Ronnie Barker
Also Known As: Dave Huggett and Larry Keith
Biography: Ronald William George Barker was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Adult: No
Birthday: September 25, 1929
Age: 95 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 03, 2005
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Robin and Marian
Overview: Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-11
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Futtocks End
Overview: Entirely silent, with a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings, the story revolves around a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of the eccentric and lewd General Futtock (Ronnie Barker) and the series of saucy mishaps between the staff (Michael Hordern plays the lecherous butler) and his guests.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-01
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My House in Umbria
Overview: Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay at her Italian villa for recuperation. Of these are The General, a retired British Army veteran, Werner, a young German man, and Aimee, a young American girl who has now become mute after her parents were both killed in the explosion.
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-25
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Porridge
Overview: Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-12
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
Overview: A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-10
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Kill or Cure
Overview: A private eye is hired to go undercover at a health farm, but before he can find out why his client is murdered.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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The Bargee
Overview: After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks - causing barges to pile up in every direction until the guilty party confesses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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By the Sea
Overview: A crusty old General leads his dotty family on a relaxing weekend at the seaside, and comic chaos ensues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-12
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The Picnic
Overview: A crusty old English General leads his eccentric family on a family picnic trip, and comic chaos ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-01
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Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies
Overview: A tribute to a legendary duo from television comedy's golden age. From 1971 to 1987, and over the course of twelve series and eight specials,THE TWO RONNIES was one of the UK's favourite television shows. During this golden age of television comedy, the show was practically an institution, with Christmas and Easter only really being complete, with a TVVO RONNIES special.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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Father Came Too!
Overview: When Dexter Munro and his new wife Juliet get married, they decide to escape Juliet's meddling father by buying a rundown cottage and doing it up themselves. But when the cottage proves to be more ramshackle than they thought, and the scale of the repairs needed far out of their budget, the newlyweds are forced into calling on Juliet's father after all. Before long he's employed incompetent builder Josh Wicks, and the situation goes from bad to worse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-11
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The Cracksman
Overview: Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
Overview: An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Keith Michell, Pat Kirkwood, Warren Mitchell, Ronnie Barker, Bill Fraser, Gina Astralita, Eric Robinson. Introduced by Billy Russell. Tonight, 90 years after it closed, this famous Music-Hall opens again to bring you a picture of the stars, the singers, the dancers, and the people who once went there.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-26
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Just Like That!
Overview: Just Like That! is a celebration of the comic genius of Tommy Cooper] - just like that! But nobody could do it just like that apart from the unique Mr Cooper himself, and despite his claim never to have used those words. Was Tommy really Henry Coper's brother? Can Tommy's performance as Hamlet, clown prince, compare with the greats? Was Tommy a ventriloquist at heart? Rare and classic routines and contributions from famous fans help solve the mystery. The friends and fans who take part (many of them confirming that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery) include Adrian Edmondson, Lenny Henry, Henry Cooper, former Goons Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan, writer Dick Hills, Tommy's brother David Cooper (who has himself sadly since died), alternative comedian Steve Murray, The Wow Show and magician Paul Scott. A title montage sequence features further impersonations of the great man from Alexei Sayle, Bob Todd, Patricia Hayes, and Jess Conrad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview: Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-26
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The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery
Overview: On Christmas Eve in 1874, the turkey has been stolen from Sir Giles and Lady Hampton. What are they going to serve their guests? They call in the detectives Piggy Malone and Charley Farley to find who stole it.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-26
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Charley's Aunt
Overview: Adaptation of the play by Brandon Thomas.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-23
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An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
Overview: Super-talented comic Ronnie Corbett pulls out all the stops to entertain a celebrity audience including on-screen sidekick Ronnie Barker, Damien Hirst and Frank Skinner in this 1997 special.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-25
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Comedy Classics: Porridge
Overview: An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge, created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This documentary examines how Ronnie Barker’s Fletch influenced Slade Prison’s characters. There is also a look at 1978’s Going Straight, Porridge: The Movie, the US remake On the Rocks, and the 2017 reboot starring Kevin Bishop and Ricky Grover.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-16
