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- ↑ "The Last of the Baskets Series 2, Episode 5 - the Hound of the Baskets". British Comedy Guide .
- ↑ Evans 2001, pp.345-346
- Evans, Jeff (2001). The Penguin TV Companion. Harmondsorth, England: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051467-8.
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