Unman, Wittering and Zigo (film)
Unman, Wittering and Zigo is a 1971 British thriller film directed by John Mackenzie and starring David Hemmings, Douglas Wilmer and Tony Haygarth.[1] It is adapted by Simon Raven from Giles Cooper's 1950s radio drama Unman, Wittering and Zigo. A new teacher arrives at a school and begins to suspect his predecessor was murdered by the pupils, though his suspicions are written off as paranoia. He sets out to prevent the same fate from befalling him.
The movie's title was parodied in Little Britain,[citation needed] and by Rowan Atkinson in a very well-received sketch for one of the early Secret Policeman's Ball concerts for Amnesty International[citation needed]
The film was set in Cornwall. Some outdoor scenes were filmed in Wales, but others and interior scenes were mostly filmed in the buildings of Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning, Berkshire, using some of its pupils as extras during the Summer vacation.[2]
Cast
- David Hemmings as John Ebony
- Douglas Wilmer as Headmaster
- Tony Haygarth as Cary Farthingale
- Carolyn Seymour as Silvia Ebony
- Hamilton Dyce as Mr. Winstanley
- Barbara Lott as Mrs. Winstanley
- Donald Gee as Stretton
- David Jackson as Clackworth
- Hubert Rees as Blisterine
- David Auker as Aggeridge
- Tom Morris as Ankerton
- Richard Gill as Borby
- Michael Kitchen as Bungabine
- Nicholas Hoye as Cloistermouth
- Tom Owen as Cuthbun
- Toby Simpson as Hogg
- James Wardroper as Lipstrob
- Clive Gray as Muffett
- Rodney Paulden as Munn Major
- Keith Janess as Orris
- Christopher Moran as Root
- Michael Cashman as Terhew
- Paul Aston as Trimble
- Michael Howe as Unman
- Colin Barrie as Wittering
References
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56051
- ^ "Reel Streets". www.reelstreets.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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