Movies: Ronnie Barker

  • 1964
    Father Came Too!

    Father Came Too! (1964)

    Father Came Too!

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    When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up themselves. But when the cottage proves to be more ramshackle than they thought, and the scale of the re...

    Father Came Too!
  • 1965
    Runaway Railway

    Runaway Railway (1965)

    Runaway Railway

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    A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who pl...

    Runaway Railway
  • 1970
    Futtocks End

    Futtocks End (1970)

    Futtocks End

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    Entirely silent, with a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings, the story revolves around a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of the eccentric and lewd General Futtock (Ronnie Barker) and the series of saucy mishaps betwe...

    Futtocks End
  • 2022
    Comedy Classics: Porridge

    Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)

    Comedy Classics: Porridge

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    An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge, created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This documentary examines how Ronnie Barker’s Fletch influenced Slade Prison’s characters. There is also a look at 1978’s Going Straight, Porridge: The Movie,...

    Comedy Classics: Porridge
  • 1958
    Wonderful Things

    Wonderful Things (1958)

    Wonderful Things

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    Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds...

    Wonderful Things
  • 1971
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

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    Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night....

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 2012
    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker (2012)

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

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    Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went on to become one of the country's favourite comedy stars. Ben Elton, Michael Grade, David Renwick and Josephine Tewson are among friends...

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
  • 1976
    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

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    Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office....

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours
  • 1982
    By the Sea

    By the Sea (1982)

    By the Sea

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    A crusty old General leads his dotty family on a relaxing weekend at the seaside, and comic chaos ensues....

    By the Sea
  • 1986
    A Tribute to Tommy Cooper

    A Tribute to Tommy Cooper (1986)

    A Tribute to Tommy Cooper

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    A retrospective of the comedy genius of Tommy Cooper, with tributes from the likes of Eamonn Andrews, Ronnie Barker, Max Bygraves, Cannon & Ball, Jim Davidson, Benny Hill, Eric Sykes and Mike Yarwood...

    A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
  • 1969
    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt (1969)

    Charley's Aunt

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    Adaptation of the play by Brandon Thomas....

    Charley's Aunt
  • 2004
    Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute

    Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (2004)

    Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute

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    A BAFTA tribute to Ronnie Barker...

    Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
  • 1967
    The Man Outside

    The Man Outside (1967)

    The Man Outside

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    Bill MacLean is a former CIA agent living in London. He had been fired when he stuck up for one of the men in his command who turned out to be branded a Russian defector. The embittered ex-agent combines forces with another operative to deliver a top...

    The Man Outside
  • 1973
    The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery

    The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery (1973)

    The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery

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    On Christmas Eve in 1874, the turkey has been stolen from Sir Giles and Lady Hampton. What are they going to serve their guests? They call in the detectives Piggy Malone and Charley Farley to find who stole it....

    The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery
  • 1970
    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)

    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

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    An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Keith Michell, Pat Kirkwood, Warren Mitchell, Ronnie Barker, Bill Fraser, Gina Astralita, Eric Robinson. Introduced by Billy Rus...

    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
  • 2001
    The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1

    The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1 (2001)

    The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1

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    A tribute to a legendary duo from the golden age in television variety. From 1971 to 1987, and over the course of twelve series and eight specials, The Two Ronnies was one of the nation's favourite television comedy shows. The show was practically a...

    The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
  • 1969
    Two off the Cuff

    Two off the Cuff (1969)

    Two off the Cuff

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    A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen....

    Two off the Cuff
  • 2019
    The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches

    The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches (2019)

    The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches

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    This special programme relates how, just before Ronnie Barker's retirement in 1986, the Two Ronnies travelled to Sydney to make a series for Australia's Channel Nine. Their regular British show had been a huge hit down under, and now they were to cre...

    The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches