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Spike Milligan
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Filmography
Spike Milligan - what members say
review by from Shropshire
A Bit Down Among The Z Men 15 July 2004
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Carry On? 22 July 2005
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The life and legacy of spike Milligan 27 August 2008
Spike Milligan - filmography
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Takin' Over The Asylum
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Caroline Paterson, Angela Bruce, Elizabeth Spriggs
Director: David Blair
Certificate: 
All six episodes of the Bafta-winning black comedy series from the 1990s, starring David Tennant in his debut role. Set in a Scottish mental asylum, St Jude's, Ken Stott plays Eddie McKenna, a double-glazing salesman fighting his own demons, who moonlights as a D.J. in the hospital at night. During ..read more »
 
82%
from 953 members
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History Of The World - Part 1
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Pamela Stephenson
Director: Mel Brooks
Certificate:
Mel Brooks' historical parody is split into five sections: In 'The Stone Age', a caveman invents music after dropping a rock on his foot. However the development of the fine arts brings with it an unwelcome side-effect - the birth of the critic. 'The Roman Empire' sees Jesus and his disciples being ..read more »
64%
from 1,577 member
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The Last Remake Of Beau Geste
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Terry-Thomas, Irene Handl, Marty Feldman
Director: Marty Feldman
Certificate: 
Marty Feldman writes, directs and stars in this parody of the French Foreign Legion adventure films based on the novel by P.C. Wren. When a priceless family heirloom goes missing, Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard)'s adopted twin sons - the weedy, pathetic Digby (Feldman) and his (not so) identical ..read more »
61%
from 86 members
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The Great McGonagall
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Peter Sellers, Julia Foster, John Bluthal
Director: Joseph McGrath
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Spike Milligan plays McGonagall, an unemployed weaver who decides to devote his life to poetry. He falls in love with Queen Victoria (Peter Sellers) and dedicates his work to her, despite a distinct lack of interest on her part and talent on his.
43%
from 240 members
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The Three Musketeers
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Geraldine Chaplin, Oliver Reed, Michael York
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate: 
A star-studded adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel. The Three Musketeers (Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay and Richard Chamberlain) are in the service of the King of Paris when D'Artagnan (Michael York) arrives on the scene, creating a stir by single-handedly defeating two soldiers in a ..read more »
70%
from 1,724 member
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Michael Hordern, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers
Director: William Sterling
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
All-star adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic. When Alice (Fiona Fullerton) leaves her friends by the river to follow a white rabbit (Michael Crawford) she falls down a hole to the centre of the Earth and lands in Wonderland. There she meets a singing Caterpillar (Ralph Richardson), a dancing ..read more »
51%
from 378 members
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The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie
(1972)
Starring: Dick Bentley, Peter Cook, Avice Landon
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate: 
The bawdy adventures of an Australian tourist in Earls Court. A spin off from the 'Private Eye' comic strip, the hero McKenzie is a larger than life, loud-mouthed, sex-crazed whirlwind who causes havoc when he comes to England's reserved shores.
47%
from 272 members
Not available for rental
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The Magic Christian
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Yul Brynner, Wilfrid Hyde White, Peter Sellers
Director: Joseph McGrath
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his ..read more »
56%
from 487 members
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What A Whopper
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Sid James, Clive Dunn, Carole Lesley
Director: Gilbert Gunn
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Adam Faith and Sid James star in this innuendo-laden 1961 British comedy. Struggling writer Tony Blake (Faith) and his bohemian artist flatmates are threatened with eviction from their house in Chelsea. To raise the cash, they devise a hare-brained scheme to travel to Loch Ness, fake an appearance ..read more »
63%
from 58 members
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Suspect
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Thorley Walters, Anthony Booth, Peter Cushing
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
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Low budget British thriller from the Boulting brothers starring Tony Britton and Virginia Maskell. A team of scientists led by Professor Sewell (Peter Cushing) have been researching cures for plague. When their findings are suppressed by the government, junior scientist Bob Marriott (Britton) is so ..read more »
55%
from 71 members
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Down Among the Z Men
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Graham Sta, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
Director: MacLean Rogers
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
The one and only film outing for the stars of the groundbreaking 1950's radio comedy series 'The Goon Show'. During World War II a gang of dodgy criminals arrive in a small town with the aim to poach a professor's secret atomic formula. Zany antics and madcap tomfoolery ensue as the troupe attempt ..read more »
49%
from 369 members
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Comedy Greats - Spike Milligan
on DVD
Starring: Spike Milligan
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Spike Milligan, remembered for his turn in 'The Goons' and his 'Q' series' from the 1960s to the 1980s, looks back at his career with his tongue buried firmly in his cheek. Playing along with the camera crew's 'surprise' visit to his home, he quickly turns the situation to his surreal advantage and ..read more »
64%
from 761 members
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Golden Years Of British Comedy
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Dudley Moore, Norman Wisdom, Sid James
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Compilation of television comedy moments from some of the best-loved entertainers of each era, including Tommy Trinder, George Formby, Terry Thomas, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Spike Milligan, Eric Morcambe, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom, and many more.
56%
from 158 members
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Six Dates With Barker - Series 1
Starring: Ronnie Barker
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Six one-off episodes from the 1971 series 'Six Dates with Barker', featuring multi-faceted comedian Ronnie Barker performing scripts from different writers, including Spike Milligan and John Cleese. Episodes comprise: '1937: The Removals Person', '1899: The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London ..read more »
40%
from 4 members
Not available for rental
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Spike Milligan facts
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...e up to expectations. It had potential but did not benefit from the writings of Spike Milligan, having been written by Jimmy Grafton and Francis Charles. The film was also ma...
