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Strychnine in the Soup "Strychnine in the Soup" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in 1932 in "Strand Magazine". It also appears in the collections "Mulliner Nights" and "Wodehouse on Crime". A BBC TV adaptation of the story aired on 9 April 1976 starring John Alderton as Cyril Mulliner and Pauline Collins as Amelia Bassett as part of the Wodehouse Playhouse series of short stories.
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John Alderton John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor who is best known for his roles in "Upstairs, Downstairs", "Thomas & Sarah", "Wodehouse Playhouse", "Little Miss" (original TV series), "Please Sir!", and "Fireman Sam" (The original series). Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins.
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Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright Claude Cattermole "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a member of the Drones Club and a longtime school friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster. An actor also known as Claude Cattermole on stage or Claude Pirbright from his birth name Claude Cattermole Pirbright, he has the nickname Catsmeat (i.e. lights - lung-based cat food).
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Mary Ure Eileen Mary Ure (18 February 1933 – 3 April 1975) was a Scottish stage and film actress. She was first married to playwright John Osborne, and later to the actor Robert Shaw.
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Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady, MBE (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio disc jockey. He achieved fame using his comedic drag queen character, "Lily Savage", and later became well known for presenting TV programmes as himself, such as "The Paul O'Grady Show".
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John Challis John Challis (born 16 August 1942) is an English actor best known for portraying Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC television comedy series "Only Fools and Horses" and its sequel/spin-off "The Green Green Grass". Since 2015, he has made guest appearances as "Monty Staines" from the seventh series onwards in the hit ITV comedy "Benidorm", later becoming a regular from series 10 in 2018.
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The Bishop's Move "The Bishop's Move" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in August 1927 in "Liberty" in the United States, and in September 1927 in Strand Magazine in the UK. It also appears in the collection "Meet Mr. Mulliner".
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Oliver Wakefield Oliver Wakefield (born 29 May 1909, Mahlabitini, Zululand, South Africa; d. 30 June 1956, New York, USA), was a popular British actor and comedian active from the 1930s until his death in 1956. Often billed as "The Voice of Inexperience", Wakefield is best known for his idiosyncratic satirical monologues.
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Bill Tarmey Bill Tarmey (born William Piddington; 4 April 1941 – 9 November 2012) was an English actor, singer and author, best known for playing Jack Duckworth in the soap opera "Coronation Street". First appearing in the role in November 1979, he played it continually from 1983 to 2010.
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Jack Shepherd (actor) Jack Shepherd (born 29 October 1940) is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist, who made his film debut in 1969 with "All Neat in Black Stockings" and "The Virgin Soldiers". He is perhaps best known for his television roles, most notably the title role in Trevor Griffiths' series about a young Labour MP "Bill Brand" and later the detective drama "Wycliffe".
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List of minor Mulliner characters The following is an incomplete list of the fictional characters featured in the Mr Mulliner stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by surname.
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Mr. Humphries Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries is a fictional character from the BBC1 comedy show, "Are You Being Served?". He was played by John Inman from 1972 to 1985. The character was played by actor Jason Watkins in the 2016 revival which formed part of BBC Television's Landmarks of Comedy season.
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Tony Robinson Sir Anthony "Tony" Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, comedian, author, presenter, historian and political activist. He is known for playing Baldrick in the BBC television series "Blackadder" and for hosting the Channel 4 programmes "Time Team" and "The Worst Jobs in History". Robinson is a member of the Labour Party and has served on its National Executive Committee. He has also written sixteen children's books.
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David Quilter David Quilter (born 11 June 1942) is an English actor who has made numerous appearances in British television plays and series since the mid-1960s.
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Harry H. Corbett Harry H. Corbett, OBE (28 February 192521 March 1982) was an English actor. Corbett is best known for his co-starring role in the popular and long-running BBC Television sitcom "Steptoe and Son" which was first broadcast in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Joan Blackham Joan Blackham (born 1946 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) is a prolific British actress with a long stage, film and television career.
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Fry and Laurie Fry and Laurie are an English comedy double act, mostly active in the 1980s and 1990s. The duo consisted of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, who met in 1980 through mutual friend Emma Thompson whilst all three attended the University of Cambridge. They initially gained prominence in a television sketch comedy, "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" (1987, 1989–1995), and have collaborated on numerous other projects including, most notably, the television series "Jeeves and Wooster" (1990–1993) in which they portrayed P. G. Wodehouse's literary characters Jeeves (Fry) and Wooster (Laurie).
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Mr Mulliner Speaking Mr Mulliner Speaking is a collection of nine short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on April 30, 1929 by Herbert Jenkins, and in the United States on February 21, 1930 by Doubleday, Doran.
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Alexander Worple Alexander Worple is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves novels of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a choleric Manhattan millionaire as well as a businessman in the jute business. In the 1990s television series "Jeeves and Wooster" he is portrayed by Bill Bailey .
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Basil Moss Basil Moss (born 25 May 1935) is a British character actor, who featured regularly on television in the 1960s and on radio in the 1970s.
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Jack Raine Thomas Foster "Jack" Raine (18 May 1897 – 30 May 1979) was an English television and film actor. He was married to musical theatre actress Binnie Hale from 1924 until their divorce in 1934. He was subsequently married to Sonia Phyllis Bellamy and then Theodora Moreau Wilson.
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Una Stubbs Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937) is an English actress, television personality and former dancer who has appeared on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She is particularly known for playing Rita Rawlins in the sitcoms "Till Death Us Do Part" and "In Sickness and in Health", as well as Aunt Sally in the children's series "Worzel Gummidge".