Graham Stuart Movies
- 1998
Openly gay and delightfully campy British TV personality Graham Norton was the host of this late-night talk show, which aired over Channel 4 beginning July 3, 1998. In the first half-hour of each episode, Norton went out of his way to embarrass his audience with silly "poll" questions. He then spent the remainder of the show making fools of his guests in such segments as "Celebrity Swearing." Additionally, Norton periodically visited bizarre Internet sites, with time left over for his weekly phone-in harassment of former movie Tarzan Miles O'Keeffe. The winner of two BAFTA awards, So Graham Norton... was brought to U.S. cable television in 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1991
Warren Mitchell starred in this British sitcom as Ivan Fox, the agnostic, abrasive Jewish manager of a London pipe tobacco factory. Transferred to a branch office in Northern Ireland, Fox promised himself that he'd steer clear of any political entanglements. However, the trials and tribulations of the local Jewish community forced Fox to be more of an activist than he'd otherwise have chosen to be. Written by ethnic-humor specialists Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and filmed on location in Belfast, the six half-hour episodes of So You Think You've Got Troubles? were telecast by BBC1 from October 17 to November 28, 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1961
In this comedy, a writer tries to scare up some quick cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness monster. Unfortunately, none of the publishers will buy it. The writer and his bohemian friends then create a mock monster, photograph it, and head for Scotland to convince the locals of the picture's veracity. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Adam Faith, Sidney James, (more)
- 1955
In this light-hearted crime drama, a rivalrous pair of reporters team up to solve the murder of a prominent artist's wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1955
Rex Harrison is The Constant Husband in this delightful British comedy. It all begins when amnesia victim Charles Hathaway (Harrison) tries to reconstruct his past with the aid of psychiatrist Llewellyn (Cecil Parker). Our hero would have been better off had his memory remained lost: Llewellyn discovers that he's had seven wives -- simultaneously! Lady lawyer Chesterman (Margaret Leighton) tries to keep Llewellyn out of jail, though in fact he'd prefer incarceration to multiple matrimony. Of the seven spouses, Kay Kendall (the real-life Mrs. Rex Harrison) stands out with a sparkling comic characterization. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, (more)
In this sci-fi film, a Venusian emissary and an earth woman become friends. The alien tells her that he has come to warn her of the dangers of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately very few earthlings listen to his message. The film is basically a cheap knock-off of The Day the Earth Stood Still. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
This waterlogged adaptation of an obscure Grand Guignol stage play finds a hapless couple (Dermot Walsh and Hazel Court) convinced that their newly-acquired yacht is haunted by mysterious and deadly forces. After numerous fatalities, the couple eventually hires a paranormal investigator (John Robinson), who uncovers the yacht's bloody history and determines that the craft is occupied by the vengeful ghosts of the former owner's wife and her lover, who were murdered and subsequently entombed somewhere aboard. Writer-producer-director Vernon Sewell -- who filmed most of the scenes aboard his own private yacht -- executes a few interesting paranormal twists on the Old Dark House scenario, and he would revisit the seagoing thriller theme (on the same boat) somewhat less successfully with Terror Ship two years later. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, (more)
