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23rd November 1997 David Waller sadly passed away .(Cribb) 23rd November 1943 Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts) was born.(Coronation Street) 24th November 1947 Dwight Schultz (Murdoch) was born in Baltimore.(The A Team) 26th November 1924 Patricia Phoenix (Elsie Tanner) was born.(Coronation Street) 27th November 1938 Rodney Bewes was born in Bingley, Yorkshire.(The Likely Lads) 27th November 1925 Ernie Wise was born in Leeds.(The Morecambe and Wise Show) 27th November 1920 David Waller was born in Somerset.(Cribb) 29th November 1980 I Could Be So Good For You by Dennis Waterman (Terry McCann) reached number 3 in the UK charts(Minder) 30th November 1922 Graham Crowden (Tom Ballard) was born in Edinburgh(Waiting For God) 1st December 1929 David Doyle (Charlie) was born in Omaha, Nebraska(Charlie's Angels)
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH The follow up series to Till Death Us Do Part sees Alf Garnett causing more mayhem with his outrageous ways. The landmark comedy creation of Johnny Speight was already a part of British culture but with this series it became cemented in TV legend.
lynda maine from edinburgh on MacGyver: "one of the best t.v. programmes out"
gill and david from suffolk on Duty Free: "Our favourtie scene is the bullfighter one where Amy says 'you are not an artist but a hit man for fray bentos'- absolutely brilliant show we watch it regularly on dvd."
O.W.R from Vancouver, B.C. on Heartbeat: "Message to Carol (Nurse Cassidy) Joe is a good lad and I thought that you were both suited but don't despair. You are indeed a lovely lass. Yes! Heartbeat is a fantastic TV Program. Good Old British Drama...love it! Why else would I miss going out on a Saturday evening? looking forward to more... Thank you"
Deborah from Cleveland, Ohio, USA on Doctor in the House: "I used to stay up very late to watch Doctor in the House on PBS during my high-school years. I had to keep the tv volume down so as not to wake up my parents. I had the biggest schoolgirl crush on Barry Evans (Michael Upton character). Tonight I Googled him on a whim, and was shocked and saddened to read of his death. Also frustrated, as it seems someone got away with his murder. What a pity. Reading this page, I can't help but wonder if he had any idea how many admirers he had?"
john hagan from Poole dorset on Who Do You Do?: "Paul Melba lives in Spain near Benidorm, lucky to call him a friend. Great professional actor."