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- ↑ Jeff Evans The Penguin TV Companion, London: Penguin, 2006, p. 455
- ↑ Rolland's Obituary in The Independent - 26 August 1997
- ↑ Adam Sherwin "Do not adjust your set - these really are the worst shows on TV", The Times, 24 October 2006
