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586:Brian Wilde
569:Written by
547:Lenny Henry
529:Roy Heather
505:David Jason
422:Written by
351:Bruce Bould
343:John Barron
324:David Nobbs
322:Written by
244:Butterflies
122:Directed by
113:Nick Wilton
76:David Nobbs
72:Helen Murry
48:David Dixon
1771:1982 films
1755:Categories
1711:White Mice
1649:Modern Men
1466:Chain Gang
1459:Danger UXD
1452:Yuppy Love
1070:Characters
967:22 January
942:22 January
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882:1015863094
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743:References
703:Roy Clarke
666:as Thomas
637:Carla Lane
621:as Father
571:Roy Clarke
451:Jim Hacker
428:Antony Jay
396:Robin Nash
377:Les Dawson
239:Frank Muir
205:1982-12-27
178:80 minutes
170:Robin Nash
162:Production
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126:Robin Nash
58:Carla Lane
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