Frank Thornton
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TV1 year ago
The World Of Beachcomber (BBC Comedy, Spike Milligan)
Sketch series starring Spike Milligan and based on the work of J. B. Morton whose Beachcomber column appeared in the Daily Express. Also appearing were Frank...
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TV2 years ago
ALL RISE FOR JULIAN CLARY (BBC Comedy)
UK / BBC2 / 14×30 minutes / 1996-97 2 Seasons + 1 Special Comedy. Julian Clary presides over trials of various grievances often involving celebrities. Frank...
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Episodes3 years ago
Fall Of Eagles: The English Princess (S1EP2 BBC 5 Apr 1974, Curt Jurgens)
The English Princess: In the hope of promoting a liberal and united Germany, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrange for their eldest daughter Victoria ‘Vicky’ to...
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TV3 years ago
Last Of The Summer Wine (BBC Sitcom, Peter Sallis, Bill Owen)
Having grown out of an episode of the BBC’s legendary Comedy Playhouse series and written by the well respected Roy Clarke Last of the Summer Wine...
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TV3 years ago
Ben Travers Farces (BBC-1 1970, Richard Briers, Arthur Lowe)
An anthology of seven Ben Travers classic stage farces. Travers was the acknowledged King of Farce during the 1920’s and 1930’s and was still going strong...
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Movies5 years ago
Till Death Us Do Part (1968, Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols)
When writer Johnny Speight first came up with the concept of Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), he saw him as an anti-everyman encompassing much of what is...
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Movies5 years ago
No Sex Please, We’re British (1973, Ronnie Corbett, Arthur Lowe)
Although No Sex Please, We’re British is best known as the phenomenally successful stage comedy which ran in London’s West End from 1971 to 1987 (it...
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Movies5 years ago
Magic Christian, The (Grand Film 1969, Peter Sellers, Raquel Welch)
In surreal movie The Magic Christian a homeless man (Ringo Starr) is adopted by the world’s richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). When they set...
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Movies5 years ago
Big Job, The (1965, Sidney James, Dick Emery)
Yes, the smirks from the title, The Big Job, are fully intentional. Not surprising when you discover that this cackling British comedy was made by the...
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Movies5 years ago
Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970, Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely)
This entertaining addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon saw Billy Wilder come up with a new adventure for the famous consulting detective (Robert Stephens) and his...
UKTV Orders CLASSIC CAR HUNTERS for Yesterday
Classic Car Hunters (w/t) has been ordered by UKTV for their factual channel Yesterday and their free streaming service UKTV Play....
Freely: Revolutionising Free UK TV for the Digital Streaming Era
The primary public service broadcasters in the UK are joining forces to revolutionise free television for the digital streaming era....
BBC One Comedy HERE WE GO Series 2 Now Filming
BBC Studios Comedy Productions’ Here We Go has started filming a second series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Created...
September of Sorbo: Crackle Embrace the World of Kevin
If you haven’t already realized it, streamer Crackle has dedicated September to legendary Hercules star Kevin Sorbo, where you can...
OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Season 2 Australian Premiere 5 October on BINGE
The trailer and key art for the second season of the popular pirate comedy series, Our Flag Means Death, featuring...
“Portrait Artist of the Year”: A Decade in Celebration with Dame Judi Dench, Sir Lenny Henry on Sky Arts
This autumn, Sky Arts is gearing up to present a spectacular artistic extravaganza with the return of the much-loved national...
PARAMOUNT+ Announce New Drama FAKE Starring Asher Keddie and David Wenham
Fake, a new and unexpected love story set in a world of con artists, con men, dreamers, and phoneys, has...
Chris Wilson Joins Ensemble Cast of “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” for Season 31 on CBC
Chris Wilson has been promoted to a full-time role in the cast of the long-running Canadian comedy series This Hour...
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major (Hallmark Movie Channel Friday September 22, 2023)
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major airs Friday September 22, 2023 on Hallmark Movie Channel. What is this episode...
Still Up: Series Premiere (Apple TV+ Friday September 22, 2023)
Still Up: Series Premiere airs Friday September 22, 2023 on Apple TV+. What is this episode about Lisa and Danny...
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster: Movie Premiere (ALLBLK Friday September 22, 2023)
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster: Movie Premiere airs Friday September 22, 2023 on ALLBLK. What is this episode...
The Continental: From the World of John Wick: Series Premiere (Peacock Friday September 22, 2023)
The Continental: From the World of John Wick: Series Premiere airs Friday September 22, 2023 on Peacock. What is this...
The Changeling: This Woman’s Work (Apple TV+ Friday September 22, 2023)
The Changeling: This Woman’s Work airs Friday September 22, 2023 on Apple TV+. What is this episode about The mysterious...
CMT Crossroads: Hozier & Maren Morris (CMT Friday September 22, 2023)
CMT Crossroads: Hozier & Maren Morris airs Friday September 22, 2023 on CMT. What is this episode about Both Maren...
Ancient Aliens: Declassified: Divine Alien Intervention (History Friday, September 22, 2023)
Ancient Aliens: Declassified: Divine Alien Intervention airs Friday, September 22, 2023 on History. What is this episode about Examining the...
Outback Opal Hunters: The Solar System (Discovery Friday, September 22, 2023)
Outback Opal Hunters: The Solar System airs Friday, September 22, 2023 on Discovery. What is this episode about In the...