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The Unknown Warrior, The Cenotaph

A cultural icon, the custodian helmet has featured in films, TV series and other media involving British police. Often playing minor characters, in the UK they have appeared in kids shows such as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Fireman Sam, television shows such as The Benny Hill Show and Monty Python's Flying Circus (the latter including the "The Funniest Joke in the World" sketch), and critically acclaimed films including The Ladykillers (1955) and Hot Fuzz (2007). As well as appearing as minor characters in international media (such as Mary Poppins (1964) and Sherlock Holmes (2009)), constables on foot patrol have appeared in the background of shots to indicate a British street (much like other features unique to British street such as the red telephone box, the red double-decker bus or a black taxi as an establishing shot for London).