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Episode 2 of Series 2 sees another crossover with the Best Pick Podcast as another of its hosts Jessica Regan (our second guest after Tom Salinsky) joins to talk about the 2012 darkest of dark comedies Sightseers. Jess provided unparalleled insight into director Ben Wheatley’s process, starring as she did in his 2009 sketch show The Wrong Door.
We take a closer look at The Wrong Door, a show in which dinosaurs are dates, Pirates hijack commuter trains and Matt Berry puts John Virgo’s trick shots in the shade, as well as a deep dive into Wheatley’s third feature-length film, which became the first big screen starring roles for comedy collaborators Steve Oram and Alice Lowe.
It helped to have a voice of Irish sanity to help assess a movie that so precisely captures a slice of English eccentricity, repressed anger and downright insanity! We also take a look at the use of double, double pop covers for needle drops and a supporting cast of some of the British movie industry’s very best bit players.
How would Guy and Rob get on with Jess’ questions on the Oram and Lowe and could we have a new contender for the top spot? Find out in episode two.The Wrong Door Episode one - The Wrong Door S01E01 The World's Most Annoying Creature (youtube.com)
The Wrong Door – Train Pirates starring Jessica Regan 2008 The Wrong Door. The Train Pirates! (youtube.com)
Alice Lowe and Steve Oram interviewed by Alan Partridge - EM 10004 Video NA RunEscape GunShot TsktpkV15 Nor Q F NA EN PC A bluedemo (youtube.com)A Dark Song Trailer A Dark Song - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Midnight (youtube.com)Sightseers Trailer Sightseers trailer (youtube.com)Sightseers – Report that to the National Trust - SIGHTSEERS - National Trust - Film Clip (youtube.com)
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We're back for our difficult second series. Guy and Rob carefully curated a list of films that span eight decades and showcase all manner of British comedy....or we just picked some random films from the long list. I forget now.
Series two begins with a classic sitcom spin-off. The seventh favourite British sitcom of all time (as recorded in 2004 in a BBC light entertainment list show, so legally binding) the Ronnie Barker vehicle Porridge!
Lots to get through for our intrepid hosts, including pondering the likely career trajectory of Richard Beckinsale (had he not been taken from us so early), the likelihood of being able to stand a 12 month stretch of Norman Stanley Fletcher's wise cracks without lamping him and the continued quest to ascertain exactly what makes the comedy transfer from small to big screen, such a difficult process.
Our master league table continues from series one, but the quiz scores are reset with Rob having narrowly taken victory in series one. So nerks and nerkettes, enjoy Porridge!
Porridge Intro https://youtu.be/nvmYfcQB5HY?si=FOcKacUB1h08h0_E
Porridge Medical Scene https://youtu.be/VEsxfpK_8L0?si=_SctuVtow7vzyks2
Porridge Movie Trailer https://youtu.be/XVaZJEEXUh0?si=KNnpqzUd8oRsNoBp
Two Ronnies - Mastermind https://youtu.be/QRhyc56aVb0?si=ZlWUwn9i_9_bBFpN
Not the Nine O Clock News - The Two Ninnies https://youtu.be/IbC3Fdv5wKU?si=Wed25oMahFl1T_qm
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It's not quite time for the second series of Britcom Goes to the Movies yet, but in the meantime, we've prepared a top ten British sitcoms special.In 2004 Jonathan Ross hosted Britain's Best Sitcom on the BBC. Audiences were polled on their favourite British sitcom. A top 50 list was compiled, episode one rattled through numbers 50-11 at a dismissive pace and then audiences were polled once again on the top ten.This time, each sitcom from the top ten had it's own celebrity advocate who would try to persuade you to vote for their favourite. Ranging from Carol Vorderman to David Dickinson. So like a French Presidential run-off (but with few fascists), voters were asked to choose again from a smaller sample.Rob and Guy discuss this poll, the accompanying show, and then after, run down their top 10 British sitcoms. Who (if at all) do you agree with? Get in touch and tell us!Britain's Best Sitcom - Blackadder with John Sargeanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwgFjrfXqYcBritain's Best Sitcom - Yes Minister with Armando Ianuccihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtKm9HuFs4Britain's Best Sitcom - Fawlty Towers with Jack Deehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MOdntdKa8 Britain's Best Sitcom Top 50 sitcoms listhttps://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/top/Keeping Up Appearances: 30 years of Laughshttps://www.channel5.com/show/keeping-up-appearances-30-years-of-laughs