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Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Overview: Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-24
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Porridge: No Way Out
Overview: Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-24
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Wonderful Things
Overview: Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-10
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Overview: Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional footage and interviews with the character's family, friends and associates, the film documents Fletcher's chequered career.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-29
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Doctor in Distress
Overview: "Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lancelot injures his back and falls in love with his physiotherapist Iris Marchant, he becomes very distressed and turns to Simon for help. Simon, who now is a senior doctor at fictional Hampden Cross Hospital and hopelessly in love with aspiring actress Delia, sends him to a nature cure clinic in a vain attempt to help him lose weight, but Sir Lancelot can't get Iris off his mind and has her followed, first by a private investigator and eventually by himself. When he finally proposes, she rejects him and marries an old army major, which distresses Sir Lancelot even more.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-07-30
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Runaway Railway
Overview: A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who plan to hold up the mail train
Genres: Family Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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A Ghost of a Chance
Overview: Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Gathering Storm
Overview: A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-22
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Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
Overview: A BAFTA tribute to Ronnie Barker
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-07
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Is Anybody There?
Overview: A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-17
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The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
Overview: A tribute to a legendary duo from the golden age in television variety. From 1971 to 1987, and over the course of twelve series and eight specials, The Two Ronnies was one of the nation's favourite television comedy shows. The show was practically an institution, with Christmas and Easter holidays only really being complete for most families, with a Two Ronnies special. This compilation features favourite sketches from sixteen years of the much-loved and much-missed programme, including: * The Vagaband Lover (before he died of drink, women and horses) * Swedish Made Simple * Mastermind (answering the question before last) and * The St. Botolph's Country Dance Team
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-01
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The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
Overview: Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went on to become one of the country's favourite comedy stars. Ben Elton, Michael Grade, David Renwick and Josephine Tewson are among friends and colleagues who remember his genius. Famed as one half of the Two Ronnies and the likeable convict Fletcher in Porridge, he was also a prolific writer and admired actor in serious roles.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-24
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Two off the Cuff
Overview: A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-02
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A Home of Your Own
Overview: A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the site is first selected, to the day – several years and children later – when the couple finally move in, the story is a noisy but wordless comedy of errors as the incompetent labourers struggle to complete the house. It may well have been inspired by the success of Bernard Cribbins' classic song of the same vein from two years earlier, "Right Said Fred". In this satirical look at British builders, many cups of tea are made, windows are broken and the same section of road is dug up over and over again by the water board, the electricity board and the gas board. Ronnie Barker’s put-upon cement mixer, Peter Butterworth’s short-sighted carpenter and Bernard Cribbins’ hapless stonemason all contribute to the ensuing chaos.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Overview: The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors Ltd..
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-01
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The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches
Overview: This special programme relates how, just before Ronnie Barker's retirement in 1986, the Two Ronnies travelled to Sydney to make a series for Australia's Channel Nine. Their regular British show had been a huge hit down under, and now they were to create a new version especially for Australia.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-25
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To See Such Fun
Overview: Compilation of classic British comedy moments
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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The Man Outside
Overview: Bill MacLean is a former CIA agent living in London. He had been fired when he stuck up for one of the men in his command who turned out to be branded a Russian defector. The embittered ex-agent combines forces with another operative to deliver a top Russian secret police official for a price. Before he can deliver the Russian, a trail of corpses and double crosses changes his plans. When his partner who concocted the scheme is murdered, MacLean returns the check to the CIA. They offer him his old job back, but the proud man refuses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-08-24
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A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
Overview: A retrospective of the comedy genius of Tommy Cooper, with tributes from the likes of Eamonn Andrews, Ronnie Barker, Max Bygraves, Cannon & Ball, Jim Davidson, Benny Hill, Eric Sykes and Mike Yarwood
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-16
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Better Man
Overview: Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-06
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