Poll: Dawn and Lenny Tops

For all of the ink and pixels spilled over every sniffle and sigh of the Victoria "Posh Spice" & David Beckham relationship, it's interesting to find that poll results released last month from mobile phone service provider T-Mobile found that UK residents' favorite celebrity marriage was that of Dawn French and Lenny Henry. (You can, of course, enjoy a career-spanning interview with Lenny in the pages of 30 Years of British Television -- your helpful author.)

French, you'll remember, is the star of The Vicar of Dibley and one half of comic duo French & Saunders; Lenny Henry is the outrageous food maestro Gareth Blackstock in the sitcom Chef. (Check out the clip above for a French & Saunders sketch that not only features French and Henry, but also finds them playing opposite real-life marrieds Jennifer Saunders and Ade Edmondson.) Together they trounced such celebrity pairings as the aforementioned Posh and Becks (4th place), Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne (2nd), and former Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie (8th).

Other results of T-Mobile's adventures in public opinion:

• David Jason (Touch of Frost, Open All Hours) proved to be the most lasting television icon
• Doctor Who (3rd place) and EastEnders (8th) the most enduring shows
• The A-Team (8th place) among things that should've lasted longer than they did