Joan Sims

Born: 1930-05-09

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.


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Carry On Cleo

as Calpurnia
Released: 1964-11-08

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and...

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Carry On Screaming!

as Emily Bung
Released: 1966-05-20

The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning...

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Carry On Camping

as Joan Fussey
Released: 1969-05-29

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and...

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The Thief and the Cobbler

as Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Released: 1993-09-23

It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of...

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Carry On Up the Khyber

as Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Released: 1968-02-12

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the...

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The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs. Umney
Released: 1996-01-27

When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient...

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Carry On at Your Convenience

as Chloë Moore
Released: 1971-12-10

At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the...

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Carry On Cowboy

as Belle Armitage
Released: 1965-11-26

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand...

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Carry On Abroad

as Cora Flange
Released: 1972-12-01

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get...

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Carry On Matron

as Mrs. Tidey
Released: 1972-05-05

A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from...

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A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Released: 1971-12-21

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...

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Carry On Loving

as Esme Crowfoot
Released: 1970-09-20

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of...

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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Emily
Released: 1975-07-09

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord...

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Carry On Don't Lose Your Head

as Désirée Dubarry
Released: 1966-12-10

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets...

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Carry On Doctor

as Chloë Gibson
Released: 1967-12-02

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind...

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Carry On Henry

as Queen Marie
Released: 1971-06-03

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage....

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The Belles of St. Trinian's

as Miss Dawn
Released: 1954-09-28

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and...

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Carry On Nurse

as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Released: 1959-01-30

In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital...

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Carry On Behind

as Daphne Barnes
Released: 1975-06-10

Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts...

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Carry On Constable

as W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
Released: 1960-02-22

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills...

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Carry On Up the Jungle

as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Released: 1970-03-20

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an...

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Carry On England

as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Released: 1976-10-01

Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air...

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Carry On Teacher

as Sarah Allcock
Released: 1959-08-20

When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The...

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Carry On Regardless

as Lily Duveen
Released: 1961-04-04

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a...

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Doctor at Sea

as Wendy Thomas
Released: 1955-07-12

The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...

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Carry On Girls

as Connie Philpotts
Released: 1973-11-09

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown...

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Carry on Follow That Camel

as Zig-Zig
Released: 1967-08-10

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the...

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Doctor in the House

as Rigor Mortis
Released: 1954-03-23

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...

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Carry On Emmannuelle

as Mrs. Dangle
Released: 1978-10-12

The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In...

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Passport to Shame

as Miriam
Released: 1958-12-02

British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.

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That's Carry On!

as Various Characters
Released: 1977-01-01

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth...

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Upstairs and Downstairs

as Blodwen
Released: 1959-11-02

On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in...

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Carry On Again Doctor

as Ellen Moore
Released: 1969-12-05

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming...

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Carry On Dick

as Madame Desirée
Released: 1974-02-01

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant...

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The Square Ring

as Bunty
Released: 1953-07-13

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Released: 1971-11-01

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham...

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Please Turn Over

as Beryl
Released: 1959-12-17

The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged...

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Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Fairy Queen
Released: 1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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The Iron Maiden

as Nellie Trotter
Released: 1963-06-07

The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His...

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San Ferry Ann

as Mum
Released: 1965-07-01

A motley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they...

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Nurse on Wheels

as Deborah Walcott
Released: 1963-01-03

Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take...

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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as Betty
Released: 2000-08-26

After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when...

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The Captain's Table

as Maude Pritchett
Released: 1959-01-06

A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner....

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What Every Woman Wants

as Dolly Winch
Released: 1954-06-10

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in...

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The Naked Truth

as Ethel Ransom
Released: 1957-12-03

Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the...

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Twice Round the Daffodils

as Harriet Halfpenny
Released: 1962-04-02

Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and...

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Dry Rot

as Beth Barton
Released: 1956-10-31

Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.

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Carry on Admiral

as Mary
Released: 1957-05-14

Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the...

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The Big Job

as Mildred Gamely
Released: 1965-01-01

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be...

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Deceptions

as Mrs. Thirkell
Released: 1985-05-26

Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.

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Life In Emergency Ward 10

as Mrs. Pryor
Released: 1959-04-01

Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and...

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One Foot in the Algarve

as Lady on Plane
Released: 1993-12-26

The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her...

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Trouble in Store

as Edna
Released: 1953-12-14

Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition...

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Lost

as Ice Cream Seller in the Park (Uncredited)
Released: 1956-01-31

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that...

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Love Among the Ruins

as Fanny Pratt
Released: 1975-03-06

An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man...

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Watch Your Stern

as Ann Foster
Released: 1960-10-14

When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the...

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No Time for Tears

as Sister O'Malley
Released: 1957-10-04

No Time for Tears is a moving, sympathetic portrayal of the challenges faced by all those who...

