Leave 'em laughing; The Eccentrics

United Kingdom, 1987

TV show
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Episode number 2 of Series “The Best of British”.
Leave ‘em laughing features scenes from some of the finest British comedies and some of its greatest comedians; Sid Field, Jerry Desmond, Norman Wisdom, Will Hay and the Carry On Gang. “Eccentrics” is filled with some of the most endearing characters to appear on film; Dame Edith Evans, Sir Michael Redgrave, Cecil Parker, Alistair Sim, Peter Sellers and the gentle, amusing and complusive to watch, Margaret Rutherford. This volume captures the essence of British comedy at its best. Narrated by Sir John Mills.

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Credits

co-producer

Maurice Sellar

Robert Sidaway

production company

Rank Film Distributors

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Appears in

The Best of British

Group of items

The Best of British

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304508

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Great Britain - History

Comedy

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → History

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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