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Johnny Speight is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 2 june 1920 at Greater London (United-kingdom)
Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was a British television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms.
He emerged in the mid-1950s. He wrote for radio comics Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For television he wrote for The Arthur Haynes Show, Morecambe & Wise, and Peter Sellers. Then he began to write Till Death Us Do Part, which included his most famous creation, the controversial bigot Alf Garnett. His shows often explored the themes of racism and sexism through satire, and many are regarded as classics.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2 june 1920 at Greater London (United-kingdom)
Death 5 july 1998 (at 78 years) at Hertfordshire (United-kingdom)
Birth 2 june 1920 at Greater London (United-kingdom)
Death 5 july 1998 (at 78 years) at Hertfordshire (United-kingdom)
He emerged in the mid-1950s. He wrote for radio comics Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For television he wrote for The Arthur Haynes Show, Morecambe & Wise, and Peter Sellers. Then he began to write Till Death Us Do Part, which included his most famous creation, the controversial bigot Alf Garnett. His shows often explored the themes of racism and sexism through satire, and many are regarded as classics.
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Filmography of Johnny Speight (7 films)
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Rhubarb (1970)
, 37minutesDirected by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Secombe, Kenneth Connor, Jimmy Edwards, Hattie Jacques, Gordon Rollings, Johnny Speight
Roles Gents Rhubarb
Rating56%
A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Police Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat by removing his golf ball from awkward situations, and the vicar ultimately requests divine intervention.
The Plank (1967)
, 45minutesDirected by Eric Sykes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Tommy Cooper, Eric Sykes, Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Lowe, Roy Castle, Graham Stark
Roles Pipe Smoker in Bus Queue
Rating66%
After one of the characters uses the last floorboard for heating, the two hapless carpenters have to buy a replacement. They return to the house with the plank on top of a Morris Eight Series E, but the journey is fraught with unexpected difficulties.
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The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Dandy Nichols, Paul Angelis, Adrienne Posta, John Le Mesurier, John Bird, Joan Sims
Rating51%
With the Garnetts Wapping home up for demolition, Alf and his family are installed in a high-rise council flat. Alf struggles with ‘living in the sky”, using elevators (which frequently break down due to power cuts "caused by the striking miners") and walking long distances to the local pub.
Till Death Us Do Part (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Cohen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Una Stubbs, Anthony Booth, Liam Redmond, Bill Maynard
Rating61%
The film begins in September 1939 shortly before World War II begins. Alf Garnett, a dockyard worker, and his wife Else have been married for only a few weeks, and are already weary of one another. Alf gets called up for military duty but is turned down because he's in a reserved occupation. The film depicts their lives during the London Blitz. Else eventually gets pregnant to Alf and Else's shock, and they have a baby daughter, Rita, in 1942. The war ends in 1945 with a huge street party and Alf, characteristically, gets drunk.
Privilege (1967)
, 1h43Directed by Peter Watkins, Paul Jones, Jeremy Child, John Heyman, Norman Bogner, Jean Shrimpton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films set in the future, Political films
Actors Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton, Jeremy Child, James Cossins, Arthur Pentelow, Doreen Mantle
Roles Writer
Rating67%
The story is set in the then near-future of the 1970s and concerns a disillusioned pop singer, played by Paul Jones, who is manipulated by the church and state which seek to turn him into a messianic leader.
French Dressing (1964)
, 1h26Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors James Booth, Roy Kinnear, Marisa Mell, Bryan Pringle, Germaine Delbat, Lucille Soong
Roles Dialogue
Rating59%
Jim Stephens is a deckchair attendant working in the flagging seaside resort town of Gormleigh in a job secured for him by his friend, the entertainments manager, Henry Liggott. Jim enjoys his easy life in the town with his girlfriend, Judy, a young reporter on the local paper. Things are soon turned upside down when Judy writes an article at Jim's suggestion calling for a film festival featuring Brigitte Bardot to revitalise the town and bring in tourists.
Mr. Topaze (1961)
, 1h37Directed by Peter Sellers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern, Nadia Gray, Martita Hunt, Michael Gough
Roles Writer
Rating60%
Mr. Topaze (Peter Sellers) is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy Baroness (Martita Hunt). Castel Benac (Herbert Lom), a government official who runs a crooked financial business on the side, is persuaded by his mistress, Suzy (Nadia Gray), a musical comedy actress, to hire Mr. Topaze as the front man for his business. Gradually, Topaze becomes a rapacious financier who sacrifices his honesty for success and, in a final stroke of business bravado, fires Benac and acquires Suzy in the deal. An old friend and colleague, Tamise (Michael Gough) questions him and tells Topaze that what he now says and practices indicates there are no more honest men.