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Behind The Candelabra: Filming Locations

Season 4, Ep. 8

If you want to hear two grown men get very excited about turning circles and cladding on a bungalow in the Midlands, this episode is for you. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith fire up the Rover 216 and drive around some of the key filming locations from the 1990s BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances. Plus, they have news about a special event in London in November 2023.

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