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Denholm Elliott

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1981  / Television
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Peggy Ashcroft

Caught On A Train/Cream In My Coffee
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1981  / Television
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ITN Coverage Of The Iranian Embassy Siege

David Goldsmith And The Production Team
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1981  / Television
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Yes, Minister

Sydney Lotterby
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1981  / Television
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Therese Raquin

David Myerscough-Jones
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1981  / Television
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Strangeways: Christmas

Rex Bloomstein
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1981  / Television
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1981  / Television
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Strangeways

Rex Bloomstein
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1981  / Television
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Rowan Atkinson

Not The Nine O'Clock News
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1981  / Television
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1981  / Television
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Merchant Of Venice, The/Fair Stood The Wind For France/Love Story/Oppenheimer/Hollywood/Misanthrope, The/Sailor's Return, The/Old Curiosity Shop, The

Carl Davis
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1981  / Television
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Omnibus

Leslie Megahey
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1981  / Television
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Roger Tonge
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Rediffusion Star Awards: Flame Of Knowledge
1981  / Television
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John Craven's Newsround

Jill Roach
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Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin
1981  / Television
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Jigsaw

Clive Doig
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Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin - Drama/Light Entertainment
1981  / Television
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Northern Report: Victor Products

David Seymour
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1981  / Television
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The Philpot File: Inside A Multinational

Trevor Philpot
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1981  / Television
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Caught On A Train

Peter Duffell
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1981  / Television
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Roger Mills

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1981  / Television
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Barry Norman

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