From the Vault: Sherlock’s Mrs. Hudson was the original Gloria Stivic in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’
Rita, the original British version of All In The Family’s Gloria Stivic, represented a new generation.
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From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford
How did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.’
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R.I.P. — John Bluthal, aka Dibley Town Council’s Frank Pickle, dies at 89
Known for portraying “The Most Boring Man in Britain,” his six-decade career was actually quite varied.
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Rowan Atkinson on his ‘vicious turkey prop injury’ from ‘Mr. Bean’
Unfortunately, the actual filming of a very large turkey on your head isn’t as funny as watching the finished product.
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‘The Fallen Madonna with the Big B**bies’ painting from ‘Allo, Allo’ is headed to auction
‘The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies’ was a running prop-joke in the ’80s British sitcom.
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From the Vault: Martin Freeman in ‘Hardware’
Before ‘The Hobbit,’ Freeman played Mike, the grumpy DIY fanatic who works at Hamway’s.
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Rowan Atkinson dusts off an old classic sketch from his days at Oxford
Watch the Atkinson bit that fellow undergrad and then-aspiring comedian Richard Curtis saw before deciding to pursue screenwriting instead.
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From the Vault: Red Nose Day 2015 — Will Geraldine finally become the Bishop of Dibley?
Revisiting the institutional, cultural phenomenon of Comic Relief is a perfect way to kick off our new weekly feature on Fridays, From the Vault.
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Alan Davies’ ‘Whites’ to get U.S. remake following long-awaited U.S. broadcast premiere on KERA
The UK version of ‘Whites’ is brilliant. We’ll see about the American remake.
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‘Only Fools And Horses The Musical’ heads to London’s West End
Set in 1989, the musical will show Del Boy and Rodney finding love with Raquel and Cassandra in a rapidly changing Peckham.
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