Rent The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
3.9 of 5 from 49 ratings
2h 30min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Written by and starring Michael Palin and Terry Jones, 'The Complete and Utter History of Britain' was a formative influence on television comedy and Monty Python's Flying Circus in particular. Made in black and white in the same year that Python became part of the national consciousness, this rarely seen comedy takes a typically skewed look at British history - and reports historical events as if television had been around to cover them at the time! And so we find Richard the Lionheart relating his Crusading exploits in the manner of a laddish holidaymaker, medieval adverts and film trailers, and William the Conquerer engaging in post-match analysis (following an unspectacular scuffle in which King Harold is finally felled by a rogue baguette...). In 2013, Palin and Jones revisited their series for this release. Taking the roles of joint narrators they comically, and seamlessly, link back to the best of the existing material shot by their younger selves in 1969 to create a brand-new feature: The Incomplete and Utter History of Britain 2013! - Actors:
- Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Wallas Eaton, Colin Gordon, Diana Quick, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Ted Carson, Colin Cunningham, John Hughman, Melinda Mays, Johnny Vyvyan, Eunice Black, Gay Hamilton, Joy Harrison, Rosemary Lord
- Directors:
- Maurice Murphy
- Producers:
- Humphrey Barclay
- Creators:
- Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- Writers:
- Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Documentaries
- Collections:
- And Now For Something Completely Python, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/04/2014
- Run Time:
- 150 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0, English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 50-minute feature containing new linking material by Palin and Jones
- Interview with producer Humphrey Barclay
- The first two episodes as transmitted (the only ones still to exist)
- The first two episodes as recorded (includes untransmitted sketches)
- All existing film insert material
- Extensive image gallery
- Script and production paperwork PDF's
