American TV icons. #1 Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). The Sopranos. “I like people who don’t need everybody to like them.” #tonysoprano #thesopranos #jamesgandolfini #tvicon #tvicons #ustvicons

British TV icons #10 Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). Game Of Thrones. Ruthless, incestuous queen, best remembered for her naked Walk of Atonement. #tvicon #gameofthrones “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”

British TV icons. #9 Lily Savage. Paul O’Grady’s acid-tongued creation was one of the great joys of 90s TV. “You need two things in a riot – flat shoes and a pram” #tvicon #tvicons #lilysavage #paulogrady #comedy RIP Paul.

British TV icons. #8 Rachel Riley (Countdown/8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown). #tvicon. #tvicons. #rachelriley #countdown #8outof10cats

British TV icons. #7 Herr Otto Flick. (Richard Gibson) ’Allo ’Allo! “Flick the Gestapo... No, I said FLICK, the Gestapo!” #tvicon #tvicons #herrflick #alloallo #sitcom #comedy #richardgibson

British TV icons. #6 Daphne Moon (Frasier). Ilford-born Jane Leeves was one of Benny Hill’s Angels before finding global fame as ‘psychic’ Daphne. “Oh, my Lord, I’ve never had a throbbing like this!” #tvicon #tvicons #daphnemoon #frasier #comedy

British TV icons. #5 Albert Tatlock, Coronation Street (Jack Howarth). “The less you expect, the less you're disappointed.” Grumpy old man, or realist? #tvicon #tvicons #alberttatlock #corrie (As immortalised by The Skids.)

British TV icons #4 Carol Cleveland, Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The 7th Python, Carol stood out in the Pewtys, Nudge Nudge, the Milkmen, the Dirty Fork & more. #tvicon #carolcleveland #montypython #comedy #actress

British TV icons #3 Loadsamoney (Harry Enfield). Saturday Live. “Shut your mouth and look at my wad!” #tvicon #tvicons #harryenfield #loadsamoney #channel4 #comedy #doingupthehouse

British TV icons. #2 Benny Hill. Master of sight gags, one-liners, comic songs, spoofs & saucy sketches, Benny was ITV’s biggest export until trendy execs axed him. #tvicon #tvicons #bennyhill #comedy #thebennyhillshow #cancelled by berks.

Another set of British TV icons. #1 Jeremy Clarkson (Clarkson’s Farm). Authentic. Curmudgeonly. Funny. Free-thinking. Dangerous when deprived of food.#jeremyclarkson #tvicons #tvicon #clarksonsfarm #topgear #thegrandtour

British TV Icons. Yosser Hughes (Bernard Hill). Boys From The Black Stuff. “Giz us a job. I can do that.” #tvicon #tvicons #yosserhughes #boysfromtheblackstuff #headbutt Last one for now.

British TV icons. Anne Robinson (The Weakest Link). “I will accept Dick,” she once snapped. But is any man alive that brave? #wink #tvicons #tvicon #annerobinson #theweakestlink

British TV Icons. Cannon & Ball. Braces-snapping Bobby was the perfect comedy stooge to Tommy Cannon’s straight man, exploding with energy & comic anarchy. The Cannon & Ball Show drew 20m viewers. “Rock on Tommy” #cannonandball #tvicons #itv #comedy #variety RIP Bobby.

British TV icons. Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce). George & Mildred/Man About The House. “And the honeymoon? Two solid weeks of Monopoly! The only thrill of the fortnight was when he landed on my waterworks.” #tvicon #tvicons #mildredroper #georgeandmildred #itv #sitcom #comedy