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Admirers regard the show with a kind of doting pride—for its underdog status and its humor, which is dry and subtle and, like oatcakes or Pimm’s, seems peculiarly British.
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
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“Oatcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatcake. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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