That's Your Funeral
| That's Your Funeral | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Peter Lewis |
| Starring | Bill Fraser Raymond Huntley David Battley and David King |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 6 x 30 mins, 1 x 30 min pilot. |
| Production | |
| Producer | BBC |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | (pilot) 25 March 1970 – 26 February 1971 |
That's Your Funeral was a BBC sitcom from 1971 about a North of England funeral director called Basil Bulstrode (Bill Fraser). Storylines used many urban legends about the funeral industry. It was axed after one series.
A very similar theme was used far more successfully in the ITV sitcom In Loving Memory.
Film
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In 1972, the sitcom was adapted into a film version by Hammer Films.[1] The plot concerns a rival undertaker's firm being used as a front for drug smuggling. Directed by John Robins, as well as the usual cast it featured numerous well known actors such as Roy Kinnear, Dennis Price, Sue Lloyd and Frank Thornton.[2] However, the film performed poorly at the box office.
See also
References
- ^ "That's Your Funeral | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Thats Your Funeral 1972 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
