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Last of the Summer Wine actor Peter Sallis dies

Doug Lambert June 5, 2017 BBC Comedy BBC One Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis

The actor Peter Sallis has died. The 96 year old will be best remembered for his role in Last of the Summer Wine.

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Coronation Street legend Jean Alexander dies

Dominic Knight October 14, 2016 Coronation Street Hilda Ogden Jean Alexander Last of the Summer Wine

Jean Alexander, best known for her role as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street, has died aged 90.

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Scotty T searches for West Yorkshire panto co-star

Ian Westhead September 2, 2016 Brookside Celebrity Big Brother Coronation Street Crossroads Doctor Who Geordie Shore Hollyoaks Ken Dodd Last of the Summer Wine Louis Emerick Scotty T Tupele Dorgu

Mirror, mirror on the wall, where in Yorkshire can we find the fairest Princess of them all?

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TTTV’s Nobody’s House, the complete series, to be released on DVD

Doug Lambert June 25, 2016 Blackadder Brian Blessed Brian Wilde ITV Tyne Tees Joe Gladwin Kevin Morton Last of the Summer Wine Nobody's House Porridge Sam The Ghosts of Motley Hall Tyne Tees Television William Gaunt

1970s ITV fantasy drama Nobody’s House is to be released on DVD next month.

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‘Pensioner’ Comedy for BBC One

ATV Today December 2, 2013 Alison Steadman BBC One Grey Mates James Smith June Whitfield Last of the Summer Wine Paula Wilcox Philip Jackson Russ Abbot Stephanie Beacham

Last of the Summer Wine meets Waiting for God in the BBC’s latest ‘golden oldies’ comedy Grey Mates.

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Stephanie Beacham and Russ Abbot Join Grey Mates

ATV Today September 26, 2013 Alison Steadman Bad Girls BBC BBC Comedy Connie Dynasty Grey Mates ITV ITV Drama Last of the Summer Wine Love and Marriage Mount Pleasant Russ Abbot Sky Drama Stephanie Beacham The Colby's Trollied

Stephanie Beacham and Russ Abbot have joined the cast of the previously announced sitcom Grey Mates starring Alison Steadman.

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UKTV Announce Blighty Closure

ATV Today June 25, 2013 alibi Beauty and the Beast Bergerac Blighty Body of Proof Call the Midwife Casualty Dave Drama Freeview GOLD Home Last of the Summer Wine Miss Marple Primeval Red Dwarf Traffic Cops UKTV Watch Who Do You Think You Are?Yesterday

UKTV is to close its Blighty television channel ahead of the launch of the new scripted channel Drama.

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ITV2 Series For Helen Flanagan?

ATV Today May 27, 2013 Coronation Street Helen Flanagan I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!ITV ITV2 Katie Price Kerry Katona Last of the Summer Wine Peta Peter Andre Queenie Le Trout Switch The People TOWIE

Former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan has reportedly landed her own ITV2 reality television series.

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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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EyeSpy: Remembering Frank Thornton

Ian Westhead March 18, 2013 Are You Being Served?Frank Thornton Grace & Favour Last of the Summer Wine

Iconic comedy actor Frank Thornton has died, best known for his roles as pompous Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? and Grace & Favour…

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