Sid James’ First Comedy Film…
The Lavender Hill Mob, 1951
Now considered Cult. The Lavender Hill Mob was a 1951 was comedy film, the British Film Institute ranked 17th out of the 100 best British films. It is also notable for being Sid Ja...
Morecambe And Wise Take Their First Step Onto The Big Screen
Morecambe And Wise - The Intelligence Men, 1965
The Intelligence Men was is British comic duo Morecambe and Wise's first big screen outing. In the USA, it was retitled Spylarks.Whilst the film was not a c...
Man Of The Moment
Norman Wisdom Is: The Man Of The Moment, 1955
Man of the Moment was Norman Wisdom's third film for Rank. Not a huge critical success over here, but never the less a massive box office triumph both here and H...
Revenge Of The Pink Panther
Revenge Of The Pink Panther, 1978
Revenge Of The Pink Panther was Peter Sellers final outing as Inspector Clouseau and as it would turn out was released just two years before his death. By now the franchise w...
This Headmaster Has A Time Problem!
Clockwise, 1986
We're off to the movies for this post as we go back 37 years to look at John Cleese in something other than Python or Fawlty Towers.Clockwise was a British comedy film first screened in 198...
A Shot In The Dark
A Shot In The Dark - 1964
The second installment of the original Pink Panther series of films and possibly the funniest. The great Peter Sellers reprises his role as legendary comic figure Inspector Jacques Cl...
Tony Hancock’s First Big Screen Outing….
The Rebel, 1961
It's 1961. Thanks to the superb scripts written for him by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, comedian Tony Hancock is one of Britain's biggest stars.With the Hancock's Half Hour TV and Radio sho...
Just Like A Woman
Just Like A Woman, 1967
Wendy Craig stars in this 1960's off beat British Comedy film about a wealthy couple working in the entertainment industry.SummaryWendy Craig plays Scilla Alexander, a singer on...
Two Comedy Greats Go On The Run…..
Nuns On The Run, 1990
In tribute to Robbie Coltrane, 1950- 2022This British Comedy classic starred two comedy heavyweights: Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane. It was produced by ex Beatle George Harrison's Ha...
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...