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- ↑ Gillett (2003), p. 80.
- ↑ "Meet The Huggetts". www.radioechoes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Bibliography
- Gillett, Philip John (2003). The British Working Class in Postwar Film. Manchester University Press.