John Metcalfe

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30 Years of Comic Strip
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30 Years of Comic Strip

Nov 03, 2012

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012 90 min 1 vues
In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retrospective documentary. It brings together some of the most prominent figures in UK comedy, reflecting on the show's impact and influence on the British comedy scene over the past three decades. The documentary unveils previously unseen footage and reconnects with characters from iconic episodes. The cast and crew of The Comic Strip share anecdotes about the making of the show, recounting experiences marked by a playful disregard for health and safety.
Documentary
Dead on Time
6.5

Dead on Time

Jan 01, 1983

Dead on Time
1983 33 min 8 vues
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Comedy
Inseminoïd
4.1

Inseminoïd

Jan 23, 1981

Inseminoïd
1981 93 min 107 vues
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Horror
Inseminoïd
4.1

Inseminoïd

Jan 23, 1981

Inseminoïd
1981 93 min 107 vues
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Horror
Flagellations
6.208

Flagellations

Apr 19, 1974

Flagellations
1974 102 min 48 vues
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Horror
Begging the Ring
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Begging the Ring

Jun 15, 1978

Begging the Ring
1978 55 min 1 vues
An investigation of a family's dilemma when the 18 year old son, trained by his ambitious father for the local wrestling championships, receives his call up papers for WWI.
Drama
War
10

War

Jan 03, 1983

War
1983 27 min 1 vues
1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and Godfrey retreat to their rural hide-away but after witnessing a bunch of incompetent commandos kill each other, they get separated.
Comedy
House of Mortal Sin
6.61

House of Mortal Sin

Feb 03, 1976

House of Mortal Sin
1976 104 min 41 vues
1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and Godfrey retreat to their rural hide-away but after witnessing a bunch of incompetent commandos kill each other, they get separated.
Horror
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
7

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Jan 21, 1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984 40 min 1 vues
Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being in a spaghetti Western. At a cafe in a remote town they meet two Australian girls who have picked up a scruffy hitch-hiker and a would-be rapist dressed as a matador.
Western
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Feb 08, 1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990 28 min 1 vues
In the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the Falklands, which have indeed been taken over by the Argentinians after all. He is tied to a stake alongside Frances who he has finally met and been captured with. The pair are sentenced to death by dictator, General Galtieri. Stan, in a desperate attempt to stall for time, recounts how he and his fellow 'South Atlantic Raiders' managed to make it to the Falklands. After just escaping from prison and making their getaway in an ice cream van.
Comedy
Spaghetti Hoops
1

Spaghetti Hoops

Mar 01, 1990

Spaghetti Hoops
1990 32 min 1 vues
In a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker Aldo Vini is on the run from Mafia boss Corelli, from whom he has embezzled two million. Corelli hires Mig and Mog, two inept hitmen to go after Vini, killing any witnesses as they go, but when they finally catch up with him, they have no idea what to do with him and confuse Corelli's instructions with their shopping list.
Comedy
The Crying Game
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The Crying Game

May 05, 1992

The Crying Game
1992 34 min 1 vues
Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England in the European Cup Final. To add to this he becomes a national hero, having seemingly saved a young lad from drowning. But Roy has a secret - he is gay - and the editor of the scurrilous 'Scum' tabloid is making it his business to out him. However, with the help of his manager, Roy can triumph at an inspirational climactic football match, where his tears touch the heart of the nation - and pundit Jimmy Twizzle gets very high on mushroom tea.
Comedy
Wild Turkey
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Wild Turkey

Dec 24, 1992

Wild Turkey
1992 28 min 1 vues
Jed, a New York cop, brings home the last Christmas turkey in the shop for his wife Sue. Unfortunately, they make a dramatic discovery whilst stuffing it - namely that it is not dead.
Comedy
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Apr 29, 1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993 31 min 1 vues
A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperate to find men with whom they can procreate in order to ensure the continuity of their race and whom they imprison in their sex factory. Fortunately for the world the secret agent James Blond,a decidedly non-feminist secret agent,sets out to rescue the men and see off the Space Rats in his own inimitable way.
Comedy
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

May 13, 1993

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993 38 min 1 vues
Governor Wilkins brings rookie cop Lucille Bromley to see the imprisoned cannibal Dr Genghis in order to gain information about a serial killer. At the same time the extremely boring Gregory Dawson,who is interested in serial killers,is building his own torture chamber and making a very mundane video diary about his life. However the two worlds are shortly about to collide.
Comedy
The Strike
7

The Strike

Feb 20, 1988

The Strike
1988 59 min 3 vues
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
TV Movie
Xtro
5.8

Xtro

Dec 06, 1982

Xtro
1982 86 min 212 vues
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Science Fiction
Loving Memory
5.6

Loving Memory

Sep 21, 1970

Loving Memory
1970 52 min 11 vues
An isolated brother and sister live with their memories and a grisly secret.
Drama
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
6

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Mar 01, 1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 90 min 4 vues
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Comedy
A Bigger Splash
6.1

A Bigger Splash

Oct 31, 1973

A Bigger Splash
1973 106 min 11 vues
After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends.
Drama
Remembrance
4.8

Remembrance

Oct 01, 1982

Remembrance
1982 117 min 2 vues
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.
Drama
Tina Turner: Break Every Rule
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Tina Turner: Break Every Rule

Dec 28, 1986

Tina Turner: Break Every Rule
1986 60 min 1 vues
Pepsi presents a TV special concert promoting Tina's "Break Every Rule" album and tour. Tina is introduced by “Max Headroom” at the club “Le Zero” in France. The special was actually filmed at Camden Palace in London. 1. Afterglow 2: Intro (Max Headroom) 3: Back Where You Started 4: Break Every Rule 5: What You Get Is What You See 6: Overnight Sensation 7: A Change Is Gonna Come 8: Two People 9: Addicted To Love 10: In The Midnight Hour 11: 634-5789 (duet with Robert Cray) 12: Land Of 1,000 Dances 13: Paradise Is Here 14: Girls
Akenfield
7.2

Akenfield

Nov 18, 1974

Akenfield
1974 98 min 5 vues
As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.
Drama
More Bad News
9.8

More Bad News

Feb 27, 1988

More Bad News
1988 51 min 4 vues
Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get back together again for another film of their exploits, beginning with a reunion gig at the Flying Horse.
Comedy
The American Way
5.8

The American Way

Nov 13, 1987

The American Way
1987 92 min 7 vues
Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, is betrayed by his jealous brothers, sold into slavery, and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the Governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.
Comedy
Starship
3.6

Starship

Dec 13, 1984

Starship
1984 95 min 13 vues
Jowitt, a mercenary without recluse institutes a totalitarian regime in a small mining city of an arid planet, Ordessa, helped in that by androids incapable of any emotion. The young Lorca and his android professor, Kid, are both in this tended situation. To find the liberty, they must at any costs seize a spaceship, the "Red Star", but they quickly have to face an android killer...
Science Fiction