In 1970, I worked for the first and only time with Peter Bowles in The Ambassador, part of a TV series called Happy Ever After – no, no, not the comedy with Terry Scott and June Whitfield – but a dram

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There aren’t many drama series that are still on air more than a decade after first appearing on our screens, but Grantchester’s Robson Green has no doubts as to why the show is still so popular 11 ye

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Chris Hallam goes beyond the counter to explore what went on behind the scenes in Open All Hours , which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month