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provoked considerable controversy, receiving very sharp criticism from some quarters of the press, whilst attracting positive reviews from others. In particular, a scathing review of the show by Tim Teeman was published in
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731:Other TV Highlights: Friday 27 February
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458:Laura Solon
411:Wayne Upman
353:newspapers.
187:sketch show
132:27 February
88:of episodes
51:Ben Kellett
48:Directed by
831:Categories
628:References
601:Benny Hill
578:The Times.
564:homophobia
372:Lee Nelson
315:Jason Bent
279:Elton John
275:Billericay
271:flamboyant
217:Characters
146:2009-04-12
136:2009-02-27
104:25 minutes
96:Production
40:Created by
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771:TV review
680:The Times
662:The Times
621:The Stage
618:However,
559:The Times
432:John Camm
423:Al Murray
258:Victorian
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77:of series
60:Al Murray
574:—
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495:Kim Wall
405:Big Baby
361:The Bill
56:Starring
418:Writers
351:tabloid
299:Geordie
238:, gay,
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