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Galton and Simpson

Categories: Humour, TV & Radio

Wrote Steptoe and Son, and others.

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Hand & Racquet

The Hand & Racquet has been around in different forms since the Tudor tim...

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Tony Hancock - SW7

Unveiled on Hancock's 90th birthday by scriptwriters Galton and Simpson.

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