A farcical TV comedy that aired in the 1980s and 90s (not contiguously) that starred an actor that began his career as dramatic actor.
Hint - there was also a series of movies with the same title starring the same actor and had the same theme music as a TV drama.
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No - R, F, T, N, H, K, Y, B, G, W
all consonants guessed