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Two Of The Most Important '70s Sitcoms Were Remakes Of British Television Shows

There are no shortage of American TV shows that are quietly based on British TV shows from years earlier. Before Steve Carrell led "The Office" in the US., Ricky Gervais led "The Office" in the UK.
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America’s Most Important ’70s Sitcoms Owe Everything To Two British Originals

The 1970s represent one of the most pivotal periods in American television history, as they gave rise to popular sitcoms that confronted the nation’s cultural attitudes head-on. The two most iconic ...
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Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

LONDON(AP) — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia ...
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Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

LONDON (AP) — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia ...