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1407:Ring of Fire
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1363:
1337:Peter Bowker
1236:
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1209:Peter Bowker
1171:Alison Moyet
1148:
1147:
1121:Peter Bowker
1079:Val Doonican
1070:
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1043:Peter Bowker
990:
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963:Peter Bowker
919:Kenny Rogers
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881:Peter Bowker
820:
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795:Peter Bowker
684:John Thomson
642:Sarah Parish
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280:Running time
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236:Sally Haynes
160:John Thomson
120:Sarah Parish
79:Peter Bowker
70:Peter Bowker
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1505:23 November
1485:, May 2006.
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1411:Johnny Cash
1305:Directed by
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1191:Mary Hopkin
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724:Keith Allen
712:Megan Dodds
678:Kevin Doyle
564:in Canada,
554:BBC America
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514:Sex Traffic
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312:BBC America
289:90 minutes
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155:Kevin Doyle
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1470:References
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1323:(millions)
1321:UK viewers
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1161:The Clash
1103:The Faces
1099:Ooh La La
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718:Al Weaver
636:Blackpool
562:TVOntario
532:, in the
509:Channel 4
495:Reception
429:Blackpool
422:Blackpool
418:Brentford
364:Blackpool
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1592:20 April
1576:20 April
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169:Composer
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756:No.
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582:DVD
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