Ben Elton Movies

  • 2006
    When Comedy Changed Forever

    When Comedy Changed Forever

    When Comedy Changed Forever

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    The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bern...

    When Comedy Changed Forever
  • 2023
    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

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    Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot epis...

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
  • 1987
    The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

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    When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the gro...

    The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
  • 1989
    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

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    After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend conce...

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
  • 2023
    Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

    Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

    Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

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    The railways are in crisis, from mass cancellations to soaring prices. Comedian Ben Elton embarks on a northern rail misadventure. Is rail privatisati...

    Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
  • 2023
    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story

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    A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans...

    Blackadder: A Cunning Story
  • 1994
    Filth!

    Filth!

    Filth!

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    In the late Eighties, there had been a series of comedy concerts (modelled on the Amnesty International “Secret Policeman’s Ball series”) to raise bot...

    Filth!
  • 2022
    Ben Elton: Live

    Ben Elton: Live

    Ben Elton: Live

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    Era-defining comedian Ben Elton returns to stand up comedy. The ‘Godfather’ of modern British stand up is back behind the mic bringing his hilarious p...

    Ben Elton: Live
  • 2008
    We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

    We Are Most Amused

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    We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour of the 60th birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales,...

    We Are Most Amused
  • 2007
    Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live

    Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live

    Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live

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    Ben Elton, the multi award winning writer, performer and comic is back on stage after ten years with his new un-cut live show and time has definitely...

    Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
  • 1997
    Ben Elton: Live

    Ben Elton: Live

    Ben Elton: Live

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    Although an incredibly successful writer, it is as a stand-up comedian that Ben Elton is most famous. In 1997 over 300,000 ecstatic fans around the co...

    Ben Elton: Live
  • 1993
    Ben Elton: Very Live

    Ben Elton: Very Live

    Ben Elton: Very Live

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    Not just a tour but a Tour de Force, for this was the tour that grew. Originally planned to play just 40 dates, such was it's phenomenal success that...

    Ben Elton: Very Live
  • 2012
    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

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    Programme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went on to become one of the country's fa...

    The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
  • 2014
    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

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    Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014. Mayall's blend of rocket-fuelled physical comedy, surrealism, subversive satire and pompous punk wit...

    Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
  • 2024
    Laughs and Larrikins

    Laughs and Larrikins

    Laughs and Larrikins

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    Midday with Ray Martin from 1985 - 1993.

    Laughs and Larrikins
  • 2008
    Blackadder Rides Again

    Blackadder Rides Again

    Blackadder Rides Again

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    This documentary marks the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of The Black Adder in 1983 and reunites the iconic cast to give their opinion...

    Blackadder Rides Again
  • 1993
    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

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    In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to...

    Much Ado About Nothing
  • 1997
    The Story of Bean

    The Story of Bean

    The Story of Bean

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    Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 docume...

    The Story of Bean
  • 2018
    The London Studios: Home of the Stars

    The London Studios: Home of the Stars

    The London Studios: Home of the Stars

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    The end of an era as the studios where ITV filmed its many shows for 45 years closes its doors for the last time.

    The London Studios: Home of the Stars
  • 2018
    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

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    This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show...

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy