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Quiz 291

Here is the latest set of tough questions from Hercules Grytpype Thynne...

1. In Ronnie Corbett's short lived sitcom The Prince Of Denmark, what was The Prince of Denmark?

Ronnie Corbett. Credit: BBC

2. This comedian is Charlie Chuck, but what was his name when he appeared in The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer?

Charlie Chuck

3. In the sitcom The Piglet Files, mild mannered professor of electronics at the local poly, finds himself enmeshed with MI5 as a sort of 'Q' – who played Peter 'Piglet' Chapman?

4. An early example of Eric Chappell's work was The Squirrels, which ran for 3 series in the 1970s and starred Bernard Hepton and Ken Jones working in the accounts department of what sort of business?

The Squirrels. Copyright: Associated Television

5. Trollied was a sitcom set in a supermarket, that ran for 7 series between 2011 and 2018. What was the name of the supermarket?

Trollied. Copyright: Roughcut Television

6. In which theatre did Tommy Cooper die on stage?

Tommy Cooper

7. Who wrote this book of funny anecdotes - Butterfly Brain?

8. What was the name of the pub in The Young Ones?

The Young Ones. Image shows from L to R: Neil (Nigel Planer), Rick (Rik Mayall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

9. What space organisation did Kenny Everett's Captain Kremmen belong to?

Captain Kremmen and Carla

10. Who played Hilary, in the sitcom of the same name about a TV researcher, that ran for two series in the mid 80s?

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