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Griff Rhys Jones - what members say

Staggered review by from Tooting, England

A Top British Comedy 4 November 2004
... see it again. A very funny film with a good British cast; Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones (in a cameo) at possibly their finest. You may also spot Eric Idle in an uncred... Read customer review

Wilt review by from Kent

What Was Wrong With The Book! 26 October 2004
...the casting was reasonable, but the actors/actresses were used in a bad script. Griff Rhys Jones is a perfectly believable Henry Wilt, but has had all his satrically cutting li... Read customer review

Not The Nine O'Clock News - The Best Of - Vol. 2 review by max1963 from East Yorkshire

Hilarious 23 October 2007
...A classic '80s comedy, with the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith & Pamela Stephenson ... Read customer review

Griff Rhys Jones - filmography

Britain's Lost Routes (2012)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones
Certificate:
Griff Rhys Jones traces four routes across the British countryside to explore how our ancestors travelled as work or on pilgrimage. He uses each route to reflect on modern life.

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Due for release on 11th June 2012

Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones (2 discs) on DVD (2010)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones
Certificate:
Actor and comedian Griff Rhys Jones sets out on an adventure to explore how rivers have influenced, nurtured and powered our lives throughout history.

67% from 15 members

Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 4 (3 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Natasha Kaplinsky, John Hurt, Griff Rhys Jones
Director: none
Certificate:
Who Do You Think You Are? follows the journeys of eight well known personalities as they explore their family trees, uncover their family history and discover fascinating and poignant facts about their ancestors that have been, until now, hidden in the annals of time.

80% from 117 members

Puckoon on DVD (2002)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Elliott Gould, Daragh O'Malley
Director: Terence Ryan
Certificate:
Adapted from Spike Milligan's comic novel this story, in the vein of PASSPORT TO PIMLICO, where a small area of land is segregated from the rest of society. When an Irish Free State is set up in the 1920s when the Sligo border is drawn bisecting the Irish village of Puckoon right down the middle, ..read more »

53% from 345 members

Up 'N' Under on DVD (1998)
Starring: Gary Olsen, Tony Slattery, Neil Morrissey
Director: John Godber
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Arthur's only passions in life are his wife Doreen and Rugby League. When he hears about the Cobblers and their corrupt manager, Arthur bets his life savings that he can train any team to beat them. He enlists gym owner Hazel Scott to save himself from possible financial ruin and the wrath of his ..read more »

70% from 220 members

The Adventures Of Pinocchio on DVD (1996)
Starring: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Rob Schneider
Director: Steve Barron
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Unlike the more familiar animated Pinocchio by Disney, there are no song interludes here, and characters added to the story by Disney (such as Jiminy Cricket) are not included. Producer Francis Ford Coppola and director Steve Barron, (known for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film) closely ..read more »

63% from 49 members

Staggered on DVD (1994)
Starring: Martin Clunes, Anna Chancellor, Michael Praed
Director: Martin Clunes
Certificate:
Martin Clunes directs and stars in this comedy romp in which he plays Neil, a toy salesman, who wakes up the day after his stag night to find himself naked and penniless on a remote Scottish island after a prank from his supposed best friend. Neil somehow has three days to get back to London, save ..read more »

62% from 761 members

As You Like It (1992)
Starring: Emma Croft, Griff Rhys Jones, Andrew Tiernan
Director: Christine Edzard
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy which tells the story of Orlando and Rosalind, who have been banished from the French Court of Duke Frederick.

