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Never Mind the Horrocks
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Add to a movie listNever Mind the Horrocks was a one-off television show built around the talents of British television comedian Jane Horrocks. It was broadcast on Channel 4 on Thursday 19 September 1996 at 10:00pm and also starred Martin Clunes, Mel Giedroyc, Rebecca Front, David Haig, Alexander Armstrong, Philip Pope with a special guest appearance by Angela Rippon. Its name is a pun on the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks.
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