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BBC remembers Penelope Keith with special Good Life tribute

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BBC remembers Penelope Keith with special The Good Life tribute

All of us at BBC Comedy are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dame Penelope Keith.

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Penelope Keith, 'The Good Life' and 'To the Manor Born' star, dies at 86

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Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom 'The Good Life,' dies at 86

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Penelope Keith 'was like part of the family'

The former owner of the estate where Dame Penelope Keith filmed hit BBC television series To the Manor Born has paid tribute to her after she died at the age of 86.

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Penelope Keith, British Actor Known for ‘The Good Life,’ Dies at 86

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Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles and the love story behind To the Manor Born

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To mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage

I vividly recall her surveying a voluminous exhibition of paintings by a local artist in the theatre foyer, magisterially commenting: “Busy lady!” and sweeping out.

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Iconic British Sitcom Star Dies After Cancer Battle

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Dame Penelope Keith of The Good Life Fame Dies at 86

BBC Entertainment and UKTV join forces on first joint comedy entertainment co-commission

UKTV and BBC Entertainment have unveiled a joint co-commissioning brief, inviting production companies to pitch bold new comedy entertainment formats. The resulting 10 x 30’ ser

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BBC Comedy Goes Big On Returners With New Seasons Of ‘Amandaland’, ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ & ‘Black Ops’

BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie is all about returners as the corporation’s annual Comedy Festival gets underway. Petrie has given second and third season greenlights to six shows plus an eighth for stalwart Two Doors Down and a documentary about Not Going ...

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Ruth Jones' new BBC comedy series '35 years in the making' gets exciting update with first-tease pic

We're heading back to Wales!

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'Deliciously watchable' BBC comedy set to return and viewers will be thrilled

It's led by two of the UK's biggest TV stars. A BBC comedy that has been hailed as "heartfelt" and "deliciously watchable" is set to return for a new series. Set in Stockport, the first series followed pregnant party animal Gemma (Aimee), who finds herself ...

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Jon Petrie takes a brutal swipe at Prince Harry during BBC comedy festival opener

Prince Harry is in the middle of a public joke yet again after BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie compared him to television’s ‘rebel sibling.’ It happened during the opening of the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool. As he shared his take on the position of ...

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Gavin and Stacey star to lead new heartfelt BBC comedy with a "contemporary twist"

Gavin & Stacey and Barbie actor Rob Brydon will front a brand new comedy for the BBC. Bill's Included will feature Brydon as Bill Beam, a middle-aged man described as "warm-hearted and eager but neurotic and slightly overbearing". His divorce his left him ...

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BBC shares The Office announcement as 'groundbreaking' comedy marks 25th anniversary

The BBC has shared some exciting news about hit comedy The Office and fans will be thrilled

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BAFTA-nominated BBC comedy axed after just one series

It’s curtains for BBC comedy Film Club, with the Aimee Lou Wood series reportedly ending after just one series. The six-parter aired in October last year and starred Wood as an agoraphobic film lover who struggles to deal with her best friend moving away.