| Series cast summary: |
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Eric Sykes
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Himself
7 episodes, 1995-2002
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Spike Milligan
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Himself
/ ...
6 episodes, 1995-2002
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Bob Monkhouse
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Himself
5 episodes, 1995-1999
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Barry Cryer
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Himself
4 episodes, 1995-2002
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John Cleese
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Himself
7 episodes, 1997-2002
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Denis Norden
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Himself
4 episodes, 1997-2002
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Michael Palin
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Himself
4 episodes, 1997-2002
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Victoria Wood
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Herself
4 episodes, 1995-1999
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Roy Hudd
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Himself
4 episodes, 1995-2003
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Ken Dodd
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Himself
3 episodes, 1997-1999
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Clive James
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Himself
4 episodes, 1995-1999
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Peter Hall
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Himself
3 episodes, 1998-2000
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Terry Wogan
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Himself
5 episodes, 1997-2002
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Harry Secombe
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Himself
4 episodes, 1995-2002
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Barry Took
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Himself
3 episodes, 1997-2000
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Alan Simpson
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Himself
3 episodes, 1998-2002
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Russell Davies
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Himself
3 episodes, 2000-2003
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Janet Brown
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Herself
3 episodes, 1995-2002
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John Inman
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Himself
3 episodes, 2000-2002
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Neil Shand
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Himself
3 episodes, 1999-2002
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Bill Cotton
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Himself
3 episodes, 2002
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Jeffrey Archer
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-1999
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Ronnie Corbett
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Mike Craig
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-1998
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Bruce Forsyth
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Himself
3 episodes, 1999-2002
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Charlie Chester
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Himself
2 episodes, 1995
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Nigel Havers
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Himself
2 episodes, 1995-2000
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Stephen Fry
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-1998
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Johnny Speight
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Himself
2 episodes, 1995
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Ronnie Barker
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Himself
/ ...
3 episodes, 1995-2002
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Paul Merton
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Himself
3 episodes, 1995-2002
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Michael Grade
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Himself
2 episodes, 1999
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John Junkin
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-2000
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Cliff Richard
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Himself
3 episodes, 1997-1999
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Ian Davidson
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Himself
2 episodes, 1999-2002
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Norma Farnes
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Herself
/ ...
2 episodes, 1999-2002
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Liz Fraser
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Herself
3 episodes, 1995-2002
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Richard Lester
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-2002
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Hugh Lloyd
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-2002
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Ray Cooney
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Himself
2 episodes, 2001-2002
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Ray Galton
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Himself
3 episodes, 1998-2002
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Jonathan Miller
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-1998
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Angela Douglas
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Herself
2 episodes, 2002
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Eddie Izzard
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-2002
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June Whitfield
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Herself
3 episodes, 1995-1998
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Patrick Garland
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Himself
2 episodes, 2001-2002
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Lance Percival
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Peter Rogers
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Himself
2 episodes, 2002
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Joseph McGrath
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Himself
2 episodes, 2001-2002
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Deborah Bull
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Herself
2 episodes, 1999-2003
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Roy Clarke
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Himself
2 episodes, 1999-2000
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Harry Fowler
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Himself
2 episodes, 2002
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John Sessions
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Michael Parkinson
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Himself
10 episodes, 1997-2003
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David Lodge
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Himself
3 episodes, 1999-2002
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Stuart Hall
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Marcus Brigstocke
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Himself
2 episodes, 2002
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Rory Bremner
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-2002
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William Franklyn
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Himself
2 episodes, 2001-2002
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Griff Rhys Jones
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Himself
2 episodes, 1999-2003
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Denis Healey
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Himself
3 episodes, 1995-2002
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Thora Hird
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Herself
/ ...
1 episode, 1999
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Barry Humphries
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Dame Edna Everage
/ ...
1 episode, 1999
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Norman Wisdom
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Himself
3 episodes, 1999-2002
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Bernard Manning
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2003
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Mike Yarwood
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Albert Steptoe
/ ...
