Ten of the Best (Top Ten TV Characters)

Member Name: eiley123

Product:	Top Ten TV Characters
Date:	20/08/07 (118 review reads)
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Reading a few of these reviews set me to thinking who I would include in a list of my Top Ten TV Characters . I have to admit it is a rather strange list , a little like me . As this list spans five decades many of you will not even know what I am talking about . Those of you who fall into this category , please humour me .

Ena Sharples
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The hairnet wearing , old biddy from Coronation Street's early days of black and white . The period was as black and white as television , with just the odd hint of grey . Ena Sharples , with friend Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell would occupy the Snug of the Rovers Return with a hidden agenda of their neighbour's reputations . As a hypocritical church goer she was so typical of the era .

Worzel Gummidge .
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The walking , talking scarecrow with the interchangeable heads did not hit our screens till I was grown up and married . This fact however did not stop me watching and loving this bit of nonsense . Jon Pertwee played Worzel brilliantly . The ' bestest scarecrow ever '

Basil Fawlty
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I love wacky comedy and Fawlty Towers still hits the spot after all these years . Though the series was all too brief , and I know some episodes almost word for word , I still love Basil . With all his pretension and insecurities he is just so human .

Inspector Morse
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John Thaw played Morse to perfection . As a slightly unusual police officer the opera loving Morse was a thoughtful character .

Norman Stanley Fletcher
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Another comedy character I'm afraid. A character from Porridge , a series that is still repeated on a regular basis . The likeable rogue is appealing if not somewhat far fetched . The humour however is classic .

Poirot
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The inimitable Agatha Christie Detective who I love and my Hubby hates . Ah to each his own . The Belgian detective is quirky but astute . Which leads me to my next character .

Miss Marple
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This time the Agatha Christie character is an amateur sleuth . However , as always the character is a little odd and eccentric . My favourite actress in this role is Margaret Rutherford , although she only played the role in films . There have been various actresses who taken the role on Television . My favourite , and the one I think was the most successful , was Joan Hickson .

Rick , from The Young Ones
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I loved this strangely funny series . All the characters were so different they all had a certain appeal . However for me Rick is the silliest and funniest . As a rebel with a penchant fro Cliff Richard the character is just so ludicrous and funny .

Sawyer , in Lost
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I loved the first couple of series of Lost . However as they say ' Lost has become Lost to me ' Unfortunately we only have Freeview so ,unless some kind soul called Hubby buys me the latest offering on DVD , I will not be watching it anymore . The character Sawyer as the bit of rough with a dodgy past is just so appealing to me . The fact he's a hunk helps .

Reginald Perrin
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And finally another comedy character . The late great Leonard Resistor played some fabulous roles , not only comedy ones . However the series The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin was a favourite . His character. 'Have a good day at the office dear' , 'I won't' was so true to life . Of course there was a ludicrous element to the humour and many great characters .C J the boss 'I didn't get where I am today by -------'; The fact that every time Reggie envisages his mother-in law he sees a hippopotamus rampaging ; all help to complete the farce .

As always once you try and restrict yourself to just ten hundreds of contenders swamp your mind . However I am happy with my ten .I look forward to reading yours .

Thanks for reading
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