Ben Cutlet Will Hay) is a bogus sea captain who is tricked into taking command of an unseaworthy ship. The Rob Roy he and two stowaways arrive on an Island inhabited by cannibals. The radio set they have with them scares them into friendliness. But for how long? With Moore Marriott and Norman Varden.
What a beautiful day for The Ken Dodd Laughter Show! With his trademark tickling stick, tattifilarious jokes, sketches and musical numbers, Ken guarantees a laughter-packed show!
Featuring all 6 episodes from this 1979 series, Ken hilariously tackles the big issues of the day. There are special appearances by Miss World (though which year she won is anyone's guess!), Captain Ken and his unruly troops, and the world's first (and only) underwater ventriloquist!
NORMAN WISDOM'S IMMENSE POPULARITY STEMS FROM HIS
HILARIOUS PORTRAYAL OF THE LITTLE GUY WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO WIN OUT IN THE END. THE CLOTH-CAPPED
BUMBLER IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATIONS OF BRITISH COMEDY.
NORMAN PITKIN (NORMAN WISDOM) IS THE VILLAGE MILKMAN. EVERY MORNING HE SETS OFF WITH HIS MILK CHURN AND
HORSE TO PROVIDE THE ECCENTRIC VILLAGERS WITH THE MILK FOR THEIR EARLY MORNING CUPS OF TEA. THE WAR, HOWEVER. HAS GREATLY AIDED CONSOLIDATED DAIRIES WHO, UNLIKE
NORMAN. HAVE SUPER-EFFICIENT ELECTRIC MILK TROLLEYS. WHAT IS NORMAN TO DO?
Alan Beresford B'Stard (Rik Mayall - Bottom, The Young Ones) is a cunning and conniving low-life MP with aspirations to reach the upper echelons of society. A devious philanderer who would think nothing of dumping nuclear waste in a children's playground, B'Stard possess extreme political views and has no hesitation in following them in his pursuit of power and money. There are no depths to which he would happily not sink, no plot too devious.
Happiness Is A Warm Gun:
Meet Alan Beresford B'Stard, an unscrupulous young politico who will stop at nothing to get elected to parliament.
Original ITV Transmission 13 September 1987.
Passport To Freedom:
Alan's wife Sarah, inherits a million pounds' worth of shares, which enables her to fulfil her deepest wish - to leave Alan. But Alan B'Stard MP knows a politician needs a wife.
Original ITV Transmission 20 September 1987.
Sex Is Wrong:
Alan realises that joining a moral crusade can be extremely profitable... with hilarious consequences.
Original ITV Transmission 27 September 1987.
NORMAN WISDOM'S IMMENSE POPULARITY STEMS FROM HIS HILARIOUS PORTRAYAL OF THE LITTLE GUY WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO WIN OUT IN THE END. THE CLOTH CAPPED BUMBLER IS ONE OF THE GREAT CREATIONS OF BRITISH COMEDY.
NORMAN PITKIN (NORMAN WISDOM) WORKS AS AN ASSISTANT TO MR GRIMSDALE, AN OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY BUTCHER. A MUTUAL RESPECT EXISTS BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT MR GRIMSDALE (EDWARD CHAPMAN) DOES THE THINKING AND NORMAN THE WORK. WHEN THE SHOP IS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT, MR GRIMSDALE, AT NORMAN'S
SUGGESTION, PUTS HIS MOST PRICELESS POSSESSION, HIS GOLD WATCH, IN HIS MOUTH FOR SAFEKEEPING_ BUT WHEN A
SHOT RINGS OUT, HE SWALLOWS THE WATCH.
Harry Worth, the master of comic confusion, welcomes you to his first ever series for ITV, the first of eight programmes in which he moves away from situation comedy and appears in a brand new format.
Each entertaining sketch sees the bumbling, well-meaning Harry reduce everyone he comes into contact with, whether it be his neighbours, his doctor or the police, to a state of bewilderment and frustration!
Frankie Howard is the guest star in this classic Carry On. He plays Francis Bigger, a charlatan faith healer who ends up in hospital and what a hospital. Doctorï ½s tinkle and Kilmore have a record most executioners would be proud of.
The Matron could bring the dead back to life simply by shrieking at them and the nurses are always raising the blood pressure of the male patients ï ½ much to their delight! Carry on Doctor is a case history of rude health that will have you in stitches!
Sid Boggle (Sid James) and his bumbling mate Bernie Lugg (Bernard Bresslaw) hit on the idea of a nudist camping holiday to spice things up a bit with their girlfriends. But for Sid the fun really starts when Dr. Soaper (Kenneth Williams), Headmaster of the Chayste Place Finishing School and his Matron, Miss Haggard (Hattie Jacques), arrive with a gaggle of nubile girls. Under the crooked eye of Joshua Fiddler (Peter Butterworth) the money-grabbing proprietor, chaos follows confusion. There are goings-on after lights out, collapsing tents, a mix up with a mad bull, panic in the washrooms and a rude awakening from a bunch of hippies. Prepare for an onslaught of robust breezy humour when the Carry on team takes to the great outdoors.
Join comedy megastar Benny Hill in two of his classic shows from the 1970's. Known throughout the world for his combination of high-speed farce, risque jokes and gorgeous ladies, it is these shows - made for Thames Television - that turned him into a global household name.
With every show a critically acclaimed ratings topper, it's no surprise that The Benny Hill Show was one of the most successful programmes on British television.
So join Benny, the ladies and his trio of hopeless helpers (Henry McGee, Bob Todd and Jack Wright) in two superb shows from 1976.