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Major General Edwards
Played by Tracey Ullman
Major General Edwards is the Army officer played by Tracey Ullman in Tracey Breaks the News. She welcomes the newly appointed defence secretary Gavin Williamson to a barracks and patiently corrects his military misunderstandings, while…
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Major General Edwards is the Army officer played by Tracey Ullman in Tracey Breaks the News. She welcomes the newly appointed defence secretary Gavin Williamson to a barracks and patiently corrects his military misunderstandings, while finding ways to turn his inexperience into a joke at his expense.
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