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Test your Kings Oak knowledge with the Crossroads Quiz Book

Mike Watkins January 17, 2014 ATV Bob Monkhouse Coronation Street Crossroads Elaine Paige ITV Kathy Staff Ken Dodd Lynda Baron Max Wall Noele Gordon Paul Henry Roger Tonge Sir David Jason Sue Nicholls

It ran for over 4500 episodes, became ITV’s top rating daytime programme and even beat prime time Coronation Street in the ratings. Loved by its…

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They were in Crossroads?

Mike Watkins April 3, 2013 A Country Practice Arthur Marshall Billy Wright Bob Monkhouse Call My Bluff Carl Wayne Coronation Street Crimestoppers Crossroads David Jason Derek Farr Diane Keen Dixon Of Dock Green Doctor Who Don Henderson Duncan Goodhew EastEnders Ed Doolan Elaine Paige Emergency Ward 10 Emmerdale Fern Britton Frank Middlemass Fred Feast Gabrielle Drake Gavin and Stacey General Hospital Hilda Braid Jeff Stewart JoAnne Good Joe Loss Johnny Briggs Jon Finch Kathy Staff Ken Dodd Larry Grayson Last of the Summer Wine Malcolm McDowell Margaret John Marjie Lawrence Noele Gordon Only Fools and Horses Ronald Allen Saturday Variety Simon Lowe Stuart White Sue Nicholls Tales Of The Unexpected Terence Rigby The Comic Strip Presents The Generation Game The Young Doctors Tony Britton Upstairs Downstairs Wendy Padbury

25 Years ago on Easter Monday, April 4th 1988, the UK’s third most watched soap ended. For most of its life it had been the…

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Top Ten Soap Characters headwear

Mike Watkins March 13, 2013 BBC Radio 2 Crossroads Dallas Dynasty EastEnders Emmerdale Gretchin Franklin Joan Collins Kathy Staff Larry Hagman Mike Reid Paul Henry Simon May Stan Richards Terry Wogan The Bill

Another random just for fun Top 10 from ATV Today looking at some of soaps most memorable headgear, from hats to curlers. Yes last night…

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Summer Wine star criticises BBC

James Ryder July 14, 2010 BBC Comedy Bill Owen Brian Wilde Frank Thornton Jean Alexander June Whitfield Kathy Staff Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis Stephen Lewis Thora Hird Tom Owen

Tom Owen, son of actor Bill Owen, has criticised the BBC for not giving Last of the Summer Wine a proper finale.

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BBC axes Last of the Summer Wine

ATV Today June 2, 2010 BBC Comedy BBC One Bill Owen Jean Alexander Kathy Staff Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis Roy Clarke Russ Abbott Thora Hird

The BBC has announced that the next series of veteran comedy Last of the Summer Wine will be its last as the corporation axes the…

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Celebrating Crossroads: Those Iconic Characters

ATV Today November 6, 2009 Ann George Crossroads Heather Chasen Jane Rossington Janet Hargreaves Joy Andrews Kathy Staff Noele Gordon Ronald Allen Sue Lloyd Zeph Gladstone

This week marks the 45th anniversary of the legendary and fondly remembered midlands soap, Crossroads.

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Funeral for Summer Wine star Kathy Staff

Ian Westhead December 23, 2008 Castle Haven Coronation Street Crossroads Kathy Staff Last of the Summer Wine Open All Hours

The funeral service takes place today for Kathy Staff who played Nora Batty in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine and starred in…

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Kathy Staff dies at 80

Mike Watkins December 14, 2008 ATV Network BBC One Castle Haven Coronation Street Crossroads Granada Television ITV Kathy Staff Last of the Summer Wine Paul Henry Roy Barraclough Yorkshire Television

Crossroads and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Kathy Staff has passed away at the age of 80 following a short illness.

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