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- ...[[Kitty McShane]], which forms part of the [[Old Mother Riley]] series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the H ...is a film that is sure to please anyone who appreciates classic [[British comedy]]."<ref name="britmovie1939"/>5 KB (649 words) - 23:37, 8 February 2023
- | cinematography = [[Ernest Palmer (British cinematographer)|Ernest Palmer]]<br />Ben R. Hart | studio = [[Mancunian Films]]4 KB (539 words) - 17:40, 20 February 2023
- | distributor = [[British Lion Film Corporation]] ...120829/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39961 BFI.org]</ref> A political comedy, it follows the events of a [[by-election]] in a small English town.6 KB (859 words) - 17:46, 7 February 2023
- | studio = [[Gaumont British|Gaumont British Picture Corporation]] '''''Climbing High''''' is a 1938 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Carol Reed]] and produced by [[Michael Balcon]] with a5 KB (652 words) - 16:14, 29 September 2024
- | studio = George H. Brown Productions (for) [[Two Cities Films]] ...essdate=26 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70034008|title=The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)|website=BFI}}</r6 KB (910 words) - 16:52, 12 April 2023
- | caption = British poster | studio = Not Now Films ([[Independent film|Independent]])7 KB (1,046 words) - 08:08, 17 September 2024
- '''''The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer''''' is a 1970 British [[satire|satirical]] film starring [[Peter Cook]], and co-written by Cook, ...|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref> as well as parodying political figures of the time such as [[Harold Wilson]] and [[Enoch Powell]]. Cook ad9 KB (1,380 words) - 16:08, 20 February 2023
- | studio = Walter Shenson Films '''''The Mouse on the Moon''''' is a 1963 British [[comedy film]], the sequel to ''[[The Mouse That Roared (film)|The Mouse That Roare7 KB (1,057 words) - 22:46, 16 February 2023
- Throughout film, television, and radio, '''British comedy''' has become known for its consistently peculiar characters, plots, and se ...cal cartoons." |source=—[[Punch and Judy]] showman Glyn Edwards.<ref name="British seaside">{{cite news|title=Punch and Judy around the world|url=https://www.12 KB (1,929 words) - 07:58, 11 September 2024
- ...essure'''" is an episode of the award-winning [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. ...the special effects team working the strings, Bill and Graeme cue a "Party Political Broadcast" starring [[Margaret Thatcher]], which beats Tim into submission.5 KB (729 words) - 15:56, 26 January 2023
- ...the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as ...ure chamber]] as Henry keeps changing his mind about the confession due to political necessities, requiring multiple changes and retractions of the original con9 KB (1,340 words) - 09:01, 14 February 2023
- ...web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150037784 |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> * [[Robert Hardy]] as British General14 KB (2,048 words) - 19:48, 21 August 2024
- '''''Privilege''''' is a 1967 British [[comedy-drama]] [[musical film|music]] [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Peter ...ncourage the success of Shorter to placate the masses and divert them from political activity. Shorter is consistently monitored and manipulated by handlers con11 KB (1,628 words) - 08:57, 7 February 2023
- The British budget label Channel 5 Video released a compilation cassette of all six epi ...he [[Apocalypse]]. It features a chaotic and increasingly unstable global political situation in which nuclear alerts are accidentally triggered by malfunction9 KB (1,274 words) - 12:39, 14 February 2023
- | genre = Comedy | news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. -->9 KB (1,383 words) - 12:15, 21 December 2022
- {{Short description|British author and historian}} ..., [[Woody Allen]] and [[Terry-Thomas]], and books about British television comedy such as ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Yes, Minister]]'', ''[[Only Fools and Horse15 KB (2,132 words) - 14:16, 19 December 2022
- {{Short description|British actor (1888–1948)}} '''Leslie Fuller''' (9 October 1888 – 24 April 1948) was a British comedy film actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/75658 KB (1,174 words) - 15:07, 10 January 2023
- {{short description|1982 British film by Lindsay Anderson}} ...ter]]<br />[[Graham Crowden]]<br />[[Joan Plowright]]<br />[[Jill Bennett (British actress)|Jill Bennett]]<br />[[Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946)|Marsha Hunt14 KB (2,015 words) - 23:41, 29 January 2023
- {{short description|1971 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas}} ...s. This failure has been attributed to the film's attempt at exploring the political themes of the trade union movement, crucially portraying the union activist11 KB (1,599 words) - 11:29, 19 December 2022
- ...The Mouse That Roared]]'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0dc0d2|title=The Mouse That Roared (1959)|publisher=}}</re ...who had an arrangement to produce films for Columbia through his Highroad Films.<ref name="new">{{Cite news|title=PREMINGER BUYS TOP BEST-SELLER|author=R.12 KB (1,800 words) - 10:47, 25 August 2024