S02 E10 - Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)

It feels like only yesterday we were getting stuck into some Porridge and now Series 2 of BritCom Goes to the Movies, draws to a close with 2004’s Churchill: The Hollywood Years. A movie that was met with a lukewarm critical reception and a limited release, leaving it with a somewhat tarnished at worst, and forgettable at best legacy.   ...but is any of that fair? Both Rob and Guy remembered loving it. The film had the cream of TV comedy talent of the time and all masterminded by Mr. Comic Strip Presents Peter Richardson, with a blueprint similar to one of his best episodes, The Strike. Is it really as bad as all that? There’s a deep dive into The Comic Strip from its early days as a cabaret show, to a mockumentary directed by Julian Temple, to the opening night of Channel 4. This show gave the world Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, French and Saunders, Robbie Coltraine, Keith Allen, Alexi Sayle, Phil Cornwell...the list goes on! There’s the small matter of crowning the series quiz champion, with Rob needing an absolute miracle to defend his title. What a series it’s been, with two new number ones, could we have a third? The Comic Strip Presents – Julian Temple Doc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-4QTIyWmXA Channel 4 – First Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03c9vit5G4w Comic Strip Presents – Five Go Mad in Dorset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_KfQ0pD2gw Comic Strip presents – The Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beyNSIUEIxk Four Men in a Car – Sounds of the 80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH1Igdckll0 Churchill: The Hollywood Years – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYB7aSWSyOI Churchill: The Hollywood Years – Full Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fouJZyxFCSU Leslie Phillips - I Must Resist Temptation (from Crooks Anonymous) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOuvUt3VZaI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices