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The Independent (London, England)
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January 2, 2003| Author:
Rampton, James
| COPYRIGHT 2003 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Private Schulz
(7.20pm BBC4)
As demonstrated by the BBC's 1980 production of The Little World of Don Camillo, there is humour to be found in the unlikeliest of subjects. While Giovanni Guareschi's novel poked fun at the Church and the communist party in post-war Italy, Jack Pulman's 1981 Second World War story found something to laugh at in the Third Reich.
In this very black comedy Michael Elphick (right), who died last year, plays Private...
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