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The main series may be over, but we’ve one more festive treat. Guy and Rob joined by actor Monica Sagar to discuss the divisive Christmas classic on its 20th birthday, Love Actually. We also get stuck into the Vicar of Dibley Christmas special, which is perhaps the most tonally similar to Love Actually of all of Richard Curtis’ TV work.A movie that’s been reappraised by both its cheerleaders and detractors over the course of the past two decades, Love Actually has also caused Richard Curtis himself to address things he would rather have changed with his time again. With a multitude of plots, some classic rom-com, some a bit more esoteric, and some just downright weird and difficult to defend, our panel try their best to revisit with an open mind to see where it will place in the final league rankings of series one of Britcom Goes to the Movies.We will also crown the series one winner of the Britcom Goes to the Movies quiz. After episode 10, Guy led for the first time in the series, but who would come out on top?Vicar of Dibley Christmas Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTon56Kb3P0
Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special – Sprout-offhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ck4qRdfGCURed Nose Day Actually Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9vGoj449s4Love Actually Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Z3_ifFheQLove Actually – Dancing Prime Ministerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgxBHBsl-4Love Actually – To me you are perfecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7u6bMBlCXwLynden David Hall – Sexy Cinderellahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmsWk2gO3oMartine McCutcheon – This is my Momenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG16jv-itYw
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We've reached the magical tenth installment and what better way to round off the regular series than by following our newest film so far, with our oldest.
The Rebel from 1961 is the earliest example we've found yet of transporting a character (Tony Hancock) out of his usual environment of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam into new foreign and exotic climes. A blueprint for many, many BritCom adaptations to come. As Guy and Rob discuss, this is not the only thing for which Hancock, Ray Galton, and Alan Simpson set the blueprint.
Join us as we talk all things Hancock up to The Rebel, including his beginnings in panto and variety and his most celebrated work, Hancock's Half Hour.
Hancock's Half Hour - Poetry Society https://youtu.be/lMVmxDwjaJc?si=pL_Li6O65louxjCf
Hancock's Half Hour - How to Win Money and Influence People https://youtu.be/Kcxb4c3jyns?si=JEfoqBQSFy-o2Th2
The Rebel - Trailer https://youtu.be/3V-AXTHnsUY?si=ySeD16-_Gzc3-mE_
The Rebel - Existentialism https://youtu.be/IhXfhYbq92E?si=5TspSXhhkNp9EXfh
The Simpsons - The Bloodening https://youtu.be/pAJPf-I7PkM?si=BKH1nmCEedx3WX6z
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Hold tight man like Guy and Rob as Britcom Crew are joined by galdem Daisy Edwards from the W-Rated Possee. That’s right, episode nine is all about People Just Do Nothing and it’s movie spin-off Big in Japan. It was great to have Daisy (a self confessed PJDN fan) to talk about a film she knew she liked as opposed to some of the dross she usually gets served in her W-Rated podcast. There’s plenty of UK garage chat as Guy looks on in bewilderment with Rob and Daisy chatting about their all-time favourite garage tracks. At Britcom Goes to the Movies we’ve had a mixed bag of direct sitcom spin-offs. Could People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan, tickle our funny bones as much as or more than the Inbetweeners Movie, or will it be a straight-up Man About The House style disappointment? Tune in to find out. Wasteman TV – People Just Do Nothing first webisodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G65UwuxPOOI People Just Do Nothing – First Episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0dG-2mUf8 Chabuddy G’s best bitshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obHVXrqogr8 UK Garage Horseracinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq99acy8xdE Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Nighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cYwggM2UGk DJ Deekline – I Don’t Smokehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7Hyk14s0g Marcus Brigstocke in Barking – I Don’t smoke the reeferhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWQFV9ulV8 Oxide and Neutrino – Bound 4 da Reloadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-27rdwJPs The Streets – Dry Your Eyeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyHr-4SeILI People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan – Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6cAyHXrE4
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Produced by an ex-Beatle, starring an ex-Python, written and directed by an ex-Yes Minister writer. What's not to like about Nuns on the Run? Guy and Rob look to answer that question in episode 8 of Britcom Goes to the Movies.
