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Quiz 48: The answers

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

1. Who starred in the sitcom Chef!?

Chef!. Image shows from L to R: Everton Stonehead (Roger Griffiths), Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry)
  1. Lenny Henry
  2. Dawn French
  3. Jennifer Saunders
  4. Rik Mayall
  5. Ade Edmondson

2. Select the sitcom linked to this picture.

Citizen Smith. Wolfie Smith (Robert Lindsay). Copyright: BBC
  1. Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
  2. Not On Your Nellie
  3. Citizen Smith
  4. Bootsie And Snudge
  5. Leave It To Charlie

3. Which comedian played around with a shop window in the opening titles of his TV series?

  1. Jimmy Clitheroe
  2. Dick Emery
  3. Charlie Drake
  4. Bob Monkhouse
  5. Harry Worth

4. Which guest on Series 15 of The Last Leg was quite drunk when they appeared on the show?

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Alex Brooker, Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe. Copyright: Open Mike Productions
  1. Tracey Ullman
  2. Chris O'Dowd
  3. Joe Wilkinson
  4. Kerry Godliman
  5. Kathy Burke

5. How many series did they make of Ideal?

Ideal. Image shows from L to R: Jenny (Sinead Matthews), Moz (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7

6. What was the plot of 2009 comedy Boy Meets Girl, starring Rachael Stirling and Martin Freeman?

Boy Meets Girl. Image shows from L to R: Danny Reed (Martin Freeman), Veronica Burton (Rachael Stirling). Copyright: Granada Productions
  1. Two police detectives fall in love during a stakeout
  2. Long-lost twins reunite
  3. A dating agency owner goes looking for love
  4. A man finds himself trapped in a woman's body
  5. Two lawyers fight over custody of their kids

7. Cinzano was advertised by Joan Collins and...

  1. John Cleese
  2. Ronnie Barker
  3. Ronnie Corbett
  4. Leonard Rossiter
  5. David Jason

8. What was the name of Karen Gillan's character in Too Cloth For Comfort, the third Touch Of Cloth special?

A Touch Of Cloth. Image shows from L to R: Anne Oldman (Suranne Jones), DC Kerry Newblood (Karen Gillan). Copyright: Zeppotron
  1. DC Kerry Newblood
  2. DC Jane Colt
  3. DC Andrea Rookie
  4. DC Sophie Neophyte
  5. DC Andi Tenderfoot

9. Which of these is NOT a real sitcom?

  1. How Not To Live Your Life
  2. Life Of Riley
  3. Life In The Fast Lane
  4. Life's Too Short
  5. Pete Versus Life

10. In Not Going Out, Lucy's dad is played by Geoffrey Whitehead. But which actor played the role in Series 2 and 3?

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Geoffrey (Timothy West), Lee (Lee Mack), Daisy (Katy Wix)
  1. Frank Thornton
  2. Robert Fyfe
  3. Timothy West
  4. David Suchet
  5. Richard Durden

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.

A Welsh poet goes to a Scottish town to see a possibly authentic portrait of Shakespeare, play a guitar, and see a man in the white suit. Who has ordered him to do this?

Last week's cryptic question

What links something shocking with some football-based birds, and a call to an armoured copper?

It seems this one was too hard for everyone. No one emailed in an answer.

See the answer

The link is Frank Sidebottom. The clue features hints to some of his songs: Electricity, The Robins Aren't Bobbins (about his beloved Altrincham FC) and I Said, 'Hey You, Riot Policeman'.

Frank Sidebottom. Chris Sievey. Copyright: Rondo
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