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Dawn French

Holyhead, Wales, UK

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-10-11

Popularity

1.4

Biography

Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.

Movie Credits

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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7.1

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

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9.0

1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Love and Other Disasters

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5.7

2006

Love and Other Disasters

An Audience with Adele

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8.4

2021

An Audience with Adele

The Magician's Elephant

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6.8

2023

The Magician's Elephant

Coraline

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7.9

2009

Coraline

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

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4.8

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

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10.0

2001

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

When Comedy Changed Forever

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0.0

2006

When Comedy Changed Forever

French & Saunders: Still Alive

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5.2

2008

French & Saunders: Still Alive

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

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7.7

1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Supergrass

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6.1

1985

The Supergrass

An Audience With Victoria Wood

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5.3

1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

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9.0

2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

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10.0

2011

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

The Best of French & Saunders

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0.0

2002

The Best of French & Saunders

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

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10.0

2011

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

French & Saunders LIVE

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0.0

1990

French & Saunders LIVE

Psychoville Halloween Special

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0.0

2010

Psychoville Halloween Special

Summer School

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0.0

1983

Summer School

The Legends of Treasure Island

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8.0

1993

The Legends of Treasure Island

Five Go Mad in Dorset

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0.0

1982

Five Go Mad in Dorset

Four Men in a Car

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0.0

1998

Four Men in a Car

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

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0.0

1984

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

War

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10.0

1983

War

The Beat Generation

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0.0

1983

The Beat Generation

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

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0.0

1983

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

Dirty Movie

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0.0

1984

Dirty Movie

Susie

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0.0

1984

Susie

Gino: Full Story and Pics

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0.0

1984

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Slags

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2.0

1984

Slags

Private Enterprise

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0.0

1986

Private Enterprise

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

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0.0

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

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0.0

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

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0.0

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Oxford

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0.0

1990

Oxford

Red Nose of Courage

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8.0

1992

Red Nose of Courage

Spaghetti Hoops

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0.0

1990

Spaghetti Hoops

Five Go to Rehab

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0.0

2012

Five Go to Rehab

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

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8.5

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

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7.0

2023

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

30 Years of Comic Strip

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5.0

2012

30 Years of Comic Strip

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

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6.8

2011

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

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7.5

2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

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0.0

2016

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Amnesty International's Big 30

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4.0

1991

Amnesty International's Big 30

The Adventures of Pinocchio

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5.3

1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Comic Aid

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6.5

2005

Comic Aid

Eat the Rich

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6.2

1987

Eat the Rich

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

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7.0

2022

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

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0.0

2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Treasure Island

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0.0

1997

Treasure Island

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

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5.3

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Tender Loving Care

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0.0

1993

Tender Loving Care

The Comic Strip

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8.0

1981

The Comic Strip

French & Saunders - Live

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8.3

2000

French & Saunders - Live

Sex & Chocolate

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7.0

1997

Sex & Chocolate

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

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8.0

2007

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

In Dreams

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8.5

1992

In Dreams

Comedians Do It On Stage

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0.0

1986

Comedians Do It On Stage

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

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7.4

2016

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Milk

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4.0

1999

Milk

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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5.7

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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8.0

