Brit Sitcom Game.

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Who can name the TWO sequel series that followed till death do us part after its demise.

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Name the actress who played Polly in Fawlty Towers and what was her association with John Cleese?

Connie booth played Polly, she was married to cleese....(confirmed)

[Donald the Great]

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Name the actress who played Polly in Fawlty Towers and what was her association with John Cleese?

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He did have an affair with a maid if memory serves. That would have been controversial in the era in which it was set.

Magnificent Evans.. yes. That doctor woman from A Mind To Kill with Phillip Madoc was also in this.

Not strictly an affair. Clarence and the maid lived together, and they shared a bed, but the maid insisted on a bolster down the middle, so no hanky panky. To be honest, as the series was set in the 20s or 30s, that would have been frowned upon at that time, but as the series was made in the late 80s, it didn't raise any eyebrows on that count. The stick it got was for supposedly mocking a disability. In a similar way, Barker's series Open all Hours got some criticism for Arkwright's stutter.

[Donald the Great]

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He did have an affair with a maid if memory serves. That would have been controversial in the era in which it was set.

Magnificent Evans.. yes. That doctor woman from A Mind To Kill with Phillip Madoc was also in this.

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You got it with Clarence. The controversy was that Clarence had extremely poor eyesight and as a lot of the humour was based around that impairment, it was felt by some that it was mocking blind people. btw the other was The Magnificent Evans with Barker playing a photographer in the 20s/30s.

[Donald the Great]

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Did I get it staffs?

[Donald the Great]

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Ronnie Barker starred in a short-lived sitcom in the 80s that sparked controversy. Can you name it and what was all the fuss about?

He made two short lived comedies at that time. One was an a Cockney odd job man.. Clarence. . if I recall.. another was a Welsh toff.. forgotten the name.. was it the Magnificent (a name) Jones, Jenkins, Evans, Thomas, Davies. One of those?

If it was Clarence.. vaguely recall he had an affair with a maid.

[Donald the Great]

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Indeed it was...RIP the great Rik mayall, thanks for the laughs.

Also a fine dramatic actor as well.

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Going straight?

Not that one, mate. If I remember correctly, it was set in the 1920s/1930s.

[tex]

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Ronnie Barker starred in a short-lived sitcom in the 80s that sparked controversy. Can you name it and what was all the fuss about?

Going straight?

[staffslad]

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Ronnie Barker starred in a short-lived sitcom in the 80s that sparked controversy. Can you name it and what was all the fuss about?

[tex]

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I think it was Richard Richard and Edward Hitler but not 100%

Indeed it was...RIP the great Rik mayall, thanks for the laughs.

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I think it was Richard Richard and Edward Hitler but not 100%

[tex]

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No idea. Never took to that or the Young Ones.

Yeah, really anarchic physical comedy...aquired taste i suppose