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As part of our new redesign we're doing some exclusive interviews with legends from some of your favourite classic TV programmes. We want your questions for Juan from Mind Your Language, and Lt. Gruber from Allo Allo. Send them in (contact us via Dull Bits at top menu), and we'll do our best to ask them very soon!
9th March 1918 Creator of the Mike Hammer movies Mickey Spillane was born.(Mike Hammer) 10th March 2001 On this date Robson Green wed fiance Vanya in Berkshire.(Touching Evil) 10th March 1984 Dino Shafeek (Ali Nadim) sadly passed away.(Mind Your Language) 11th March 1928 Albert Salmi (Pete Ritter) was born in Brooklyn, New York.(Petrocelli) 12th March 1960 Julian Firth (Brother Jerome) was born in London(Cadfael) 13th March 1994 The first episode of Pie in the Sky was aired, on BBC1.(Pie In The Sky) 13th March 1970 The last ever episode was first aired on this date: "The Smile Behind the Veil"(Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)) 13th March 1949 David Nielson (Roy Cropper) was born.(Coronation Street) 14th March 1945 Jasper Carrott was born in Acocks Green Birmingham.(Canned Carrott) 15th March 1977 Dawn Acton (Tracy Preston) was born.(Coronation Street) 16th March 1954 Jimmy Nail (Oz) was born in Newcastle, England.(Auf Wiedersehn Pet) 16th March 1920 Leo McKern (Horace Rumpole) was born.(Rumpole of the Bailey) 17th March 1966 Nick Raggett (Leon Henderson) was born in Chelmsford.(Pie In The Sky)
THREE UP TWO DOWN With the arrival of their first child Nick and Angie Tyler decide to rent out their basement. When Sam, Nick's down to earth father, and Daphne, Angie's prim mother reluctantly decide to share, the young couple have more than one set of teething problems
M.Zubair Afzali from Afghanistan on Mind Your Language: "Mind your Language is the best comedy show i have ever seen, The original show was running even when i was not born but i really liked it, specially Jaun Cervantes."
Jodi Heffner from California on Alias Smith and Jones: "I have been in love with Ben Murphy for over 40 years even though I hadn't seen the show in about as long. Now that it has been back on the air, I love him and Pete even more. My two favorite episodes are "Smiler with a Gun" and "Mcreedy Bust: Going, Going, gone." The shows are as watchable today as they were back then."
Ester from India on Mind Your Language: "MYL was just awesome...i loved the characted of Ali, Ranjeet and Givionni..actually I loved all of them....Mr Brown is just too cute, sad to hear that he is no more...whenever I feel bore I just watch them all over again...superb comedy how ever watched"
M.Douglas Mon ks from New Zealand on Outside Edge: "Where can I buy a copy - dvd or video?"
tim from Cheshire on Bless this House: "With Sally and the lovely Di Coupland in the show, who wouldnt be captivated.
Sally Geeson looked to be about 15 yrs old, but in fact she was in her 20s when she joined the show."
As part of our new redesign we're doing some exclusive interviews with legends from some of your favourite classic TV programmes. We want your questions for Juan from Mind Your Language, and Lt. Gruber from Allo Allo. Send them in (contact us via Dull Bits at top menu), and we'll do our best to ask them very soon!
