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- ...BFI.org]</ref> It follows an English comedian who attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer. Miller sings "[[The C ...s each year, and during the 1930s the company produced a large quantity of films at Teddington.3 KB (349 words) - 22:40, 19 July 2024
- ...r of the British Empire|OBE]] (29 March 1915 – 6 December 1997) was a Scottish [[w:jazz|jazz]] [[w:trombone|trombonist]] and vocalist. ...d ''[[w:Play Away|Play Away]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b845de29c|title=Play Away |date=10 November 1979|website=Bfi.4 KB (629 words) - 08:40, 9 January 2023
- |url= https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a65f67d Ewan McEwan, an easy-going [[sheep]] and corn farmer on Beigg, a (fictional) Scottish island, is unable to marry his childhood sweetheart Katie as his hell-raisi5 KB (798 words) - 00:02, 5 February 2023
- | studio = [[British National Films]] Old Mother Riley inherits a Scottish property, believing it, at first, to be a pub, and makes the journey up nor4 KB (491 words) - 23:34, 8 February 2023
- | studio = [[Group 3 Films]] ...y [[James Bridie]]. The film was produced by the government-back [[Group 3 Films]] and shot at [[Southall Studios]] with sets designed by the [[art director3 KB (464 words) - 10:57, 20 February 2023
- ...b.bfi.org.uk|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref> It is a humorous biopic of the Scottish poet [[William McGonagall]] that includes several of McGonagall's actual po ...strations by Peter Sellers), ''William McGonagall Meets George Gershwin: A Scottish Fantasy'' (1988) and ''William McGonagall: Freefall'' (1992).<ref>{{cite we6 KB (756 words) - 23:21, 7 February 2023
- Dimwitty leaves abruptly to go back to back to his Scottish castle and - fearing his funding for the show is lost - Llewellyn and the F [[Category:1953 films]]3 KB (468 words) - 23:17, 17 February 2023
- {{Short description|Scottish actor}} '''John Grieve''' (14 June 1924 – 21 January 2003) was a [[w:Scotland|Scottish]] [[w:actor|actor]], best known as the [[w:engineer|engineer]] Macphail in6 KB (835 words) - 17:25, 18 January 2023
- ...wn into his new surroundings and becomes acquainted with the various local Scottish traditions and legends that abound and strikes up a friendship with one of [[Category:1941 films]]4 KB (617 words) - 13:07, 31 January 2023
- ...he soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl|Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[T ...uring the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)|4 KB (541 words) - 08:09, 28 March 2023
- ...st'' has been called one of the [[List of films considered the worst|worst films of all time]]. ...adshaw, ''The Guardian'', 26 May 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2014.</ref> The Scottish ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' went so far as to state that "5 KB (754 words) - 16:12, 27 January 2023
- |studio = Covent Garden Films |distributor = [[British Lion Films]]4 KB (563 words) - 20:41, 11 February 2023
- | distributor = [[Bryanston Films (UK)|Bryanston Films]] ...stribution.pdf|last=Petrie|first= Duncan James |year=2017|title= Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution|jour7 KB (962 words) - 16:33, 12 April 2023
- ...ilm was successful enough to enable Morecambe and Wise to make two further films, ''[[That Riviera Touch]]'' and ''[[The Magnificent Two]]''. ...ation known as "SCHLECHT" (a parody of [[SPECTRE]] from the [[James Bond]] films; the word is German for "bad" or "evil", although there is little evidence5 KB (711 words) - 22:46, 15 March 2023
- ...December 1995|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] comedy actor and singer. He started his career in stage roles, and develo ...ple.theiapolis.com/actor-1QSY/benny-lee/|url-status=dead|title=Benny Lee - Scottish actor -Theiapolis|archivedate=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hrld19960113"10 KB (1,402 words) - 08:06, 30 March 2023
- ...ho was best known for his appearances in the [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]]. Butterworth died in 1979 and Brown never remarried. Brown was married to ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' actor [[Peter Butterworth]] from 1946 until his death in 1979.8 KB (1,164 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2023
- .... Orton. A man from the [[Met Office]] is sent to a lighthouse on a remote Scottish island to monitor the weather, where he hopes to escape from women, but soo ...n he says he wants to avoid all women, he is posted to a remote [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[lighthouse]] to make weather reports. Before taking a boat from the mai7 KB (1,098 words) - 16:35, 13 March 2023
- ...umbered by the McLaggans and hides behind a barrel of gunpowder. An errant Scottish cannonball kills him, but in the afterlife he is stranded in [[Limbo]] due This was the first of two films Clair made in England following a deal he made with producer [[Alexander Ko9 KB (1,240 words) - 16:09, 29 September 2024
- {{Short description|Scottish actress}} ..., Baroness Rix''' (née '''Gray'''; 12 April 1929 – 18 February 2013) was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, <!--7 KB (1,066 words) - 18:00, 3 January 2023
- ...ts cast and production team with the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films, but is not an official member of the ''Carry On'' series. It also has simi ...er's generous beard glued onto his chin, glasses are added and he adopts a Scottish accent. He convinces the visitor that the circuit diagram of a refrigeratio5 KB (784 words) - 17:59, 20 February 2023