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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 review by from Southampton
    Rated - 4.0 stars Classic Brit Com 30 November 2005
    ...reat characters of sitcom. Melvyn Hayes as the impossibly camp drag artist and Michael Knowles as the naive silly-ass officer are also a joy. The DVDs include, as part of ...   Read customer review

Michael Knowles - filmography


  • You Rang My Lord - Series 3 (2 discs) on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Paul Shane,  Jeffrey Holland,  Su Pollard
    Director: David Croft,  Roy Gould
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Ten years after fighting together in World War 1, Alf Stokes and James Twelvetrees met again when they found themselves both working for the aristocratic Lord Meldrum and his family. But for how long will the honest James put up with the butler's devious scheming? There are more high jinks, romance ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 467 members
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  • The BFG - Blu-ray (1989)
    Starring: David Jason,  Amanda Root,  Angela Thorne
    Director: Brian Cosgrove
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's delightful children's novel tells the tale of an orphan girl and her friend the BFG (Big Friendly Giant). His nightly routine of catching good dreams and blowing them into children's ears is threatened by bigger, meaner giants, so he and Sophie embark on an ..read more »
    1 star out of 5 23% from 3 members
    Due for release on 10th September 2012
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes,  Donald Hewlett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The complete fifth series of adventures (and misadventures) with the Royal Artillery concert party as the end of the Second World War creeps closer... Episodes Comprise: 1. Front Line Entertainers 2. Bridge Over The River Hipong 3. The Pay-Off 4. Puddings From Heaven 5. The Superstar 6. The ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 352 members
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Windsor Davies,  Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The fourth series of the BBC comedy which centres on the Royal Artillery Concert Party in India. In this series the Colonel's secret affair is brought out into the open and the Concert Party troop are mistaken for women by a group of airmen.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 509 members
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Windsor Davies,  Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Fall In!... for a feast of classic fun as the boys from the concert party parade their special brand of army camp. This classic BBC comedy series stars the members of the Royal Artillery Concert Party including Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes), Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden (Don Estelle) and 'La De ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 860 members
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  • You Rang My Lord - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Paul Shane,  Jeffrey Holland,  Su Pollard
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features the complete episodes of series two which follows the lives of the service staff of a large wealthy household. Alfie Stokes and James Twelvetrees are two soldiers from the First World War who have been reunited ten years later when they are taken into the service of Lord Meldrum, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 611 members
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  • You Rang My Lord - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Paul Shane,  Jeffrey Holland,  Su Pollard
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Ten years after fighting together in World War 1, Alf Stokes and James Twelvetrees met again when they found themselves both working for the aristocratic Lord Meldrum and his family. But, any old loyalties seem long gone amidst the intrigue and shenanigans running riot above and below stairs. From ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 339 members
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Michael Knowles facts

5 most recent films

You Rang My Lord - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
The BFG - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Brush Strokes - Series 3 and 4 - 2.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 8 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 8 - 3.5 stars
You Rang My Lord - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 2 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The BFG - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Brush Strokes - Series 3 and 4 - 2.5 stars
You Rang My Lord - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
You Rang My Lord - Series 2 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Donald Hewlett - 16 times - show films
Paul Shane - 9 times - show films
Jeffrey Holland - 9 times - show films
Su Pollard - 9 times - show films
Don Estelle - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 12 times - show films
Roy Gould - 3 times - show films
David Croft - 3 times - show films
John Kilby - 1 times - show films
Harold Snoad - 1 times - show films