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Sep 2019

8m 57s

The TV series Friends

Bbc World Service

About this episode

A new show called Friends hit American TV screens in September 1994. It was based on the lives of six young New Yorkers and became one of the most successful comedies of all time. It sold around the world. Farhana Haider spoke to one of the show's creators, Kevin Bright.

Photo: The cast of Friends in 1994. Copyright: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

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