Ricky Tomlinson’s Got The Dream Job?
Mike Bassett, England Manager, 2001
Football is not a subject that has caught he eye of comedy writers very much over the years. Mike Bassett went straight for perhaps the most controversial, the England Mana...
Two Comedy Greats Go On The Run…..
Nuns On The Run, 1990
This British Comedy classic starred two comedy heavyweights: Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane. It was produced by ex Beatle George Harrison's Handmade Films.
The film has received mixed ...
Ronnie Barker in…..
A Home Of Your Own
Here's a couple of early Ronnie Barker classics that often get forgotten about alongside his better known TV work.
A Home Of Your Own.
Long before The Two Ronnies Ronnie Barker was making...
Sherlock Holmes, But Not As We Know It
The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization As We Know It
The Guinness World Records consistently lists Sherlock Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character" so it's no surprise thst there should be a comed...
Tony Hancock’s First Big Screen Outing: The Rebel
The Rebel, 1961
By 1961Tony Hancock was one of Britain's biggest stars, thanks to the superb scripts written for him by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. His Hancock's Half Hour TV and Radio shows were now behind ...
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder, 1984
And this is where the story ends. Night Train To Murder was the last work that Eric and Ernie worked on together before Eric's sad death in 1984.
The move ba...
Monty Python Take A Look At Life
Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, 1983
Surreal, bizarre, call it what you will, but only Monty Python could get away with it, yes it's the fourth of the Monty Python films The Meaning Of Life. Tackling the subj...
A Fish Called Wanda, 1988
A Fish Called Wanda was the hugely successful American-British heist comedy film. Co-written by ex Monty Python star John Cleese, the film was also notable for a performance of another ex-Monty Python star: M...
The Pink Panther – 1963
Back to where to where it all began in 1963. Whilst The Pink Panther franchise is American it did star one of Britain's most brilliant comic actors Peter Sellers, the franchise would go on to be recognised as...
No Sex Please We’re British
No Sex Please We're British - 1973
An all star cast assembled for the 1973 film No Sex Please We're British adapted from the classic stage play of the same name that made it's debut in 1971.
For the film ve...