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== In popular culture == [[File:Thomas Hemy Sunderland v Aston Villa 1895 A Corner Kick.jpg|thumbnail|right|One of the earliest football paintings in the world, Thomas MM Hemy's "[[Sunderland AFC|Sunderland]] v. Aston Villa 1895", depicts a match between the two most successful English teams of the decade.]] An Aston Villa team were the subject, together with that of [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], of one of the earliest football paintings in the world β possibly the earliest β when in 1895 the artist Thomas M. M. Hemy painted a picture of a game between the teams at Sunderland's then ground [[Newcastle Road]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Henchard|first=James|date=21 November 2017|title=The famous Sunderland v Aston Villa painting that hangs in the lobby of the SoL β a history of|url=https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2017/11/21/16681978/the-famous-sunderland-v-aston-villa-painting-that-hangs-in-the-lobby-of-the-sol-a-history-of|access-date=5 July 2020|website=Roker Report|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003733/https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2017/11/21/16681978/the-famous-sunderland-v-aston-villa-painting-that-hangs-in-the-lobby-of-the-sol-a-history-of|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of television programmes have included references to Aston Villa over the past few decades. In the sitcom ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'', the character [[Lennie Godber]] is a Villa supporter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2 |title=The soul of Aston Villa in 50 moments, page 2 |work=The Times |location=London |last=Whitehead |first=Richard |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918003634/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2| archive-date= 18 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> When filming began on ''[[Dad's Army]]'', Villa fan [[Ian Lavender]] was allowed to choose [[Private Pike|Frank Pike]]'s scarf from an array in the BBC wardrobe; he chose a claret and blue one β Aston Villa's colours.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=96&page=9 |title=The soul of Aston Villa in 50 moments, page 9 |work=The Times |location=London |last=Whitehead |first=Richard |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918003710/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=96&page=9| archive-date= 18 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> The character Nessa in the BBC sitcom ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' was revealed as an Aston Villa fan in an episode screened in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2009/12/14/stud-marks-we-won-t-lie-to-you-another-famous-fan-signs-up-for-aston-villa-97319-25386576/ |title=Stud Marks: We won't lie to you, another famous fan signs up for Aston Villa |work=Birmingham Mail |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220232852/http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2009/12/14/stud-marks-we-won-t-lie-to-you-another-famous-fan-signs-up-for-aston-villa-97319-25386576/ |archive-date=20 December 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 1952 film ''[[The Card (1952 film)|The Card]]'', the main character Denry Machin ([[Alec Guinness]]) becomes a town councillor and purchases the rights to locally born Aston Villa player 'Callear', the "greatest centre-forward in England", for the failing local football club. Villa have also featured on several occasions in prose. Stanley Woolley, a character in [[Derek Robinson (novelist)|Derek Robinson]]'s Booker shortlisted novel ''Goshawk Squadron'' is an Aston Villa fan and names a pre-war starting eleven Villa side. Together with [[The Oval]], Villa Park is referenced by the poet [[Philip Larkin]] in his poem about the First World War, MCMXIV.<ref>''As if they were stretched outside The Oval or Villa Park'', '''Philip Larkin, MCMXIV'''.</ref> Aston Villa are also mentioned in Harold Pinter's play ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dumbwaitertraf-rev |title=The Dumb Waiter at Trafalgar Studios 1 |first=Philip |last=Fisher |publisher=The British Theatre Guide |year=2007 |access-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019220453/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dumbwaitertraf-rev |archive-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club receive a passing mention in [[Aldous Huxley]]'s debut novel ''[[Crome Yellow]]''. Notable supporters of Aston Villa include [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]], and his children, the [[Prince|Princes]] [[Prince George of Wales|George]] and [[Prince Louis of Wales|Louis]], and [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)|Princess Charlotte]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/aston-villa-back-in-epl-and-215m-richer| newspaper=National Post|title=Aston Villa back in EPL| date=27 May 2019|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> former Prime Minister [[David Cameron]], musician [[Ozzy Osbourne]], actor [[Tom Hanks]], violinist [[Nigel Kennedy]], golfer [[Justin Rose]], and [[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]] actors [[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]] and [[Oliver Phelps (actor)|Oliver Phelps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atletifo.com/football/premier-league/five-famous-aston-villa-fans-you-never-knew-supported-villa/|website=atletifo.com|title=Five Famous Aston Villa Fans you never knew supported Villa|date=17 November 2021|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118155748/https://atletifo.com/football/premier-league/five-famous-aston-villa-fans-you-never-knew-supported-villa/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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