As well as Nuns on the Run, we delve deeply into Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister and shallowly into the Swiss cheesy electro band Yello. There's plenty about Handmade films and what they did for the British movie industry.
Now we get close to the end of the series, the battle for quiz scores is hotting up, with very little to separate the two hosts. This one gets a bit shouty!
Yes Minister - Who reads the papers?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M
Yes Minister - The Best of Sir Humphrey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WupyKCfB_E
Nuns on the Run - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkv_-zMElY
Nuns on the Run - Car Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3Xnn8WlY
Yello - The Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QbJRAWvRU
Beyonce - He Still Loves Me (Directed by Jonathan Lynn)
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A couple of Podcast fwends set out on episode seven of Britcom Goes to the Movies. Rob and Guy dissect their most recent film yet, the Inbetweeners Movie. This is the second of the series to be a direct sitcom to big screen transfer and one both our hosts were very familiar with.
Whether you are a briefcase wanker, bus wanker or bumder…or all of the above, this is a must-listen episode for any fan of The Inbetweeners. Has the comedy of the series and film held up, or has it aged like milk?
As well as The Inbetweeners, Rob and Guy discuss Look Around You, Everyone Else Burns, Fresh Meat, Derry Girls, and Drifters amongst others. Plus, as we get to the business end of the series quiz we’ll see if Rob can pull ahead even further or if Guy can bridge the deficit.
The Inbetweeners – Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VsEBgQSis
The Inbetweeners – Will and Charlotte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60THXYuwLhI
The Inbetweeners – Bottle Bank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfLTpbyaXm8
At Home With The Buckleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xipoPxOpgo
Look Around You ep 7 – Starring Iain Morris https://vimeo.com/77647572
The Inbetweeners Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om_HyEy-yog
Yolanda B Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9Ed9DUQoQ
The Inbetweeners Movie – Kitty Don’t Bite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEPHdfDRBnQ
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Episode six of Britcom Goes to the Movies marks the halfway point of the series and this week we’re going all the back to 1970. Having said that the themes and satire from The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer are all too prescient in 2023.
Guy and Rob are joined to talk all things Peter Cook, David Frost and of course The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer by writer, producer and host of the Best Pick Podcast Tom Salinsky. Tom’s insights and political context for this episode were invaluable and he also wrote and hosted our quiz.
Among other things, we talk about That Was The Week That Was, Goodbye Again, Frost/Nixon, and a sprinkling of Monty Python. We wouldn’t always urge listeners to watch the film we’re talking about (Lesbian Vampire Killers we’re looking at you) but The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer is worth everyone’s time, if not for anything other than Arthur Lowe. Could this biting satire challenge the top of our table, tune in and find out.
Ned Sherrin introduces TW3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4R2038tfU
Goodbye again – full episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfnrTdecoVc
David Frost on his Nixon Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fpYu36q_tQ
Arthur Lowe narrating the Mr Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2D1fDiSP_Y
The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer – Full Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_prfYb6DE
The Cadbury’s Flake advert on which the Scorpio Humbugs commercial is based https://youtu.be/DqTPVvam1uY?si=cd9-uUyhmxPgpUN_
Harold Wilson and pipe exhibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Ssw_WQ-y4
Monty Python – The Silly Party hold Leicester https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5ZOT5QEM
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Episode 5 of Britcom Goes to the Movies. Rob and Guy are on a Busman's Holiday (not On the Buses yet thank God) as they research the writing team of Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. A chance to fanboy the shit out of things as this episode is on 2001's The Parole Officer.
