Dawn French
Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of...
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Coraline
as Miriam Forcible (voice)Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden...
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Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of...
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a...
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The Magician's Elephant
as Sister Marie (voice)Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the...
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Baker's WifeOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has...
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Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
as SelfA look at the complexities and intricacies of making the 2009 stop motion animation film Coraline.
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Love and Other Disasters
as TherapistFlighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than...
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as SelfDawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look...
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Maybe Baby
as CharleneSam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers,...
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as InterviewerEdina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to;...
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context...
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Eat the Rich
as Debbie DrawsAlex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to...
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An Audience with Adele
as SelfJoining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a...
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30 Years of Comic Strip
as uncreditedIn true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a...
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as SelfAfter the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial...
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Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Beatrix PotterRoald & Beatrix, the tail of the curious mouse, a heart-warming Christmas film inspired by the...
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Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as SelfA documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000.
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Amnesty International's Big 30
as SelfIn the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's...
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Mrs. CooperA couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit gang and an ax murderer -...
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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as PorcasAdapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by...
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The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as SelfA look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents
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More Bad News
as RachelFour years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get...
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French & Saunders LIVE
as uncreditedDawn French and Jennifer Saunders perform a live comedy show in London's West End at the world...
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self - NarratorThe Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand...
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Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as TwitFifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an adult Red Riding Hood and her...
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Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
as VeronicaEddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows...
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Bosses From Hell
as uncreditedJohn Cleese training video about bosses.
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An Audience With Victoria Wood
as SelfBritish comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters,...
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Employees From Hell
as uncreditedJohn Cleese training video about employees.
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Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward of our generation’, the singer and songwriter Kirsty...
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Bad News
as TracyA documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick...
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Slags
as PassionTeen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that...
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The Supergrass
as AndreaWhile taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl...
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Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as GeorgeOn their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their...
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Five Go Mad in Dorset
as GeorgeIn the 1950s, four children, Anne, described as a 'proper little housewife', the rather butch...
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Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
as SelfDawn French's acclaimed one-woman show—on the story of her life.
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The Beat Generation
as EleanorIn the monochrome world of 1960, pretentious Alan, violent Kix and sex-mad Eleanor are part of a...
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as GaynorA craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth...
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The Strike
as Verity/Old Lady/CelebrityPaul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984...
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the...
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French & Saunders: Funny Women
as SelfFilmed on the set of their sketch show, much-loved duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders discuss...
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When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self (archive material)The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and...
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Four Men in a Car
as StellaFour salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them...
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Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Fiona/FrancesA hoodlum is turned into a celebrity when he steals a cab and subsequent events are blown out of...
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as FrancesIn the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the...
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Completely Bad News
as TracyA double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
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Milk
as VirginiaForty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire...
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
as uncreditedIn April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of...
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Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as SelfA fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.
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Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as SelfSketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a...
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Matthew Bourne's Christmas
as Self - HostThis new Christmas ballet film was conceived by Matthew Bourne and directed by his long standing...
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Sex & Chocolate
as Bev BodgerBev Bodger is a married teacher tempted by an old school boyfriend to enjoy a little sex and...
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French & Saunders: At the Movies
as uncreditedComediennes and "Absolutely Fabulous" creators Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in this...
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A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as JackieTwo students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live...
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Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
as SelfThe former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives...
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Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
as Self (archive material)Celebrating the legendary comedy with clips and insights from the cast and celebrity fans.
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Dusty
as Self - PresenterA career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world's greatest...
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as ConsuelaJessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very...
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Tender Loving Care
as Elaine DobbsNight nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special...
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The Best of French & Saunders
as VariousA compilation of all the best sketches from Britain's favourite female comedy double-act. They...
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Spaghetti Hoops
as FrancescaIn a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker...
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French and Saunders: Still Alive
as SelfFrench and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out...
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - featured artistimagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders,...
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Private Enterprise
as NaylerWhilst delivering toilet rolls to a recording studio, small-time crook Keith pockets a demo tape...
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300 Years of French & Saunders
as uncreditedDragged up all the way from the ocean bed, national treasures Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders...
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Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
as La Duchesse de CrackentorpIn January 2007, superstar soprano Natalie Dessay, joined on stage by acclaimed tenor Juan Diego...
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Psychoville Halloween Special
as Joy AstonPsychoville returns with a spooktacular hour-long Halloween special. Four tales of terror unfold...
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The Comic Strip
as uncreditedA tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s,...
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Susie
as SusieIn rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin...
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Experiment IV
as Lab Assistant 1A top secret government project seeks to harness sound as the ultimate weapon. But the power...
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Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
as SelfLive (almost) from London’s iconic Palladium theatre, the nation’s favourite comedy star, Dawn...