1 episode, 2002
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Clive Anderson
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Himself
2 episodes, 1995-1998
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David Attenborough
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Roy Boulting
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Gwen Cooper
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Herself
1 episode, 1995
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Dave Allen
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Jeremy Beadle
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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George Cole
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Caroline Aherne
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Herself
2 episodes, 1998-2000
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Anthea Askey
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Herself
2 episodes, 1998-2000
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Peter Bellwood
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Peter Alliss
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Kenny Baker
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Himself - Trumpeter
1 episode, 1999
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Charlotte Barker
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Herself
1 episode, 2000
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Duggie Brown
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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John Barron
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Tony Bilbow
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Harry Hill
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Robin Williams
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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William Blezard
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Richard Briers
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Paul Daniels
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Dave Cash
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Steve Allen
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Steve Coogan
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Joan Bakewell
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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John Ballantyne
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Laurie Bellew
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Richard Dacre
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Frank Carson
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Terry Johnson
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Himself - Playwright
1 episode, 2000
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Peter Bowles
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Stanley Baxter
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Ed Byrne
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Cilla Black
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Herself
2 episodes, 1995-2002
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Anthony Hopkins
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Johnny Hutch
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Nicholas Parsons
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Himself
2 episodes, 1995-2000
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Nigel Hawthorne
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Eleanor Bron
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Peter Charlesworth
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Clive Dunn
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Michael Billington
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Sean Connery
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Patrick Dickinson
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Elizabeth Dawn
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Herself
1 episode, 2000
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Dick Clement
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Humphrey Lyttelton
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Vince Powell
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Ian Carmichael
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Craig Ferguson
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Patricia Hayes
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Herself
3 episodes, 1995-2001
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Jean Kent
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Herself
1 episode, 1995
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Maureen Lipman
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Herself
1 episode, 1995
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John Howard Davies
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Eric Gear
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Lin Chong
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Phyllis Diller
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Val Doonican
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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George Fairweather
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Jean Boht
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Germaine Greer
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Felix Dexter
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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James Dreyfus
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Joan Collins
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Herself
1 episode, 2001
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Christine Hamilton
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Edward Hardwicke
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Moira Lister
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Herself
2 episodes, 1995-2002
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George Melly
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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James Roose-Evans
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Tracy Dawson
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Jo Gurnett
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Karl Howman
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Louise English
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Lew Grade
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Judith Chalmers
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Larry Hagman
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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David Benson
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Chris Graham
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Paul Jackson
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Anita Harris
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Harry Rabinowitz
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Joan Savage
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Herself
1 episode, 1995
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Ned Sherrin
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Alistair McGowan
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Prince Charles
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Jeremy Hawk
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Eric Idle
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Richard Ingrams
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Bill Kenwright
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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David Jason
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Gemma Craven
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Herself
1 episode, 2001
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Lesley Joseph
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Danny La Rue
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Olga Lowe
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Nicky Campbell
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Lionel Jeffries
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Hughie Green
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Ian McKellen
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Cleo Rocos
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Dennis Kirkland
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Victor Lownes
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Johnny Mans
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Roger McGough
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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John Hamp
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Sandy Wilson
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Composer
/ ...
1 episode, 2000
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Tom Farrell
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Himself - School Friend
1 episode, 2001
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Anne Hart
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Herself
2 episodes, 2002-2003
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Bill Kerr
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...
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-2002
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Michael Medwin
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Madeline Smith
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Herself
1 episode, 1995
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John Browell
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Jane Horrocks
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Merlith McKendrick
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Henry McGee
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-2002
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John Lahr
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Elaine Paige
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Gerald Kaufman
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Larry Gelbart
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Dilys Laye
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Herself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Barry Norman
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Dick Vosburgh
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Jimmy Tarbuck
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 1995
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Ron Moody
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Mo Moreland
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Brian Tesler
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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John Gordon Sinclair
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Vyacheslav Polunin
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Fenella Fielding
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...
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Herself
1 episode, 2000
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Bernard Manning Jr.
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Richard Stilgoe
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...
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Joan Le Mesurier
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Alan Plater
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Patricia Routledge
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Steve Wright
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Anthony Newley
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Phillip Oakes
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Adrian Slade
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Himself - University Friend
1 episode, 1998
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Pete Waterman
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Kylie Minogue
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Hugh Stewart
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Bill Tidy
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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John Williams
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Jonathan Margolis
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Josephine Tewson
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Herself
1 episode, 2000
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Terry Hughes
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Robin Le Mesurier
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Ruxton Hayward
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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Naomi Plaskitt
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Herself
1 episode, 1997
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Phyllis Rounce
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Richard Stone
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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John Wells
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Rupert Murdoch
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Rick Wakeman
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Esther Rantzen
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Herself
1 episode, 2000
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Andrew Ray
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Robert Winston
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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James Grout
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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John Bluthal
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Himself
2 episodes, 1997-2002
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Miriam Margolyes
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Don Taffner
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Ronnie Wood
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Emily Perry
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Herself
/ ...
1 episode, 1999
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Gary Wilmot
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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George Roper
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Ian La Frenais
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Rosemary Leach
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Sheridan Morley
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Joan Rivers
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Herself
3 episodes, 1999-2000
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David Hatch
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Himself - Radio Producer
1 episode, 2000
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Cyril Smith
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Vernon Lawrence
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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John Hegley
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Mo Mowlam
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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William G. Stewart
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Sue Upton
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Beryl Vertue
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Herself
1 episode, 1998
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Geoffrey Rush
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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John Stalker
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Mark Lewisohn
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Carla Lane
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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John Lithgow
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Claire Rayner
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Herself
2 episodes, 1999-2002
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Dick Van Dyke
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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Gyles Brandreth
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Benny Sternberg
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Jonathan Lynn
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Diana Coupland
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Reg Varney
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Himself
1 episode, 1998
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William Tarmey
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Patsy Rowlands
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Peter Vincent
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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John Virgo
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Himself
1 episode, 2000
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Sue Nicholls
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Alan Hume
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Mary Selway
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Terry Pratchett
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Himself
1 episode, 1997
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David Nobbs
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Cliff Morgan
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Jim Tavaré
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Anthony Parker
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Gillian Raine
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Herself
2 episodes, 1997-2001
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Shirley Eaton
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Camilla Rossiter
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Herself
1 episode, 2001
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Richard Whiteley
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Himself
1 episode, 2001
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Keith Barron
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Christopher Beeny
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Alan Bennett
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Himself
2 episodes, 1998-1999
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Felix De Wolfe
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Celia Imrie
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Deric Longden
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Pete Postlethwaite
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Duncan Preston
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Himself
1 episode, 1999
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Janette Scott
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Herself
2 episodes, 1995-1999
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Sarah Thomas
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Herself
1 episode, 1999
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Russ Abbot
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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John Ammonds
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Brad Ashton
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Alan Boyd
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Garry Bushell
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Jonathan Cecil
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Pat Coombs
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Suzanne Danielle
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Herself
/ ...
1 episode, 2002
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Peter Elliott
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Edward Heath
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Himself
2 episodes, 1999-2002
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Fay Hillier
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Herself
1 episode, 2002
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Simon Hoggart
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Himself
2 episodes, 2000-2002
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Laurie Mansfield
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Ernest Maxin
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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Royston Mayoh
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Himself
1 episode, 2002
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John Mills
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Himself
2 episodes, 2002
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'Heroes of Comedy' was a great series because it covered a wide range and scope of comedians during its run: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Arthur Haines, Max Wall, Max Miller, Tony Hancock, the Goons, Terry-Thomas, Frankie Howerd, and many others.
Along with the usual 'talking head' interviews there were many clips of whoever was the subject, usually well-chosen and not always the same old stuff you'd expect. It was a pleasure to watch, especially when the subject was someone who isn't seen much on TV these days.
This kind of series is what TV was made for - to celebrate the lives and careers of those who enriched the entertainment world. Heroes indeed (although I'd like to see some of the great ladies of comedy similarly honoured in the not-too-distant future!).