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In this hilarious comedy set in a National Health Service hospital, confused staff resist the temptation to have nervous breakdowns, while neurotic, hypochondriac patients panic over bogus rumors and ridiculous speculations. Wearing faded pajamas and confined to a hospital ward, the three paranoiacs, Archie Glover (Peter Bowles), Roy Figgis (James Bolam) and Norman Binns (Christopher Strauli) are surrounded by inevitable boredom. Feuding over who gets the "daffodil view" from the hospital window, the three conveniently have each other's operations and fight over "girlie" magazines. As Archie, Roy and Norman re-write major chapters in medical history, you'll never look at hospitals the same way again! - Director:
- Vernon Lawrence
- Cast:
- James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli
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Released in 1930 by British International Pictures in response to the lavish revues being produced by the major Hollywood studios, 'Elstree Calling' was Britain's first musical film. This all-star vaudeville show features performers drawn from some of the era's most popular London productions, including Cicely Courtneidge, Anna May Wong, John Longden, and music-hall veterans Will Fyffe and Lily Morris. Compèred by Tommy Handley, the film presents nineteen comedy and musical sketches in the guise of a 'live' television broadcast; Alfred Hitchcock - then under contract to BIP - was responsible for creating the sketches and linking material. - Director:
- André Charlot
- Cast:
- Tommy Handley, Gordon Begg, Teddy Brown
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School for Scoundrels (1959)School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating
Enrol at the wacky College of Lifemanship where a senior host of great British comedians teach a completely uproarious course on how to come out tops in any social situation. Study with Alastair Sim and learn his valuable hints on the art of comic One-upmanship. Follow his expert advice to victimised Ian Carmichael about romance and you'll be a top class pupil fully equipped to cope with life's hilarious humiliations without really cheating. - Director:
- Robert Hamer
- Cast:
- Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim
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Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)Carry on Up the Khyber Pass
British India, 1895. The Burpas are revolting but then again 'The Devils In Skirts' who guard the Khyber Pass are not too inviting either! Can Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) prevent the scheming Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams) from starting a full blown rebellion, ending British rule and making his cushy job obsolete? Can he rely on the help of the wayward Brother Belcher (Peter Butterworth), and prevent the secret concerning the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment from becoming common knowledge among the natives? All will be revealed in this masterly tale of passion, greed and missing underpants set in the raging days of the Raj. - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey
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Richard Todd - Oscar-nominated for his role in 'The Hasty Heart' in 1949 and perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wing Commander Guy Gibson in 'The Dam Busters' - introduces this fascinating and rarely seen documentary from 1952. 'Elstree Story' is a profile of the legendary film studio; of the pictures made there, and the stars and technicians who helped make it one of Europe's greatest film production centres. Starting in 1927 when the first film, 'The White Sheik', was made there, 'Elstree Story' features excerpts from over forty productions - including Hitchcock's 'Blackmail', the first feature-length British talkie ever shown - with early appearances by some of cinema's greatest stars; it is a most memorable and evocative journey through the years. - Director:
- Gilbert Gunn
- Cast:
- Monty Banks, Jack Buchanan, Kenneth Connor
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The Likely Lads: Series 1 to 3 (1966)The Likely Lads: Series 1 to 3: Surviving Episodes
Featuring all the surviving episodes of the classic 60's comedy including the first ever episode and the final instalment. Before 'Whatever Happened To'...came 'The Likely Lads'. A slice of 60's working class life, it slotted in neatly alongside 'Steptoe' and 'Til Death Us Do Part', but this time the focus was on youth and it was set far away from London...These are the same Terry Collier and Bob Ferris we learnt to love in the legendary 70's series - only younger. Two sharp young Geordies, short on cash, hormones buzzing, eager to live their young lives to the full. Terry, though po-faced and cynical, is quick-witted and full of madcap schemes; Bob, cautious and socially ambitious but lacking his mate's self-confidence, is invariably dragged along. Theirs is a responsibility-free world of booze, girls, football and laughs - but somewhere there is also a nagging feeling that their youth won't last forever...
Entente Cordiole (S1-E1 1964)
The boys return from two weeks on the Costa Brava to discover an attractive French girl from the resort is coming over.
Double Date (S1-E2 1964)
Terry comes to the aid of love-lorn Bob by fixing them both up with a date.
Older Women Are More Experienced (S1-E3 1964)
Terry makes a move on the divorcee canteen manager at the factory.
The Suitor (S2-E6 1965)
Terry enlists Bob's help to get rid of his sister's boyfriend.
Lost of the Big Spenders (S2-E4 1965)
The boys try to impress two London girls as they take them out on the town.
Rocker (S3-E3 1966)
Bob invests in a mod scooter.
Goodbye to All That (S3-E8 1966)
When Bob joins the army, Terry secretly decides to join up too.- Director:
- Dick Clement
- Cast:
- James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Don McKillop
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George (Sidney James) is a chauffeur-cum-dogsbody in the household of Colonel Maynard (John Le Mesurier) who can't recruit a housekeeper because George can't keep his hands to himself. George has a plan to get his cousin the vacancy but is caught unawares when Gabrielle Dragon (Peggy Mount) arrives and tells him firmly that she has been engaged and means to stay. Has George finally met his match? - Director:
- Shaun O'Riordan
- Cast:
- Peggy Mount, Sidney James, John Le Mesurier
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Spinning off from the incredibly popular 1960's sitcom and its BAFTA-winning 1970's sequel, James Bolam and Rodney Bewes star as Terry Collier and Bob Ferris, two life-long friends with vastly different outlooks on life. Written by comedy legends Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - who would go on to further success with series like 'Porridge' and 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'...Thelma's continued annoyance at her husband Bob's disruptive friend Terry shows no sign of abating. But when Terry lands himself a new girlfriend, Thelma sees her chance to finally get him married off and out of her's and Bob's lives forever! Her solution of touring the north of England in a caravan, however, leaves a lotto be desired... - Director:
- Michael Tuchner
- Cast:
- Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Brigit Forsyth
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Amateur football team The Trojans face their toughest challenge: a charity match against Arsenal in front of a capacity crowd. During the game their star player collapses and dies of poison. Inspector Slade (Leslie Banks) of Scotland Yard is assigned to catch the murderer - and he has only three days to solve the case before it interferes with his theatre performance! - Director:
- Thorold Dickinson
- Cast:
- Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian Mclean
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A weekend gathering at the decaying country home of the eccentric General Futtock produces a series of saucy mishaps between staff and guests. This 'silent' film uses music, sound effects and incoherent mutterings in the place of dialogue, as the bumbling and lewd General competes with his equally lecherous butler as they try to win the attentions of the beautiful short-skirted young houseguest. Chaos ensues between the assembled group of motley characters. - Director:
- Bob Kellett
- Cast:
- Michael Hordern, Peggy Ann Clifford, Roger Livesey
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Legends of British Comedy: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (1996)Legends of British Comedy: Ronnie Barker
Featuring extensive extracts from the finest comedy moments from the late, great and sadly missed Ronnie Barker including unforgettable highlights from his work on television and in film including The Two Ronnies, Open All Hours and Porridge. There's also a chance to revisit less well known film and television appearances and the early work. This authoritative and comprehensible film review of features the widest possible look at Ronnie's career. In addition to archive interviews with Mr Barker himself we also hear the first hand reflections of his long term partner Ronnie Corbett, without whom no proper review of the work of the great man would be complete. - Director:
- Duncan Smith
- Cast:
- Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Eric Sykes
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