June Whitfield

June Whitfield

Born: November 11, 1925
Died: December 28, 2018
in Streatham, London, England, UK
Dame June Rosemary Whitfield DBE was an English radio, television and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the BBC Light Programme radio comedy Take It from Here from 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career.

Movies for June Whitfield...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Title: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Character: Mother
Released: July 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!
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Title: You, Me and the Apocalypse
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: TV
When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
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Cider with Rosie
Title: Cider with Rosie
Character: Granny Wallon
Released: September 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Title: Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2012
Type: Movie
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the big screen and it was far removed though from the petite, upper middle-class lady in the detective novels.
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Run For Your Wife
Title: Run For Your Wife
Character: Exercising Woman
Released: May 16, 2012
Type: Movie
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
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Title: The National Television Awards Backstage Live
Released: January 20, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Kingdom
Character: Mrs. Earnshaw
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: TV
Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal assistance. The series also starred Hermione Norris, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies, Phyllida Law and Tony Slattery. The first series of six one-hour episodes was aired in 2007 and averaged six million viewers per week. Despite a mid-series ratings dip, the executive chairman of ITV praised the programme and ordered a second series, which was filmed in 2007 and broadcast in January and February 2008. Filming on the third series ran from July to September 2008 for broadcast from 7 June 2009. Stephen Fry announced on his blog in October 2009 that ITV was cancelling the series, which was later confirmed by the channel, which said that given tighter budgets, more expensive productions were being cut.
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Title: The Green Green Grass
Released: September 9, 2005
Type: TV
Sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, featuring the characters of Boycie and Marlene adapting to life in rural Shropshire. Starring John Challis and Sue Holderness
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Mrs. Lancaster
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: TV
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
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Title: The Paul O'Grady Show
Released: October 11, 2004
Type: TV
The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4, where the show was produced by Olga TV. The programme is a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions.
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Title: New Tricks
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: TV
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
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Title: The Afternoon Play
Character: Iris Rourke
Released: January 27, 2003
Type: TV
The Afternoon Play is a series of individual plays which sometimes appear on BBC One during weekday afternoons. The first series began on 27 January 2003, and as of 2008 there have been five series. Each play has a separate story and cast.
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Title: The Royal
Character: Esme
Released: January 19, 2003
Type: TV
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
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On Location: The Carry Ons
Title: On Location: The Carry Ons
Character: Host
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
June Whitfield takes a look at some of the locations used during the making of the legendary 'Carry On' films.
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Mirrorball
Title: Mirrorball
Character: Dora Vermouth
Released: December 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice.
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Title: The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Character: Annie
Released: August 26, 2000
Type: Movie
After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, Elizabeth hunts up all the old members of the band and urges them to perform, and in doing so, learns more than she knew about the band, its members, the roses on the drum set, and herself--the last of the Blonde Bombshells.
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Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jests
Title: Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jests
Character: Various
Released: July 19, 2000
Type: Movie
Part 2 of 3, featuring sketches never broadcast in America, this hilarious medley contains vintage material from Benny when his cheeky humor established him as one of England's funniest - and naughtiest - comedians. Filled with riotous musical send-ups, fractured fairy tales, wacky commercial spoofs and pitch-perfect impressions, this collection captures the vast range of one of England's most inspired comics!
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Title: The Secret
Character: Mrs. Birkstead
Released: January 21, 2000
Type: TV
Freddie Musgrave's life is in turmoil when a letter implicates him in murder, things are further complicated by his feelings towards his bosses daughter, Belle, who is married to a madman.
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Faeries
Title: Faeries
Character: Mrs Coombs (voice)
Released: January 23, 1999
Type: Movie
While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's delight and Nellie's disgust. However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with fey creatures. The first the two children encounter is a somewhat crotchety and unfriendly hobgoblin named Broom, who is (more or less) secretly looking after the farm.
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Title: Rex the Runt
Character: Judge Pikelet (voice)
Released: December 21, 1998
Type: TV
Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.
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Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Title: Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Character: June "Gran" Monsoon
Released: October 28, 1998
Type: Movie
During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother who's working in a Help the Aged charity shop. There, she reminisces about the people and events which have made her what she is today.
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Title: The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Character: Mrs. Whitfield
Released: November 9, 1997
Type: TV
Adaptation of the classic novel by Henry Fielding chronicling the life, loves and adventures of the charming Tom.
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Title: Wyrd Sisters
Character: Nanny Ogg
Released: May 18, 1997
Type: TV
Animated television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett.
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Title: Jonathan Creek
Character: Heidi Greeley / Laurel Greeley
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: TV
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Peggy Alder
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Molly Darnley
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Title: Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Character: Mother
Released: November 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where God appears to her and tells her it's not yet her time. When Eddy comes to, she waits for a sign that she should get involved in Saffy's wedding. As she returns to the house, it appears all hell has broken loose- relatives piling up, practically squatting, and Saffy about to lose her mind. Eddy calms her by throwing money at her as they bond together, planning Saffy's dream wedding. What could go wrong?
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Jude
Title: Jude
Character: Aunt Drusilla
Released: February 6, 1996
Type: Movie
In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Title: How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Character: June "Gran" Monsoon (archive footage)
Released: January 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.
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Title: Friends
Character: The Housekeeper
Released: September 22, 1994
Type: TV
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
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Title: Absolutely Fabulous
Character: Mother
Released: November 12, 1992
Type: TV
Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
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Carry On Columbus
Title: Carry On Columbus
Character: Queen Isabella of Castille
Released: October 2, 1992
Type: Movie
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
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Title: Terry and Julian
Character: Mrs. Wilson
Released: September 11, 1992
Type: TV
Terry and Julian is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 1992. Starring Julian Clary, it was written by Clary, Paul Merton and John Henderson. The title is a spoof the title of the long-running BBC sitcom Terry and June, whose star June Whitfield made a guest appearance in one episode of Terry and Julian.
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Title: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Character: Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
Released: May 13, 1992
Type: TV
Nine animated stories based on the original Peter Rabbit books by Beatrix Potter.
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Title: Cluedo
Character: Mrs. Blance White
Released: July 25, 1990
Type: TV
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a combination of interrogating the suspects and deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons and in which room it was committed, whilst viewers were invited to play along at home.
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Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Title: Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues and including highlights from his TV and film career.
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Title: French & Saunders
Character: Herself
Released: March 9, 1987
Type: TV
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.
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Title: Countdown
Released: November 2, 1982
Type: TV
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
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Title: Minder
Character: Mrs. Murdoch
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: TV
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
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Title: Terry and June
Character: June Medford
Released: October 24, 1979
Type: TV
Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives. The couple have just moved to Purley, south-east London... Aunt Lucy and the mynah bird had disappeared, as had the occasionally visiting daughters. Terry and June now mixed with a friendly next door neighbour, Beattie; Terry's chatty work colleague, Malcolm; and their gruff boss Sir Dennis Hodge. Otherwise, things were much as before, with Terry's pigheaded childishness causing no end of problems, usually thwarting June's attempts at leading a cosy life.
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Title: The Cannon & Ball Show
Character: The Manageress
Released: July 28, 1979
Type: TV
A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.
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Title: Blankety Blank
Released: January 18, 1979
Type: TV
Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.
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Title: 3-2-1
Released: September 15, 1978
Type: TV
3–2–1 was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host. It was based on a Spanish gameshow called Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez and was three shows in one, a quiz show, a variety show and a game show. The show was a huge success consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though, intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never failed to peak below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run. The final Christmas special attracted 12.5 million viewers, so, it is to this day unclear why an eleventh series was not commissioned in 1989. Ted Rogers claimed in a 1996 interview that "The Oxbridge lot got control of TV and they didn't really want it. It was too downmarket for them. We were still getting 12 million viewers when they took it off after ten years. These days if a show gets nine million everyone does a lap of honour.".
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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That's Carry On!
Title: That's Carry On!
Character: Various Characters
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series. From the original, military mayhem of Carry On Sergeant, through to the really ancient archaeological gags of Carry On Behind, our saucy hosts get their titters out for this laugh-a-second gallop through the most successful series of British comedy films ever made.
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Title: Mike Yarwood In Persons
Released: December 27, 1976
Type: TV
Popular and ratings-winning BBC sketch and impressions series with Mike Yarwood.
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Title: Star Turn
Released: May 5, 1976
Type: TV
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Not Now, Comrade
Title: Not Now, Comrade
Character: Janet Rimmington
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not least London stripper Barbara, with whom he decides to take refuge!
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Title: Happy Ever After
Character: June Fletcher
Released: May 7, 1974
Type: TV
Terry and June Fletcher expect to settle down in domestic bliss when their children leave home and they are left with a quiet, peaceful house. Their peace, however, is short-lived when ditzy Aunt Lucy decides she’s moving in...
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Romance with a Double Bass
Title: Romance with a Double Bass
Character: Prince Bibulov's wife
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to preserve her dignity by transporting her back to the castle in his bass case, and along the way they discover they have feelings for each other. Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov.
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Carry On Girls
Title: Carry On Girls
Character: Augusta Prodworthy
Released: November 9, 1973
Type: Movie
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.
