The New Complete and Utter History of Britain - 3-Disc Box Set ( The New Complete & Utter History of Britain )

The New Complete and Utter History of Britain - 3-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: The New Complete & Utter History of Britain
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
150 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Maurice Murphy

Written By:
Terry Jones
Michael Palin

Actors:
Terry Jones ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Michael Palin ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Wallas Eaton ..... Bishop of Filey / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Colin Gordon ..... Narrator / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Diana Quick ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Roddy Maude-Roxby ..... Professor Weaver (6 episodes, 1969)
Ted Carson ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Colin Cunningham ..... Various (6 episodes, 1969)
John Hughman ..... Various (6 episodes, 1969)
Melinda Mays ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)
Johnny Vyvyan ..... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1969)

Synopsis:

Written by and starring Michael Palin and Terry Jones, The Complete and Utter History of Britain was among a handful of series that formed a template for Monty Python's Flying Circus. This series offered a typically Pythonesque look at British history - as if television had been around to cover events as they unfolded. Thus we find Richard the Lionheart relating his exploits in the Crusades in the manner of a laddish holidaymaker and William the Conquerer engaging in post-match analysis (following an unspectacular scuffle in which King Harold is finally felled by a baguette). Studio sketches and filmed inserts are interspersed with the meandering insights of historian Professor Weaver (Roddy Maude-Roxby), with links by faintly bemused continuity presenter Colin Gordon. Sadly incomplete in the archives, this set contains all remaining episodes along with the film inserts which Terry Jones has kept safe for nearly fifty years.

A forerunner to 'Monty Python's Flying Circus', this sketch show looked at famous events in British history from a quirky perspective. Only one series was made, by the commercial channel London Weekend Television.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 May, 2014.