Fractured UK TV Trivia Quiz

Answer: one foot in the grave

"One foot in the Grave" ran for ten years (1990-2000), and is a comedy sitcom. It is about the life and character Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) and his wife Margaret (Annette Crosby). Other characters are Jean Warboys (Margaret's friend), Patrick and Pippa Trench (husband and wife next-door neighbors to our main characters.

Answer: all creatures great and small

"All Creatures Great and Small" was the title given to James Herriot's 1972 compilation of two novels, "If Only They Could Talk" and "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet." In 1978 the BBC created a television series from the books. The leader role went to then-unknown Christopher Timothy (James Herriot) and Robert Hardy(Siegfried Farnon).

There was also an earlier film which starred Anthony Hopkins and Simon Ward to name a few of the cast.

Answer: silent witness

"Silent Witness" is a crime-drama series which was first broadcast in 1996. It originally had Amanda Burton as forensic pathologist Sam Ryan, but she departed in 2004. The current series has Emilia Fox, who was introduced as a new character in the eighth series in 2004.

Answer: to the manor born

"To the Manor Born" was set in Grantleigh, a fictional village in Britain. Its writer, Peter Spence, originally wrote a script for it for radio, but then found out that it was better suited for the television. Some of its characters are Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith), Richard dVere (Peter Bowles) and Marjory Frobisher (Angela Thorne).

Answer: French and Saunders

"French and Saunders" is a comedic sketch television show that stars the hilarious duo of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. They parody/spoof and/or base their sketches on movies, TV series, game shows and they also sketch music videos. Dawn French has been married to Lenny Henry (1984-present), who was in "Chef!," another British comedy which ran from 1993-1996.

Answer: last of the summer wine

"The Last of the Summer Wine" first aired in late 1973 and considered as the longest-running comedy series in the world. The show's most famous line-up consisted of the "Summer Wine Trio:" Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Foggy (Brian Wilde).

Answer: waking the dead

"Waking the Dead" is a crime drama which started in 2000. It is about a 'cold case' police team who, with the help of new evidence and even newer technology, tries and solve cases which were never solved or closed years ago. Some of the main characters are Peter Boyd (the superintendent), Grace Foley (played by Sue Johnson) and Eve Lockhart (the pathologist).

Answer: emmerdale

"Emmerdale" is a soap opera created by Kevin Laffan and one of the three highest-rated British soap operas (after "Coronation Street" and "Eastenders"). Its first episode aired in 1972, and was originally titled "Emmerdale Farm," but was shortened to just "Emmerdale" in 1989.

Answer: my family

Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wannamaker are the mother and father of this comedic family. Most of us know Wannamaker as Madam Hooch in the "Harry Potter" movies. Ben and Susan Harper (Lindsay and Wannamaker) have three children: Nick (Kris Marshall, who also starred in "Love Actually"), Janey (Daniela Denby-Ashe) and Michael (Gabriel Thompson).

Answer: coronation street

Coronation Street was first aired in 1960. It is notably the longest-running British soap opera. William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, was one of the 'foundation' cast members, and is still going strong in the episodes.