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Title: An Evening With Francis Howerd
Released: April 30, 1973
Type: TV
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A Friend Indeed
Title: A Friend Indeed
Character: Lady Maud Hibury
Released: April 17, 1973
Type: Movie
Sir Lionel Hibury is visiting an old friend in Rome, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sir Lionel is not pleased when daughter, Sheila, become romantically involved with a wealthy young man staying in the flat above them.
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Title: Whoops Baghdad
Released: January 25, 1973
Type: TV
Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. It stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his earlier programme Up Pompeii!, with the setting moved from Ancient Rome to mediaeval Baghdad. However, it was less successful than its predecessor, only running for six episodes and is little remembered, although all episodes apparently survive. The original proposed title, Up Baghdad, was rejected because it was felt that it might have been seen as supportive of the then-current Iraqi regime.
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Title: Last of the Summer Wine
Character: Delphi
Released: January 4, 1973
Type: TV
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
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Title: Last of the Summer Wine
Character: Nelly
Released: January 4, 1973
Type: TV
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
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Carry On Abroad
Title: Carry On Abroad
Character: Evelyn Blunt
Released: December 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.
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Bless This House
Title: Bless This House
Character: Vera Baines
Released: September 8, 1972
Type: Movie
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to turn their hobby into a profitable, if illicit, sideline come unstuck when a Customs and Excise officer (Terry Scott) moves in next door! What’s more, Sid’s outspoken and madcap family hinder neighbourly relations even further.
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Title: The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Character: Mildred (segment "Envy")
Released: November 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors Ltd..
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Title: The Goodies
Released: November 8, 1970
Type: TV
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
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Title: The Goodies
Character: Penelope Fay
Released: November 8, 1970
Type: TV
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
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Title: Hancock's
Released: June 16, 1967
Type: TV
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The Spy with a Cold Nose
Title: The Spy with a Cold Nose
Character: Elsie Farquhar
Released: December 19, 1966
Type: Movie
A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.
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Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Title: Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 1966
Type: Movie
A one-off special performance by Tony Hancock of his stand-up comedy act (which rarely changed), at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
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Title: Beggar My Neighbour
Released: May 24, 1966
Type: TV
Beggar My Neighbour was a black-and-white British sitcom starring Reg Varney, Peter Jones, June Whitfield, Pat Coombs and Desmond Walter-Ellis. It aired from 1966 to 1968 and was written by Ken Hoare and Mike Sharland.
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Title: Mild And Bitter
Released: March 19, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: Call It What You Like
Released: May 5, 1965
Type: TV
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Title: Faces of Jim
Released: December 28, 1961
Type: TV
Faces of Jim was a black-and-white British comedy television series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker, with each episode being an individual half-hour sitcom. The first series aired as The Seven Faces of Jim, the second as Six More Faces of Jim and the third series as More Faces of Jim. All the episodes were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
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Double Bunk
Title: Double Bunk
Character: Eth (Uncredited/Voice)
Released: May 6, 1961
Type: Movie
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate actions to get back home.
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Title: The Arthur Askey Show
Released: March 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Arthur Askey Show was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV.
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Carry On Nurse
Title: Carry On Nurse
Character: Meg
Released: January 30, 1959
Type: Movie
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell who wants his bunion removed straight away, so after drinking alcohol, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
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Friends and Neighbours
Title: Friends and Neighbours
Character: Doris Holmes
Released: January 11, 1959
Type: Movie
During the Cold War, a British family struggles to overcome cultural differences as they welcome two Russian social workers into their home for a visit.
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Title: Hancock's Half Hour
Released: July 6, 1956
Type: TV
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
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Title: The Tony Hancock Show
Released: April 27, 1956
Type: TV
The Tony Hancock Show was a black-and-white British sketch show starring Tony Hancock that was broadcast for two series from 1956 to 1957. It was written by Eric Sykes, Larry Stephens, John Jose and Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. All the episodes were shown live.
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Title: The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
Released: February 24, 1956
Type: TV
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d was the first serious attempt to translate the humour of The Goon Show to television. It was made by Associated-Rediffusion during 1956 and was broadcast only in the London area. It combined elements of a sitcom and sketch comedy with Peter Sellers as the editor of a tatty Victorian newspaper, The Idiot Weekly. The headlines of the paper were used as links to comedy sketches. Although written mainly by Spike Milligan, there were many contributions from members of the writers' co-operative Associated London Scripts, including Dave Freeman and Terry Nation, with Eric Sykes credited as the script editor. The series was produced and directed by Richard Lester. It was followed by A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred. The title was revived by Spike Milligan for the Australian radio series The Idiot Weekly.
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Title: Dixon of Dock Green
Character: Marie
Released: July 9, 1955
Type: TV
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
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Title: The Sooty Show
Character: Aunty
Released: January 16, 1955
Type: TV
The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.