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When Barbara Parker wins a beauty contest and is named Miss Blackpool 1964, it motivates her to move to London and become a comic actor like her idol, Lucille Ball. She takes the stage name Sophie Straw, and a lucky audition with BBC television lands her a spot on the most popular new sitcom of the day. The show's team—womanizing costar Clive, closeted writers Tony and Bill, and producer Dennis, who carries a torch for Sophie—become her surrogate fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More