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Quiz 237

Another great set of questions from quiz setter Hercules Grytpype Thynne...

1. Select the original chairman of Would I Lie To You?.

2. Who won the first ever Taskmaster, when it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe? (i.e. pre the television series)

Taskmaster. Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

3. What connects Janette Tough, Cardew Robinson, Gerald Campion and Jimmy Clitheroe?

4. In Sykes, where did he and his sister Hattie live?

Sykes. Image shows from L to R: Hattie Sykes (Hattie Jacques), Eric Sykes (Eric Sykes). Copyright: BBC

5. What was Denzil's wife's name in Absolutely - the dysfunctional Welsh married couple?

6. What was the name of the banished goth character played by Noel Fielding, who appears occasionally in The IT Crowd?

The IT Crowd

7. In Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, who played the sarcastic Continuity Announcer, who'd say things like "I'd like to apologise to viewers in the North. It must be awful for them".

8. In George & Mildred, what was Mildred's little Yorkshire Terrier's name?

George & Mildred. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce), George Roper (Brian Murphy). Copyright: Thames Television

9. In The Liver Birds, what were the two girls' names, played by Nerys Hughes and Polly James?

The Liver Birds

10. What was the name of the bus company in On The Buses?

On The Buses. Image shows from L to R: Stan Butler (Reg Varney), Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis), Jack Harper (Bob Grant). Copyright: London Weekend Television

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