Literature and The Media
The lock was the location of the Monty Python Fish-Slapping Dance sketch.
In episode 1 of series 5 of New Tricks (BBC TV police drama), the villain is arrested at Teddington Lock.
Thames Television had purpose-built studios at Teddington Lock.
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