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- | name = To Catch a Spy | based_on = ''[[Catch Me a Spy]]'' by George Marton & [[Tibor Méray]]10 KB (1,533 words) - 17:21, 25 January 2023
- ...film spin-off from the television series ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'' (the previous films being ''[[Up the Chastity Belt]]'' set in the Middle Ages which followed on ...s into the hands of General Burke, he is confronted by the sensuous German spy [[Mata Hari]]. After foiling Mata Hari's scheme to relieve him of the plan,5 KB (758 words) - 20:27, 8 February 2023
- ...=2014-03-01}}</ref> It is the second in the [[Old Mother Riley]] series of films, and is also known by its re-release title, ''Old Mother Riley Catches a Qu ...meanwhile become involved with a suspicious young Parisian lady (really a spy with code name "Madame Zero", who believes he is an English agent).6 KB (976 words) - 23:31, 8 February 2023
- | distributor = [[Gainsborough Studios]]<br />Ellis Films (US) ...ficestory.com/france-1945-c22731925&usg=ALkJrhiPuUc4vZGBcb7OUARBcpu2dF_c5A French box office in 1945] at Box office story</ref>8 KB (1,241 words) - 14:05, 5 February 2023
- | genre = [[Alternative comedy]] *[[Dawn French]]20 KB (2,960 words) - 11:06, 10 January 2023
- | occupation = Comedy actor ...n (film series)|Carry On]]'' films, although he only appeared in the early films in the series, apart from returning for ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' in 1979 KB (1,419 words) - 11:56, 18 February 2023
- |distributor=[[British Lion Films]] ...be produced in colour. The film stars a selection of actors from previous films in the series, including [[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]], [[Richard Wat11 KB (1,716 words) - 15:11, 11 February 2023
- ....uk |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' and ''[[Carlton-Browne of the ===Films===11 KB (1,583 words) - 22:11, 9 September 2024
- ..._major = <!-- per [[MOS:MAJORWORK]] - major works include TV series, films, books, albums and games --> ...tpype-Thynne''' is a character from the [[w:United Kingdom|British]] 1950s comedy radio programme ''[[The Goon Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Peter Sellers]].6 KB (899 words) - 15:51, 24 January 2023
- '''''Blackadder: Back & Forth''''' is a 1999 [[science fiction comedy]] [[short film]] based on the [[BBC]] [[historical drama|period]] [[sitcom] ...wed by them landing at [[Hadrian's Wall]] in [[Roman Britain]], where they spy their Roman ancestors. After stealing a helmet, Blackadder and Baldrick esc15 KB (2,229 words) - 14:20, 11 March 2023
- * [[Blue comedy]] * [[Cringe comedy]]39 KB (5,294 words) - 22:21, 19 March 2023
- ...h 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of [[Will Hay]] and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. ...]] and other well-known comedians such as [[George Formby]], [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|The Crazy Gang]], the [[w:Aldwych farce|Aldwych farce]]urs, [[Jack H10 KB (1,511 words) - 15:02, 10 January 2023
- '''''Yellowbeard''''' is a 1983 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Mel Damski]] and written by [[Graham Chapman]], [[Pete ...the location of his [[buried treasure]] from his torturers and from Moon's spy Gilbert. Commander Clement, a Royal Navy officer and head of Her Majesty's19 KB (2,827 words) - 15:04, 27 January 2023
- '''''Oh! What a Lovely War''''' is a 1969 British comedy musical war film directed by [[Richard Attenborough]] (in his directorial d ...as Haig]] replaces Field Marshal [[John French, 1st Earl of Ypres|Sir John French]] as Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces. Haig is then mocked by Austr26 KB (4,014 words) - 13:31, 25 August 2024
- ...ré]]'s ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (miniseries)|Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]]'' (1979). In later years, he was often cast in villainous roles including ...starred as Private Brigg in ''[[The Virgin Soldiers]]'', a [[comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film set during the [[Malayan Emergency]]. Bennett described the fi25 KB (3,678 words) - 11:57, 18 February 2023
- ...an [[English people|English]] [[actor]] who appeared in dozens of British films from the 1930s to the 1970s.<ref name=BFI>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi ...rat or other authority figure, Huntley was also a staple figure in British films, his many appearances including ''[[The Way Ahead]]'', ''[[I See a Dark Str12 KB (1,611 words) - 17:09, 18 February 2023
- ...date= 2020-03-03}}</ref> The second of the ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' films, ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'', produced in 1959, was based on this play as was th ...as the regular character Miguel Garetta in all 26 episodes of the British spy series [[Top Secret (TV series)|''Top Secret'']], and in 1962 he played Her18 KB (2,642 words) - 15:32, 24 August 2024
- ...insborough Pictures]], is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedia ...iam Thomson Hay</ref> By his late teens, Hay had become fluent in Italian, French and German and secured employment as an interpreter.<ref name="reglegend1">33 KB (5,042 words) - 22:47, 18 March 2023
- ...rd game)|baccarat]] master Evelyn Tremble ([[Peter Sellers]]); millionaire spy [[Vesper Lynd]] ([[Ursula Andress]]); Bond's secretary [[Miss Moneypenny]] ...ve been held by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures]], distributors of the Bond films by Eon Productions.64 KB (9,421 words) - 11:04, 25 August 2024
- ...n|"[[Modern Mother and Daughter]]" from ''[[French and Saunders]]''|[[Dawn French]]<br>[[Jennifer Saunders]]}} * [[French and Saunders|Saunders & French Productions]]61 KB (8,316 words) - 19:54, 24 August 2024