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‘They now put trigger warnings on Hi-de-Hi!’ Jeffrey Holland on starring in British comedy classics

He was Spike the gormless comic in the holiday camp hit and also bagged roles in You Rang M’Lord? and Dad’s Army. As he publishes a memoir, Holland talks about frisky stallions, today’s ‘over-sensitive’ era – and being huge in Hungary

The Guardian - UK

John Clegg obituary

Actor who played Gunner ‘La Di Da’ Graham in the popular, and later controversial, BBC sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

The Guardian - UK

Harold Snoad obituary

BBC comedy producer who directed the hit sitcoms Keeping Up Appearances and Ever Decreasing Circles

The Guardian - UK

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‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’ How Ian Lavender gave Dad’s Army its most adored moment

With his asthma troubles and his very warm scarf, the mummy’s boy soldier was Lavender’s greatest creation. But he also gave EastEnders one of its earliest gay characters, in a strong storyline about homophobia

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Madoc obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Gladys Pugh in the TV comedy series Hi-de-Hi!

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Madoc: A life lived with charm, humour and abundant talent

She couldn't watch herself on screen at the height of her fame and reinvented herself by appearing in possibly the rudest show on TV at the time

Wales Online

Frank Williams: Actor who played the dithering vicar in Dad’s Army

The character actor often found himself typecast in religious roles and was himself a lifelong Christian

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Frank Williams dead: Tributes to Dad's Army actor who has died aged 90

He also featured in You Rang, M’Lord?, Hi-De-Hi! and What’s Up Nurse!

Wales Online

Frank Williams: Tributes paid following death of Dad’s Army star

The actor played Reverend Timothy Farthing in the popular BBC sitcom.

Evening Standard

Frank Williams obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Timothy Farthing, the vicar in Dad’s Army

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