2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Strike

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7.0

1988

The Strike

Maybe Baby

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5.5

2000

Maybe Baby

300 Years of French & Saunders

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9.0

2017

300 Years of French & Saunders

More Bad News

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9.8

1988

More Bad News

Bad News

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8.7

1983

Bad News

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

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0.0

1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Dusty

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8.0

1994

Dusty

Death on the Nile

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6.4

2022

Death on the Nile

GLC: The Carnage Continues

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0.0

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Completely Bad News

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0.0

2019

Completely Bad News

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

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0.0

1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

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8.0

1986

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

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0.0

2011

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

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0.0

2011

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

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5.0

2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

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6.0

2020

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

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6.0

2020

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

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10.0

2020

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

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0.0

2021

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

French & Saunders: At the Movies

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7.5

1993

French & Saunders: At the Movies

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

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7.0

1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

French & Saunders: Funny Women

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8.0

2021

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Joan Rivers at the BBC

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0.0

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

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6.5

2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Bosses From Hell

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0.0

1989

Bosses From Hell

Communicators From Hell

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0.0

1989

Communicators From Hell

Employees From Hell

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0.0

1989

Employees From Hell

The Silurian Disruption

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0.0

1987

The Silurian Disruption

It’s Lulu

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7.0

1999

It’s Lulu

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

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0.0

2009

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Becoming Victoria Wood

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6.0

2026

Becoming Victoria Wood

Experiment IV

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4.0

Experiment IV

The Big Night In

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9.0

2020

The Big Night In

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

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0.0

1988

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Customer Service From Hell

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0.0

1989

Customer Service From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

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0.0

1989

Colleagues From Hell

Interviewers From Hell

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0.0

1989

Interviewers From Hell

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

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0.0

1988

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

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0.0

1994

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

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6.5

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

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0.0

2020

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Tv Credits

French & Saunders

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7.4

1987

French & Saunders

Let Them Eat Cake

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7.5

1999

Let Them Eat Cake

The One Show

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4.4

2006

The One Show

Girls On Top

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4.9

1985

Girls On Top

Davina

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0.0

2006

Davina

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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7.1

2019

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

TFI Friday

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7.1

1996

TFI Friday

The Vicar of Dibley

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7.3

1994

The Vicar of Dibley

The Paul O'Grady Show

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5.1

2004

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Secret Policeman's Ball

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5.0

1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Young Ones

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7.9

1982

The Young Ones

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7.9

1982

The Young Ones

Wild West

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6.5

2002

Wild West

Lark Rise to Candleford

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8.4

2008

Lark Rise to Candleford

The Storyteller

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8.2

1988

The Storyteller

The Young Ones

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7.9

1982

The Young Ones

Happy Families

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7.3

1985

Happy Families

The Legends of Treasure Island

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7.9

1993

The Legends of Treasure Island

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

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6.2

2007

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

V Graham Norton

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5.3

2002

V Graham Norton

Comedy Shuffle

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0.0

2007

Comedy Shuffle

Pongwiffy

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0.0

2002

Pongwiffy

Ted and Alice

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4.7

2002

Ted and Alice

Bosom Pals

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8.0

2004

Bosom Pals

Roger & Val Have Just Got In

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7.4

2010

Roger & Val Have Just Got In

Heading Out

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5.4

2013

Heading Out

The One Show

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4.4

2006

The One Show

Walk the Line

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0.0

2021

Walk the Line

The Graham Norton Show

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7.2

2007

The Graham Norton Show

Happiness

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6.3

2001

Happiness

An Audience with...

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5.3

1978

An Audience with...

Little Big Shots

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0.0

2017

Little Big Shots

Wogan

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5.3

1982

Wogan

David Copperfield

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7.1

1999

David Copperfield

Going Live!

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8.0

1987

Going Live!

Delicious

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6.0

2016

Delicious

Superstar

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0.0

2012

Superstar

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

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0.0

2007

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

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5.0

2007

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

Agatha Christie's Marple

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7.8

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

The Secret World Of...

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0.0

2021

The Secret World Of...

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

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6.4

2015

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

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7.3

2002

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

The Nevermets

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0.0

2024

The Nevermets

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

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0.0

2000

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Trouble with Maggie Cole

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6.4

2020

The Trouble with Maggie Cole

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

Can You Keep a Secret?

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7.6

2026

Can You Keep a Secret?

The Wrong Mans

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7.3

2013

The Wrong Mans

The Comic Strip Presents...

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7.4

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...

The BAFTA Awards

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10.0

1949

The BAFTA Awards

Parkinson

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0.0

1998

Parkinson

Harry Enfield and Chums

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7.2

1994

Harry Enfield and Chums

BeddyByes

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0.0

2025

BeddyByes

Jam and Jerusalem

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7.1

2006

Jam and Jerusalem

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

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0.0

2006

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

Look at the State We're In!

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0.0

1995

Look at the State We're In!

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia

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9.0

2026

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia

Absolutely Fabulous

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7.6

1992

Absolutely Fabulous

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

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6.9

1991

Murder Most Horrid

Psychoville

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6.9

2009

Psychoville

TFI Friday

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0.0

2015

TFI Friday

Screen One

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7.2

1989

Screen One

TFI Friday

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7.1

1996

TFI Friday

The F Word

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6.2

2005

The F Word

Parkinson

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0.0

2004

Parkinson