Catchphrases

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1   Which Cockney comic’s catchphrase was ‘Terr-i-fic’?
A   Mike Reid

2   Which comic actor’s camp character used to say: ‘Hello, Honky Tonk’?
A   Dick Emery

3   Which courteous TV law enforcer would say: ‘Thank you kindly’?
A   Benton Fraser (Due South)

4   Who used to tell his staff: ‘You’ve all done very well’?
A   Young Mr Grace (Are You Being Served?)

5   Who yells: ‘Fandabidozi’?
A   Jimmy Krankie (Janette Tough)

6   Which Coronation Street character’s plaintive cry of ‘I don’t really know’ became a catchphrase thanks to television presenter, actor and comedian, Les Dennis?
A   Mavis Riley/Wilton (played by Thelma Barlow)

7   Who inquire of customers: ‘Are you local’?
A   Edward and Tubbs (The League of Gentlemen)

8   Which of The Comedians had the catchphrase: ‘Settle down now’?
A   Ken Goodwin (ITV Television show The Comedians)

9   Which TV cop wanted ‘Just the facts, ma’am’?
A   Sgt Joe Friday (Dragnet)

10   Who was prone to a ‘cock-up on the catering front’?
A   Jimmy Anderson (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin)

1   Which comedian tells his audience: ‘How tickled I am’?
A   Ken Dodd

2   On which sitcom would an ageing master-of-disguise whisper: ‘It is me – Le clerc’?
A   ‘Allo ‘Allo

3   Who coined the phrase “you don’t get anything for a pair – not in this game”?
A   Bruce Forsythe in Play Your Cards Right. Bruce Joseph Forsythe-Johnson in Edmonton, North London on 22 February 1928. Awarded the CBE in the 2006 New Year’s Honours. “You get nothing for a pair not…the audience would then shout “Not in this game”

4   Which game show host warned: ‘Keep out of the black and into the red – you get nothing in this game for two in a bed’?
A   Jim Bowen (Bullseye)

5   I ‘ate you Butler is a phrase associated with a character from what 1960/70’s sitcom?
A   On the Busses by Ronald Wolfe/Ronald Chesney. It was what Blakey the bus inspector used shouted after Stan Butler. Another regular phrase from this sitcom was “Cor blimey”.

6   He’s from Barcelona! is a phrase associated with what programme?
A   Fawlty Towers. Not an episode seemed to go by without hearing someone say “he’s from Barcelona!”.

7   The phrases “Bobbby Dazzler” and “Cheap as chips” are associated with which TV personality?
A   David Dickinson, the flamboyant original presenter of BBC’s Bargain Hunt

8   What was the slogan used on the World War I poster that featured Lord Kitchener’s face and pointing hand?
A   Your Country Needs You

9   Who’s catchphrases included ‘Nay, nay and thrice, nay’?
A   Frankie Howard

10   Don’t Have A Cow! is a phrase associated with which character?
A   Bart Simpson

1   Which bus inspector used to say: ‘l ‘ate you, Butler’?
A   Blakey

2   Oooh, I could crush a grape (TV personality)?
A   Stu Francis

3   Oh my God, they killed Kenny (character)
A   Stan (South Park)

4   Seems like a nice boy (TV personality)?
A   Larry Grayson

5   I was very, very drunk (character)?
A   Rowley Birkin QC

6   Nice to see you, to see you nice (TV personality)?
A   Bruce Forsyth

7   Yeah, but no, but… (character)?
A   Vicky Pollard (Little Britain)

8   I don’t believe it (character)?
A   Victor Meldrew (One Foot in the Grave)

9   Chase me (TV personality)?
A   Duncan Norvelle (Comedian [apparently])

10   Drat and double drat (character)?
A   Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races)