Although memories of the movie aren't completely favorable, both Rob and Guy are huge Coogan and Normal fans. The Parole Officer's genesis seems to lie in Coogan's Run and Paul and Pauline Calf, so expect some deep dives into those shows.
The Parole Officer was Coogan's first feature-length writing credit and featured breakthrough appearances from Lena Headey and Stephen Dillane, making episode 5 a must-listen for Game of Thrones completists.
Is The Parole Officer capable of knocking Mike Bassett off the top spot of the Britcom goes to the Movies chart or will we think it's a bag of shite. Tune in to find out.
Paul Calf's Video Diary in full. https://youtu.be/VrIx9exTyxY?si=8CEXxo94RpjKw0kP
Paul and Pauline Calf on the Filth Tour https://youtu.be/M0_bxdRWWSk?si=1w5g-4QJwOq1VpKB
Pauline Calf Hen Party https://youtu.be/DLHWzj5dhTg?si=W465x3Moacm7erTT
Coogan's Run - Get Calf clip https://youtu.be/UjFP-K9uzC4?si=IGT9dO7v2fLUDLNI
Coogan's Run - A Handyman for all Seasons cliphttps://youtu.be/nF71JU___js?si=Kg7cLAMEEp4kVuiD
Coogan's Run Titles https://youtu.be/1gf0YdnSnN4?si=3DoqtCAujTxFiRwI
Henry Normal and Steve Coogan in Packet of Three https://youtu.be/PL3rXczQSm0?si=zWuxx3IIlBC23D4_
The Parole Officer Trailer https://youtu.be/nJw7JrN3vOY?si=gLKx5QJ6ZxcARs5R
Parole officer bits https://youtu.be/o_r65nWn_Mk?si=Nr-o_qY_VA_Nl2Yq
Atomic Kitten -Eternal Flame videohttps://youtu.be/yE3O-bx0noI?si=NwJhuW0gpFJuCljb
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Episode four already?! Guy and Rob are building up a head of steam and are joined for the first time by a guest. TV Writer Steve Dunne chips in with his thoughts on the 2001 football fan favourite Mike Bassett: England Manager. Ricky Tomlinson, at the height of his Jim Royle fame, starred as the ever-optimistic lower league football manager turned England’s savior at a time when the real England team was looking to the continent in Sven Goran Eriksson and playing some of the most memorable matches in the last 30 years. As we’ll hear, there were moments when art and life intertwined. We delve deep into not only Mike Bassett but also the Royle Family and the film’s major inspiration, the groundbreaking documentary, The Impossible Job. But does this film work on any level if not being watched by someone who is already a football fan? Jim Royle’s best bitshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZvagHfwDQ Aha – Take on Me video by Steve Barronhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 The Impossible Job – Full Documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLBA8ivsrt8 Mike Bassett: Benson & Hedgeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PbP_pIgR4s Mike Bassett: Three Cheers for Ramirezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWUaRtZ-JU Mike Bassett: On Me ‘Ead Sonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQfkcboDIE8 Markus Nikolai – Busheshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gBMtL9zhE Robbie Williams – Summertimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqvSrjDljA
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Episode 3 of Britcom Goes to the Movies sees Guy and Rob tackle their first direct TV Sitcom Spin-off. Man About the House from 1974 was one of a glut of Hammer produced big screen versions of beloved TV sitcoms and the show, which debuted in 1973 spawned not only this film, but two other spin-off series, a US remake, and two US spin-offs. You could say it’s a bit of a big hitter. However, the 1970s sensibilities and style of humour filled at least one of us with dread. Find out if those concerns were warranted as we dissect a 70s crowd pleaser which may or may not have aged well. As well as Man About the House, we discuss Hammer Pictures, Love Thy Neighbour, Three’s Company, and much more. Our ongoing quiz continues to remain a close-run thing and our ranking list is beginning to take shape. You can follow Britcom Goes To The Movies on Twitter and Instagram as @britcomgoes you can email us at [email protected] and don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a lovely review wherever you get your podcasts to help us reach a wider audience. Man About the House Sitcom Opening Titleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQRgBYsmAMQ Man About the House Movie Opening Titleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUTUARfmOj8 Man About the House (1974) Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBwYDvHFy0Three’s Company Opening Titleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rS7in7OdWQ
