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Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles in To The Manor Born Reunion on UK-TV
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Laura Harding

‘Comic genius’: Beloved sit-com star dies after cancer fight

Penelope Keith, who is best known for British sitcoms such as The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died at age 86.

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Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles in To The Manor Born Reunion on UK-TV

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