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List of Spike Milligan Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Life of Brian (1979)
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Life of Brian
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Brian of Nazareth, who was born in a stable next-door to Jesus on the same night, is mistaken as the prophesied messiah by the three wise men. Out of love for the young rebel Judith and hatred for the occupying Romans, he joins the People's Front of Judea, and unwittingly gathers his own group of followers.

Directed By:
2. The Three Musketeers (1973)
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The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers is an action adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.  The film tells the story of a young man from the countryside, who comes to Paris, after learning swordsmanship from his father. He soon faces several adventures along with his Musketeer friends.

Directed By:
Richard Lester
3. The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
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The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
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The robbery of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn, a 9th century artifact, from the Metropolitan museum is being looked into by a pair of detectives from Scotland Yard in this amusing farcical short film. The film is an adaptation of a precious memento of BBC radio's The Goon Show.

Role:
Sgt. Brown / Eccles / Catchpole Burkington / Minnie Bannister (voice)
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Dick Emery, Pamela Thomas, Bill Hepper
Directed By:
Joseph Sterling
5. A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
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A Kid for Two Farthings
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Joe is a young boy living in working-class London with his mother Joanna. They reside above a tailor shop owned by Mr Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. He tells Joe the story of a unicorn that can grant wishes. Hoping to help his poor and hard-working neighbors, Joe uses his pocket money to buy a goat with a tiny horn, believing that it is a real unicorn.

Starring:
Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson
Directed By:
Carol Reed
6. The Risk (1960)
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The Risk
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British scientists manage to find a cure for an ongoing plague, but their government refuses to publish the research, and decides to keep it a secret. However, foreign powers trick a scientist into handing over the information to them.

Starring:
Donald Pleasence, Raymond Huntley, Peter Cushing, Tony Britton
Directed By:
Roy Boulting, John Boulting
7. Man About the House (1974)
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Man About the House
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2
Starring:
Yootha Joyce, Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett
Directed By:
John Robins
11. Let's Go Crazy (1951)
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Let's Go Crazy
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Let’s Go Crazy is a comedy short musical film which is set in a nightclub. It combines various kinds of variety acts with comedy sketches.

Starring:
Peter Sellers, Manley & Austin, Tommy Manley, Florence Austin, Keith Warwick
Directed By:
Alan Cullimore
12. Yellowbeard (1983)
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Yellowbeard
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Yellowbeard is an adventure action comedy film which tells the story of infamous pirate Yellowbeard, who breaks out of prison. The only thing on his mind now is recovering the treasure that he buried a long time ago. However, the problem is that his map has been tattooed on the head of his son. Things seem even worse because a number of rivals are also planning to beat him to the treasure.

Starring:
Tommy Chong, James Mason, Marty Feldman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Peter Edward Cook
Directed By:
Mel Damski
13. Lost in the Wild (1976)
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Lost in the Wild
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Role:
Hawker
Starring:
Brett Maxworthy, Sean Kramer, Lionel Long, Jack Allen
Directed By:
David Waddington
14. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie is an Australian comedy film which revolves around the adventures of a young man named Barry McKenzie, who along with his aunt, travels to England in order to advance his cultural education.  

Role:
Landlord
Starring:
Barry Humphries, Peter Edward Cook, Peter Cook, Barry Crocker, Paul Bertram
Directed By:
Bruce Beresford
15. Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
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Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
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Terence Milligan is an aspiring jazz musician who joins the British Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, during the Second World War. The film revolves around his experiences as a soldier.

Starring:
Tony Selby, Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Geoffrey Hughes
Directed By:
Norman Cohen
16. Watch Your Stern (1960)
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Watch Your Stern
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Starring:
Noel Purcell, Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor
Directed By:
Gerald Thomas
17. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Starring:
Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, Hywel Bennett, Michael Jayston, Fiona Fullerton
Directed By:
William Sterling
18. Postman's Knock (1962)
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Postman's Knock
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A provincial postman is sent to train at a reputed mail center in London. However, things get complicated and he is accused of masterminding a mail robbery.

Role:
Harold Petts
Starring:
Archie Duncan, Warren Mitchell, Barbara Shelley, John Wood
Directed By:
Robert Lynn
19. Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
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Penny Points to Paradise
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Two friends manage to win a contest, after which they go to their regular seaside boarding house. Things get complicated because all the other guests, including two women who want to marry for money, try to come up with a plan to take the fortune off them.

Starring:
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Vicky Page, Paddie O'Neil
Directed By:
Anthony Young
20. The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a British comedy film which tells us seven different stories which are based on the seven deadly sins.

Starring:
Ronnie Barker, Bruce Forsyth, Marty Feldman, Harry Secombe, Joan Sims
Directed By:
Graham Stark
21. What a Whopper (1961)
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What a Whopper
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In order to make some cash, a young aspiring writer decides to write a book about the Loch Ness Monster. However, publishers are hesitant to take the book, because they don’t believe in such a thing. Therefore, along with some of his friends, the writer tries to create a fake monster, so that they are able to convince the people about its existence.

Starring:
Adam Faith, Sidney James, Carole Lesley, Terence Longdon
Directed By:
Gilbert Gunn
22. Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
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Role:
Dr. Harz
Starring:
Norman Rossington, Jim Dale, John Bluthal, Angela Douglas
Directed By:
Joseph McGrath
23. Invasion Quartet (1961)
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Invasion Quartet
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Role:
Godfrey Pringle
Starring:
Grégoire Aslan, Bill Travers, John Le Mesurier, Thorley Walters
Directed By:
Jay Lewis
24. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun
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Ghost in the Noonday Sun is a comedy film which takes us to the 17th century. It tells the story of a pirate captain, who is murdered by his cook. The latter then tries to find a hidden treasure, but unfortunately, it seems impossible because the map was drawn in disappearing ink. Now, he must rely on the captain’s ghost to find it.

Role:
Bill Bombay
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Anthony Franciosa, Peter Boyle, Clive Revill
Directed By:
Peter Medak, Spike Milligan
25. The Great McGonagall (1975)
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The Great McGonagall
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The Great McGonnagall is a comedy film which tells the story of an unemployed man, William McGonnagall, who wants to become England’s Poet Lauret. However, the problem is that people don’t like his poetry.

Starring:
Peter Sellers, John Bluthal, Julia Foster, Victor Spinetti
Directed By:
Joseph McGrath
26. Calling All Cars (1954)
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Calling All Cars
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During their holiday in France, two friends find themselves attracted to two different girls, and decide to pursue them.  

Role:
Freddie, The Taxi (voice) (as Spike {Goon} Milligan also)
Starring:
Cardew Robinson, John Fitzgerald, Adrienne Scott, Pauline Olsen
Directed By:
Maclean Rogers
27. Down Among the Z Men (1952)
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Down Among the Z Men
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Down Among the Z Men is a comedy film which tells the story of Harry Jones, who works as a clerk in a general mercantile store. Meanwhile, he is also an amateur actor working in community theater, where he is currently playing the role of an inspector working for the Scotland Yard. His life gets complicated after an absent minded Professor leaves a secret military formula in his store. Soon, two  enemy spies question Harry regarding the Professor, not realizing that the formula is now in Harry’s possession.

Role:
Pte. Eccles (as The Goons)
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, Carole Carr
Directed By:
Maclean Rogers
28. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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This is a satirical take off on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel of the same name. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to examine the weird happenings at Baskerville Hall and the curse of a fabled hound. As they start investigating, everyone appears suspicious. So how do they overcome the obstacles to solve the mystery of the Hound? 

Starring:
Kenneth Williams, Peter Edward Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Joan Greenwood
Directed By:
Paul Morrissey
29. Rentadick (1972)
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Rentadick
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Armitage runs a chemical company that is working on producing a gas that can cause temporary disability down the waist. It is wanted by the military, and it is also sought by a group of Japanese. He hires people from a detective agency to guard his gas, but people who want it, hires people from the same detective agency to steal it.

