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   The Doctor to YourName@YourISP.com   
   Re: Three most classic British comedies    
   21 Sep 25 01:13:39   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv.uk.comedy   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10ana3s$1d8ra$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2025-09-20 12:56:51 +0000, The True Melissa said:   
   >> Verily, in article <10akvmd$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.   
   >   
   >   
      
   And in the US version?   
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