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Posted November 27, 2018 -  1 Comment

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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Posted May 21, 2016 -  No Comment

‘Carry On’ film franchise to get 21st Century re-boot with ‘Carry On Doctors’

The second-longest continually running UK film series, next to the James Bond films, will be getting a 21st Century makeover in the near future. The Carry On film series, which contains the largest number of films of any British series (31), began in 1958 with Carry On Sergeant, ending in 1992 with Carry On Columbus, produced to coincide with the […]

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Posted April 12, 2010 -  No Comment

Want the ultimate Britcom collectable? Don't worry, it's not in Pompeii

Are you a British comedy fan with a spare 450,000 pounds ($696,000) you don’t know what do with? Have we got a deal for you. The estate of Carry On and Up Pompeii star, Frankie Howerd, is up for grabs along with the right to acquire a share of the over 4,000 piece collection of Howerd’s […]

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