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The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as Hilda Tebbitt
Released: 1954-06-01

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret...

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Mr. Topaze

as Colette
Released: 1961-04-04

Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to...

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His and Hers

as Hortense
Released: 1961-01-01

Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding...

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Doctor in Clover

as Matron Sweet
Released: 1966-03-08

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in...

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Doctor in Love

as Dawn
Released: 1960-07-12

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice,...

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Carry on Christmas

as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Released: 1973-12-24

Sid James as Father Christmas recounts times of the festive season through the ages, from life...

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Not Now Darling

as Miss Tipdale
Released: 1973-03-01

A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.

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Just My Luck

as Phoebe
Released: 1957-11-14

Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window...

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As Long as They're Happy

as Linda
Released: 1955-03-15

The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his...

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Strictly for the Birds

as Peggy Bennett
Released: 1964-03-28

A gambler tries to strike it rich at the racetrack but gets taken by a gorgeous blonde who also...

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Will Any Gentleman...?

as Beryl
Released: 1953-08-25

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves...

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What's a Carry On?

as uncredited
Released: 1998-12-29

Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive...

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An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self
Released: 1988-12-10

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters,...

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Stars in Your Eyes

as Walter’s Secretary
Released: 1956-12-06

A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre...

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The Young Lovers

as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
Released: 1954-08-24

A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top...

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Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

as Queen Katryca
Released: 1986-09-27

The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of...

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Doctor in Trouble

as Russian Captain
Released: 1970-06-16

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a...

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Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-20

Two unforeseen problems meant that many fans consider this the weakest Christmas special....

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Colonel March Investigates

as Marjorie Dawson
Released: 1953-07-01

This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called...

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A Pair of Briefs

as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Released: 1962-03-01

She's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what 'is' the true status of the old lady's...

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The Silken Affair

as Lady Barber
Released: 1956-10-02

An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

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Hay Fever

as Clara
Released: 1984-12-04

Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the...

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No, My Darling Daughter

as Miss PacPherson, a typist
Released: 1961-08-22

A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a...

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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

as Birdie
Released: 1973-10-17

Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the...

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Davy

as Tea Lady
Released: 1958-01-02

The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is...

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The Cobblers of Umbridge

as Lilian Beverly
Released: 1973-01-01

A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based...

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The Alf Garnett Saga

as Gran
Released: 1972-08-30

Alf and his family have been moved from their East End home into a high-rise council estate. Alf...

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Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

as (Archive footage)
Released: 1996-04-13

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

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Morrissey - Hulmerist

as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Released: 1991-07-01

Hulmerist is a VHS and DVD release that includes seven promotional films by Morrissey, released...

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Tender Loving Care

as Daisy Potter
Released: 1993-10-03

Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special...

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Doctor Who

as Katryca
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Pie in the Sky

as Harriet Coverly
First aired: 1994-03-13

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Nell
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Goodies

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-11-08

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...

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The Goodies

as Delia Capone
First aired: 1970-11-08

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...

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The Goodies

as Matron
First aired: 1970-11-08

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and...

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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Adele McCarthy
First aired: 1996-01-03

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her...

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The Buccaneers

as Abigail
First aired: 1956-09-19

The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make...

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As Time Goes By

as Madge
First aired: 1992-01-12

Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.

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Lady Killers

as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
First aired: 1980-07-20

Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which...

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Super Gran

as Cat Burglar
First aired: 1985-01-20

Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with...

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Worzel Gummidge

as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
First aired: 1979-02-25

Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on...

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Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Marjorie Dawson
First aired: 1956-02-22

Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room...

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Cilla

as Self
First aired: 1968-01-30

A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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Till Death Us Do Part

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-06-06

Following the chronicles of the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf...

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In Loving Memory

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-11-04

In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora...

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Sykes

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-14

Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to...

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Sykes

as Madge Kettlewell
First aired: 1972-09-14

Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to...

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Carry On Laughing

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-04

A series of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps, presented by the Carry On team. Starring...

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Victoria Wood

as Susan
First aired: 1989-11-16

Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria...

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Dick Turpin

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-01-06

Richard O'Sullivan stars as Dick Turpin in this action-filled adventure series chronicling the...

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Cluedo

as Mrs. White
First aired: 1990-07-25

Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a...

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Seven of One

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-25

Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7...

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On the Up

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-09-04

On the Up is a British sitcom written by Bob Larbey about a self-made millionaire and his staff...

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Our House

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-11

A group of very different people pool together their funds and buy a house large enough to...

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Six Dates with Barker

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-01-08

Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the...

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Carry On Christmas Specials

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-12-24

These four made-for-TV Christmas Carry On spectaculars feature favourite stories and timely...

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Deceptions

as Mrs. Thirkell
First aired: 1985-05-26

A bored U.S. housewife trades places in London with her jet-set twin, and one of them winds up dead.

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The Dick Emery Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-07-13

A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers...

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