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    BruceC replied to the thread Fred Dibnah.
    **Edit** Just watching this.... very sad that vandals stole stuff and launched it in a creek...
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    BruceC replied to the thread The Names Bond... James Bond..
    Hasnt the bond thing been done to death?
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    BruceC reacted to Bora Natty's post in the thread Gold is messing with my life cycle this morning lol with Like Like.
    Interesting, I'll have to keep watching, They put the green,green grass on and that looks pretty good, so I've started watching that too..
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    BruceC replied to the thread Gold is messing with my life cycle this morning lol.
    Hadnt heard of that one.. being an OFAH tragic I'll have to look for it... we dont get good comedies in AU anymore... just american crap
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    BruceC reacted to ferret's post in the thread Acting Chops with Winner Winner.
    I think his portrayal of Fletch in Porridge is fantastic. I don’t see Ronnie Barker when I watch Porridge I only see Norman Stanley.
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    BruceC reacted to Brian Johns's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    Off the top of my head I know a few. I will admit to pasting some entries here from Wiki.... but only because my tping would totally stuff things up. I knew these things beforehand! Clark Gable.....flew bombing missions over Germany in...
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    BruceC reacted to captain clutterbuck's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    Not actors per say but without them some of the most entertaining actors we have had over the years would have been unemployed David Croft and Jimmy Perry were both in the services . David Croft was in the Royal Artillery and served in...
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    BruceC reacted to ferret's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    My favourite has to be Peter Butterworth being one of the heroes in the prisoner of war camp ( Stalag Luft 3) that featured in the film The Wooden Horse, he was one of the vaulters.
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    BruceC reacted to ferret's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/iconic-carry-star-revealed-world-31766727
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    BruceC reacted to RichardFromMarple's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    John Lawrie was the only member of the Dad's Army cast to actually serve in the Home Guard. Not an actor but author Roald Dahl was in the RAF, & was badly hurt in a crash landing when he tried to land a plane after getting lost due to...
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    BruceC reacted to RichardFromMarple's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    Jimmy Perry was in the Home Guard before he was old enough to serve in the regular forces, with Pike supposedly being loosely based on himself.
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    BruceC reacted to ferret's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    Arnold Ridley also fought in the first and Second World War. He sustained serious injuries at the Somme.
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    BruceC reacted to Brian Johns's post in the thread Actors in WWII with Winner Winner.
    Arnold was a conscientious objector...like Godfrey..and won the Military Medal...Like Godfrey! (Dad's Army reference for those that don't know)
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    BruceC replied to the thread Actors in WWII.
    Interesting and good thread :)
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    BruceC reacted to captain clutterbuck's post in the thread So sad Pikey , last man on duty with the Platoon , passes away with Haha Haha.
    I am not being disrespectful I just think this is a memory of the famous line conveyed in the current context which I am sure would make Ian Lavender smile
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