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- ↑ "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Special:1 (2004)". Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Love, Damien (21 June 2010). "Lennon Naked digs beneath the skin of John's family relationships". The Herald . Glasgow. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ↑ Mitchell, Harriet (10 December 2023). "EastEnders casts George Knight's adoptive parents Eddie and Gloria". Digital Spy.
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