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Mar 9, 2022 · with Barbara Young - Maggie, Wilfred Pickles - Horatio Hobson, Bernard Cribbins - Willie Mossop, Anna Cropper - Alice, John Normington - Albert, Graham Rigby - Tubby, Henry Livings - Jim Heeler, Duncan McIntyre - Dr Macfarlane, Karal Gardner - Vickey, Marion Dawson - Mrs Hepworth, Elizabeth Bell - Ada Figgins, Geoffrey Hinsliff - Fred Beenstock
Wilfred Pickles' radio experience ran from acting to reading the news in his Yorkshire accent, the first non 'standard BBC' speaker to do so. He is, however, best remembered as the compere of the travelling radio quiz Have a Go which ran from 1946 to 1967, interviewing ordinary people throughout the country and rewarding undemanding questions with cash prizes.
Billy Liar: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Tom Courtenay, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies. A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
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Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Wilfred Pickles. 1. Stars on Sunday (1969–1979)Episode: Episode dated 2 May 1976 (1976) Stars: Bing Crosby, Dana, Robert Dougall, Bob Monkhouse. 2. The Nearly Man (1975– ) The Nearly Man is a UK TV play and series from the mid-1970s, about a middle-class Labour MP. [1]
The first man to read the BBC news in a non-standard accent, Wilfred Pickles went on to have a hugely popular broadcast career. Here he is asking ordinary people to ‘Have a Go’ in 1947.
Wilfred Pickles (13 Oktober 1904 – 27 Maart 1978) was 'n Engelse akteur. Hy was bekend vir sy rolle in die rolprente The Gay Dog (1954), Billy Liar (1963), The Family Way (1966), en For the Love of Ada (1972).
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