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Frank Thornton dies, aged 92

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

Star of long-running BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? Frank Thornton has died at the age of 92.

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Miranda: Should There Be A Fourth Series?

ATV Today January 29, 2013 BBC Comedy BBC One BBC Two Dinnerladies Fawlty Towers Last of the Summer Wine Miranda Miranda Hart My Family Queenie Le Trout Victoria Wood

Last night the third series of the popular BBC comedy Miranda drew to a close and as yet there’s no word on a fourth series.

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New series of ‘The Unforgettable’ returns to ITV

Mike Watkins November 6, 2011 A Merry Morning A Year In Provence ABC UK Associated Rediffusion Beyond the Fringe Bob Monkhouse Central Television Coronation Street Crackerjack Crossroads Diana Dors Dick Emery Dudley Moore Educating Archie Emu’s Broadcasting Company Emu’s Pink Windmill Show Emu’s World Gideon’s Way Going Gently Goodnight Mister Tom Gordon Jackson Granada Television Hancock’s Half Hour Home to Roost Hughie Green Inspector Morse John Thaw Kavanagh QC Last of the Summer Wine Leonard Rossiter Leslie Crowther London Weekend Television Lunchbox LWT Mike Reid Noele Gordon Norman Wisdom Not Only… But Also Opportunity Knocks Pat Phoenix Redcap Rod Hull Round The Bend Royal Variety Performance Russell Harty Russell Harty Plus Russell Harty’s Grand Tour Stars in their Eyes Sunday Night at the London Palladium Thames Television The Adventures of Robin Hood The Army Game The Avengers The Dick Emery Show The Price is Right The Professionals Upstairs Downstairs Yorkshire Television YTV Z Cars

In this the fifth series of the biographical documentary series, stars such as John Thaw, Dudley Moore and Norman Wisdom have the spotlight turn on…

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Trevor Bannister of Are You Being Served? Dies at 76

Mike Watkins April 15, 2011 Are You Being Served?BBC One Coronation Street Crossroads ITV Last of the Summer Wine Trevor Bannister

Trevor Bannister, Are You Being Served? Favourite Mr Lucas, has died aged 76 his family have announced.

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Jean Alexander was ‘devastated’ over Summer Wine axe

ATV Today December 9, 2010 BBC Comedy BBC One Hilda Ogden Jay Hunt Jean Alexander Last of the Summer Wine

Actress Jean Alexander was ‘devastated’ when the BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine was axed earlier this year.

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Jean Alexander: Coronation Street ‘Not the same as it used to be’

Shaun Linden December 9, 2010 Coronation Street Jean Alexander Last of the Summer Wine

Actress Jean Alexander who played Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street has said the Granada soap is ‘not the same as it used to be’.

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Jean Fergusson to guest in Coronation Street

Helen Jones September 22, 2010 Coronation Street ITV ITV Granada ITV1 Jean Alexander Jean Fergusson Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine actress Jean Fergusson has signed up for a guest appearance in the ITV1 soap Coronation Street.

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Jay Hunt wanted rid of Last of the Summer Wine – Claims Producer

ATV Today September 15, 2010 Barbara Young BBC One Brian Murphy Burt Kwouk Christopher Beeny Frank Thornton Jean Alexander Jean Fergusson Josephine Tewson Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis Russ Abbot Tom Owen Trevor Bannister

Alan J W Bell has claimed that departing BBC One boss Jay Hunt wanted rid of Sunday evening comedy Last of the Summer Wine.

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Last of the Summer Wine beats Heartbeat

ATV Today August 30, 2010 BBC One Heartbeat ITV1 Last of the Summer Wine

The final episode of Last of the Summer Wine topped 5 million last night and managed to beat Heartbeat which was on ITV1 at the…

TV Preview: (the very) Last of the Summer Wine

ATV Today August 29, 2010 Barbara Young BBC One Brian Murphy Burt Kwouk Christopher Beeny Frank Thornton Jean Alexander Jean Fergusson Josephine Tewson Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis Robert Fyfe Russ Abbot Tom Owen Trevor Bannister

It’s the final episode of the longest running comedy ever and one, that according to tabloid rumours, has been dodging cancellation for some years now.