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Quiz 310: The answers

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

1. What is Harry Hill's real name?

Harry Hill
  1. George Jones
  2. Matthew Hall
  3. James Hunt
  4. Jim Moir
  5. William Bradley

2. Cat (Danny John-Jules) was descended from Lister's pregnant pet cat he smuggled on board Red Dwarf 3 million years ago. What was its name?

Red Dwarf. Cat (Danny John-Jules)
  1. Luna
  2. Simba
  3. Frankenstein
  4. Puss
  5. Missy

3. Who played the manager in the short lived 2003/4 sitcom Eyes Down, about a bingo hall?

Eyes Down. Image shows from L to R: Bobby (Neil Fitzmaurice), Christine (Rosie Cavaliero), Ray (Paul O'Grady), Mary (Edna Doré), Martin (Tony Maudsley), Sandy (Sheridan Smith)
  1. Paul O'Grady
  2. Paul Shane
  3. Bradley Walsh
  4. Simon Amstell
  5. Mark Lamarr

4. In the Porridge pilot Prisoner and Escort, what did Fletch do to slow down/stop the prison van?

Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Mr. Barrowclough (Brian Wilde). Copyright: BBC
  1. Let air out of the tyres
  2. Put a sleeping tablet in the driver's tea
  3. Had a pee in the fuel tank
  4. Put sawdust in the oil filler cap
  5. Punched a hole in the radiator

5. In The Liver Birds, who played Sandra's overbearing snob mother Mrs Hutchinson?

The Liver Birds. Thelma Hutchinson (Mollie Sugden)
  1. Patricia Routledge
  2. Thora Hird
  3. Yootha Joyce
  4. Mollie Sugden
  5. Peggy Mount

6. In Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?, what sort of car did Bob drive? (It actually features in the opening titles)

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Image shows from L to R: Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes), Terry Collier (James Bolam). Copyright: BBC
  1. Ford Escort
  2. Volkswagen Golf
  3. Vauxhall Viva
  4. Datsun Cherry
  5. Renault 5

7. What was the name of the dog in the 2019 comedy drama After Life, starring Ricky Gervais?

After Life. Tony (Ricky Gervais). Copyright: Derek Productions
  1. Buddy
  2. Max
  3. Brandy
  4. Archie
  5. Oscar

8. Young Hyacinth, the prequel to Keeping Up Appearances set in the 1950s, featured who in the lead part?

Young Hyacinth. Hyacinth (Kerry Howard). Copyright: BBC
  1. Kerry Howard
  2. Katherine Pearce
  3. Katie Redford
  4. Nicola Walker
  5. Leslie Ash

9. Which one of these was NOT a Morecambe & Wise film?

Two Of A Kind. Image shows left to right: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Credit: Associated Television
  1. Night Train To Murder
  2. That Riviera Touch
  3. The Magnificent Two
  4. The Intelligence Men
  5. Murder On The 4:15 To Blackpool

10. The stand-up comedian Max Boyce used to come on stage celebrating Welsh Rugby Union by carrying a large...

Max Boyce At 80. Max Boyce
  1. Red dragon
  2. Welsh harp
  3. Daffodil
  4. Leek
  5. Lovespoon

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.

Where would you be if you were in the company of Caroline Flack, Peter Davison, Duncan Preston and Chloe Petts?

Last week's cryptic question

Why would a tour by John Bishop, a podcast starring Danielle Ward, a stand-up show from Alun Cochrane, lead them to an Ian Carmichael film?

Gary Richmond, Matthew Mclane, Joanne Rutherford, Stuart Hunt, Keith Nunn, Nerys Hucker, Mike Cooper and Peter Anderson got to the middle of this question.

See the answer

The Ian Carmichael film we are looking for is Left, Right And Centre.
John Bishop toured Elvis Has Left The Building.

Danielle Ward hosted the podcast Do The Right Thing.

Alun Cochrane delivered the stand-up show Centralist Dad.

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