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The Culture Vultures

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The Culture Vultures	comment	The Culture Vultures is a Britcom that aired on BBC1 in 1970, starring Leslie Phillips and Jonathan Cecil.The series follows Dr. Michael Cunningham (Phillips), a University of Hampshire's senior anthropology lecturer. While Dr. Cunningham has many students who rely on him, such as Vivienne (Sally Faulkner), he doesn't seem to care much for what he does, preferring to spend his time gambling, picking up women, enjoying the nightlife, and trying to find opportunities to travel the world.While Dr. Cunningham often finds himself in hot water, he luckily possesses the charm necessary to get himself out of any lasting trouble. Other colleagues working with him at the university include Dr. Ian Meredith (Cecil) and Professor George Hobbes (Peter Sallis).The series was wiped after its initial 1970 run, following The BBC's archival policy at the time, meaning the series has been lost to time.
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The Culture Vultures / int_11630eaa	type	The Gambling Addict
The Culture Vultures / int_11630eaa	comment	The Gambling Addict: Dr. Cunningham is known for his love of gambling. In "Rake's Progress", he attempts to use a system to predict the outcomes of a roulette wheel.
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The Culture Vultures / int_2982798c	type	Short-Runners
The Culture Vultures / int_2982798c	comment	Short-Runners: The series only lasted for five episodes; one episode shorter than a standard Britcom's minimum series length.
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The Culture Vultures / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
The Culture Vultures / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: Leslie Phillips plays a Doctor of Anthropology, a nod to his roles as medical doctors Dr. Burke and Dr. Grimsdyke in the Doctor... Series.
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The Culture Vultures / int_5860c090	type	Sitcom Arch-Nemesis
The Culture Vultures / int_5860c090	comment	Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Professor Hobbes is to Dr. Cunningham, clashing with him over his blasé approach to his work.
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The Culture Vultures / int_5e2e55e4	type	The Casanova
The Culture Vultures / int_5e2e55e4	comment	The Casanova: Par for the course for a Leslie Phillips character, Dr. Cunningham is a womaniser always on the look for a lovely young girl.
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The Culture Vultures / int_664bc28f	type	British Brevity
The Culture Vultures / int_664bc28f	comment	British Brevity: Only five episodes were made over one year.
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The Culture Vultures / int_7ad2c23d	type	ShoutOutToShakespeare
The Culture Vultures / int_7ad2c23d	comment	Shout-Out to Shakespeare: The third episode was titled "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble", after a line from Macbeth.
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The Culture Vultures / int_8c55e307	type	Ultimate Job Security
The Culture Vultures / int_8c55e307	comment	Ultimate Job Security: While Dr. Cunningham is almost always in trouble for his lax attitude concerning his job, he always manages to charm his way out of trouble.
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The Culture Vultures / int_c6b2fdd1	type	Fixing the Game
The Culture Vultures / int_c6b2fdd1	comment	Fixing the Game: "Rake's Progress" revolves around Dr. Mantis (a colleague of Dr. Cunningham's) inventing a foolproof system of predicting the roulette wheel.
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The Culture Vultures / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
The Culture Vultures / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: The second episode was titled "Rake's Progress", after a series of eight paintings by William Hogarth. "Practical Demonstrations" shows that Dr. Cunningham owns a copy of The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris.
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The Culture Vultures / int_ea8ba51d	type	No Full Name Given
The Culture Vultures / int_ea8ba51d	comment	No Full Name Given: We don't get to discover Vivienne's last name at any point in the series.
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The Culture Vultures / int_ffa0483f	type	Cut Short
The Culture Vultures / int_ffa0483f	comment	Cut Short: The series ended after only five episodes were filmed. This was due to Leslie Phillips suffering from an internal haemorrhage early in production, which made him too ill to work.
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