Malcom Tucker - The Thick Of It
The foul mouthed Scottish policy co-ordinator (spin doctor) who rules the corridors of power with a mobile phone and a lot of aggression. Imagine Sir Alex Ferguson as a civil servant.
The foul mouthed Scottish policy co-ordinator (spin doctor) who rules the corridors of power with a mobile phone and a lot of aggression. Imagine Sir Alex Ferguson as a civil servant.
Mandy 'Ooh You Are Awful But I Like You'
Whatever question you asked Mandy - Dick Emery's best known comic creation - she'd find in it some hidden cheeky meaning. But her heart as big as her blonde wig and her handbag - every 'Ooh you are awful!' was accompanied by a playful smile and a hefty wallop.
Whatever question you asked Mandy - Dick Emery's best known comic creation - she'd find in it some hidden cheeky meaning. But her heart as big as her blonde wig and her handbag - every 'Ooh you are awful!' was accompanied by a playful smile and a hefty wallop.
Manuel - Fawlty Towers
He came from Barcelona to build a life on the British Riviera, but found only unending toil and brutality, made more poignant by his broken English, his eagerness to please and the love he briefly found for a Pedigree Siberian Hamster he named after Basil Fawlty, his callous employer.
He came from Barcelona to build a life on the British Riviera, but found only unending toil and brutality, made more poignant by his broken English, his eagerness to please and the love he briefly found for a Pedigree Siberian Hamster he named after Basil Fawlty, his callous employer.
Margo Leadbetter - The Good Life
Wife of Jerry, neighbour of Tom and Barbara and the leading comic light of The Good Life, Margo epitomised everything about seventies suburban gentility, from her love of dinner parties and amateur dramatics to her loathing of anything that might drag the tone of Surbiton down. Fantastic dresser too.
Wife of Jerry, neighbour of Tom and Barbara and the leading comic light of The Good Life, Margo epitomised everything about seventies suburban gentility, from her love of dinner parties and amateur dramatics to her loathing of anything that might drag the tone of Surbiton down. Fantastic dresser too.
Mark Corrigan - Peep Show
Mark is an office worker hopelessly pursuing his colleague Sophie, a sensible, down-to-earth woman who just might, under the right circumstances, agree to date him. Mark finally succeeds in wooing Sophie only to stuff it up when she discovers he has hacked into her emails.
Mark is an office worker hopelessly pursuing his colleague Sophie, a sensible, down-to-earth woman who just might, under the right circumstances, agree to date him. Mark finally succeeds in wooing Sophie only to stuff it up when she discovers he has hacked into her emails.
Miss Jones - Rising Damp
A flower born to blush unseen, Miss Jones is a woman who burns with passion for one man (her suave and hunky co-tenant Philip) only to be constantly pursued by another (the furtive and fetid landlord Rigsby). Superbly played by Frances De La Tour, Miss Jones was the prototype Bridget Jones for a more sexually frustrated age.
A flower born to blush unseen, Miss Jones is a woman who burns with passion for one man (her suave and hunky co-tenant Philip) only to be constantly pursued by another (the furtive and fetid landlord Rigsby). Superbly played by Frances De La Tour, Miss Jones was the prototype Bridget Jones for a more sexually frustrated age.
Mr Bean
Outstanding physical comedy from rubber-faced genius Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean has had them rolling in the aisles the world over and has recreated Chaplin-esque comedy for the video age.
Outstanding physical comedy from rubber-faced genius Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean has had them rolling in the aisles the world over and has recreated Chaplin-esque comedy for the video age.
Mr Humphreys - Are You Being Served?
John Inman became a national institution with Mr Humphries - the gloriously camp menswear assistant from Grace Brothers' department store. His world-class mincing, ever-ready tape measure and mythical catchphrase, 'I'm free!' inspired impersonations throughout the land.
John Inman became a national institution with Mr Humphries - the gloriously camp menswear assistant from Grace Brothers' department store. His world-class mincing, ever-ready tape measure and mythical catchphrase, 'I'm free!' inspired impersonations throughout the land.