Denis Norden

All the Best from Denis Norden

After nearly half a century working on ITV, Denis Norden presents a farewell compilation of his favorite funny bits.

Release Date2007-02-02

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An Evening with Spike Milligan

Spike recalls his exploits in the army, setting up a jazz band and other sources of his comic inspiration. He patiently answers impertinent questions from Harry Secombe, Peter O'Toole, Lynsey de Paul, Roy Hudd and Denis Norden with often amusing answers.

Release Date1996-02-24

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Follow That Sleigh

Two kids accidentally steal Santas sleigh. It's up to Elvis the Rockin' Reindeer to save the day.

Release Date1990-11-07

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Vote Count1

The One Show

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

Release Date2006-08-14

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Episode Count1

Vote Count30

An Audience with...

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.

Release Date1978-01-08

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Episode Count5

Vote Count3

Legends

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

Release Date2006-11-17

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Episode Count2

Vote Count1

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham and British Shakespearean actor Jonathan Pryce. Brooks Spontaneous humor, social commentaries and zany sketches leave the audience rolling in the aisles and will leave you wanting more of Mel!

Release Date1984-02-04

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Vote Count2

James Bond: The First 21 Years

A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.

Release Date1983-05-27

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Vote Count2

An Audience With Victoria Wood

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.

Release Date1988-12-10

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Vote Count3

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents. This portrait is spiked with many comments from people who knew Feldman privately or had dealt with him professionally. His early death sadly rendered him all but forgotten by the public. The compilation consists of interviews, some film clips and photos as well as various audio clips from him.

Release Date2008-03-31

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Vote Count5

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 Date2008-07-01

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Vote Count5

Frost on Sunday

Made at a time when David Frost was hosting a chat show in the US and then jetting back to the UK to do three shows over the weekend, called (naturally enough) Frost on Friday, Frost on Saturday and Frost on Sunday. The latter concerned itself with the lighter end of the entertainment spectrum.

Release Date1968-08-04

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Episode Count1

Vote Count1

It'll be Alright on the Night

It'll Be Alright On The Night is a British television bloopers show screened on ITV and produced by London Weekend Television. It was one of the first shows created with the specific purpose of showing behind the scenes bloopers from film and TV and has been running since 18 September 1977. Denis Norden was the host until 2006, followed by Griff Rhys Jones from 2008 to 2016, with David Walliams taking over in 2018.

Release Date1977-09-18

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Episode Count92

Vote Count3

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.

Release Date2002-02-09

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Vote Count1

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.

Release Date1968-10-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count27

A Child's Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car

"A comic promotional mock documentary about a boy and his uncle who visit the Silverstone Racetrack during filming of the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965)."

Release Date1965-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Every Home Should Have One

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that make the product seem sexy. This leads him to confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member.

Release Date1970-03-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count20

Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman

Lobster fisherman David decides to seek his fortune in London where he finds lodging in a boarding house for girls.

Release Date1973-03-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

The Best House in London

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Release Date1969-06-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count8

The Statue

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?

Release Date1971-01-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count10

Song of Paris

An archetypal Englishman returns from a jaunt abroad to face a dastardly foreign count in a screwball duel for the hand of a beautiful mademoiselle.

Release Date1952-02-10

DepartmentWriting

JobDialogue

Vote Count1

Twelve Plus One

Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him.

Release Date1969-10-07

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count30

Faces of Jim

An anthology of half-hour standalone situation comedies starring British comedian Jimmy Edwards in various roles alongside guest stars.

Release Date1961-11-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count19

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.

Release Date1968-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count13

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 Date1978-10-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count17

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 Date1953-11-23

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Dialogue

Vote Count4

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 Date1960-03-25

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Dialogue

Vote Count8

Countdown

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

Release Date1982-11-02

Episode Count11

Vote Count19

Beadle's About

Beadle's About was a British television programme hosted by Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras. It was produced by LWT for ITV and ran on Saturday nights from 22 November 1986 to 14 September 1996.

Release Date1986-11-22

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Royal Variety Performance 1984

In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. From the stage of the Victoria Palace Theatre stars from the world of entertainment bring you comedy and music.

Release Date1984-11-25

An Audience with Bob Monkhouse

The late, great comedian Bob Monkhouse entertains a celebrity audience that includes Stephen Fry, Mandy Smith and Eamonn Holmes in this 1994 special. Watch him answer questions, tell funny tales and crack jokes.

Release Date1994-05-21

Vote Count2

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

Marty Feldman, for many years a successful comedy writer before turning to performing, explores humour through the people who create it, comparing their traditions, motivations and anxieties with his own. Among the people Marty talks to are Peter Sellers, Eric Morecambe, Peter Brough and Archie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Barry Took.

Release Date1969-06-07

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.

Release Date2011-01-03

Vote Count6

Denis Norden's Laughter File

Release Date1991-01-01

Episode Count13

Revolutions for All

A BAFTA award nominated documentary with Denis Norden taking and amusing trip around the Churchmans factory to examine their new mini-cigars.

Release Date1967-01-01