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Original classification rating : M. This clip chosen to be PG. Peter has to pay an extra fee before he can contact her. The fact that he celebrates by shoplifting is a jolt to our perceptions — this man is more complex than he seems, but perhaps that too is a sign of his new freedom. The curious sounds of sawing and hammering in the dating agency are never explained — but they have an echo in the theatre scenes, where the set construction is also very noisy. This clip shows Peter Thompson Norman Kaye , a middle-aged man, at a dating agency. The consultant at the agency asks him some personal details. Her coworker enters, pretending to look for a file on Patricia Curnow.

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Fifty years ago, this woman set up Britain's first modern dating agency and created a giant industry. When a young Stella Groschel heard of her friend's plans to join a marriage bureau in her search for a husband, she was shocked to the core. It was the Forties and, quite simply, respectable girls just didn't do that sort of thing. I thought it was rather on the dangerous side and something that only really desperate, peculiar people would consider. Since then, however, Stella has learned to see matters from the other side.

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A far cry from today's dating sites and apps, our ancestors took to their local newspaper in search of a soulmate. Here are some of the funniest personal dating ads that were published.

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Wanted: women willing to go out with strangers who lie . . .

At some point we all encounter a moment when we feel like we are all alone; like we belong to the Lonely Hearts Club. People who care about us. The great thing about life is that you will continue to meet new people who will come to love and care for you, but you have to be pro-active about it.

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