Futtocks End
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| Futtocks End | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bob Kellett |
| Produced by | Bob Kellett |
| Starring | Michael Hordern Ronnie Barker Roger Livesey Julian Orchard Kika Markham Richard O'Sullivan Mary Merrall Hilary Pritchard Jennifer Cox Ernest C. Jennings |
| Music by | Robert Sharples |
Release date | February 1970 |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Futtocks End is a British comedy film released in 1970, directed by Bob Kellett. 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.
Production and reception
It was filmed at Grim's Dyke, the former home of W. S. Gilbert, now a hotel.
In 1979 the film was infamously shown, with no prior announcement or explanation, by the BBC in the middle of that year's Miss World broadcast. The programme had in fact been affected by industrial action by sound engineers. Writing in The Observer, Clive James likened it to being "given a lolly to suck".[1]
The film was released on DVD in June 2006 and was shown in Trafalgar Square as part of the 2007 St George's Day celebrations.
Cast
- Michael Hordern ... The Butler
- Ronnie Barker ... Gen. Futtock
- Roger Livesey ... The Artist
- Julian Orchard ... The Twit
- Kika Markham ... The Niece
- Mary Merrall ... The Aunt
- Hilary Pritchard ... The Bird
- Peggy Ann Clifford ... The Cook
- Richard O'Sullivan ... The Boots
- Jennifer Cox ... The Maid
- Suzanne Togni ... Tweenie
- Sammie Winmill ... Tweenie
- Kim Kee Lim ... The Japanese Businessman
- Aubrey Woods ... The Postman
References
- ^ James, Clive (1981) The Crystal Bucket, Pan Macmillan, p.233
External links
- Futtocks End at IMDb
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