Starring:
Richard Beckinsale, Richard Briers, Donald Sinden, Tsai Chin, Ronald Fraser, James Booth
Directed By:
Jim Clark
30. The Cherry Picker (1974)
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The Cherry Picker
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Role:
Mr. Lal
Starring:
Wilfrid Hyde-White, Terry-Thomas, Lulu, Bob Sherman
Directed By:
Peter Curran
31. The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
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The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
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The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film is a 1950 comedy short-film which earned an Oscar nomination. The film doesn’t have a plot, and involves a lot of gags. 

Role:
(uncredited)
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Richard Lester, Leo McKern, David Lodge
Directed By:
32. Puckoon (2002)
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Puckoon
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Starring:
Richard Attenborough, Griff Rhys Jones, Elliott Gould, John Lynch, Nickolas Grace
Directed By:
Terence Ryan

TV Movie(s)

1. The Goon Show (1968)
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The Goon Show
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Role:
Himself / Minnie Bannister / Eccles / Moriarty
Starring:
Harry Secombe, John Cleese, Peter Sellers, Christine Pryor
Directed By:
Joseph McGrath
2. The Last Goon Show of All (1972)
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The Last Goon Show of All
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Role:
Himself / Count Moriarty / Eccles / Little Jim / Minnie Bannister
Starring:
Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Ray Ellington, Max Geldray
3. Cucumber Castle (1970)
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Cucumber Castle
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Starring:
Vincent Price, Eleanor Bron, Eric Clapton, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Directed By:
Hugh Gladwish
4. Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (1956)
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Pantomania, or Dick Whittington
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Starring:
Jean Kent, Hattie Jacques, Frankie Howerd, Sylvia Peters
5. Goonreel (1952)
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Goonreel
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Role:
Various
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Graham Stark, Michael Bentine
Directed By:
Michael Mills
6. 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
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'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town
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Starring:
Ronnie Barker, Peter Sellers, Bill Fraser, Wendy Barrie, Sherrie Jones, Seraphina Lansdown
Directed By:
Michael Mills
7. Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute (2002)
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Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute
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Starring:
Eddie Izzard, Harry Enfield, Terry Jones, Kathy Burke, John Sergeant
Directed By:
Dominic Brigstocke
8. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
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Starring:
Brian Blessed, Hugh Laurie, Dawn French, Ronnie Corbett, Lenny Henry, Amanda Holden, Ronnie Barker
Directed By:
Paul Jackson, Dewi Humphreys, Matt Lipsey
9. The Big Freeze (1993)
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The Big Freeze
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Starring:
Bob Hoskins, Sir John Mills, Donald Pleasence, John Mills, Eric Sykes
Directed By:
Eric Sykes
10. Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)
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Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
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Starring:
Peter Edward Cook, Peter Cook, Kenny Everett, Michael Barrymore, Debbie Arnold
Directed By:
John Bishop

Animation(s)

Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
Dot and the Kangaroo
Plot:

Dot and the Kangaroo is an animated short musical film which tells the story of a young girl who befriends a kangaroo, after getting lost in the Australian outback.

Role:
Mr. Platypus (voice)
Starring:
June Salter, Barbara Frawley, Joan Bruce, Ross Higgins
Directed By:
Yoram Gross
Fantastic Animation Festival (1977)
Fantastic Animation Festival
PG
Plot:

This film is a collection of fourteen award winning short films from various parts of the world. It includes the 1974 Oscar winning film ‘Closed Mondays’, as well as other films such as ‘Moonshadow’, ‘The Last Cartoon Man’, and ‘Cosmic Cartoon’.

Role:
Narrator: "Moonshadow"
Starring:
Paul Frees
Directed By:
Dean A. Berko, Christopher Padilla
Wolves, Witches and Giants (1995)
Wolves, Witches and Giants
Role:
Narrator / ... (10 episodes, 1995-1998)
The Ratties (1987)
The Ratties
Role:
Narrator (voice) (unknown episodes)
Moonshadow (1972)
Moonshadow
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Directed By:
Charles Jenkins

