What TV show is set in Peckham?

The most famous TV show set in Peckham is the long-running British sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
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What TV series is set in Peckham?

Rock & Chips. Rock & Chips is a British television comedy drama miniseries and a prequel to the sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The show is set in Peckham, southeast London, during the early 1960s, focusing primarily on the lives of Del Trotter, Freddie Robdal, and Joan and Reg Trotter.
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Was any of Only Fools and Horses filmed in Peckham?

Written by John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses was set in Peckham in South East London. However, the show was never filmed there, instead being filmed primarily in West London and Bristol in the West of England.
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How many series of Desmond's are there?

During the course of the series, 71 episodes of Desmond's aired between 1989 and 1994. Desmond's ran for 6 series. 70 episodes had a runtime of 30 minutes, while the final episode had a runtime of 60 minutes.
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What is the barber shop Peckham TV show?

Desmond's. Classic sitcom set in a Peckham barber shop, starring the late, great Norman Beaton. Desmond's was first shown on Channel 4 in 1989 and ran for six years. Today is no ordinary day in the Ambrose household.
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Beckham in Peckham - Only Fools and Horses | Comic Relief

Where can I watch Glow Up in the UK?

Glow Up: Britains Next Make-Up Star - BBC iPlayer.
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Was Desmond's filmed in Peckham?

If you're a fan of classic British television, you'll recognize it as the famous location from the beloved black British sitcom *Desmond's*. All the external shop scenes of the show were filmed at 204 Bellingham Road, Peckham, while the interior scenes were shot in a studio.
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What is Desmond slang for?

Lower second-class honours

This is the lower division of second-class degrees and is abbreviated as "2:2" or '"II.ii" (pronounced two-two). It is informally referred to, in rhyming slang, as a "Desmond", after Desmond Tutu.
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Who is the white girl in Desmond's?

Louise Dixon is a young English girl and Gloria Ambrose's best friend. She often aids Gloria in her shenanigans or starts them herself. Louise was the first white character to be seen on the show.
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Who turned down the role of Del Boy?

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent and actor Enn Reitel both turned down the iconic role of Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, with Broadbent declining due to a West End show conflict, and Reitel not fancying it, ultimately leading to David Jason being cast. Broadbent later played DCI Roy Slater in the series, a character he still gets recognized for.
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Where is the Roman Galley pub?

I used to live at the Roman Galley pub in Herne bay where they filmed the jolly boys outing only fools and horses. It's on the A299 Thanet way, Reculver.
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Where was Batman and Robin filmed?

Several different stunt doubles were used for the roles of Batman, Robin, and Mr. Freeze, some specialized in ice skating, aerial gymnastics, and driving. The film was shot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.
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What sitcom is based in Croydon?

Peep Show is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The series follows the lives of Mark Corrigan and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, two dysfunctional best friends who share a flat in Croydon, South London.
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Where was Rock and Chips filmed?

After a few intervening scenes, they are seen returning on a presumably northbound train (Images 11-14). The "Peckham" location is actually the Downham Estate in Grove Park, Lewisham, used for its surviving "prefab" houses.
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Why did Desmond's TV show end?

Sadly, Norman Beaton died shortly after filming ended on the final series in 1995, but such was the show's popularity that it spawned a spin-off sitcom, Porkpie (Channel 4, 1995-96), which followed the adventures of the titular character as he attempts to come to terms with the life after winning the lottery.
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What is the cockney rhyming slang for fart?

TIL the phrase "blow a raspberry" came from the Cockney Rhyming Slang term meaning "fart" (Raspberry tart = fart)
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What is cockney slang for toilet?

Common Cockney slang for toilet includes "khazi" (or "carsey," "karzy," "kharsie"), derived from Italian "casa" (house), and rhyming slang like "Ronson Lighter" for "shiter" (toilet), or simply "bog," while "cottage" means a public toilet. Other terms like "loo" or "spend a penny" are also used in British slang.
 
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Was Only Fools filmed in Peckham?

Only Fools and Horses was set in Peckham in South East London and written by John Sullivan. However, the show was filmed primarily in West London and Bristol in the West of England. From the late 1980s and particularly the 1990s, the show was made in Bristol until it ended in 2003.
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Are Kevin James and Ray Romano friends in real life?

ICYMI: The King of Queens star Kevin James may have worked on Everybody Loves Raymond & was friends with Ray Romano, but at first, he expected the sitcom to fail.
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What city is Clockwork Orange set in?

Obviously, A Clockwork Orange is not a movie that was shot in NYC; it was shot and set in the London area of the UK.
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Why was This Way Up canceled?

Aisling Bea Says Second Season Of 'This Way Up' Was “Tough To Make” — Storyhouse - IMDb. Aisling Bea says a third season of her BAFTA-winning comedy-drama is unlikely to come to fruition after having a “tough time” writing the second season of the series, in which she also stars alongside Sharon Horgan.
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Who won Glow Up UK?

The winner of the latest series of BBC Three's Glow Up has said his victory was a "pinch me moment" and he was "still realising it happened". Jake Moran, 20, from Rotherham, was crowned series seven champion after going head-to-head with nine other aspiring make-up artists over eight weeks.
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