The Army Game is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1957 to 1961. Made in black-and-white, it is about National Service conscription to the post-war British Army. It was created by Sid Colin. Many stars, like Charles Hawtrey, William Hartnell, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass and Dick Emery became household names, and appeared in the Carry On films, which began with Carry On Sergeant, virtually a spin-off. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.
In the year 79 AD, the misadventures of an ex-slave named Lurcio in Pompeii unfold. Lurcio, now a slave to the inept and sex-obsessed Roman Senator Ludicrus Sextus, tries to navigate through various absurd situations, including an assassination plot, a slave auction, and encounters with a talking soothsayer. With its blend of sarcasm, innuendo, and historical fiction, 'Up Pompeii' provides a titillating and comedic glimpse into ancient Roman society.
Carry On Spying is a hilarious spy spoof set in the 1960s, featuring bumbling agents, a top-secret formula, a mysterious villain, and lots of absurd disguises. The story revolves around a secret service agency trying to retrieve a valuable formula, but comedic chaos ensues when their agents find themselves in one ridiculous situation after another.
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.
In 'Up the Chastity Belt', a comedic spoof of the legend of King Richard the Lionheart, a friar is tasked with guarding the key to a chastity belt that holds the secret to the kingdom. As he embarks on his journey, he encounters various funny and risqué situations, making for a hilarious and titillating adventure.
Brian Michie introduces various musical and comedy acts in the form of a dress rehearsal for a stage review, interspersed with comedy routines featuring Bonar Colleano.
In Frankie Howerd's third Up... film it's World War I and he plays Lurk, an absolute cowerd, er coward. He's evading the call-up for all he's worth. But one evening he's hypnotised by a drunken hypnotist (Stanley Holloway) into being brave, but he fails to be released from it. So with his yellow streak gone Lurk is down that army office before you can say "titter ye not." Off to war he goes, mingling with sexy spies like Zsa Zsa Gabor and before long, the spellbound recruit is heading hot-foot back to Blighty with the Germans' plan of attack tattooed on his bum, and the Germans are bringing up the rear...! Full of sauce, knowing real-life references and witty remarks to camera, this is a cheeky incorrigible final instalment.
The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. This special was filmed in black and white -- strangely, since the previous one was in color.
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
A group of misfit soldiers are desperately trying to fiddle themselves some leave. Instead they wrangle a posting to the British Middle-East protectorate of Darawa. Their frustrations and disappointment at landing one of the harshest territories is compensated when they discover a secret passage to the King's harem.
An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their circumstances. The men still wear uniforms and the proper reports are filed, although the reports of hundreds of mines are exaggerated. The captain spends his time fishing, the Number One is busy romancing the only Wren on the island and The Chief Boatswain runs a wine smuggling business. Unfortunately the Navy start to get suspicious.
A one off Frankie Howerd Special
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