40% from 13 members
Currently unavailable

Wilt (1988)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman
Director: Michael Tuchner
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
The popular comedy duo Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith star in this comedy based on the Tom Sharpe novel. Henry Wilt (Jones) is a lecturer who is under the thumb of his domineering wife. Wilt lands himself in hot water when he makes a fool of himself at a party with an inflatable doll, which he ..read more »

63% from 686 members
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Porterhouse Blue on DVD (1987)
Starring: David Jason, Ian Richardson, Charles Gray
Director: Robert Knights
Certificate:
In this Channel 4 comedy, based on the novel by Tom Sharpe, Porterhouse College prides itself on rowing and eating rather than academic achievement. When the arrival of a new master threatens tradition, the old guard of Porterhouse reacts in an explosive fashion. The TV miniseries stars David Jason,..read more »

71% from 1,194 member

Morons From Outer Space on DVD (1984)
Starring: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, James B. Sikking
Director: Mike Hodges
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
While an extraterrestrial space captain is refuelling at an intergalactic station, his companions play with the controls, starting the ship and causing it to crash into a nearby planet ... Earth!

52% from 317 members

Not The Nine O'Clock News - The Best Of ... on DVD (1979)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
Certificate:
More memorable sketch show comedy from the 1980's NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS team of Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Pamela Stephenson and Rowan Atkinson. Full of spoofs and topical satire this second volume includes the classic scene where Rowan Atkinson is casually walking down the street only to be ..read more »

71% from 2,438 members

Not The Nine O'Clock News - The Best Of ... on DVD (1979)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
Director: Bill Wilson, Geoffrey Posner
Certificate:
First broadcast in 1979, NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS was one of the initial wave of series that brought "alternative" comedy into the mainstream via British television in the early 1980s. With fewer rough edges than The Young Ones, it found an audience of six million viewers and launched the careers ..read more »

70% from 3,065 members

At Last Smith And Jones
Starring: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones
Director: none
Certificate:
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones return with another 45 sketches the best bits culled from series 1 to 4, which were originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987.

51% from 7 members
Currently unavailable

Mountain - Exploring Britain's High Places (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones
Director: none
Certificate:
With names like Snowdon, Ben Nevis or Scarfell Pike, Britain 's high places are at once romantic and rooted in the nation's sense of identity. In Mountains, Griff Rhys Jones brings their stories to life. Travelling the length of the UK by journeying across the rooftops of Britain, Griff Rhys Jones ..read more »

75% from 354 members

Three Men In A Boat / Three Men In Anoth... (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Dara O'Briain, Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath
Director: Andrew Fettis, Michael Massey
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In THREE MEN AND A BOAT, Dara O'Briain, Griff Rhys Jones, and Rory McGrath retrace the boating journey of Jerome K. Jerome in his book THREE MEN IN A BOAT on the Thames River between Kingston and Oxford. In THREE MEN AND ANOTHER BOAT, the trio reunite and journey on a yacht.

78% from 180 members

Mine All Mine (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Matthew Barry, Rhian Morgan
Director: Tim Whitby, Sheree Folkson
Certificate:
Features the complete series in which Max finds out that the deeds he holds for the town of Swansea could actually be genuine. His family could indeed be the owners of the whole town and he has plans for it...

61% from 194 members

Griff Rhys Jones facts

5 most recent films

Britain's Lost Routes - 3 stars
Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones - 3.5 stars
Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 4 - 4.0 stars
Puckoon - 2.5 stars
Up 'N' Under - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 4 - 4.0 stars
Three Men In A Boat / Three Men In Another Boat - 4.0 stars
Mountain - Exploring Britain's High Places - 4.0 stars
Not The Nine O'Clock News - The Best Of - Vol. 2 - 3.5 stars
Porterhouse Blue - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Britain's Lost Routes - 3 stars
As You Like It - 2.0 stars
At Last Smith And Jones - 2.5 stars
The Adventures Of Pinocchio - 3.0 stars
Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mel Smith - 7 times - show films
Graham Norton - 4 times - show films
Sir Matthew Pinsent - 4 times - show films
Natasha Kaplinsky - 4 times - show films
Nicky Campbell - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 7 times - show films
Sheree Folkson - 3 times - show films
Tim Whitby - 3 times - show films
Christine Edzard - 2 times - show films
Mike Hodges - 2 times - show films