British TV Protagonists Trivia Quiz

Answer: Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee was John Steed that worked for British Intelligence and always had a pretty lady as his assistant. "The Avengers" started in 1961 with Steed being the assistant to Dr. David Keel. After Dr.Keel (Ian Henry) left, John Steed became the main man and his first assistant was Cathy Gale played by Honor Blackman who was subsequently replaced by Emma Peel played by Diana Rigg who in turn was replaced by Tara King played Linda Thorson.

Answer: Jeremy Irons

"Brideshead Revisited "is a miniseries based on the book with the same name by Evelyn Waugh. Jeremy Irons is Charles Ryder, Anthony Andrews is Sebastian Flyte, Diana Quick is Julia Flyte and Simon Jones is Lord Brideshead. The series consisted of 11 episodes. During second World War 2 captain Charles Ryder is posted to Brideshead and this brings back memories of what had happened 20 years earlier.

Answer: Helen Worth

"Coronation Street" was broadcast for the first time in March 1960 and it is the longest running program on British TV. Helen Worth joined the cast of the series in 1974 and plays the character Gail McIntyre. She received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2014 for playing the role for 40 years.

Answer: Judi Dench

"Cranford" is set in a fictitious village in Cheshire. It is set in the 19th century in the 40s. The show deals with the lives of the women in the village. Judy Dench plays Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns an unmarried woman and sister to Deborah Jenkyns played by Claudie Blakeley. The show was originally screened in 2007.

Answer: Victoria Wood

"Dinnerladies" was created and written by Victoria Wood. The show is about canteen workers in North England. Victoria Wood plays Brenda Furlong who is deputy manager. The show was first screened in 1998 and there were a total of 16 episodes.

Answer: Jack Warner

"Dixon of Dock Green", a police drama series, was first screened in 1955 and the final episode was shown in 1976. Jack Warner was PC George Dixon and the series dealt with the life in a typical London police station.

Answer: William Hartnell

"Doctor Who" was first screened in 1963. William Hartnell was the first doctor and was succeeded by Patrick Troughton in 1966 who was in turn succeeded by John Pertwee in 1970. This science fiction series is about the adventures of a Time Lord who moves around in the TARDIS a space ship that from the outside looks like a normal British police box.

Answer: John Cleese

The first six episodes of "Fawlty Towers" were screened in 1975, with a further six episodes in 1979. The show is a about a fictional hotel in Torquay in Devon, South West England. Basil Fawlty played by John Cleese is the owner of the hotel assisted by his wife Sybil, Polly the maid and Manuel a Spanish waiter.

Answer: Arthur Lowe

"Dad's Army" is a comedy series about the Home Guard in World War 2. The Home Guard was made up of people that were unable to do military service due to age, hence Dad's Army, or were not fit for active service. Arthur Lowe plays Captain Mainwaring the local bank manager and assisted by bank employees a butcher an undertaker a black marketer and other assorted characters.

The series was first screened in 1968 and a total of 80 episodes were broadcast until the series ended in 1977.

Answer: Eric Porter

The "The Forsyte Saga" is an adaption of the books written by John Galsworthy and examines the lives of an upper class family. Eric Porter plays the head of the family Soames, Kenneth More is Young Jolyon and Nyree Down Porter is Irene. The series was shown in 26 episodes in 1967 and was repeated again the following year.