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Are You Being Served? actor Arthur English honoured with blue plaque | Are You Being Served? actor Arthur English honoured with blue plaque |
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Actor and comedian Arthur English has been commemorated with a blue plaque to mark where he was born in Aldershot. | Actor and comedian Arthur English has been commemorated with a blue plaque to mark where he was born in Aldershot. |
English, who played maintenance man Mr Harman in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, died in 1995 aged 75. | English, who played maintenance man Mr Harman in the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, died in 1995 aged 75. |
Jess Conrad OBE unveiled the Aldershot Civic Society plaque at 22 Lysons Road, where he was born in 1919, joined by members of English's family. | Jess Conrad OBE unveiled the Aldershot Civic Society plaque at 22 Lysons Road, where he was born in 1919, joined by members of English's family. |
The actor was also the former president of Aldershot Town FC and designed the club badge depicting a rising phoenix. | |
The plaque is the first to be granted in the town by Aldershot Civic Society. | The plaque is the first to be granted in the town by Aldershot Civic Society. |
Are You Being Served? was set in fictitious department store Grace Brothers and ran from 1972 to 1985, often attracting audiences of more than 20 million. | Are You Being Served? was set in fictitious department store Grace Brothers and ran from 1972 to 1985, often attracting audiences of more than 20 million. |
English also appeared in many other TV series including Dad's Army, The Ghosts of Motley Hall and In Sickness and in Health. |
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