Smith, Kate 276, 299, 317
Smith, Maggie 144, 186, 188, 200, 281, 283
Spikings, Barry 22-24
Starr, Ringo 195, 262
Stewart, Dave 280
Stockwood, Mervyn 35
Sweet Angel Mine 327
Tattoo 129
Taylor, Derek 54, 128
“Tenpole Tudor” Tudor-Pole, Eddie 249
Travelling Men 179, 206
Travelling Wilburys, The 293, 315, 316
Turturro, John 274
TVP 280
Twentieth Century Fox 307, 308
Tyson, Cathy 217-219, 224
Vaughn, Peter 67
Venom 113, 129, 130, 131
Vere Nicol, Marc 176
Virgin Films 215, 283
Wacks, Jonathan 285-288
Warner Brothers 32, 55, 128, 273, 283, 287, 291, 292, 303, 304
Warner, David 68
White, Diz 166, 170
Whitehouse, Mary 30, 31, 33
Wieringa, Jan 285, 286
Wimbury, David 196, 215, 252, 258, 261, 266
Woolley, Stephen 124, 212-220, 222-226, 228, 267, 271, 294, 307, 309, 335
Working Title 299
Wrong Guy, The 327
Yellowbeard 141, 155
Zetterling, Mai 132, 134, 137
HANDMADE FILMS
Bellman and True 276-278
Bullshot 166-174, 178, 181, 193, 203, 205, 244, 297, 334
Checking Out 291-293
Cold Dog Soup 131, 301-304, 308
Five Corners 273-275, 289
How to Get Ahead in Advertising 289, 290
Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The 281-284
Long Good Friday, The 79-83, 87-90, 92-95, 139, 179, 207, 214, 215, 226, 276, 331, 332, 340, 341
Missionary, The 141-143, 146, 147, 149-153, 174, 183, 186, 187, 205, 276, 296, 303
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 105, 106
Monty Python’s Life of Brian 15, 17-22, 24, 26-38, 40, 41, 46-49, 53, 55, 56, 59, 74, 75, 77-79, 82, 105, 111, 115, 119, 120, 122, 128, 141, 142, 163, 174, 200, 296, 302, 319, 328-330, 333, 339, 341
Nuns on the Run 304-310, 322
Private Function, A 142, 179, 180, 182-184, 186, 188, 191-193, 195, 196, 198-203, 271, 297, 333
Privates on Parade 153, 155, 160, 162-166, 169, 174, 192, 244
Raggedy Rawney, The 131, 284, 285
Scrubbers 131, 132, 135-139, 150, 238
Shanghai Surprise 131, 229, 230, 236, 241-246, 271, 276, 292, 317
Time Bandits 23, 56, 59-61, 65, 67, 68, 70-77, 79, 94, 111, 120, 124, 128, 129, 131, 136, 142, 168, 174, 175, 199, 200, 271, 319, 326, 330, 332, 333, 339
Water 179-181, 191-193, 195, 196, 199, 203-205, 215, 296
Withnail and I 200, 250-252, 258, 260, 261, 264, 266-271, 289, 290, 332, 333, 337, 341
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Film journalist and author Robert Sellers has written several books on popular culture, including the bestselling Hellraisers, Oliver Reed: What Fresh Lunacy Is This? and the controversial Battle for Bond, which for a time was banned by the family of Ian Fleming. He lives in Harpenden.
The Long Good Friday, a troubled production that was saved by HandMade. © HandMade Films
Bob Hoskins’ blistering performance as London gangster Harold Shand made him a star. With Helen Mirren. © HandMade Films.
Sean Connery as King Agamemnon in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy classic Time Bandits. © HandMade Films.
In its day, Time Bandits was the highest grossing British comedy film ever made. © HandMade Films.
The Missionary, Michael Palin’s delightful dig at the hypocrisy and social prejudice of Edwardian England. © HandMade Films.
John Cleese in Privates on Parade, the film adaptation of Peter Nichols’ critically acclaimed stage play. © HandMade Films.
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith and pig in the Alan Bennett-penned A Private Function. © HandMade Films.
According to the British Film Institute, A Private Function ‘was the closest that 1980s British cinema came to recapturing the spirit of the great Ealing comedies.’ © HandMade Films.
Water, HandMade’s first misfire, this Colonial farce failed to raise either laughs or box office revenue. © HandMade Films.
Sean Penn, Madonna and George Harrison on location for Shanghai Surprise. The ex-Beatle had to fly in to prevent the film spiralling out of control. © HandMade Films.
Michael Caine as the chilling Mortwell in Mona Lisa. With Cathy Tyson and Bob Hoskins. © HandMade Films.
Hoskins’ performance as a naive villain caught up in the seedy underworld of Eighties London earned him a BAFTA and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. © HandMade Films.
Paul McGann and Richard E Grant both gave iconic performances in their joint film debuts. © HandMade Films.
Richard E Grant in Bruce Robinson’s caustic satire on the advertising business, How To Get Ahead In Advertising. © HandMade Films.
Gary Oldman and Theresa Russell in Nicolas Roeg’s Track 29, written by Dennis Potter. © HandMade Films.
Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane in HandMade’s final hurrah, Nuns on the Run. © HandMade Films.
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