Ian Nathan guides viewers through the 1959 comedy I’m All Right Jack, a satirical take on British industrial life. The film, starring Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, and Margaret Rutherford, is the focus of this episode.
I’m All Right Jack is a 1959 British comedy film directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, based on the 1958 novel Private Life by Alan Hackney. It is a sequel to the Boultings’ 1956 film Private’s Progress, with Ian Carmichael, Dennis Price, Richard Attenborough, Terry-Thomas, and Miles Malleson reprising their characters. The film also stars Peter Sellers as the trades union shop steward Fred Kite, for which he won a BAFTA Best Actor Award.
The film is a satire on British industry and labour relations, with factory bosses’ greed and employees’ self-interest colliding. It features two factory owners who conspire to create a labour strike at a munitions factory to get a higher price.
Classic Movies: The Story of… I’m All Right Jack airs Thursday, 29 August 2024, at 8:00 pm on Sky Arts.
