Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.

  • Title: Frank Thornton
  • Popularity: 4.54
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1921-01-15
  • Place of Birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK
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Frank Thornton Movies

  • 1977
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    Are You Being Served? The Movie

    Are You Being Served? The Movie

    4.7 1977 HD

    In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the...

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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

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  • 1969
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    Till Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part

    7.2 1969 HD

    The film version of 'Till Death Do Us Part' tells the story of Alf Garnett, his wife Else, and their newborn daughter Rita, living through the...

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  • 1965
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    The Wild Affair

    The Wild Affair

    5.4 1965 HD

    Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is the right one. On her last day at work, her male...

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  • 1965
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    The Big Job

    The Big Job

    6.6 1965 HD

    A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge...

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  • 1995
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    The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

    6.3 1995 HD

    1839. The young Nell Trent is leading a happy life with her grandfather in his curiosity shop. Wharf owner Daniel Quilp has given large amounts of...

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  • 1980
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    7.8 1980 HD

    Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista...

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  • 1969
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    The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

    6.4 1969 HD

    In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are...

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  • 1976
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    Spanish Fly

    Spanish Fly

    5.3 1976 HD

    British sex comedy. Sir Percy de Courcy accidentally turns some poor tasting wine into an aphrodisiac when his old school chum, Mike Scott arrives...

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  • 2022
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    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

    1 2022 HD

    This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the...

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  • 1954
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    The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

    1 1954 HD

    A man phones the police to confess to killing his wife accidentally, but investigations prove that his story is not as straightforward as it first...

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  • 1965
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    Gonks Go Beat

    Gonks Go Beat

    2.8 1965 HD

    Bizarre sixties fable resembling Romeo and Juliet, but instead of Montagues and Capulets, there are two musical communities, one who like rock and...

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  • 1956
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    Johnny, You're Wanted

    Johnny, You're Wanted

    5 1956 HD

    Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee,...

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  • 2022
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    Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

    Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

    7 2022 HD

    Are You Being Served? is one of the most popular and most outrageous British sitcoms of all time. For more than a decade, millions of viewers tuned...

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  • 1931
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    Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

    7 1931 HD

    To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this...

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  • 1965
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    The Early Bird

    The Early Bird

    7.6 1965 HD

    Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best...

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  • 1974
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    Keep It Up, Jack!

    Keep It Up, Jack!

    3.1 1974 HD

    Failed music hall performer Jack James inherits a brothel when his ancient Aunt dies. He takes over the running of the business and falls in love...

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  • 1961
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    Victim

    Victim

    7.402 1961 HD

    A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of...

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  • 1973
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.786 1973 HD

    The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis,...

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  • 1968
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    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    4.2 1968 HD

    A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he...

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  • 2012
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    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    4.2 2012 HD

    John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell....

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  • 1969
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    Crooks and Coronets

    Crooks and Coronets

    8.3 1969 HD

    Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.

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  • 1968
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    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    1 1968 HD

    Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be black, and explores the nature of human prejudice.

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  • 1973
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    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    1 1973 HD

    At the gathering of a North Country wedding, the prospective husband starts to have doubts about going ahead as he observes what marriage has done to...

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  • 1954
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    Radio Cab Murder

    Radio Cab Murder

    5.4 1954 HD

    Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However...

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  • 1973
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    No Sex Please: We're British

    No Sex Please: We're British

    5.1 1973 HD

    A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here,...

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  • 1966
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    Danny the Dragon

    Danny the Dragon

    1 1966 HD

    Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures before Danny...

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  • 1966
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    Dannicaforilithermidor

    Dannicaforilithermidor

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Magic Christian

    The Magic Christian

    5.7 1969 HD

    Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be...

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  • 1935
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    The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

    5.7 1935 HD

    A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.

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  • 1968
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    A Flea in Her Ear

    A Flea in Her Ear

    6.2 1968 HD

    Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.

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  • 1973
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    Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

    Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

    4.6 1973 HD

    Digby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of gigantic size!

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  • 1970
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    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    6.8 1970 HD

    Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six...

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  • 1966
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    Carry On Screaming!

    Carry On Screaming!

    6.481 1966 HD

    The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores....

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  • 1966
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    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    6 1966 HD

    A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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  • 1975
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    Side by Side

    Side by Side

    6.5 1975 HD

    Glam Rock musical comedy about two clashing nightclubs

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  • 1966
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    Lucy in London

    Lucy in London

    6 1966 HD

    Lucy goes to hip London to experience all the current fads.

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  • 1962
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    It's Trad, Dad!

    It's Trad, Dad!

    5.6 1962 HD

    The hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about a trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The...

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  • 1977
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    Ride of the Valkyrie

    Ride of the Valkyrie

    4 1977 HD

    An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance....

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  • 1979
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    Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

    5 1979 HD

    Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy Man

    The Comedy Man

    7.2 1964 HD

    A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and...

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  • 1961
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    The Impersonator

    The Impersonator

    5.6 1961 HD

    When a USAF sergeant stationed on a base in England is suspected and then accused of murdering a woman, both he and a local school teacher must race...

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  • 1955
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    Portrait of Alison

    Portrait of Alison

    6.1 1955 HD

    An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

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  • 1970
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    All the Way Up

    All the Way Up

    6 1970 HD

    Fred Midway may be a bit short on brains, but he's got plenty of ambition. However, before he can gain promotion as a salesman, he must make his...

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  • 1970
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    Some Will, Some Won't

    Some Will, Some Won't

    6 1970 HD

    Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.

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  • 1972
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    Bless This House

    Bless This House

    6.3 1972 HD

    The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor...

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  • 1973
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    Steptoe & Son Ride Again

    Steptoe & Son Ride Again

    6.7 1973 HD

    Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at...

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  • 1970
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    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    6 1970 HD

    Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into...

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  • 1972
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    Our Miss Fred

    Our Miss Fred

    6.4 1972 HD

    Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted into WWII and is appearing in a camp show in...

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  • 2001
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    Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    1 2001 HD

    Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.

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  • 1968
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    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    6.7 1968 HD

    Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's...

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  • 2020
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    We Love Are You Being Served?

    We Love Are You Being Served?

    1 2020 HD

    Grace Brothers shut up shop over thirty years ago but for one night only we are reopening that infamous department store, climbing into the lift and...

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  • 1964
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    The Tomb of Ligeia

    The Tomb of Ligeia

    6.2 1964 HD

    Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself...

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  • 1972
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    That's Your Funeral

    That's Your Funeral

    1.5 1972 HD

    Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other.

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  • 1989
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    The BFG

    The BFG

    6.3 1989 HD

    Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is...

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  • 2001
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    Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

    6.848 2001 HD

    In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs,...

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  • 2002
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    The Making of 'Gosford Park'

    The Making of 'Gosford Park'

    5 2002 HD

    A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes...

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  • 1956
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    Cloak Without Dagger

    Cloak Without Dagger

    7.3 1956 HD

    A British Intelligence officer fails a mission during WW2. Years later whilst working in a hotel he bumps into an old flame who is desperate to...

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  • 1962
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    Doomsday at Eleven

    Doomsday at Eleven

    1 1962 HD

    A bomb is placed in a maternity home.

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  • 1972
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    Are You Being Served?

    Are You Being Served?

    7.2 1972 HD

    This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo,...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1992
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    Grace & Favour

    Grace & Favour

    8.2 1992 HD

    Grace & Favour is a British sitcom sequel to the long-running series Are You Being Served ? It aired on BBC1 for two series from 1992 to 1993 and...

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

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

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  • 2001
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    Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

    3.1 2001 HD

    Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4,...

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  • 1973
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    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.1 1973 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1968
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    The Champions

    The Champions

    6 1968 HD

    The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network...

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  • 1961
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    It's a Square World

    It's a Square World

    1 1961 HD

    It's a Square World was a groundbreaking British comedy show starring Michael Bentine and produced by the BBC. It ran from 1960 till 1964. The series...

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  • 1976
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    The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

    6.9 1976 HD

    The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The...

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  • 1970
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    From a Bird's Eye View

    From a Bird's Eye View

    5.5 1970 HD

    From a Bird's Eye View is a 1970 ATV and ITC Entertainment co-produced sitcom. In the United States it aired on NBC, which had originally ordered the...

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  • 1974
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    Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

    6.8 1974 HD

    "Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing...

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

    The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC...

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  • 1991
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    Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

    3.1 1991 HD

    Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in...

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  • 1964
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    HMS Paradise

    HMS Paradise

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1978
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    BBC Television Shakespeare

    BBC Television Shakespeare

    5.2 1978 HD

    The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

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  • 1982
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    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    7 1982 HD

    Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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  • 1956
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    Hancock's Half Hour

    Hancock's Half Hour

    7.5 1956 HD

    Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The...

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  • 1968
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    The World of Beachcomber

    The World of Beachcomber

    1 1968 HD

    The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express...

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  • 1979
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    Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

    4.6 1979 HD

    Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18...

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5.4 1972 HD

    Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

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  • 1982
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    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    7 1982 HD

    Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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  • 1955
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    The Sooty Show

    The Sooty Show

    6.1 1955 HD

    The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures...

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  • 1955
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    The Sooty Show

    The Sooty Show

    6.1 1955 HD

    The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures...

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  • 1986
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    6 1986 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

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  • 1980
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    The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

    7.2 1980 HD

    The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing...

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  • 1965
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    The Man In Room 17

    The Man In Room 17

    5.5 1965 HD

    The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada...

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
    imgS9 E7

    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

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

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

    The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC...

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

    Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

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  • 1973
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    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.1 1973 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

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  • 1960
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    Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

    5.2 1960 HD

    The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

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