ricky thomlinson takes on the england job in mike bassett england manager

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...

Condorman

Condorman, 1981 Michael Crawford headed the cast in this 1981 comedy superhero film: Condorman, from Walt Disney Productions.The film was inspired by a novel: The Game of X by Robert Sheckley that had firs...

Confessions Of A Pop Performer

Confessions Of A Pop Performer, 1975 Confessions Of A Pop Performer was the second instalment in the erotic "Confessions Of A..." series of films.  Based on the original novel Confessions from the Pop Scene by...

Confessions Of A Window Cleaner

Warning! This post deals with material many would class as "Adult" and may not be suitable for all Confessions Of A Window Cleaner, 1974 The first in what would become a series of "Confessions Of A.." movies....

Dentist In The Chair

Dentist In The Chair, 1960 Bob Monkhouse had starred in the very first Carry On film in 1958.  When it was decided to continue with a series of films Monkhouse declined to join the regular cast, preferring ins...
Peter Sellers stars as Inspecter clouseau in the second installment of the popular film series

The Return Of The Pink Panther

The Return Of The Pink Panther - 1975 Peter Sellers returns to his most famous role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.  The third in the series was released some eleven years after A Shot In The Dark and twel...

One Good Turn

One Good Turn, 1955 One Good Turn was a 1955 feature film the second for Norman Wisdom as star.  It became the 7th most popular movie at the British Box Office for that year.It has ben said that producer M...
Schoolgirl tearaways at St Trinians

The Belles of St Trinian’s

The Belles of St Trinian's, 1954 St Trinian's is of course is the fictional boarding school for girls, the creation of English cartoonist Ronald Searle.  The first cartoon had appeared in 1941, but shortly aft...
Norman Wisdom stars in trouble in store

There’s Trouble In Store For Norman Wisdom

Trouble In Store, 1953 Norman Wisdom's very first feature film that won him a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer.The film itself broke box office records at the time of it's release in 51 out of the 6...