Remembering the brilliant English actor and writer Peter Jones who was born on this day in 1920. He died in 2000. #PeterJones #TheRagTrade #HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy #SchoolForScoundrels #PrivatesProgress #Minder #TheGoodies #MrBig #MrDigbyDarling #CarryOnDoctor
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Remembering the wonderful English actor and writer Peter Jones who died on this day in 2000. He was 79. #PeterJones #TheRagTrade #JustAMinute #TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy #BeggarMyNeighbour #MrBig #Minder #SchoolForScoundrels #PrivatesProgress #TheReturnOfThePinkPanther
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Happy heavenly birthday John Le Mesurier
#JohnLeMesurier #actor #DadsArmy #HancocksHalfHour #TheRebel #GeorgeAndTheDragon #Bod #Traitor #AChristmasCarol #WhereTheSpiesAre #ImAlrightJack #Jabberwocky #SchoolForScoundrels #PrivatesProgress #TheWrongArmOfTheLaw #CityUnderTheSea
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Remembering the wonderful English actor John Le Mesurier who was born on this dsy in He died in 1983. #JohnLeMesurier #DadsArmy #Traitor #ImAllRightJack #PrivatesProgress #TheRebel #ThePunchAndJudyMan #ThePinkPanther #GeorgeAndTheDragon #TheWrongBox #ThePureHellOfStTrinians
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Remembering the wonderful English actor and comedian Terry Thomas (Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens) who died on this day in 1990. He was 78. #TerryThomas #HowDoYouView #TheGreenMan #PrivatesProgress #ImAllRightJack #CharltonBrowneOfTheFO #BlueMurderAtStTrinians #ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld
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Remembering the wonderful English actor John Le Mesurier (John Halliley) who died on this day in 1983. #JohnLeMesurier #DadsArmy #Traitor #HancocksHalfHour #TheRebel #ThePunchAndJudyMan #PrivatesProgress #ImAllRightJack #TheWrongArmOfTheLaw #GeorgeAndTheDragon #TheItalianJob
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Remembering the great English comedian and actor Terry Thomas (Thomas Stevens) who was born on this day in 1911. He died in 1990. #TerryThomas #ImAllRifhtJack #PrivatesProgress #TheGreenMsn #HowDoYouView #HowToMurderYourWife #ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld #MonteCarloOrBust #LuckyJim
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Remembering the wonderful English actor Ian Carmichael who was born on this day in 1920. He died in 2010. #IanCarmichael #TheWorldOfWooster #PrivatesProgress #ImAllRightJack #BrothersInLaw #SchoolForScoundrels #HeavensAbove #DoubleBunk #LeftRightSndCentre #FromBeyondTheGrave
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Remembering the wonderful English actor Miles Malleson (William Miles Malleson) who was born on this day in 1888. He died in 1969. #MilesMalleson #TheNakedTruth #TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest #Scrooge #KindHeartsAndCoronets #TheMagicBox #PrivatesProgress #ImAllRightJack #CurtainUp
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Remembering the English actor Peter Jones who died on this day in 2000. He was 79. #PeterJones #TheRagTrade #JustAMinute #HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy #PrivatesProgress #TheBrowningVersion #SchoolForScoundrels #TheReturnOfThePinkPanther #CarryOnDoctor #CarryOnEngland
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Remembering the great English actor and comedian Terry Thomas who died on this day in 1990. #TerryThomas #HowDoYouView #TheGreenMan #ImAllRightJack #BlueMurderAtStTrinians #PrivatesProgress #HowToMurderYourWife #BrothersInLaw #ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld
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Remembering the brilliant English actor William Hartnell who was born on this day in 1908. He died in 1975. #WilliamHartnell #DoctorWho #TheArmyGame #CarryOnSergeant #HellDrivers #ThisSportingLife #TheHollyAndTheIvy #TheMouseThatRoared #HeavensAbove #PrivatesProgress
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Remembering the great comedian and actor Terry Thomas who was born Thomas Stevens on this day in Finchley in 1911. Hard cheese! #TerryThomas #Finchley #TheGreenMan #ImAllRightJack #PrivatesProgress #HowToMurderYourWife #TooManyCrooks #SchoolForScoundrels
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Remembering the great British actor Ian Carmichael who was born on this day in Kingston upon Hull in 1920. He died in 2010. #IanCarmichael #KingstonUponHull #PrivatesProgress #BrothersInLaw #LuckyJim #ImAllRightJack #SchoolForScoundrels #TheWorldOfWooster #LordPeterWimsey
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Remembering the British actor and screenwriter Peter Jones who was born on this day in Wem, Shropshire in 1920. #PeterJones #Wem #Shropshire #TheRagTrade #PrivatesProgress #MrBig #JustAMinute #TheReturnOfThePinkPanther #CarryOnEngland #TheBulldogBreed #SchoolForScroudrels
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#BOTD 1911
The Superb #TerryThomas
Hello, Hello, Hello!
A man with a permanent air of caddish disdainβ¦the Bounder of Bounders and a Stinker of the Highest Order!
#PrivatesProgress #LuckyJim #TooManyCrooks #MakeMineMink #SchoolForScoundrels and many many more!
#HardCheese π§
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Spare a moment today to remember a #NationalTreasure π¬π§
Remembering #JohnLeMesurier who died on this day in 1983
#DoYouThinkThatsWiseSir
#DadsArmy #TheItalianJob
#ThePinkPanther #HancocksHalfHour
#PrivatesProgress #Thunderball #SchoolForScoundrels #ThePassionatePilgrim
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Terry-Thomas just called Ian Carmichael an absolute bounder and everything feels just a little bit better. #PrivatesProgress @TalkingPicsTV
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That fine Scottish actor Ian Bannen was #BOTD 1928. Here an autograph, a photo with him (R) Roy Boulting (L) my mate Ian 'Iffy' Nicholson and myself at a do in the 90's. Also a pic of his grave near Loch Ness. #PrivatesProgress #CarltonBrowneOfTheFO #AFrenchMistress #Braveheart
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#BOTD 5th April 1912
The fabulous #JohnLeMesurier a stand out character in #DadsArmy as Sergeant Wilson....
...much loved in #HancocksHalfHour #PrivatesProgress #TooManyCooks #ImAlrightJack #SchoolForScoundrels #ThePinkPanther #TheItalianJob #ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner
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