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Quiz 205

Another quiz by one of our readers. This time it is the turn of message board regular 'a plate' to set the questions. A big thank you to him for these...

1. What were the names of the couple who lived next door to Victor and Margaret in One Foot In The Grave?

One Foot In The Grave

2. What was the title of Steve Coogan's comedy horror anthology series?

Which show?

3. Who played Carter in Nightingales, the 1990s sitcom about three night watchmen? (He also sang the closing theme song).

4. Complete the title of this show which ran from 2013 to 2017 on Dave. Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is...

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is...

5. Christopher Ryan is probably best known to comedy fans as Mike in The Young Ones, but what was the name of the character he played in the Only Fools And Horses episode Little Problems?

Christopher Ryan

6. In 2001, David Baddiel starred in a sitcom he'd co-written as a character loosely based on himself, which was shown on Sky One and ran for one series. What was it called?

David Baddiel

7. In the episode of The Young Ones entitled 'Time', Jennifer Saunders plays a character called Helen - who says at least her surname isn't 'Back', as 'Helen Back' would be awful. Then she reveals her actual surname - what is it?

The Young Ones

8. Which one of these peculiar phrases did Elmo of Brush Strokes say when annoyed or frustrated?

Brush Strokes

9. In the episode Think Fast, Father Ted, what is the only record that the D.J. Father Billy O'Dwyer (The Spinmaster) has?

Father Ted. Father Billy O'Dwyer (Gerry O'Brien)

10. Bernard Cribbins played Mr Hutchinson in Fawlty Towers, and Basil believed he was a hotel inspector. But what was Mr Hutchinson's real job?

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