Derek Griffiths
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Birthday: July 15, 1946
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Rising Damp
1980-05-03
Rising Damp
Overview: Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful attempts at seduction.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-03
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Rentadick
1972-12-31
Rentadick
Overview: Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is also sought by a group of Japanese. Both Armitage and Madam Greenfly hire different people in the same detective agency to guard the gas and steal it respectively... confusion, double crosses and hilarity ensue...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-31
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Playing Away
2023-11-18
Playing Away
Overview: An elderly couple escape for the day to re-discover their old seaside haunts and re-affirm their lifelong love affair.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-18
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Fierce Creatures
1997-01-23
Fierce Creatures
Overview: Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-23
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The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973-01-01
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Overview: A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977-06-10
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Overview: In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-10
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Up the Chastity Belt
1972-01-14
Up the Chastity Belt
Overview: A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-14
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Watership Down
1978-10-14
Watership Down
Overview: When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-14
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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973-10-17
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Overview: Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with both his secretary, Miss Parkyn and Wendy, the wife of a high-up reporter. Opponents to the bill - mainly some hippy girls, lead by Johnny, kidnap the Minister's best friend and co-founder of the bill, Barry Ovis just as he was getting married to his fiancee, Joan. Barry escapes, just before the police raid the hippies hiding place - to claim that Ovis was in a orgy and get the bill defeated - and dashes back to his and Joan's flat followed by Inspector Ruff, who is investigating the kidnap and Damina, one of the hippies. Meanwhile, the Minister is also trying to use the flat to carry on his affairs with both Wendy and Miss Parkyn. The Minister, Barry & Joan tries to keep the truth from Ruft, Wilfred Potts, an old and honest MP, Birdie, the Minister's wife and stop the hippies, and this causes no end of trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-17
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CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013-12-20
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
Overview: Packed with CBeebies stars and some very special guests, the classic Dickens novel is adapted to tell the story of how miserly Ebenezer Scrooge needs some CBeebies magic to help him care for those around him and share the joy of Christmas! Three presents lead Scrooge through a series of experiences that help him change his ways, and if the audience join in with all the singing and dancing along the way, it's sure to do the trick!
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-20
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Run For Your Wife
2012-05-16
Run For Your Wife
Overview: John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-16
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Queen's Park Story
1998-01-01
Queen's Park Story
Overview: Gus's girlfriend has thrown him out after his infidelity. One day he sees a girl painting in the park. He walks up to her.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973-10-25
Her Majesty's Pleasure
Overview: They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother Bear has escaped. Still, there is some consolation. The new arrival looks a likely Goldilocks. "There's one or two who'll be after him", says Woodbine - and he knows all their weaknesses.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-25
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Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
2021-07-28
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
Overview: A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained footage which had not been seen for 50 years, and was believed to have been lost forever. The newly discovered half-hour show featured a series of gag-packed routines involving stage curtains, ventriloquism and a daring sketch in which Eric eavesdrops on a newly wedded couple in the flat next door. Now, contributors including Jonathan Ross, Ben Miller and Eddie Izzard look back at this rare slice of classic comedy once again.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-28
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The Tailor of Gloucester
1993-12-24
The Tailor of Gloucester
Overview: A tailor is making a coat for the Mayor of Gloucester. He is nearly finished except for some cherry coloured silk. Some mice finish the coat in the night.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-24
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