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100 GREATEST ...
100 GREATEST TV CHARACTERS (PART 1)
Another programme following the 100 Greatest... theme. This time the theme is 100 greatest characters and once again the public will get to choose who they believe is the all time favourite character. Thousands of fictitious characters appear on television each week. Presented by Ardal O'Hanlon, this two-part special reveals the definitive roll call of TV talent as voted by the British public. From 100 to 1, the two programmes count down the greatest characters ever to appear on British television, reveal the stories behind the favourites, and feature interviews with the actors and writers including Ricky Tomlinson, Helen Mirren, Daniella Nardini, Peter Falk, George Cole, Alan Bleasdale and Russell T. Davies. The Top 50--100 are: 50 Anna Forbes - Daniella Nardini This Life - 1996-97 51 Anthony Aloysius Hancock - Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 1956-61 52 Hyacinth Bouquet - Patrica Routledge Keeping Up Appearances - 1990-95 53 Mrs Overall - Julie Walters Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV - 1985-87 54 Mrs Merton - Caroline Aherne Mrs Merton Show - 1995-99 55 Oz - Jimmy Nail Auf Wiedersehn Pet - 1983-86 56 LT Theo Kojak - Telly Savlas Kojak - 1974-78 57 Yosser Hughes - Bernard Hill The Boys From the Black Stuff - 1982 58 Terry Collier - James Bolam The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - 1964-75 59 Dame Edna Everage - Barry Humphries The Dame Edna Experience, The Dame Edna Show 1962 - current 60 Walter 'Wolfie' Smith - Robert Lindsay Citizen Smith - 1977-80 61 Charlene Robinson - Kylie Minogue Neighbours - 1986-88 62 Claudius - Sir Derek Jacobi I,Claudius - 1976 63 Mr Humphries - John Inman Are You Being Served? - 1972-93 64 Max Headroon - Matt Frewer Max Headroom - 1985-89 65 Francis Urquhart - Ian Richardson House of Cards - 1990-95 66 Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander Coronation Street - 1964-87 67 Dorien Green - Lesley Joseph Birds of a Feather - 1989-98 68 Pete - Peter Cook Not Only...But Also - 1965-73 69 DI Jack Regan - John Thaw The Sweeney - 1974-78 70 Jimmy Corkhill - Dean Sullivan Brookside - 1986-Current 71 Napoleon Solo - Robert Vaughn The Man from UNCLE - 1965-68 72 Loadsamoney - Harry Enfield Friday Night Live - 1985-88 73 Lurcio - Frankie Howerd Up Pompeii - 1969-70 & 1991 74 Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey Coronation Street 1979 - current 75 Den and Angie Watts - Leslie Grantham and Anita Dobson Eastenders - 1985-89 76 Beverly - Alison Steadman Abigail's Party - 1977 77 Simon Templar - Roger Moore The Saint - 1962-69 78 DCI Jane Tennison - Helen Mirren Prime Suspect - 1991-95 79 Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear Coronation Street - 1970 - 95 80 Sid Abbott - Sid James Bless This House 1971-76 81 Kim Tate - Claire King Emmerdale - 1989 - 99 82 Quentin Crisp - John Hurt The Naked Civil Servant - 1975 83 Lucy Ricardo - Lucille Ball I Love Lucy - 1955-62 84 Darius Jedburgh - Joe Don Baker Edge of Darkness - 1985 85 Mildred Roper - Yootha Joyce Man About The House, George & Mildred - 1973-79 86 Jason King - Peter Wyngarde Department S, Jason King - 1969-73 87 Jill Munroe - Farrah Fawcett Charlie's Angels - 1977-78 88 Delbert Wilkins - Lenny Henry The Lenny Henry Show - 1987-88 89 Philip Marlow - Sir Michael Gambon The Singing Detective - 1986 90 Michael Murray - Robert Lindsay GBH -1991 91 Hudson - Gordon Jackson Upstairs Downstairs - 1971-75 92 Benny Hawkins - Paul Henry Crossroads - 1975 - 88 93 Keith Pratt - Roger Sloman Nuts in May - 1976 94 Charlie Barlow - Stratford Johns Softly Softly, Z Cars - 1962-1976 95 Hari Kumar - Art Malik Jewel in the Crown -1985 96 Reginald Iolanthe Perrin - Leonard Rossiter The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - 1976-79 97 Peter Manson - Frank Finlay Bouquet of Barbed Wire - 1976-1977 98 Buffy Summers - Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 1998 - current 99 Brian Potter - Peter Kay Phoenix Nights - 2001 100 Budgie Bird - Adam Faith Budgie - 1971-1972
100 GREATEST TV CHARACTERS
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Directors - JOHN PIPER, CHRIS WILSON Producer - JOHN PIPER Writers - STUART MACONIE, MARK ROBINSON Presenter - ARDAL O'HANLAN
YORKSHIRE TELEVISION
ENT
106
13
2001-05-05
FEATURES (YTTP)
PROGRAMME
UK VERSION
F416/01
Colour
Stereo
120
CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION
YORKSHIRE TELEVISION