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Oxford
as CarolineWhen American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a...
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Frances / Mrs. ShinesTwo security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a...
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Comedians Do It On Stage
as SelfA Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their...
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A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
as NarratorDocumentary following a community of herders in the Scottish Highlands preparing young reindeer...
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French & Saunders - Live
as Various rolesFor the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their...
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Dirty Movie
as MonicaPostman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of...
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Red Nose of Courage
as Glynis KinnockA clown is not happy with his job at his father's circus so he gets into politics, and some...
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Summer School
as UrsulaA motley band of suburbanites arrives at a summer school to simulate life in an Iron Age...
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The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
as Geraldine GrangerThe nation's favourite vicar muses upon lockdown, social distancing, masks and absent friends.
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War
as Hermine1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and...
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Five Go to Rehab
as GeorgeThe Famous Five are back. Thirty years after the Comic Strip arrived on our screens with their...
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French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
as uncreditedNo topic is off limits to the side-splitting sketch comedy partnership of Dawn French and...
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The Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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The One Show
as Self - GuestA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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The One Show
as SelfA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Janet ErskineThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - JudgeRuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma,...
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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The Young Ones
as Christian EvangelistThe misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the...
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The Young Ones
as Devil in AdvertThe misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the...
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The Young Ones
as Easter BunnyThe misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the...
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Absolutely Fabulous
as KathySet in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend...
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An Audience with...
as SelfAn Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...
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Little Britain
as uncreditedA zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little...
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Little Britain
as MyfanwyA zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as AndreaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as GeorgeThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as HermineThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as EleanorThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as TracyThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as UrsulaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as MonicaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as SusieThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Jackie/First NunThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Fiona/FrancesThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as VeronicaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as PassionThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as ConsuelaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as NaylerThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as Verity/Old Lady/CelebrityThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as RachelThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as Mrs. CooperThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as Frances/Mrs. ShinesThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as FrancesThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as JoanThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as CarolineThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as FrancescaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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as Glynis KinnockThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as GaynorThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as StellaThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as DawnThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as uncreditedThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Storyteller
as Badsister 2The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
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Lark Rise to Candleford
as Caroline ArlessSet in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the...
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The Paul O'Grady Show
as uncreditedThe Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul...
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The Vicar of Dibley
as Revd Geraldine GrangerReverend Granger is assigned as the Vicar of the rural parish of Dibley, but she is not quite...
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V Graham Norton
as SelfV Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring...
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Murder Most Horrid
as Various charactersA comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various...
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Going Live!
as SelfGoing Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...
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Psychoville
as Joy AstonPsychoville is a British dark comedy television . Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous...
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TFI Friday
as SelfTFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to...
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David Copperfield
as Mrs. CuppCharles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather...
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Jam and Jerusalem
as Rosie BalesJam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by...
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French & Saunders
as Various CharactersFrench and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic...
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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - GuestBritish comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity...
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
as SelfA series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human...
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Watership Down
as uncreditedWatership Down is an animated television series, loosely adapted from the novel of the same name...
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The Wrong Mans
as LindaComedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime,...
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Delicious
as Gina BenelliGina is a Cornish chef who is suddenly forced to evaluate her closest relationships. A comedic...
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The F Word
as uncreditedThe F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The...
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Parkinson
as SelfMichael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.
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Happy Families
as uncreditedHappy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985...
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Wild West
as Mary TrewednackSet in the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep, the sitcom centres around Mary and her...
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The Legends of Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins (voice)The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It...
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Heading Out
as FrancesSara is a woman approaching middle age who is popular and successful - she's a veterinarian so...
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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
as uncreditedComedic British History
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The BAFTA Awards
as SelfBAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a...
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Girls On Top
as AmandaFour girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender,...
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Let Them Eat Cake
as uncreditedLet Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France,...
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A Bucket O' French and Saunders
as uncreditedCompilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.
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The Nevermets
as NarratorDocumentary meeting Brits who have all fallen madly in love online as they each make the...
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The Trouble with Maggie Cole
as Maggie ColeWhat happens when idle gossip escalates out of control and starts to affect people’s lives. Set...
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The Secret World Of...
as Self - NarratorA behind-the-scene exploration of Britain’s biggest snack rivalries, from Aeros v Wispas to...
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Roger & Val Have Just Got In
as Val StevensonComedy starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina following their lives as a middle-aged couple and...
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Superstar
as Self - Chief JudgeSuperstar is a UK talent search, looking for the lead role in a production of the 1971 rock...
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Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
as uncreditedOver three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female...
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Little Big Shots
as HostBritish version of the reality competition that shines the spotlight on some of the world's most...
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