• Leonard Swindley
  ...Lights (TV series)|Turn Out the Lights]]'', making him a unique character in British soap opera. ...but it was his turn as pompous Mr. Swindley that made him a household name in the early 60s.<ref name="thecoronationstreetstory">{{cite book |last=Little
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• Reginald Marsh (actor)
  ...s an English [[w:actor|actor]] who is best remembered for supporting roles in many [[w:British sitcom|British sitcom]]s from the 1970s onwards. ...J.B. Priestley|J.B. Priestley]].<ref name="The Good Life"/> He then worked in [[w:Repertory|rep]].<ref name="The Good Life"/>
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• Bootsie and Snudge
  {{Infobox television | alt_name = '''''Bootsie and Snudge in Civvy Life''''' ''(series 1)''
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• Rodney Trotter
  | last = '[[Sport Relief 2014 Special|Beckham in Peckham]]' (2014) * [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters#Freddie Robdal|Freddie "The Frog" Robdal]] (father)
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• Benny Lee
  ...dy actor and singer. He started his career in stage roles, and developed a television and film career. ...cess-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> He began his singing career as [[tenor]] in the school choir. Leaving school at 14, he became a [[tailor]]'s [[apprent
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• Peter Butterworth
  ...on and radio, and was known for playing [[The Monk (Doctor Who)|The Monk]] in ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Butterworth was married to the actress and i ...line-up, something which offered inspiration to him when starting a career in acting.<ref name="what">{{cite web|url=http://www.carryon.org.uk/regulars_f
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• Basil Brush
  * Ivan Owen (1962–2000) | first =''The Three Scampies'' (1962)
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• Burt Kwouk
  | image = Burt Kwouk in The Last of the Summer Wine.png | caption = Kwouk in ''Last of the Summer Wine''
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• Chesney and Wolfe
  ...(1969–73) and ''[[Romany Jones]]'' (1972–75). When their partnership began in the mid-1950s, Chesney was already known to the public as a [[harmonica]] p ...k trader, and Jeanne (''[[née]]'' Basset). He left the French Lycée school in London at the age of 16, and began using his English name.<ref name="Haywar
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• Richard Briers
  | caption = Briers in 2009 ...rth_place = [[w:Raynes Park|Raynes Park]], [[w:Surrey|Surrey]],<!-- it was in Surrey when he was born --> England
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• Carry On (franchise)
  *[[Norman Hudis]] (1958–1962) *[[Edmund Crispin|Bruce Montgomery]] (1958–1962)
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• Ken Dodd
  | caption = Dodd in 2007 with his "tickling sticks" | medium = Stand-up comedy, theatre, radio, television and music
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• Dave Allen (comedian)
  | caption = Allen in 1968 ...cause up to this point there had been no tradition of observational comedy in British stand-up.|url=https://archive.org/details/standuponbeingco0000doub/
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• Harry Secombe
  | television = ''[[The Goon Show]]'' (Radio)<br />The Harry Secombe Show, Secomb ...r! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating [[hymn|hymn]]s and other devotional songs.
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• Bruce Forsyth
  | caption = Forsyth in 2006 ...2, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldr
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• Joyce Grenfell
  ...nian's]] series (from 1954). She was a well-known broadcaster on radio and television. As a writer, she was the first radio critic for ''[[The Observer|The Obser ...uccess led to a career as an entertainer, giving her creations in theatres in five continents between 1940 and 1969.
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• Morecambe and Wise
  | caption=Morecambe (left) & Wise in their classic "skip dance" pose, performed to the song "[[Bring Me Sunshine | medium=Film, television, stand-up, music, books
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• Kenny Everett
  | medium = Radio, television | active = 1962–1994
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• Ronnie Barker
  | medium = Books, film, stand-up comedy, television, theatre ...glish actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', ''[[The Two Ronnies]]
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• The Goon Show
  ...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,
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