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|    Re: Three most classic British comedies     |
|    21 Sep 25 10:33:33    |
      XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv.uk.comedy       From: YourName@YourISP.com              On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:       > Verily, in article <10akvmd$rg6j$1@dont-email.me>, did       > YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:       >>       >> I don't know about the US version, but the UK version is based around a       >> manor house, so there are only about half a dozen ghosts who 'live'       >> there, although there is also a cellar full of plague victim ghosts       >> that are visted a couple of times.       >       > The ad indicates that the US version has a similar number of ghosts. I       > figured the greater number of years available to the UK would probably       > lead to more variety, though.              The UK version's ghosts are:               - "Robin", a caveman        - Humphrey, a Tudor era nobleman (1500s)        - Mary, a 17th century peasant woman (1600s)        - Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman (late 1700s)        - Thomas, a Regency era poet (early 1800s)        - Lady Button, Edwardian era landowner (early 1900s)        - James, a Word War II army captain        - Pat, a boy scout leader (early 1980s)        - Julian, a Member of Parliament (~1990)              Plus the plague era ghosts (1300s) in the basement and one or two       others that appear briefly during the show's run.              None of the ghosts can leave the area around Button House, where they died.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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