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Episode 2: Getting in the Swing. The only way is up (we hope) after Lesbian Vampire Killers. Next on our agenda was to take a closer look at the Martin Clunes 1994 vehicle Staggered. A film that at the time seemed ubiquitous because of an aggressive marketing campaign, but not one that’s widely remembered in 2023.In fact not even by Guy and Rob it would seem. Both huge Men Behaving Badly fans, one had seen Staggered but couldn’t remember it, while the other couldn’t remember if he had seen it. Keeping up?It’s fair to say that Staggered wouldn’t have received the exposure it did at the time without the burgeoning TV stardom of Martin Clunes on Men Behaving Badly and after losing the services on Comic Strip Presents director Sandy Johnson, Clunes was given the task of directing Staggered himself. Tune in to find out whether that was a good idea or not.Amongst other things, we get stuck into Men Behaving Badly, Robin of Sherwood, Babes in the Wood, Boobs in the Wood and the unforgettable Warren. See where Staggered rates in our master list of two and who can gain the upper hand (sadly a sitcom that never made the big screen) in the BritCom Goes to the Movies Quiz.
You can follow Britcom Goes To The Movies on Twitter and Instagram as @britcomgoes you can email us at [email protected] and don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a lovely review wherever you get your podcasts to help us reach a wider audience.Staggered – Full Movie
https://youtu.be/Iu_nz5StaWw?si=pRxzS2eJwSJzsygZ
Tim Nice But Dim feat. Martin Clunes
https://youtu.be/5XHN_1oJXeY?si=POx13MMXgLltN0ee
Men Behaving Badly: What are you thinking?
https://youtu.be/-GyxboBU4J4?si=qzNgq6YOtLizACwO
Men Behaving Badly: Toilet
https://youtu.be/6NXpAjCudnA?si=XhYwrZiiqj8m2B6H
Robin of Sherwood Trailer
https://youtu.be/b9BiXsnYd7k?si=oI6R4bNn2DtDPnLy
Babes in the Wood
https://youtu.be/whj5h8-WZZc?si=tSs1qSuvTI56p7zu
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Series one episode one of Britcom Goes to the Movies. After a low-brow discussion in a high-end Leeds boozer, Guy Walker and Rob Heath decided to set on a quest to definitively rank as many British comedy small to big/screen transfers as they could before they or more importantly their audience got bored of it. Building the long list of movies that contained some kind of programme, sketch, or talent crossover was the fun bit, then the real work began. It was decided that Britcom Goes to the Movies would kick off with the 2009 cinematic outing of the Horne & Corden partnership, Lesbian Vampire Killers. This was a film that had become a byword for terrible TV comedy transfers, which is why neither of our presenters had ever seen it. Was this Hammer Horror-inflected comedy really as bad as everyone said? There was only one way to find out. Charting LVK’s origins all the way from the universally loved Gavin & Stacy to the unanimously slated late-noughties sketch show Horne & Corden, this is a deep dive into all things Lesbian Vampire Killers. As a quirk of format at the end of this episode this film would sit both top and bottom of the BGTTM rankings list, but how long would it stay at either end? You can follow Britcom Goes To The Movies on Twitter and Instagram as @britcomgoes you can email us at [email protected] and don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a lovely review wherever you get your podcasts to help us reach a wider audience. James Corden’s early TV comedy appearance in Boyz Unlimitedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z52BM_RXa-I Lesbian Vampire Killers trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug60BEOdrB4 Viz Comic’s “Which McGann Brother are you?https://twitter.com/PaulBurleyHQ/status/583366696766967808?t=KfzOgNHagjBQG3Pp1nssLA&s=08 I like You So Much Better When You’re Naked by Ida Mariahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkVy2FeqIyc Shout by James Corden and Dizzy Rascalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHq3vy_7cJQ
