Frank Muir (Acting)

Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's inspired group of lunatics who turned such unlikely sources of inspiration as Spam, dead parrots and the Inquisition into enduring punch lines. This entertaining documentary includes interviews with members of the troupe, as well as home movies, photos and rare recordings from Monty Python's early years.

Release Date:2008-07-01

Character:Self (archive footage)

Vote Count:3

What-a-Mess

The title character is a dishevelled (hence his nickname), accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan.

Release Date:1990-03-26

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Character:Narrator (voice)

Episode Count:[ 1 ]

The Glums

The Glums began as part of the 1950s radio show 'Take It from Here'. The characters were revived in 1978 as part of the 'Bruce Forsyth's Big Night' variety show, and a complete independant series was transmitted in the following year.

Release Date:1978-10-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:17

To See Such Fun

Compilation of classic British comedy moments

Release Date:1977-11-01

Character:Narrator

Is This a Record?

John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.

Release Date:1973-06-01

Department:Crew

Job:Additional Writing

Character:Commentator

Vote Count:1

Elementary, My Dear Watson

John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973.

Release Date:1973-01-18

Character:Self

Last of the Summer Wine

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.

Release Date:1973-01-04

Character:Himself - Presenter

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:39

The Ealing Comedies

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

Release Date:1970-09-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Presenter - Self

We Have Ways Of Making You Laugh

We Have Ways of Making You Laugh is a comedic television series produced by Humphrey Barclay and directed by Bill Turner for London Weekend Television.

Release Date:1968-08-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:12

Call My Bluff

Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.

Release Date:1965-10-17

Vote Count:2

Bottoms Up!

An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son as a Middle Eastern prince. The headmaster's madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.

Release Date:1960-03-25

Department:Crew

Job:Additional Dialogue

Vote Count:8

Love in Pawn

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.

Release Date:1953-11-23

Department:Crew

Job:Additional Dialogue

Vote Count:4

Innocents in Paris

Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

Release Date:1953-07-22

Character:Stilton's friend

Vote Count:14