Arthur Lowe

Terry Wogan presents a compilation programme celebrating the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. Featuring interviews with those who knew him, and footage from both his classic comedy performances and his many straight roles.

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderson, Peter Brook, and Tony Richardson. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer (in full costume) navigating the London transport network as he attempts to reach Covent Garden in 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. Scripted by Shelagh Delaney, 'The White Bus' blends realism, drama, and poetry as a despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. And Vanessa Redgrave stars in Tony Richardson’s romantic reverie and musical featurette 'Red and Blue'. Produced in 1967, but ultimately shelved.

Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.

A humorous look at the preparation and writing of reports. Details the essential elements of good report writing. Intended for management in industry, commerce and public service. This film features Jeff Rawle as the young employee and Arthur Lowe as his boss (and some other characters as well).

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.

Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.

Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963 version, starring Albert Finney as the lusty hero, won four Oscars. Joan Collins does a great job as a Wicked Lady style highwaywoman.

An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings.Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are, finally winning the day

한 작은 마을에 포르노 서점이 문을 연다. 어느날 서점으로 배달되어야 할 포르노 잡지가 은행으로 잘못 우송되는 일이 발생한다. 마을은 이로 인해 소동에 휩싸인다.

London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, where he begins training to take part in the War. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing - and some not-so amusing - scrapes. A film adaptation of the first volume of Spike Milligan's war diaries.

임페리얼 커피 컴퍼니의 판매사원인 믹 트래비스는 사원교육에서 진심 어린 미소로 좋은 평가를 받는다. 이로 인해 트래비스는 다른 사원들보다 빨리 실전에 투입되어 동북부 지역의 판매를 담당하게 된다. 하지만 커피 판매는 생각처럼 쉽지 않고, 트래비스는 예상치 못한 사건들에 휘말리게 된다. 1950년대 영국 프리시네마의 기수 앤더슨의 작품으로, 초현실적인 분위기가 가득한 코믹 판타지. 앤더슨은 트래비스의 파란만장한 세일즈 여정 속에서 자본주의의 허상을 짚어본다. 원안의 아이디어는 트래비스 역의 말콤 맥도웰의 경험에서 시작되었다고 한다.

에드워드는 셰익스피어 극에만 출연하는 배우다. ´올해의 배우상´ 수상에 실패하자 그는 딸을 끌어들여 셰익스피어 희곡들에 나온 살인 장면들을 연기한다. 컬트적 매력이 충만한, 엉뚱하고 신선한 코미디 호러 각색물.

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the wrong place and should be closer to the home of a prissy fashion designer.

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton.

A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.

Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.

In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.

A fading seaside resort attempt to revive its fortunes with a summer show.

모든 것이 군대식으로 계급화, 획일화된 영국의 전통적인 사립학교 기숙사. 반항적인 소년 믹 트래비스는 숨 막히는 예배의식과 권위주의적인 교사들, 강압적인 규율을 견디다 못해 두 친구와 함께 전쟁을 일으키기로 한다. 개교기념일을 맞이하여 지붕 위로 올라간 그들은 기관총을 난사하고, 군인 출신의 교장은 그들을 향해 발포를 명령한다. 개인의 자유를 부정하고 억압하는 권위적인 제도들에 대한 젊은 세대들의 선전포고와 전복적 가치관을 담고 있는 이 영화는 68혁명 당시의 분위기를 반영한 강렬한 시대정신과 제도교육에 대한 통렬한 비판이 초현실적인 미장센으로 그려지고 있다. 장 비고의 걸작 에 바치는 오마주이다

Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.

A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.

A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items

When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic center, only Emma Mannering's corset shop stands in the way, and she refuses to sell, so he sends his unscrupulous assistant Ed Crayshaw to "fix" things, but instead, he's double-crossed.

요크셔의 광부, 프랭크(Frank Machin: 리차드 해리스 분)는 프로 럭비 선수로 성공하고 싶어한다. 노력 끝에 프로 럭비 선수로 인정을 받게 된 프랭크는 많은 돈은 벌게 되나 점점 난폭해지고 고집이 세어진다. 프랭크는 마가렛(Mrs. Hammond: 레이첼 로버츠 분)이라는 미망인과 사랑에 빠지는데 이 둘의 관계는 감정적인 교류보다는 육체적인 관계 위주의 것이었다. 그러던 어느 날, 프랭크의 동료의 결혼식에서 마가렛은 사람들 앞에서 뻐기는 프랭크를 견디다 못해 맹렬히 공격하고 급기야 둘은 헤어진다. 하지만 프랭크에게는 돈이 행복의 전부였기에 그녀를 되찾지 못한다.

A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.

London at the turn of the century. Three men is on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their leader, discovers the bank's weak spot: an old forgotten sewer straight under the vaults.

Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.

After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.

US Army Officer Dan Adams, blinded during the war, is framed for a diamond smuggling rap. Upon regaining his sight, Adams goes after the real thieves in an effort to clear his name. In order to trap the wily criminals, Adams pretends that he's still bereft of his vision.

A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.

A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.

A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices finds that once he's set foot on the path of corruption he is trapped by an ever more complex web of lies and intrigue. A lifetime of personal honour is at stake and we wonder if redemption is possible.

A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.

A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took place on the same day in three successive years. The police don't trust their instincts - but as 10th July nears again, a solicitor has started receiving threatening letters...

Based on a short gothic horror story “Markheim” by Robert Louis Stevenson.

A young woman, Judith Moray, deserts her prospective fiance, the nice doctor Alan Kearn, for an old flame, the dashing but roguish former wing commander Bill Glennan. Glennan makes her pregnant and marries her, but leaves her on the morning after the wedding when he learns that her father can't offer him financial support. Two years later she - having been told that Glennan is dead - has married Kearn and borne him a son. But then Glennan suddenly reappears and begins to blackmail her.

"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

루이스 마치니(데니스 프라이스 분)는 다스코인 공작의 딸과 무일푼의 오페라 가수 사이에서 태어난 서출이다. 하지만 그는 작위를 물려받겠다는 생각으로 자신의 길에 방해가 되는 사람들을 모두 제거하기로 결심한다. 루이스는 다양한 방법으로 친척들을 제거해 나가기 시작한다. 사고로 죽은 두 사람을 제외하고, 여섯 사람이나 죽인 루이스는 드디어 작위를 차지한다. 하지만 그는 엉뚱하게도 어린 시절 친구이자 결혼 후에도 계속 관계를 가져온 시벨라(조안 그린우드 분)의 남편을 죽인 것으로 체포되어 사형될 위기에 처한다. 다행히 시벨라의 남편은 자살한 것으로 밝혀지고 루이스는 석방된다. 하지만 그는 감옥 안에서 시간을 보내기 위해 썼던 회고록을 감옥 안에 두고 나온다. 그리고 발견된 그의 회고록을 읽은 한 출판 업자가 루이스에게 접근해 그 회고록을 인쇄할 권리를 요구하는데...

A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.