TV Shows and Videos

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
Hancock's Half Hour
Starring:
Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Johnny Vyvyan
Not Only... But Also (1965)
Not Only... But Also
Starring:
Alan Bennett, Dudley Moore, Barry Humphries, Ronnie Barker, Peter Edward Cook, Peter Cook
Q9 (1969)
Q9
Role:
Various Characters (32 episodes, 1969-1980)
Starring:
Chris Langham, Peter Edward Cook, Harry Secombe, Peter Cook, David Lodge, John Bluthal
The World of Beachcomber (1968)
The World of Beachcomber
Role:
Dr. Strabismus (19 episodes, 1968-1969)
Starring:
Frank Thornton, Leon Thau, George Benson, Julian Orchard
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971)
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
Role:
Various Characters (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
Starring:
Marty Feldman, Davies Dancers The Irving, Jack Parnell, Hugh Paddick
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Comedy Playhouse
Starring:
Joanna Lumley, Lynn Redgrave, Nicholas Parsons, Les Dawson, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, John Cleese, Marty Feldman
Directed By:
Eric Fawcett, James Gilbert, Douglas Argent, Michael Mills, Graeme Muir
There's a Lot of It About (1982)
There's a Lot of It About
Role:
Various Characters (6 episodes, 1982)
Starring:
John Bluthal, Alan Clare, Keith Smith, Suzanne Sinclair
The Two Ronnies (1971)
The Two Ronnies
Starring:
Christopher Timothy, Charlton Heston, Joanna Lumley, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker
Directed By:
Terry Hughes, Paul Jackson, Marcus Mortimer, James Gilbert, Marcus Plantin
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (2005)
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Renee Olstead, Katie Melua, Alison Moyet
A Show Called Fred (1956)
A Show Called Fred
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Graham Stark, Valentine Dyall, Kenneth Connor
Directed By:
Richard Lester
The Telegoons (1963)
The Telegoons
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Harry Secombe
Directed By:
Anthony Young
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
Six Dates with Barker
Starring:
Ronnie Barker, Christopher Timothy
Directed By:
Maurice Murphy
Till Death Us Do Part (1965)
Till Death Us Do Part
TV-PG
Starring:
Warren Mitchell, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs, Dandy Nichols
Jackanory (1965)
Jackanory
Starring:
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Kingsley, Judi Dench, Miriam Margolyes, Jeremy Brett
Directed By:
Michael Kerrigan, Philippa Langdale, Nigel Douglas, Marilyn Fox, Angela Beeching
No 73 (1982)
No 73
Starring:
Sandi Toksvig, Andrea Arnold, Nick Staverson, Neil Buchanan
Everyman (1976)
Everyman
Role:
Himself (3 episodes, 1977-1999)
Starring:
Peter France, Jenni Murray, Vanya Kewley, Joan Bakewell
Gormenghast (2000)
Gormenghast
Starring:
Stephen Fry, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ian Richardson, Christopher Lee, Warren Mitchell, Celia Imrie
Directed By:
Andy Wilson
Curry & Chips (1969)
Curry & Chips
Role:
Kevin O'Grady (6 episodes, 1969)
Starring:
Norman Rossington, Eric Sykes, Kenny Lynch, Geoffrey Hughes
The Melting Pot (1975)
The Melting Pot
Starring:
Robert Dorning, John Bluthal, Frank Carson, Alexandra Dane
Full House (1972)
Full House
Starring:
Ben Kingsley, Michael Palin, Joe Melia, Charlotte Rampling, John Bird
Directed By:
Ken Loach
In Sickness and in Health (1985)
In Sickness and in Health
Starring:
Warren Mitchell, Arthur English, Carmel McSharry, Ken Campbell
Sykes and A... (1960)
Sykes and A...
Starring:
Ronnie Barker, Richard Wattis, Hattie Jacques, Leo McKern, Eric Sykes
Super Gran (1985)
Super Gran
Starring:
Billy Connolly, Gudrun Ure, Iain Cuthbertson, Bill Shine, Alan Snell
Directed By:
Tony Kysh, Gerald Blake, Roger Cheveley, Gerry Mill, Anthony Simmons

Spike Milligan Awards

BAFTA Awards
Winner Best Writer 1957