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[[George Formby]] [[Knight Fever|OBE]] was a [[Oop North|Lancastrian]] singer-songwriter, comic and film star who had his biggest hits in [[The Thirties]]. Real name George Hoy Booth, he inherited the stage name from his father, who was a music hall comic. He often mixed comedy into his songs together with a healthy dose of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. His signature musical instrument was the ukulele, or 'uke' for short. |
[[George Formby]] [[Knight Fever|OBE]] was a [[Oop North|Lancastrian]] singer-songwriter, comic and film star who had his biggest hits in [[The Thirties]]. Real name George Hoy Booth, he inherited the stage name from his father, who was a music hall comic. He often mixed comedy into his songs together with a healthy dose of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. His signature musical instrument was the ukulele, or 'uke' for short. |
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* [[Chinese Launderer]]: Mr Wu started out as owning a Chinese Laundry in Limehouse (a district of London where many Chinese immigrants settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries and where such laundries were associated with) but later moved on to greater things. |
* [[Chinese Launderer]]: Mr Wu started out as owning a Chinese Laundry in Limehouse (a district of London where many Chinese immigrants settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries and where such laundries were associated with) but later moved on to greater things. |
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: Referenced in "The Window Cleaner": |
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Referenced in "The Window Cleaner": |
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