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Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

British comedy starring Stanley Baxter and Julie Christie. A cycling enthusiast takes driving lessons in order to seduce the attractive daughter of a wealthy businessman. Show more

Contributors

Murdoch Troon:
Stanley Baxter
Charles Chingford:
James Robertson Justice
Freddie Fox:
Leslie Phillips
Claire Chingford:
Julie Christie
Mrs Staggers:
Kathleen Harrison
Wentworth:
Eric Barker
Lady on Zebra Crossing:
Esma Cannon
Dr Blake:
Deryck Guyler
Road Workman in Hole:
Frankie Howerd
Director:
Ken Annakin

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Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Slapstick British comedy vehicle for Norman Wisdom about a window cleaner on a country estate who suffers the pranks of his employer's upstart son. Show more

Contributors

Major Willoughby:
Jerry Desmonde
Lady Banderville:
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Fletcher Hetherington:
Colin Gordon
Sir Reginald:
Michael Caridia
Maurice:
Michael Ward
Sylvia:
Jill Dixon
Mick Bellman:
William Lucas
Yvonne:
Hy Hazell
Producer:
Hugh Stewart

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Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Slapstick comedy about a milkman for a small, independent dairy, who finds his livelihood threatened by a large conglomerate and decides to put up a fight. Starring Norman Wisdom.

Contributors

Norman Pitkin:
Norman Wisdom
Mr Grimsdale:
Edward Chapman
Mr Hunter:
Jerry Desmonde
Mrs Hoskin:
Paddie ONeil
Director:
Robert Asher
Producer:
Hugh Stewart

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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Classic slapstick comedy about a bumbling butcher's boy (Norman Wisdom) who takes a shine to a recently orphaned girl while visiting his boss in hospital. He vows to see her again. Show more

Contributors

Norman Pitkin:
Norman Wisdom
Director:
Robert Asher
Grimsdale:
Edward Chapman
Janet Haskell:
Jeanette Sterke
Sir Hector:
Jerry Desmonde
Lady Brinkley:
Jill Melford
Cpl Welsh:
Glyn Houston
Capt Russell:
Peter Jones
Prof Crankshaw:
Ernest Clark
Dr Meadows:
Patrick Cargill
Producer:
Hugh Stewart

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Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Comedy. A car park attendant at Scotland Yard (Norman Wisdom) dreams of becoming a policeman like his father, but his determination to prove his worth leads to chaos. Show more

Contributors

Norman Pitkin/Giulio Napolitani:
Norman Wisdom
Sir Ronald:
Raymond Huntley
Supt Hobson:
David Lodge
Mrs Stammers:
Esma Cannon
Director:
Robert Asher
Producer:
Hugh Stewart

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Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Comedy. A wealthy newspaper proprietor puts up a £10,000 prize for the fastest flight from London to Paris. His wager attracts a weird and eccentric collection of competitors. Show more

Contributors

Orvil Newton:
Stuart Whitman
Patricia Rawnsley:
Sarah Miles
Sir Percival Ware-Armitage:
Terry-Thomas
Colonel Manfred Von Holstein:
Gert Frobe
Pierre Dubois:
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lord Rawnsley:
Robert Morley
Courtney:
Eric Sykes
Fire Chief Perkins:
Benny Hill
Richard Mays:
James Fox
Count Emilio Ponticelli:
Alberto Sordi
Brigitte/Ingrid/Marlene/Françoise/Yvette/Betty:
Irina Demick
Mother Superior:
Flora Robson
Neanderthal Man/Birdman/Inventors/Pilot/Airline Passenger:
Red Skelton
Captain Rumpelstoss:
Karl Michael Vogler
George Gruber:
Sam Wanamaker
French Postman:
Eric Barker
Colonel:
Fred Emney
Assistant Fire Chief:
Norman Rossington
Fireman:
Graham Stark
Harry Popperwell:
Tony Hancock
Trawler Skipper:
Maurice Denham
MacDougal:
Gordon Jackson
French Painter:
John Le Mesurier
Lieutenant Parsons:
Jeremy Lloyd
Countess Sophia Ponticelli:
Zena Marshall
Airline Hostess:
Millicent Martin
Italian Mayor:
Eric Pohlman
Tremayne Gascoyne:
William Rushton
Photographer:
Jimmy Thompson
Director:
Ken Annakin