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| | Unseen character |
 | | When, in fact, a previously unseen character makes an on-screen appearance or becomes a series regular (usually during a sitcom's waning days, as a rating ploy or a way to freshen up scripts), the on-screen portrayal rarely lives up to what fans had conjured in their own imaginations, and disappointment results. |
 | | The earliest example of an unseen and unheard television character was Gladys Potter on the 1950s TV series December Bride; regular character Pete Potter, played by Harry Morgan, constantly complained about his wife Gladys, but she was never seen on that show. |
 | | One of the best-known unseen characters in British television was Elizabeth, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, the main character in Dad's Army; not showing her added a touch of whimsical fantasy to the programme. |
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