Republic of Ireland. Please do not ch ...10/06/issue-134-master-of-comedy/|access-date=15 February 2012|newspaper=[[Film Ireland]]|date=6 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120
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• George Martin
  Martin's career spanned more than six decades in music, film, television and live performance. Before working with the Beatles and other ...ded to have the same name as the film, but shortly before its release, the film company threatened legal action if the name was used.<ref>{{cite book |last
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• Eric Sykes
  ...'[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]'', ''[[The Goon Show]]'', ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'', ''[[Teletubbies|Teletubbies]]'' ...E}} (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director whose performing career spanned more
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• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
  | producer = Various ([[#Producers|see list]]) ...2-09 |quote=It was either [[David Hatch]] or [[Humphrey Barclay]], the two producers involved in the planning of the first series, who decided it would be a goo
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• Mr. Bean
  | followed_by = ''[[Bean (film)|Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie]]'' ...cal comedy]] actors such as [[Jacques Tati]] and those from early [[silent film]]s.<ref name=cavendish/>
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• The Goon Show series 10
  ...how would not be practical. Harry would be out of the country, Peter had a film commitment and Spike was still recovering from illness. ...the [[X rating|X-rated]] movie of social ambition [[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]] released at the end of January ... and a name-check for
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• Blackadder Goes Forth
  ...e [[100 Greatest British Television Programmes]] compiled by the [[British Film Institute]].<ref name="bfi"/> However, some historians and politicians have ...e third episode "Major Star" involves Blackadder's dislike of the [[silent film]] star, [[Charlie Chaplin]], whom he finds "as funny as getting an arrow th
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• The Goon Show series 1
  ...a new BBC radio comedy series called ''Tatters Castle'' took place in the silent, audience-free space of the [[w:Criterion Theatre|Criterion Theatre]] in Lo ...atters Castle'' (the title referring to the 1942 film [[w:Hatter's Castle (film)|Hatter’s Castle]]) in April. This failed to appeal to BBC Light Entertai
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• Charlie Chaplin
  ...on through his screen persona, [[the Tramp]], and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, f ...to hone his craft as he moved to the [[Essanay Studios|Essanay]], [[Mutual Film|Mutual]], and [[First National Pictures|First National]] corporations. By 1
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