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1 Which Gerry Anderson series opened with the phrase “anything can happen in the next half hour”?
A Stingray. The phrase was delivered by Commander Sam Shore.
2 Josiah “Jed” Bartlet, was a fictional U.S. President in which American television drama series?
A The West Wing. Josiah “Jed” Bartlet was played by Martin Sheen.
3 In the Channel 4 sitcom “Father Ted”, what was the surname of Father Ted?
A Crilly. The Church exiled the three main characters—Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O’Hanlon), and Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly)—to Craggy Island. There, they live with their housekeeper, Mrs. Doyle (Pauline McLynn).
4 Sarah Lancashire plays Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood and Steve Pemberton plays accountant, Kevin Weatherill in which BBC drama?
A Happy Valley
5 Which TV show featured Dr Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant, Beaker?
A The Muppet Show. They also appear in other Muppets TV series and movies, like The Muppets (2015) and Muppets Now. In The Muppet Show, they are the resident scientists in the Muppet Labs segments.
6 For which department did Bodie and Doyle work in The Professionals (1977–1983)?
A CI5, a fictional government agency tasked with fighting terrorism and high-level crimes.
7 What is the name of the Prime Minister in the sitcom Yes Prime Minister?
A Jim Hacker – plated by Paul Eddington CBE
8 Who played the title character in the series, “Judge John Deed”?
A Martin Shaw, as Mr Justice Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him.
9 Who was the first presenter of the BBC TV’s “Question Time”?
A Sir Robin Day – he presented “Question Time” for approximately 10 years, from its premiere on September 25, 1979, to June 1989. He was the first presenter of the show, and his tenure saw the show gain popularity.
10 Which long-running British soap was first broadcast in 1972?
A Emmerdale, initially known as Emmerdale Farm. It premiered on ITV on October 16, 1972, and in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994) a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.