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Quiz 238: The answers

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Here are this week's answers, question-by-question. Scroll down for a bonus cryptic question.

1. Name the sitcom pictured here.

Uncle. Image shows from L to R: Tiffany (Jorja Rutherford), Bruce (Daniel Lawrence Taylor), Sam (Daisy Haggard), Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott), Andy (Nick Helm). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
  1. Brother
  2. Sister
  3. Uncle
  4. Aunt
  5. Cousins

2. Who used to advertise Dime Bar?

  1. Frank Skinner
  2. French & Saunders
  3. Jo Brand
  4. Harry Enfield
  5. Jasper Carrott

3. Complete the title of this 1970s series. The Ghosts Of Motley...

The Ghosts Of Motley Hall. Copyright: Granada Television
  1. House
  2. Drive
  3. Castle
  4. Street
  5. Hall

4. Martin Freeman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken Morley, Ryan Cartwright, Susan Earl and Ella Kenion starred in...

Hardware. Image shows from L to R: Anne (Susan Earl), Kenny (Peter Serafinowicz), Mike (Martin Freeman), Steve (Ryan Cartwright), Rex (Ken Morley), Julie (Ella Kenion). Copyright: TalkbackThames
  1. World Of Pub
  2. Give Us A Break
  3. Green Wing
  4. Hardware
  5. High Hopes

5. In what year was Grandma's House first broadcast?

Grandma's House. Image shows from L to R: Auntie Liz (Samantha Spiro), Grandma (Linda Bassett), Simon (Simon Amstell), Tanya (Rebecca Front). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
  1. 2010
  2. 2012
  3. 2014
  4. 2016
  5. 2018

6. What genre was ITV's 2008 series Thank God You're Here?

Thank God You're Here. Image shows from L to R: Clive Anderson, Hamish Blake, Sally Lindsay, Michael McIntyre, Rufus Jones. Copyright: TalkbackThames
  1. Panel Show
  2. Sitcom
  3. Improvisation
  4. Chat Show
  5. Stand-Up

7. In Goodnight Mr. Bean, how does the character turn off his bedroom light without getting out of bed?

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
  1. He shoots the bulb with a gun
  2. He throws Teddy at the light switch
  3. He uses a broom, taped to a mop, taped to a glove to flick off the switch
  4. He waits for his coin-operated electric meter to run out
  5. He pulls the light switch using a piece of string tied to his toe

8. Complete the synopsis for the film Ali G Indahouse. "Self-styled voice of the youth Ali G unwittingly becomes embroiled in..."

Ali G Indahouse. Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen). Copyright: Working Title Films
  1. A used car company that's a front for drug dealing
  2. A plot to overthrow the Prime Minister
  3. A corruption scandal at the Miss World 2001 competition
  4. Directing a BBC costume drama series
  5. Judging the Crufts dog show

9. In 1976 film Bedazzled, how many wishes is Stanley Moon granted by the Devil?

Bedazzled. Image shows from L to R: Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore), George Spiggot (Peter Cook)
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 9

10. The Lady In The Van is based on the true story of a woman who parked on the driveway of which writer?

The Lady In The Van. Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith). Copyright: BBC Films
  1. Richard Curtis
  2. Grame Garden
  3. Jeremy Dyson
  4. Alan Bennett
  5. Barry Cryer

Bonus cryptic question

Feeling brainy? BCG's Ian Wolf likes devising additional, obfuscated brain-teasers as an extra challenge. See if you can work this one out. You'll find the answer in the next quiz.

What's playful about a 1950s farce starring Richard Attenborough, an 1980s sitcom about the north-south divide, a 1990s police spoof, and the band Crème Brulee.

Last week's cryptic question

An MP, half a supermarket, a footballer (twice) and a prophet's mum can all be found where?

No one got this... we'll give you a clue if you want to have another think before looking at the answer: it's about a Peter Kay sitcom.

See the answer

They can all be found at the Phoenix Club, as these are all characters from Phoenix Nights.

The MP is Alan Johnson, the same name as one of the musicians in the the club's bane Les Alanos (played by Steve Edge).

Half a supermarket is Spencer (Daniel Kitson), as in Marks & Spencer, who is the barman.

The footballer who appears twice is Kenny Dalglish... the constantly lying Kenny Senior (Archie Kelly) and handyman Young Kenny (Justin Moorhouse).

Meanwhile the prophet's mum is Catholic bar worker Holy Mary (Janice Connolly).

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