Thanks Glen, the film I had in mind was The Bridal Path.
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
Wee Geordie is on "Brovo" here in Canada every few months, usually in the wee hours of the morning. That's how I first saw it a year or so ago. Great movie (though I like the book better). I might have to order it now!
Sara
"There is one success- to be able to spend your life your own way."
~Christopher Morley
That's the one I'm thinking, now was that BBC or ITV? Funny the only other movie I ever recall from that age is the Italian Job which was my son's favourite at the same age... "You're only sp'osed to blow the bloody doors off!"
I'm thinking ITV - it was the kind of thing they used to show in the school summer holidays while BBC were showing Flash Gordon and Champion The Wonder Horse
The trouble with having an open mind is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it - Terry Pratchett
. . . Oh and Alistair Sim is a favourite of mine as well.
The mere recollection of Alistair Sim and St. Trinian's is enough to reduce me to helpless giggling.
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Do the language laws in Quebec really require you to hire a mime who doesn't speak French if you hire one who doesn't speak English? Could a mime who doesn't speak either fill both roles at the same time? (Thanks to Calvin Trillin.)
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