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  • ...Dent]] in the 1981 TV series. With [[Marvin the Paranoid Android|Marvin]] in the background ....<ref>{{cite book |last=Cook |first=John R. |title=British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide |publisher=[[I.B. Tauris]] |year=2006 |pages=231 |isb
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  • ...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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  • | caption = Derek Fowlds as '''Bernard Woolley''' in ''Yes, Prime Minister'' ...Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA (Oxon)]] is one of the three main fictional characters of the 1980s [[British sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel, ''Yes,
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  • {{Short description|British television producer, writer and director}} | caption = Snoad at an event in Norfolk, May 2011
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  • ...e Planeteers|Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''. He was 3' 11" (1.19 m) in height.<ref>{{cite news|title= David Rappaport, Character Actor, 38, Seen o ...a common form of [[w:dwarfism|dwarfism]]. As a child, he developed talents in playing the [[w:accordion|accordion]] and drums, the latter of which he pla
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  • ...e|Best Light Entertainment Performance]] four times: 1981, 1982, 1986, and 1987. ...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
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  • {{Infobox television episode ...it was planned to be broadcast as the fifth episode, it was moved forward in the schedule by the BBC. Written by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], and
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  • | 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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  • ...s a replacement for the [[Lord Percy Percy]] character, who did not appear in the third instalment because [[Tim McInnerny]], the actor playing him, fear ...r in the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]], a supporting protagonist in the fourth series. Both portrayals were of "dim-witted upper-class twits",<
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  • ...le, curmudgeonly persona and [[w:Mother-in-law joke|jokes about his mother-in-law]] and wife. ...|id=51827|title=Dawson, Leslie [Les] (1931–1993)}}</ref> His first job was in the parcels department of the Manchester [[w:The Co-operative Group|Co-op]]
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  • {{ infobox television | network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (1987, 1989-1992)<br />[[BBC One]]<br />(specials, 1988 & 1994)
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  • | image = Burt Kwouk in The Last of the Summer Wine.png | caption = Kwouk in ''Last of the Summer Wine''
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  • {{Infobox television ...ation in occupied France during World War II|German occupation of France]] in the Second World War, who has to deal with problems caused by a dishonest G
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  • | 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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  • | caption = Dodd in 2007 with his "tickling sticks" | medium = Stand-up comedy, theatre, radio, television and music
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  • {{short description|Restaurant critic, television celebrity cook and writer from England}} | caption = Cradock in 1976
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  • This is a list of all main and recurring characters of [[w:BBC television|BBC television]]'s sitcom '''''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''''' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 ...="text-align:center;"| ''[['Allo 'Allo! (series 3)|Series 3]]''<br />(1986–1987)
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  • ...e Minister]]. He was portrayed by [[Paul Eddington]] in the original show. In the 2013 revival a new version of Hacker was portrayed by [[David Haig]]. ...BC2 |date=6 February 1986 |series-no=1 |number=5 }}</ref> He had a career in political research, university lecturing and journalism<ref name="Politico'
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  • {{Infobox television ...ps of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments in the flagship [[department store]] of a fictional chain called Grace Brother
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  • | occupation = Television personality ...graphy, ''My Gorgeous Life'', appeared in several films and hosted several television shows (on which Humphries has also appeared as himself and other alter-egos
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