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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 349

Hercules Grytpype Thynne takes us across the comedy decades again...

1. Pauline Collins was one of the original stars in The Liver Birds, with Polly James playing Beryl, so what was Pauline's name in the pilot and first series of this sitcom?

The Liver Birds. Image shows left to right: Beryl Hennessey (Polly James), Dawn (Pauline Collins). Credit: BBC

2. Whose 2017 autobiography is called How to be Champion?

3. Who took over from Geoffrey Palmer in Series 2 of Executive Stress, as the husband of Penelope Keith?

Executive Stress. Image shows left to right: Caroline Fairchild (Penelope Keith), Donald Fairchild (Geoffrey Palmer)

4. Who had a comedy singing stage act character called Popsy Wopsy?

5. What was the title of the near silent 1970 film short, starring John Junkin and Graham Stark as hydraulic lift operators?

1970 film

6. Who was the comedy star of the 1960s film Sands Of The Desert?

7. Who plays Dr Gordon Thorpe in the ITV sitcom Only When I Laugh?

Only When I Laugh. Image shows from L to R: Archie Glover (Peter Bowles), Roy Figgis (James Bolam), Norman Binns (Christopher Strauli)

8. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's 2006 film, A Cock And Bull Story, was based on the autobiography of which fictional character?

A Cock And Bull Story. Image shows left to right: Rob Brydon - Toby Shandy (Rob Brydon), Steve Coogan - Tristram Shandy & Walter Shandy (Steve Coogan)

9. What was one of the original working titles of Only Fools And Horses?

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows left to right: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce)

10. How many parts did Alec Guinness play in Kind Hearts And Coronets?

Kind Hearts And Coronets. Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne (Alec Guinness). Credit: Ealing Studios

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