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British TV Sitcoms 2 Copyright © 2021 www.kensquiz.co.uk British TV Sitcoms 2 1. Broadcast from 1957 to 1961, which was ITVs first successful sit-com? 2. What was the name of the clothing factory featured in "The Rag Trade"? 3. Who played Alf Garnetts daughter in BBCs Till Death do us Part"? 4. In which seaside town was the sit-com "Fawlty Towers" set? 5. Who played the part of the headmaster of Chiselbury Public School in TV's "Whack-O!"? 6. In which prison did Norman Stanley Fletcher do Porridge in? 7. Who starred alongside Polly James in the FIRST series of "The Liver Birds"? 8. Who created and wrote "Last of the Summer Wine"? 9. What was the name of the character played by Frances de la Tour in "Rising Damp"? 10. Which actor played both Robins brother, Norman, in "Man About the House" and the Ropers neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile in the spin-off "George and Mildred"? 11. Which bus company did Stan Butler work for in "On the Buses"? 12. Who played Jeremy Brown, the teacher in "Mind Your Language"? 13. What was the name of the slave played by Frankie Howard in "Up Pompeii"? 14. Which former pop star replaced Trevor Banister in the cast of "Are You Being Served"? 15. Which educational institute did the main characters in "The Young Ones" attend? 16. By what name did Trigger always refer to Rodney in "Only Fools and Horses"? 17. What is the full name of the "Vicar of Dibley"? 18. In which era was the SECOND series of "Blackadder" based? 19. What was the name of the character played by Lesley Joseph in "Birds of a Feather"? 20. What were the names of Tom and Barbara Goods neighbours in "The Good Life"?.
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