Tag: British TV Shows & Their Movies

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

90 mins     Comedy      

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) Steve Coogan returns as Alan Partridge and finds himself dealing with a siege at North Norfolk Digital Radio...

All Creatures Great and Small (1975)

92 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

All Creatures Great and Small (1975) Simon Ward and Anthony Hopkins star as vets James Herriot and Siegfried Farnon in this TV movie version of the popular TV show...

Bean (1997)

89 mins     Comedy, Family      

Bean: Mr Bean heads to America where he is mistaken for a prominent art expert...

The Best of Benny Hill (1974)

83 mins     Comedy      

Like so many Brits growing up in the 70s and 80s Benny Hill was a big part of my childhood with his seaside postcard style humour which admittedly had me in laughter as a child. But 30 years on from when I probably last watch...

Bless This House (1972)

87 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Bless This House - Sidney James stars as Sid Abbot who only wants a quiet life but between his wife, children and new neighbours he isn't going to get one....

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

84 mins     Comedy      

So the joke is we have Sacha Baron Cohen playing a fake foreign reporter fooling everyone he meets in America that he is Borat and seeing how much foolish behaviour he can get away with at the expense of himself but also thos...

Dad's Army (1971)

95 mins     Comedy      

Movie review - Dad's Army (1971) feature length 1970's movie of the popular British TV show about the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard - starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Liz Fraser...

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

84 mins     Family, Sci-Fi      

As mentioned in my review of the previous years "Dr. Who and the Daleks" I was never a fan of Dr. Who and can't remember having ever watched an entire episode of the sci-fi series as a child. But after finding myself enjoying...

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)

82 mins     Adventure , Family, Sci-Fi      

Never have I been a fan of "Dr. Who" I actually don't remember ever watching an entire episode not even as a child when Tom Baker was the Dr. But that probably goes in my favour when it comes to "Dr. Who and the Daleks" the m...

Edge of Darkness (2010)

117 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Now for those who decide to watch "Edge of Darkness" because they enjoyed the BBC series on which it is based will probably walk away disappointed, well lets be honest you take a series which was 6 episodes and over 5 hours l...

George and Mildred (1980)

93 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - George and Mildred (1980) having been reminded that it is their wedding anniversary tomorrow George Roper (Brian Murphy) plans to take Mildred (Yootha Joyce) on a trip down memory lane. But of course for George...

Guest House Paradiso (1999)

89 mins     Comedy      

Hands up all those who like "Bottom"? No I am not on about a shapely posterior but the TV series starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as Richie and Eddie. Now for those who didn't enjoy "Bottom" all I can say is don't was...

Holiday on the Buses (1973)

85 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Holiday on the Buses (1973) Reg Varney & Bob Grant are back as Stan & Jack who find themselves working at a Pontins holiday camp where Blakey is the head of security...

The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)

96 mins     Comedy      

The Inbetweeners 2 - the four friends end up in Australia doing the touristy things which of course means trouble and chaos...

The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)

97 mins     Comedy      

I am going to put my hand up and say I never watched a single episode of "The Inbetweeners" despite being British, I find modern British comedy an acquired taste or maybe more a case of entertaining a certain age group and le...

Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)

82 mins     Comedy      

Back in the late 90s I loved Harry Enfield & Kathy Burke's Kevin & Perry on their TV show and was just as big of a fan when they hit the big screen with "Kevin & Perry Go Large". But over a decade later I had serious doubts a...

The Likely Lads (1976)

90 mins     Comedy      

The Likely Lads (1976) with their childhood homes gone and their favourite pub being pulled down Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes) and Terry Collier (James Bolam) are confronted by change as well as a caravan holiday thanks to Bob's ...

Man About the House (1974)

90 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Man About the House (1974) Robin (Richard O'Sullivan), Chrissy (Paula Wilcox) and Jo (Sally Thomsett) have a problem when their landlords, Mildred (Yootha Joyce) and George Roper (Brian Murphy), are offered the...

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

90 mins     Comedy, Family      

Years ago I was sitting with my family when a TV show with Mr. Bean came on and we all sat there wondering what the heck we were watching as the rubber faced antics of Rowan Atkinson were not making us laugh. Ever since then ...

Mutiny on the Buses (1972)

89 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Mutiny on the Buses (1972) Reg Varney is back as Stan and has more problems as his girlfriend wants to settle down whilst his brother-in-law starts working at the bus depot...