by Film Stories
Guy Walker and Rob Heath are on a quest to find out if successful British TV comedies should make the jump to the big screen. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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April 15, 2025
As we hit episode three of the series, Rob and Guy tackle their most recent film to date, 2024’s Swede Caroline. Starring mainstay of British film and television Jo Hartley, and supported by a talented array of comedians, thesps, and character actors. The film looks at the world of competitive giant vegetable-growing and what happens when proceedings are rocked by scandal. We also take a look at forgotten sitcom Bliss starring Stephen Mangan, Hartley, and Heather Graham. The show was created by American comedian David Cross and followed the trials and tribulations of a man trying to balance life with two families in the same city. Not adverse to controversial comedies, will Bliss leave us wanting more or wishing we’d not bothered in the first place? You’ll have to give the episode a listen to find out! Swede Caroline - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHhIHzOpl4k&ab_channel=BritFlicks Swede Caroline - Jo Hartley interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmyBQ3TRh8&ab_channel=Channel4News Bliss - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHQHuPsdyw&ab_channel=SkyTV Arrested Development - The Best of Tobias Funke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r52Z-GscUwU&ab_channel=PickleRick Mr Show - Larry Kleist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKE9W0O8bX8&ab_channel=F33bs Mr Show - Taint Magazine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-1EIdnDB9g&ab_channel=fansofdongeronimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 8, 2025
For episode two, we fast-forward two decades to 2017 and Mindhorn. Written by and starring Julian Barrett and frequent collaborator Simon Farnaby. If you're a fan of Bergerac, you'll love Mindhorn, the 80s sci-fi cop who can see the truth. Someone who is a big fan of this film is musician, producer, and podcaster Ricardo Autobahn, AKA John Matthews, who joined us to discuss his love for the Isle-of-Man-com. As well as Mindhorn, we chatted at length about 00s cult sitcom Nathan Barley, which, of course, starred Julian Barrett and was ahead of its time, to say the very least. So strap in for Geek Pies, Sugar Apes, and Trashbats, as well as Windjammers, Moonshafts, and Nutmegs. It's time for Mindhorn! Mindhorn trailer https://youtu.be/lA5njebTiZY?si=5KAU2Ij3jWBvcuKk Mindhorn show intro https://youtu.be/hnb04jAXwUM?si=WfMsS1EhOyLY1S7O Mindhorn - Minge coming out of our arse https://youtu.be/DibRKH2S2K8?si=R3xfa_g4Ic2gbjzt Nathan Barley Geek Pie https://youtu.be/5PY_8nkEOeM?si=4k4I93AZiSt3rWRa Nathan Barley - Meow https://youtu.be/NFXRSgUHrQg?si=GyeaR5QrPTWn2ECe TV Go Home - listings http://www.ntk.net/tvgohome/121199.html TV Go Home Daily Mail Island https://youtu.be/xPlEIryW8zA?si=Lqa_QDoVOMDGCK_S Julian Barrett - Garth Marenghi https://youtu.be/ppP2xgoQ55o?si=iDBA0PvAn5WSTpWV You can't handcuff the wind https://youtu.be/fIgSw_26Nko?si=g9pbPaMH-5-cpWTN Nicholas Cage on Wogan https://youtu.be/LzNMjO2SpF0?si=6xdxgimwC4vjb9U7 Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 1, 2025
It’s series 4 and we are back with a transatlantic bang. Joining Rob and Guy to kick us off is a legend of comedy writing. Bill Oakley was writer and showrunner on The Simpsons throughout the golden period and has gone on to create more such greats as Mission Hill and Space 1969. But Bill, like a lot of American comedy writers, is also a huge fan of British comedy. From the early days of Python and Benny Hill, through Blackadder and surprisingly perhaps an avid watcher of Gogglebox! But when we sent him our list, Bill was immediately drawn to another of his favourites, Mr Bean, which of course has fans all around the world, but despite going to see the 1997 spin-off Bean at the cinema, had no recollection. So, we are on hand to provide that. As we’ve seen in past episodes, a straight small to big screen transformation can be a difficult thing to achieve, but perhaps even more so with this character, famed for his lack of speech. But as with a lot of big screen outings for Britcom characters, 1997’s Bean takes Rowan Atkinson’s character abroad, this time to sunny Los Angeles, where we all hoped hilarity would ensue…but would it? Well, you’ll have to tune it to find out! Dave and Shirley on Gogglebox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ig6-PvCTrU Bean – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHgpXqi0LZQ Bean – Whistler’s Mother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWqVoaYxgRs Mr Bean Goes Diving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFY0PJO-c20 Mr Ben’s New Years Eve Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSa9-BIM89U Rowan Atkinson in Hotshots Part Deux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr_U5dX7YsI Man vs Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rKKXGEMJ6c Dream On https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHoQrMNgnQ Not the 9 o Clock News – The Two Ninnies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVG4_k7Hbc Naked Gun 2 ½ - Birth mark in the shape of Whistler’s Mother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0qOcBs-Nk Boyzone – Picture of You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCIAJRTwJg Mr Bean – Newcastle in the Champions League meme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gR6cX3l6mg Ecce Homo Restoration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB7GeSPwx-Y Space 1969 by Bill Oakley on Audible https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Space-1969-Audiobook/B0B1S292LW?eac_link=0kJv5oEiG36o&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0B1S292LW&qid=wOOGlzqQ7j&eac_id=262-2723224-2622631_wOOGlzqQ7j&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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