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Diana Sinclair
Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 18:21 on 17th March 2009

There are so many that I like but to name a few who have stood the test of time:

Jane Seymore
Gary Oldman
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Helena Bonham-Carter
Jeremy Irons
Nigel Terry
Anthony Andrews
Hugh Grant
Peter O'Toole
Jonathan Pryce
Alan Rickman
Emma Thompson

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Bob T
Bob T
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quotePosted at 18:37 on 17th March 2009

David Jason

Lennard Pearce

Nicholas Lyndhurst (that Rodney…what a plonker)

Buster Merryfield

no-no-no-no-no...Trevor Peacock

Geoffrey Palmer

Judi Dench

Sean Connery (I know, he’s a Scot)

Pierce Brosnan (I know, he’s Irish)

Lenny Henry

Roger Lloyd-Pack

Peter O’Toole (yeah, I know…he’s Irish as well)

The late Michael Williams

Jane Horrocks

Jennifer Saunders

Emma Chambers

Emma Thompsom

Alex Kingston

 

 This list could go on forever!

 



Edited by: Bob T at:17th March 2009 18:43
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Shirley K. Lawson
Shirley K. Lawson
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quotePosted at 18:38 on 17th March 2009
Yes, they are good ones. I've even been enjoying Niegella Lawson in her kitchen on the Food channel here lately also...she's such an pretty thing also...very much like "family" with her long dark hair and fair skin and love  her British acccent also. 
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Krissy
Krissy
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quotePosted at 18:44 on 17th March 2009

Oh boy!!!

Judi Dench

Kate Winslet

Ian Hart

Matthew Goode

Rosamunde Pike

Colin Farrell ( does he count?)

Breandan Gleeson

Peter Mullan

Emma Thompson

oh..I could go on..Laughing

 

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Barbara Shoemaker
Barbara Shoemaker
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quotePosted at 18:50 on 17th March 2009

Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Clive Owen, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslett, Geraldine McEwan....

Oh, crumbs, I have a brain cramp!  I know there are so many others, particularly from older films but at the moment can't recall their names.

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Diana Sinclair
Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 19:20 on 17th March 2009
Oh, how could I forget Judi Dench? She's a peach! I especially like her in "As Time Goes By". Laughing
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Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton
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quotePosted at 21:16 on 17th March 2009

For films----Michael Caine, Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Cary Grant., Donald Plesence, Gordon Jackson.

On TV---John Nettles, John Thaw, and David Jason, and Anna Massey-- daughter of Raymond Massey; Julie Andrews.

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Bob T
Bob T
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quotePosted at 21:59 on 17th March 2009

Ronnie Barker...G-G-G-GRANVILLE FETCH YOUR CLOTH!

Michael Caine

Maggie Thatcher

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Krissy
Krissy
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quotePosted at 00:09 on 18th March 2009

I forgot..

Martin Shaw

Imelda Staunton

Kira Knightly

Jamie Bell

James Fleet

John Hardy

Jim Broadbent

 

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chili5
chili5
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quotePosted at 00:12 on 18th March 2009

Hugh Laurie for sure!

 

I don't know a lot of British actors.. 

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