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As Time Goes By - Series 8

Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench
Dvd Release: 22nd May, 2006
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Background Information: As Time Goes By
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As Time Goes By is a song written by Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical Everybodys Welcome, made famous by its inclusion in the film Casablanca. A snippet of the song is currently included in the opening logo sequence of Warner Bros. films. As Time Goes By is a British comedy TV series that aired from 1992 to 2002 ; it used the song As Time Goes By as its theme. It was set in London s Holland Park & occasionally in the British countryside, Paris, Los Angeles & Norwich. As Time Goes By was written by Bob Larbey & produced & directed by Sydney Lotterby. The theme song version was sung by Joe Fagin. The main plot of the show follows a couple, accidentally separated for 38 years, who are brought back together again by chance. As a young man Lt. Lionel Hardcastle was sent to the Korean War in 1954 leaving behind Nurse Jean Pargetter. He wrote her a letter which was lost in the postal system & never delivered. Having lost touch, they went their separate ways for nearly four decades. Posters Of As Time Goes By
Biography: Geoffrey Palmer
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Geoffrey Palmer, OBE is a British comedy actor, noted mostly for his extensive career in situation comedies. The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin, as manic ex-solder Jimmy Anderson. Blackadder Goes Forth, as Field Marshall Douglas Duggie Haig. Fawlty Towers, as the doctor in the episode The Kipper & the Corpse. In the New Years Honours List published 31 December 2004 he was created an OBE for services to Drama. Posters Of As Time Goes By

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Biography: Judi Dench
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Dame Judi Dench is a renowned British stage, film & television actress. She was born in York as Judith Olivia Dench. In 1971, she married British actor Michael Williams, who died of cancer in 2001. They starred together in a British sitcom, A Fine Romance. In 1988 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire. She has also occasionally directed plays. Her many television appearances include the series As Time Goes By & the aforementioned A Fine Romance. In her native United Kingdom, Dame Judi has developed her reputation as arguably the greatest British actress of the post- 1945 period primarily through her work in theatre, which has been her main forte throughout her career. Dame Judi received her professional training at the Central School of Speech & Drama in London & made her professional debut as Ophelia in Liverpool in 1957. She subsequently spent seasons in repetory in Oxford & Nottingham. In 1961 she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company & made numerous appearances with the company in Stratford & London over the next two decades, winning several best actress awards. Posters Of Judi Dench

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Judi Dench: | IMDB Filmography | Wikipedia Article * |
Geoffrey Palmer: | IMDB Filmography | Wikipedia Article * |
As Time Goes By: | Wikipedia Article * |
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