Graeme Garden Movies
A sheltered prince learns valuable lessons of love while attending Cambridge University. Fortunately, his wise bodyguard is there to help him study. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rupert Penry-Jones, Judy Cornwell, (more)
- 1989
Acid-tongued comic actress Nicola McAuliffe was the star of the weekly, 30-minute British sitcom Surgical Spirit. McAuliffe was cast as Sheila Sabatini, an undeniably brilliant but irredeemably caustic surgeon. The series chronicled Sheila's trials and tribulations both on and off the job, including her ongoing war of wills with her indolent son Daniel (Andrew Groves) and her erstwhile romance with fellow doctor Jonathan Haslam (Duncan Preston), who much to the amazement of his colleagues, found something attractive and charming in the much-despised Dr. Sabatini. Created by Peter Learmouth, Surgical Spirit was produced by Granada Television and ran for 50 episodes, from April 14, 1989 to July 7, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1967
A spin-off of the enormously successful British radio sketch series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, BBC1's Twice a Fortnight was the first major TV effort of "the Goodies," aka Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and Tim Brooke-Taylor. While all three funsters appeared on camera, only Garden and Oddie were credited as writers. The series' ten half-hour episodes also featured the talents of BBC newsreader Ron Fletcher, whose function was to provide a deadpan contrast to the zany goings-on à la Gary Owens on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In; in addition, Britain's biggest rock stars, including the Who and Cream, made guest appearances. Rounding out the hilarity was a smattering of filmed sketches, written by and starring future "Monty Pythonite" Michael Palin (previously published reports that Palin's writing partner Terry Jones also appeared are apparently erroneous). Twice a Fortnight originally aired from October 21 to December 23, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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