William Rushton

Twelve Plus One

Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him.

Consuming Passions

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

Adventures of a Private Eye

While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives.

Scene Nun, Take One

An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of London.

Flight of the Doves

While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises.

The Best House in London

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Twelve Plus One

Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money. So he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people who would like to help or to swindle him.

Consuming Passions

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

Adventures of a Private Eye

While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives.

Scene Nun, Take One

An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of London.

Flight of the Doves

While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises.

The Best House in London

In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

Nothing But the Best

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in Britain-even if it means murder!!!

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.

Two Old Farts in the Night

Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire

It's All Over Town

A series of musical vignettes formed from the dreams of a slumbering workman.

The Cobblers of Umbridge

A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge.

Is This a Record?

John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat.

Alice in Label Land

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.

Keep It Up Downstairs

The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life...

Elementary, My Dear Watson

John Cleese stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Comedy Playhouse pilot episode from 1973.

Twelfth Night

The events of the comedy take place in the country of Illyria, which for the English of Shakespeare's time was fabulous. The young Countess Olivia is loved by Orsino, Duke of Illyria. But the Countess is in mourning for her brother and refuses to receive the Duke's messengers.

The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box

Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed with sketches and stand up routines from Kenny Everett.

The Best of the Adventures

A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventures of series!

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On

Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime.

Hamlet: The Video

The television campaign for Hamlet cigars, one of the longest running, most memorable and funniest campaigns in advertising history is now on video for the first time. One man who remembers the start of the 27 year campaign is Willie Rushton, one of the country's longest running humorists. Sit back and smile as he guides you through the cream of the ads that made Bach's 'Air on a C String' famous and the world aware that 'Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet'.

Wogan

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

Top Gear

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

The Persuaders!

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

Big Muzzy

Muzzy in Gondoland is an animated children's learning language course created originally as a way to teach English as a second language. After later being acquired by DMP Organization, it was translated and released into many different languages to learn how to speak. Originally released in 1986, the series has also had a complete reanimation using 3D CGI in favor of traditional animation in 2013.

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher.

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital. It was most notable for being the only television show to be hosted by a former British Prime Minister and for an argument about the blasphemy claims surrounding the movie Monty Python's Life of Brian. The programme was the idea of Iain Johnstone and Will Wyatt, who insisted on a changing presenter every fortnight. Another innovation was that the presenters chose the guests they were to interview.

The Trap Door

The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme but also for family entertainment, the show drew much from the genres of horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised kids' shows of the 1980s. Digital children's channel Pop started rerunning the show in 2010.

Dawson and Friends

Four hour-long comedy specials with a variety of sketches, songs and stand-up routines.

The Mind of David Berglas

David Berglas is psychological illusionist and mentalist. In the UK he caused a sensation with his Channel 4 series The Mind of David Berglas, aired in 1986, where he interviewed and entertained celebrity guests including Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Peter Cook and Max Bygraves.