An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood. Read more
| Starring | Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler |
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| Director | Steve Roberts |
| Genres | Comedy |
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An amusing story created by Vivian Stanshall which was successful on radio, stage and record. The film follows the antics of two brothers; one a drunk, the other a ghost. Soundtrack features music from Steve Winwood.
| Starring | Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee, Denise Coffey, Harry Fowler, Sheila Reid, Liz Smith, Vivian Stanshall, JG Devlin |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve Roberts |
| Studio | Digital Classics DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 13 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 26 Mar 2009 |
It is not only James Joyce and the Keystone Cops, it's Dylan Thomas and the Goons. It will become a cult, with people seeing it many times over discovering new details all the while.
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Extraordinary
Vivian Stanshal the writer (aso performs) is extremely perculiar. Apart from a reference to digital watches this film could be set any time after WWII. It is ... read more »
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Extraordinary ...
Unbelievable ... almost hilarious ... a nightmare. I can't remember why I ordered this but someone must have said it was funny.
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Forgotten gem
Vivian Stanshall touched on the the surreal, and comically violent, underbelly of what it is to be (or used to be) English.
Also try to get hold of ... read more »
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Fantastic.
Brilliantly surreal, driven by Stanshall’s superb narration. Fantastic characters and none more so than Trevor Howard’s Sir Henry, a sizzled toff who ... read more »
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